Crimson controller overlay skin

The finish looks like thick paint dragged across a dark surface. Deep crimson runs through charcoal and slate grey in smeared, uneven streaks, heavier on the left grip and greyer on the right. The touchpad is almost black with a faint red shimmer. Under light colours it reads as a dark pad first and a red one second.

On the DualSense, red lines run down the inside of both grips and around the touchpad, and the face button symbols, the stick rings and the PS logo are red too. Together they draw a clear red outline around the controls, so the layout of the pad is easy to read even against the dark texture.

The finish is fitted to the DualShock 4 and the Xbox controller. On the PS4 pad the red touchpad frame sits high on the shell. On the Xbox pad the Xbox button is red, A, B, X and Y carry red letters, and the crimson is heaviest on the left of the shell.

With its dark base and one strong accent colour, Crimson suits red channel palettes and darker games. A pressed button lights against near-black, which keeps inputs readable. In the vault you can change the button and D-pad colour, set the lights to another colour with steady, pulse or off, and add a name of up to 16 characters.

Crimson works on the PS5, PS4 and Xbox pads and is part of the vault, $9.99 once with nothing to renew. Sign in to use it, save your design and get the link for OBS.