Google Play Games on PC now allows playing Android games with only a keyboard What if you ... and label all the tap buttons and joystick to ensure a customized gaming experience.

This started a love affair with not just the Civilization franchise, but with keyboard-based gaming. That isn't to say I haven't tried to get on with controllers or joysticks over the years.

Android games available through Google Play Games for PC are all optimized for keyboard and mouse ... all tap buttons and joysticks to create a fully customized gaming experience.

This means I get through a LOT of gaming keyboards ... thumbstick emulation — you can set up your keyboard to be read almost exactly like a joystick rather than a regular keyboard.

While we still love our mouse and keyboard setups for shooters, plenty of games are designed primarily with controllers in mind. For any of those, you want a proper PC gaming pad. The Xbox ...

That’s part of the design philosophy behind Keychron’s gaming ... s joystick or triggers, it’s easy to configure. For example, this is useful for those who play racing games on a keyboard ...