Solo Self Found creation not selectable with controller (or non-intuitive?)

When creating a new character using Steamdeck, I could not find a way to choose SSF.

With keyboard, there is a drop-down menu after you select "Standard" or "Hardcore" and proceed to selecting a character. I could find no such menu with a controller.

Work-around: I tried everything I could think of, but ended up having to switch to "Desktop Mode" on my Steamdeck, then using mouse and keyboard mode to create the character. Once created, I could return to gaming mode and use my SSF character as expected.

I'm less experienced with controllers, so I might be missing something obvious to more experienced users. I also tried the touch screen, but there didn't seem to be a clickable area to drop down a list either.