Best PC Joystick 2023

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Before the analog stick or directional pad, there was the joystick. These primitive rudders might seem simple by today’s standards, but it’s the granddaddy of all modern control schemes we have today. Over the years, joysticks have delineated into several different types of controllers, including your standard gamepad, flight sticks, and fight sticks. Some joysticks have even made their way into specialized gaming mice and PC keypads.

The right joystick can make you feel like Maverick in Top Gun — though you still aren’t going to feel those Gs — or perhaps Kara Thrace in Battlestar Galactica. Other implementations of joysticks offer a surprising amount of innovation with some devices like vertical mice and fight sticks giving people better and more customizable ways to play.

Whatever you are looking for, we've rounded up and organized the best PC joysticks below. And be sure to check out the end of the article, where we’ve put what you should keep in mind when you shop for a controller outside of our recommendations – and click here to find them in the UK

Controls: 20 | Dimensions: 18.1 x 9.8 x 12.6 inches | Weight: 12.2 pounds | Good for games like: IL-2 Sturmovik

For the ultimate flight simulation, you need the ultimate flight stick. That happens to be Thrustmaster's Hotas Warthog PC joystick. You won't find any cheap plastic or fake buttons added to give it an authentic look. Instead, you're getting a joystick with almost a complete metal construction and weighing 14 pounds. This thing is a beast, and as far as authenticity goes, the Hotas Warthog PC joystick is perhaps predictably modeled after the A-10C Warthog and officially licensed by the US Airforce. But just like that military aircraft, this joystick may take a