With one of the lastest updates for the Steam UI, the menu for controller settings was completely remade. This guide doesn't work anymore if you try to follow it step-by-step.

However, you might be able to get it working in the new interface: The basic idea is to create a new button layout for your controller that has inverted vertical axis. Ingame you press a button on your controller to switch between the two layouts (inverted and non-inverted).

I might update the guide later, if I can figure it out with the new interface.

Inverted flight is always controversial in video games. Either you like it or not. If you think like: “Spyro is a dragon/cartoon character, not a plane and I want him to fly up when I push up on the joystick/controller” – this is the guide for you!
Of course you can always use the mouse for flight levels or flight challenges and deactivate “Invert Mouse Flying Y” in the controls menu:



But unfortunately there is no option to deactivate inverted flying for a controller in the menu. So this is how you do it:

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First, go to the Steam settings...



... and select Controller > General Controller Settings:



Steam will open in Big Picture Mode. Here you have to check the box next to your controller for "Configuration Support":

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Start Steam in Big Picture Mode:



Go to Library > Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy > Manage Game > Controller Configuration



Select "Add Action Set"



Give the new Action Set a name (e.g. “FLIGHT”) and make sure to select "Default" from the drop-down menu to copy all the original controls to the new one:



Select your new Action Set "FLIGHT" and click on the left Joystick:



Go to “Additional Settings” and change “Invert Vertical Axis” to “On”:

[Yes, this looks contradictory, but remember the game changes the regular controls during flight to inverted, so we have to change it back by inverting it again]



Now, to switch between the different Action Sets while playing Spyro, you can assign an In-Game Action to do so.
I recommend the Click Action of the Right Joystick, if you’re playing with the Xbox controller, because it’s empty by default.

Select the Right Joystick > Click Action > Select the icon for “Change Action Set”:



Press OK and select “Next Action Set” from the drop-down menu [or select a specific Action Set if you need to]



Repeat the last step for the Default Action Set, so you can switch back and forth between the two Action Sets in-game.

Congratulations! You can now start the game from Big Picture Mode and press your assigned button [e.g. Right Joystick] to change to the “Flight” Action Set whenever needed:



Please note: You don’t have to start the game from Big Picture mode to make this work. The Action Sets also work when you start the game from the Steam Client – You just don’t get any notifications for changing the Sets in-game.


I’d like to thank Darkwarrior for coming up with the idea and posting it on the Steam Discussions.

Thanks for reading the guide. I hope with this method you will enjoy the flight challenges! If you have any suggestions feel free to post in the comments.

Game On!

*Flies away without inverted flight*