DualShock 4 detected by Steam, but no input in games

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Hi everyone,

I’m having an issue getting a DualShock 4 to work in Steam games on Zorin OS 18.
The controller is detected by the system:

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Steam detects the controller, and it works in Big Picture Mode:
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No additional controller tools or daemons are running that might interfere (e.g., ds4drv) and Steam is installed as the native .deb package.

It does not receive any input in games, I've already tried Forza Horizon 5, Need for Speed Heat, art of rally, Horizon Chase Turbo, all of which fail to detect input.

I've already tried enabling and disabling Steam Input (globally and per-game), enabling and disabling different layouts, different Proton versions and restarting Steam after every configuration change.

It seems that the DualShock 4 is fully detected by the kernel and Steam, but Steam games do not receive input. If anyone else has run into this problem, I would appreciate any tips or known solutions.

Thanks for reading!

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Did You used the .deb Package from the Zorin Repo or from Steam directly?

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I downloaded the .deb file directly from the Steam website.

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And the Controller is connected with Cable, yes?

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That's right, since my PC doesn't have Bluetooth and I don't have an adapter, I just use the cable.

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Do You maybe have a 2nd Controller what You could test?