What is the best PC controller? A great gamepad is one of the best ways to enhance your PC gaming, allowing for a more comfortable, reclined gaming style and providing analog controls that can be essential for racing games, flight sims, and more. We've spent hours testing all the buttons, triggers, thumbsticks, and more on dozens of the latest gamepads to find the best controllers, whatever your needs. The best game controller overall is the Steam Controller. Valve's latest has taken over top spot on our guide from the Xbox Wireless Controller as it's just the one controller that does it all and works so seamlessly with PC and Steam Deck. For a more affordable option, the standard Xbox Wireless Controller is our next go-to option. Meanwhile, the best budget controller is the EasySMX X05 while our top premium controller choices are the Xbox Elite Series 2 for wireless and the Scuf Valor Pro for wired. For more options, check out the full list below, and also see the Also Tested section, which includes controllers we've tested that didn't quite make the top of our list. Plus, you can also read our "How to choose" and FAQ sections to help you find the right controller. If you're looking for joysticks, fight gaming sticks, or racing wheels, you'll find these in our separate guides to the best joystick, best fight stick, and best racing wheel, but our pick of the best guitar controllers can be found in this guide.