iPadOS has supported mice and keyboards for a long time, and Apple has even been selling its own keyboard with trackpad for its tablet series since spring. So far, the input devices have hardly been used in games – although this would be particularly useful for more complex titles.

With the mouse and WASD in the action With the Action Role Playing Game (ARPG) “Pascal’s Wager” this has changed: Since the latest update 1.6. 2, which was released for Christmas, control of the characters via mouse and keyboard is explicitly supported. To do this, however, iPadOS 14 must run on the device, “Pascal’s Wager” itself already works from iOS 9. It is conceivable that with the Game keyboard and mouse can also be used on an iPhone with iOS 14.

feels like a video shows gaming with Apple’s Magic Keyboard including mouse on an iPad Pro is like gaming on a PC – the user changes perspective with the rodent and uses mouse buttons and WASD keys for actions.

Keyboard plus mouse still rare Keyboard support in iPad games is not new , but the mouse support is missing at the same time. Currently these are among others “XCOM 2”, “Civilization VI”, “Frogger in Toy Town” or “Soul Knight”. Keyboards on Apple tablets are also useful for certain ports – for example, you need them to enter cheats in games from the “GTA” series that simply cannot be used with pure touchscreen control.

“Pascal’s Wager” was produced by Apple in September 2019 also at a keynote. It’s a title with over 20 hours of gameplay – it is played for 5, 50 euros, but also offers in-app sales for additional content and outfits. In addition to keyboard and mouse, Playstation and Xbox controllers are also supported when playing. The title comes from the Giant Network studio and has an anime look. He is currently in the top 30 of role-playing games. (bsc)