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Controls
The default keyboard and mouse binds. Every action can be rebound.
Planned defaults
These are the binds planned for Early Access. Some features behind them arrive during development, so a key may do nothing in an early playtest build, and binds can still change after playtest feedback. This page is generated from the game's own control list, so it changes when the game does.
How inputs work
- Press: tap the key.
- Hold: the action lasts while the key is down. Where the table says "or toggle", Settings can make it a toggle instead.
- Double-tap: press twice quickly (within about 0.3 seconds; adjustable). The single-press action starts right away and the second tap upgrades it, so double-tap actions never slow down the single one.
- Key + key: hold the first key, then press the second.
- Key + wheel: hold the key and scroll the mouse wheel.
Actions only work when they make sense: weapon actions need a weapon that supports them, and a key with nothing to do shows no prompt.
Movement and stance
| Action | Default | How |
|---|---|---|
| Move forward / back / left / right | W / S / A / D | hold |
| Look around | Mouse | move the mouse |
| Sprint | Left Shift | hold (or toggle) |
| Change movement speed | Mouse wheel | scroll |
| Toggle slowest movement speed | Caps Lock | press |
| Jump / vault | Space | press; vaults low obstacles |
| Crouch / stand | C | press to toggle (or hold) |
| Adjust crouch height | Hold C + Mouse wheel | scroll |
| Go prone | X | press to toggle |
| Lean left / right | Q / E | hold (or toggle) |
| Smooth lean left / right | Left Alt + A / Left Alt + D | hold |
| Sidestep left / right | Left Alt + Q / Left Alt + E | hold |
| Blind fire over cover | Left Alt + W | hold |
| Blind fire around cover (right) | Left Alt + S | hold |
| Free look | Middle mouse | hold (or toggle) |
Weapons and combat
| Action | Default | How |
|---|---|---|
| Fire | Left mouse | hold; single shots or automatic, by fire mode |
| Aim down sights | Right mouse | hold (or toggle) |
| Reload | R | press; keeps the magazine |
| Quick reload | R | double-tap; drops the magazine on the ground |
| Choose the magazine to reload | Hold R + Mouse wheel | scroll; release R to reload |
| Change fire mode | B | press |
| Switch to full auto | B | double-tap |
| Check fire mode | Left Alt + B | press |
| Check magazine | Left Alt + T | press; an estimate, not an exact count |
| Check chamber / clear a malfunction | Left Shift + T | press |
| Inspect weapon | L | press; shows a malfunction after inspecting |
| Detach magazine | Left Alt + R | press |
| Cycle the action / unload the chamber | Left Ctrl + R | press |
| Fold / unfold stock | Left Alt + L | press |
| Mount weapon on a ledge | V | press to toggle; moving unmounts |
| Deploy / fold bipod | Left Ctrl + V | press |
| Sight zeroing up / down | Page Up / Page Down | press |
| Switch sights | Left Ctrl + Right mouse | press |
| Change scope magnification or reticle | Left Alt + Right mouse | press |
| Smooth scope zoom | Left Alt + Mouse wheel | scroll |
| Hold breath | Left Alt (while aiming) | hold (or toggle); lasts a few seconds |
| Switch shoulder | Mouse 4 | press to toggle |
Weapons, grenades and equipment
| Action | Default | How |
|---|---|---|
| Draw sidearm | 1 | press |
| Quick draw sidearm | 1 | double-tap |
| Draw primary weapon, slot 1 | 2 | press |
| Draw primary weapon, slot 2 | 3 | press |
| Underbarrel grenade launcher | 2 or 3 (again on the equipped slot) | press; not in the game yet |
| Prepare grenade | G | press |
| Throw grenade | Left mouse (grenade prepared) | press |
| Put grenade away | Right mouse (grenade prepared) | press |
| Choose grenade | Hold G + Mouse wheel | scroll |
| Draw melee weapon | U | press |
| Quick melee attack | U | double-tap |
| Face shield | N | press; night vision uses the same key when it arrives |
| Helmet light or laser on / off | H | press |
| Helmet device mode | Left Ctrl + H | press |
| Weapon light or laser on / off | T | press |
| Weapon device mode | Left Ctrl + T | press |
| Switch the device between toggle and momentary | Hold T + B | press |
| Drop backpack | Z | double-tap |
Inventory and looting
| Action | Default | How |
|---|---|---|
| Open / close inventory | Tab | press; the game keeps running |
| Interact (doors, containers, items, players) | F | press; hold for longer actions |
| Examine an item | Middle mouse on item | press |
| Rotate an item while dragging | R while dragging | press |
| Split a stack | Left Ctrl + drag to an empty slot | drag |
| Discard an item | Delete (cursor on item) | press |
| Equip gear in the first slot that fits | Left Alt + Left click | press |
| Move an item to the first container that fits | Left Ctrl + Left click | press |
| Close the last inventory window | Esc | press |
| Show or hide station labels | I | press; in the Shelter |
Quick slots
| Action | Default | How |
|---|---|---|
| Use quick slot 1–6 | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | press |
Communication
| Action | Default | How |
|---|---|---|
| Situational voice line | Y | press; picks a line for the moment |
| Communication and gesture menu | Y | double-tap |
| Choose a voice line | Hold Y + Mouse wheel | scroll |
| Preset gestures and voice lines | F1–F12 | press; once assigned in the menu |
| Push to talk | K | hold (or toggle) |
| Voice chat on / off | Unbound | press; bind it in Settings first |
Raid information and other
| Action | Default | How |
|---|---|---|
| Check remaining raid time | O | press |
| Check raid time and extraction points | O | double-tap |
| Read the last note or play the last tape you found | M | press |
| Screenshot | Print Screen | press |
| Game menu | Esc | press; the raid keeps running |
Changing your controls
Open Settings › Controls.
- Every action has a main and an alternate key. A conflict inside the same context has to be fixed before you can save.
- Actions marked "or toggle" or "or hold" in the tables above can switch between holding and toggling.
- Choose a profile: default, left-handed (mirrored movement keys) or up to five of your own. Profiles can be exported and imported, and each category can be reset.
- Mouse: sensitivity, aiming sensitivity per zoom level, invert, raw input, and the wheel step for movement speed and crouch height.
- Controller: a first controller layout comes with the game and is improved during Early Access.
Your binds are saved on your PC and in Steam Cloud.