Getting started

Download the demo

A playable Windows build that shows every feature of Adaptive Pad with your DualSense™ wireless controller, no Unreal Engine needed.

The demo is a small playable level built with Adaptive Pad. Run it to feel what the plugin does on your own controller before you open the editor.

Download the demo (Windows)

Requirements

SystemWindows 64-bit. Unzip the archive and run the executable: no install, no Unreal Engine.
ControllerA DualSense™ or DualSense Edge™ wireless controller.
ConnectionUSB or Bluetooth. Use USB to hear the sounds on the controller's speaker: over Bluetooth everything else works.

What's inside

  • Adaptive trigger gallery: a row of pads, one per trigger effect. Step on a pad to apply its effect and feel it on R2; a panel shows the parameters and what to expect.
  • Gyroscope area: a cube that follows the controller as you turn it in your hands.
  • Touchpad zen garden: draw in the sand with your fingers on the touchpad, with sounds played on the controller's speaker.
  • On-screen 3D controller that mirrors the buttons, sticks and triggers you press.
  • DualSense.ShowInput: open the console and type DualSense.ShowInput 1 to see everything the controller sends (motion, touchpad, battery, headphones, trigger status). See Troubleshooting.
No controller at hand, or just curious? Try it in your browser drives the triggers, lightbar and rumble straight from this site.

© 2026 Adaptive Pad by Altercode. Blueprint graphs rendered with ueblueprint (MIT). 3D controller based on a model by AHarmlessPotato, CC BY 4.0: rigged, split into moving parts, Sony marks removed.

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