Ore Factory Squad: Disable Controller for Keyboard & Mouse

Quick answer

First prove that the attached controller is taking over: close the game, disconnect extra controllers or joysticks, relaunch, and test keyboard and mouse once. If that restores input, use Steam's per-game controller or Steam Input setting for Ore Factory Squad and test again. Do not change Steam's global controller setup first. Official patch history includes controller-related fixes and Excavator joystick settings, but we have not verified a built-in “disable controller” switch.

Isolate the input device

1. Close Ore Factory Squad completely.
2. Disconnect controllers, wheels, joysticks, and other game-input devices that are not needed for this test.
3. Reopen the game and test the mouse in the menu before loading a factory.
4. Load a backed-up or familiar save and test movement plus one menu interaction.
5. Reconnect only the device you actually want to use and repeat the same check.

If keyboard and mouse work only while the extra device is disconnected, you have isolated the trigger for your setup. This does not prove stick drift, a universal game defect, or the same cause on every PC.

Test Steam Input for this game only

Valve documents Steam Input and per-game controller configuration. Open Ore Factory Squad's controller settings in the current Steam client and change only the override for this game. Relaunch and repeat the same menu and in-save checks.

Steam's labels and layout can change, so follow the current per-game controller screen rather than copying an old global-settings path. Record the original state first and restore it if keyboard, mouse, or controller behavior gets worse.

If keyboard and mouse are still captured

• Confirm whether the pointer disappears before the menu, in the menu, or only after a save loads.
• Close remapping, virtual-controller, overlay, and nonessential input software for one controlled test.
• Verify the game's files through Steam if the behavior began after an update.
• Do not delete controller drivers, disable devices system-wide, or alter every game's Steam Input setting as a first response.

For general launch checks, use game will not load after an update. For current platform and controller boundaries, see platform release status. If the problem remains reproducible, prepare the device list and exact trigger with the bug report guide.

What the evidence does and does not show

A current player discussion reports keyboard-and-mouse control being captured while an Xbox-style controller is attached. Other replies describe similar switching, but do not establish the cause. The current official material supports controller-related functionality and past improvements; it does not publish a verified in-game disable switch or make one local workaround universal.

Use Troubleshooting if the symptom does not match this input-capture branch.

Sources

• Current Steam controller-capture discussion — player symptoms only; stick drift and other causes remain unverified
• Valve Steam Input guide for players — official Steam Input and per-game configuration context
• Valve Steam Input gamepad-emulation practices — official input-emulation boundary
• Official Ore Factory Squad v1.0.9 announcement — historical controller and joystick improvement context, not proof of a disable switch