If you have been a pad player for a long time, the easiest transition for you may be a controller with a D-pad on the left and arcade buttons on the right.

VANG propad Preview

The VANG propad is a leverless controller that is a solution for pad players who would like arcade buttons without sacrificing the D-pad.

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D-pad / Mini / Proto 8

DPad-8 Preview

This slim mini controller combines a D-pad with arcade buttons in the Noir layout and has a grip on the left side.

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2025 / CounterHit Customs / D-pad / Leverless / Mac / Mini / Nintendo Switch / PC / PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X

CounterHit Compact Overview

The CounterHit Compact is the creation of a Seattle engineer, and its loop lets you attach the tiny CounterHit Nano controller.

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2024 / Arcade Stick / D-pad / Ergonomic / Gafro / Leverless / Modular / Nintendo Switch / PC / PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5

LI.TERAS Overview

Remember the banned GafroBox? Well, Gafro released LI.TERAS, which brings back the same goodness—plus interchangeable modules.

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2024 / Arkodd / D-pad / Nintendo Switch / PC / PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X

PadBox Review

Available in preassembled & DIY formats, the PadBox is a plastic D-pad controller with Sanwa buttons, Omron switches, and custom LED.

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2024 / Box / Cubs / D-pad / GameCube / Nintendo Switch / PC

Cubstraption Review

Cubs made a hybrid, the Cubstraption, that has a GameCube controller on the left and half of a box controller on the right.

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2023 / Arkodd / D-pad / Leverless / Nintendo Switch / PC / PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X

HING3DBOX Review

The HING3DBOX is a 3D printed leverless controller that you can fold in half for easy carriage and storage.

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