

Game controller
🎮 DIY Game Controller PCB designed in KiCad. ✨ Features: ✅ Joystick support ✅ Push buttons ✅ Compact layout ✅ Custom PCB 🛠 Made with KiCad 10
- Size
- 152.4 × 110.6 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 20
- Nets
- 27
- Pads
- 112
- Tracks, vias
- 174, 0
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 10.0 (file 20260206)
- Created
- 18 May 2026
- Updated
- 18 May 2026
Overview
Game controller is an open-source printed circuit board by kripamaurya, from the kripamaurya/Game-Controller-PCB repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 152.4 × 110.6 mm with 20 parts on 27 nets, routed with 174 tracks and 0 vias.
Its parts include 14 switches, 2 connectors, 1 resistor and 1 diode. It belongs with the keyboards and input boards of this library.
README
README.md🎮 DIY Game Controller PCB
A custom game controller PCB designed in KiCad 10.
✨ Features
- ✅ Joystick support
- ✅ Push buttons
- ✅ Compact PCB layout
- ✅ DIY gaming controller design
🛠 Software Used
- KiCad 10
📦 Project Files
- Schematic
- PCB Layout
- Custom Footprints
📷 Preview

🚀 Designed By
TSAR INDUSTRY
Parts
20| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Backbutton | Button_Switch_THT:Push_E-Switch_KS01Q01 | SW1, SW14 |
| 2 | Conn_01x12_Pin | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x12_P2.54mm_Vertical | J1, J2 |
| 1 | A | Button_Switch_THT:Push_E-Switch_KS01Q01 | SW10 |
| 1 | B | Button_Switch_THT:Push_E-Switch_KS01Q01 | SW8 |
| 1 | DOWN | Button_Switch_THT:Push_E-Switch_KS01Q01 | SW5 |
| 1 | LED | LED_THT:LED_D5.0mm | D1 |
| 1 | LEFT | Button_Switch_THT:Push_E-Switch_KS01Q01 | SW6 |
| 1 | Leftbutton | Button_Switch_THT:SW_Tactile_SKHH_Angled | SW2 |
| 1 | Leftstick | Joystick:Joystick (1) | RV1 |
| 1 | Lefttrigger | Button_Switch_THT:SW_Tactile_SKHH_Angled | SW3 |
| 1 | R | Resistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P10.16mm_Horizontal | R1 |
| 1 | RIGHT | Button_Switch_THT:Push_E-Switch_KS01Q01 | SW7 |
| 1 | Rightbutton | Button_Switch_THT:SW_Tactile_SKHH_Angled | SW13 |
| 1 | Rightstick | Joystick:Joystick (1) | RV2 |
| 1 | Righttrigger | Button_Switch_THT:SW_Tactile_SKHH_Angled | SW12 |
| 1 | UP | Button_Switch_THT:Push_E-Switch_KS01Q01 | SW4 |
| 1 | X | Button_Switch_THT:Push_E-Switch_KS01Q01 | SW11 |
| 1 | Y | Button_Switch_THT:Push_E-Switch_KS01Q01 | SW9 |
Questions
How big is the Game controller PCB?
It measures 152.4 × 110.6 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Game controller use?
20 parts. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.
Where can I download the Game controller KiCad files?
From the kripamaurya/Game-Controller-PCB repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is game-controller.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Game controller design in my own project?
Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask kripamaurya before reusing the design.
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