The clicky is satisfying. It is not a bottom click like on the directional pad of the xbox series controller, but more of an extra layer button to press.

There’s an adaptation process, but i feel like it makes the button more precise and satisfying than original steam deck buttons.

I couldn’t play any game using the directional pad since the mushy feeling was disappointing and the precision was not great. Now it is finally possible.

First thing, I enjoy these over the default membrane buttons, but they aren’t the ‘right’ click for me. I was kinda expecting something along the lines of Razer’s mechanical gamepad buttons. These are ‘chunkier’ in feel and require about twice the force to actuate than the Razer pads. I’d say they even require more force than the default buttons do, and it’s noticeable harder to spam an input. With that being said, it’s also nearly impossible to make a false input by mistake. I’m not sure if this is a universal feature for everyone else who’s installed these buttons, but each one feels different. Start and select feel the same, but A, B, X, & Y feel different from one another. X feeling the best, then Y, followed by B and A. That’s where I dock points, if it wasn’t for that they’d be 5/5

Installing these was pretty easy, at first it felt like I was destroying anyway for my steam deck to ever have face buttons, but it’s really just that blunt of a process lol. I used a hair dryer to remove the original receiver pads and rolled on the new mechanical pads no problem.

I was fed up with the mushy stock D pad on my Deck especially while playing Helldivers 2. Stratagem calls would always be messed up when I press up but somehow left or right gets pressed. Happy to report this is completely fixed with installing the clicky kit. The tactile feedback is amazing and I can call in my stratagems much more accurately and quickly now! Moreover, the kit really tightened up the D pad input and an up never triggers a left or right anymore.

In my mind, this is a must have for anyone playing games that require D pad interaction. The D pad that comes with the Deck is pretty much unusable. Here are some helpful notes for this kit:

– Installation is simple, just take your time and follow the video they have on Youtube. If you can follow simple instructions and work a screwdriver you can install it with enough patience.
– You can just install clicky buttons on the D pad OR the buttons. This would be sufficient for me because I only care about the D pad. However, note the video starts with the buttons side and I only realized this after following much of the procedure. Don’t make this same mistake if you’re replacing only the D pad.
– Be careful not to drop the screws in the gap between the circuit boards, I did this and had to spend a lot of effort fishing the screw back out the small gap.
– Take your time making sure every screw/plastic part is put back. It wasn’t until I closed up my Deck that I realized I had 1 lone screw I forgot to put back and had to open it all up again.

Overall, this is a great upgrade and for a very reasonable price point too. Highly recommended!

The eXtremeRate Face Clicky kit works really well to replace the mushy keys.
The package comes with a set of tools, a lot of screws, and the necessary components for the clicky keys. It’s indeed clicky but not too noisy. It felt great to know that you have pressed a button.
A good way to customize your Steam deck LCD version.

Very satisfying click, and its an easy plug and play. Sure there is some deconstruction, but if you’re replacing joysticks with hall effect sensors, or even a full shell or screen, this add on is a very good option. However, not everyone likes the clicky buttons. I do though. It’s a great feeling.

Install process is simple, especially due to the sheer amount of video content avaliable about taking the Deck apart.

I like the amount of items you get, especially spare screws. Everything feels very good quality, only the basic plastic box is very cheap but its fine. This is one of those kits that gets used and everything else discarded.

Overall, very nice kit, worth it for a LCD Deck

For the price, it was an excellent deal; my A button was feeling mushy and rolly, but now A, B, X, and Y all have a nice firm press with a click. I am SUPER happy, this is better by far than the stock mushy input. I highly recommend if you like a firm button push, go for it. They aren’t even that noisy. If you’ve replaced your SSD, it’s just a few more steps. They have videos you can watch and provide all the tools you need, even give you extra screws if you don’t want to use the stock ones and prefer brand new ones. One VERY happy customer here!!!!!