Xbox Elite Controller recognised by Desktop, but not by Games

Hey all,

Been rather successful in getting the controller to work in the desktop environment and Steam recognises the controller well enough, allowing me to use it like it would on a handheld PC, but no matter what I have tried so far (various manual installs and such) the games themselves will not recognise my controller.

One of my main testbeds is Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin.

I have also tried:
Space Marine 2
Helldivers 2
Control
Final Fantasy (PR)

The only exception I have run into while testing is Horizon: Zero Dawn which works without issue. Leaving me increasingly stumped on what’s going on.

If anyone has any ideas, I’d love to hear them!