How to open the Steam overlay if my controller doesn't have the guide button?

Question

My bluetooth controller emulates an xbox 360 controller, but, even if it reports 16 buttons, it actually has 15 buttons. It doesn't have the home button.

There's a way to map a different key combination to open the overlay?

Also: looks like the maker of my controller cheaped out a little bit with electronics, so start+select can't be pressed at the same time (if you press one, the other will be depressed)

Joachim · Answer

Go to 'Steam' > 'Settings', and from there to the 'In-Game' tab.
There's an 'Overlay shortcut keys' box, where you can change the key-binding to anything you like:

In 'Settings', there's also a tab dedicated to Controller settings:

Because I don't have a controller to test this out, I can't see whether or not there is an option there to change the controller keybinding for the Steam Overlay, but the possibilities seem quite extensive anyway.

Here's an in-depth guide on How-To-Geek.

How to open the Steam overlay if my controller doesn't have the guide button?

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