diff --git a/src/lib-app/src/app/AppStateIngame.cpp b/src/lib-app/src/app/AppStateIngame.cpp
index 7f129828..788d1104 100644
--- a/src/lib-app/src/app/AppStateIngame.cpp
+++ b/src/lib-app/src/app/AppStateIngame.cpp
@@ -161,8 +161,11 @@ void AppStateIngame::snapshotInputs(FrameState& state)
 {
     state.inputs = inputs
                    | std::views::transform(
-                       [](const mem::Rc<ControllerInterface>& i) -> InputSchema
-                       { return i->getSnapshot(); })
+                       [](mem::Rc<ControllerInterface>& i) -> InputSchema
+                       {
+                           i->update();
+                           return i->getSnapshot();
+                       })
                    | std::ranges::to<decltype(state.inputs)>();
 
     if (settings->cmdSettings.playDemo)
diff --git a/src/lib-game/include/input/ControllerInterface.hpp b/src/lib-game/include/input/ControllerInterface.hpp
index f3984cbc..4fa48df8 100644
--- a/src/lib-game/include/input/ControllerInterface.hpp
+++ b/src/lib-game/include/input/ControllerInterface.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ class ControllerInterface
         };
     }
 
+    virtual void update() {}
+
+    virtual bool isGamepadConnected() const
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     virtual bool isShooting() const = 0;
 
     virtual bool shouldSwapToPreviousWeapon() const = 0;
diff --git a/src/lib-game/include/input/PhysicalController.hpp b/src/lib-game/include/input/PhysicalController.hpp
index 0a900563..1bc3e406 100644
--- a/src/lib-game/include/input/PhysicalController.hpp
+++ b/src/lib-game/include/input/PhysicalController.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ class PhysicalController : public ControllerInterface
     PhysicalController(const sf::Window& window, float mouseSensitivity);
 
 public:
+    void update() override
+    {
+        input.update(dgm::Time {});
+    }
+
+    bool isGamepadConnected() const override
+    {
+        return input.isControllerConnected();
+    }
+
     bool isShooting() const override;
 
     bool shouldSwapToPreviousWeapon() const override;
diff --git a/src/lib-game/src/input/PhysicalController.cpp b/src/lib-game/src/input/PhysicalController.cpp
index d4632c08..70ab42ff 100644
--- a/src/lib-game/src/input/PhysicalController.cpp
+++ b/src/lib-game/src/input/PhysicalController.cpp
@@ -16,11 +16,25 @@ PhysicalController::PhysicalController(
     input.bindInput(InputCode::NextWeapon, sf::Keyboard::E);
     input.bindInput(InputCode::LastWeapon, sf::Keyboard::R);
     input.bindInput(InputCode::LastWeapon, sf::Mouse::Right);
+
+    input.setControllerIndex(0);
+    input.bindInput(InputCode::Forward, dgm::Xbox::Axis::LStickYneg);
+    input.bindInput(InputCode::Backward, dgm::Xbox::Axis::LStickYpos);
+    input.bindInput(InputCode::StrafeLeft, dgm::Xbox::Axis::LStickXneg);
+    input.bindInput(InputCode::StrafeRight, dgm::Xbox::Axis::LStickXpos);
+    input.bindInput(InputCode::TurnLeft, dgm::Xbox::Axis::RStickXneg);
+    input.bindInput(InputCode::TurnRight, dgm::Xbox::Axis::RStickXpos);
+    input.bindInput(InputCode::PreviousWeapon, dgm::Xbox::Button::LBumper);
+    input.bindInput(InputCode::NextWeapon, dgm::Xbox::Button::RBumper);
+    input.bindInput(InputCode::LastWeapon, dgm::Xbox::Axis::LTrigger);
+    input.bindInput(InputCode::LastWeapon, dgm::Xbox::Button::Y);
+    input.bindInput(InputCode::Shoot, dgm::Xbox::Axis::RTrigger);
+    input.bindInput(InputCode::Shoot, dgm::Xbox::Button::A);
 }
 
 bool PhysicalController::isShooting() const
 {
-    return input.isToggled(InputCode::Shoot);
+    return input.getValue(InputCode::Shoot) > 0.5f;
 }
 
 bool PhysicalController::shouldSwapToPreviousWeapon() const
@@ -39,20 +53,20 @@ bool PhysicalController::shouldSwapToNextWeapon() const
 
 bool PhysicalController::shouldSwapToLastWeapon() const
 {
-    const bool result = input.isToggled(InputCode::LastWeapon);
+    const bool result = input.getValue(InputCode::LastWeapon) > 0.5f;
     if (result) input.releaseKey(InputCode::LastWeapon);
     return result;
 }
 
 float PhysicalController::getThrust() const
 {
-    return input.getValue(InputCode::Forward)
+    return -input.getValue(InputCode::Forward)
            - input.getValue(InputCode::Backward);
 }
 
 float PhysicalController::getSidewardThrust() const
 {
-    return -input.getValue(InputCode::StrafeLeft)
+    return input.getValue(InputCode::StrafeLeft)
            + input.getValue(InputCode::StrafeRight);
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +76,7 @@ float PhysicalController::getSteer() const
     const auto position = sf::Mouse::getPosition(window);
     const auto xDiff = (position.x - windowWidthHalf);
 
-    return xDiff / mouseSensitivity - input.getValue(InputCode::TurnLeft)
+    return xDiff / mouseSensitivity + input.getValue(InputCode::TurnLeft)
            + input.getValue(InputCode::TurnRight);
 }