Older PC titles (from the early 2010s and before) often have unpredictable behavior with modern emulation layers. Version 2.0.2.163 was built to work with the Windows and game engines of its time, and it remains one of the most reliable choices for games released around 2010–2015.
This initializes a fresh 32‑bit Windows environment in your home folder.
Click the drop-down menu next to any button label (e.g., ). Select Record . X360ce.app-2.0.2.163
Copy x360ce.exe into the folder where the game’s main executable resides. For 64‑bit games, this is typically <GameFolder>/bin/x64/ ; for 32‑bit games, <GameFolder>/bin/x86/ or the root folder. For example, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt users placed it in The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt/bin/x64/ .
While newer virtual-bus variants of X360CE (such as version 4.x) run as global background tasks utilizing the ViGEmBus virtual driver, the represents the pinnacle of the classic per-game folder injection methodology . Older PC titles (from the early 2010s and
: Allows precise calibration of analog sticks, triggers, D-pads, and physical buttons.
Open X360ce.app from your Applications folder. You will see a main window with a graphical representation of an Xbox 360 controller, including labeled buttons (A, B, X, Y), analog sticks, D-pad, triggers, and bumpers. Click the drop-down menu next to any button label (e
If the emulator works inside the configuration window but fails when the game boots, the game likely uses a different naming convention for its XInput file.
X360ce.app is , not piracy. It does not bypass DRM, crack games, or modify copyrighted code. It simply translates input signals. Using this software is legal in most jurisdictions.
If a button is mapped incorrectly, click the dropdown menu next to that button name, select , and press the corresponding button on your physical pad.
: Generates xinput1_3.dll files to inject code directly into specific game directories.