First, though, a word of warning.

Certainly not a Steam one, anyway.

Theyre typically less than10/$15on Amazon.

A set of Nintendo Joy-Cons resting on a keyboard.

With those caveats out of the way, heres how to get Joy-Cons set up for PC play.

Step 1:Opt into Steam beta updates if you havent already.

If youre not opted in, click Change, then select Steam Beta Update from the drop-down list.

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Click OK to confirm, then restart Steam.

This will confirm theyre entered pairing mode.

Step 5:Start playing!

A set of Nintendo Joy-Cons laying against an Nvidia graphics card.

That includes input remapping, in the games that support it.

These are also Switch controllers, but are based on the original NES, SNES and N64 pads.

Step 1 of how to use Nintendo Joy-Cons on PC: Opting into the Steam Beta client through Steam’s account settings menu.

Step 2 of how to use Nintendo Joy-Cons on PC: Holding the Sync button on each Joy-Con until they enter pairing mode.

Step 3 of how to use Nintendo Joy-Cons on PC: Opening Windows' Bluetooth menu and adding a new device.

Step 4 of how to use Nintendo Joy-Cons on PC: Bluetooth pairing each individual controller with the PC.

A pair of hands holding a set of Nintendo Joy-Cons.