Whether you plan to play Remnant 2 on a keyboard and mouse or a controller, we’ve put together a quick guide that will walk you through a list of all the controls and key bindings you’ll be using during your adventures.
Although the default controls are pretty decent, the game allows you to reassign every function to any key you want. So, get a good idea of the main links you’ll be using before diving deep into the game.
Now let’s take a look at the default controls!
The remaining keyboard and mouse controls 2

The KB/M controls in Remnant 2 are stacked neatly under 5 groups, which we’ll list below.
a movement
keybind | job |
---|---|
w | straight ahead |
s | backwards |
a | Leave |
Dr | right |
Left mouse swipe | Turn left |
Right mouse swipe | Turn right |
space bar | Dodge / Vault |
Left Alt | Bend over |
left shift | sprint |
fighting
keybind | job |
---|---|
s | Capacity 1 |
c | capacity 2 |
Left mouse button | Melee attack/shooting |
Click on the right mouse button | Goal |
X | Weapon switch |
Mouse wheel | Weapon switch |
F | Weapon mod |
R | Reloading |
z | Domain |
left shift | turning the camera |
interaction
keybind | job |
---|---|
H | reacts |
1 | remains |
2 | element slot 1 |
3 | element slot 2 |
4 | element slot 3 |
5 | item slot 4 |
g | ping |
the | Flashlight |
menu
keybind | job |
---|---|
Unpaid invoice | menu |
a | Options |
s | original form |
j | a personality |
I | barren |
t | Features |
s | Advanced stats |
M | a map |
user interface
keybind | job |
---|---|
space bar | He chooses |
H | element interaction |
F | Define dialogue |
space bar | Skip the dialogue |
Click on the right mouse button | to examine |
The correct move | Next spectator |
H | Tab right |
s | left tab |
w | Camera map forward |
s | Camera map back |
Dr | Right camera map |
a | Left camera map |
2 remaining controller controls

The console design for R2 is very simple and easy to remember. Here is a table where you can quickly check which button does what.
button | job |
---|---|
He chooses | menu |
menu | a map |
Left shock absorber | Dragon Heart / Alternate Mode |
Right shock absorber | Alt Fire mode |
left trigger | Goal |
Right trigger | Shoot / attack |
left stick | Movement/speed/shift of the camera |
right stick | camera / scope |
D-Pad Up | Flashlight |
D-pad down | dance wheel |
s | Weapon switch/item 2 |
X | Interaction/element 1 |
B | Bending / Item 4 |
a | Dodge / Vault / Item 3 |
If you are having trouble setting up your console or any other kind of error with Remnant 2, please refer to our step by step guide.
With Remnant 2’s controls out of the way, you can focus more on the important things, like system requirements, to see if R2 will run well on your system and to buy the game.
Stick to WhatIFGaming if you want to know all about the different R2 worlds and how to survive your journey in each one.