Icarus PC and PS5 Controls Guide

Knowing the controls in Icarus is the difference between calmly building a shelter and staring at a Grizzly Bear while pressing the wrong key. The defaults below cover PC keyboard and mouse controls plus the PlayStation 5 layout.

Icarus Default Controls

The controls listed here apply to the PC and PS5 editions referenced by the source guide. Xbox controls were not listed there, so use this page as a PC and PlayStation reference.

PC Controls, Keyboard and Mouse

Global Controls

• Move Forward: W
• Move Back: S
• Move Left: A
• Move Right: D
• Interact: F
• Alternate Interact: X
• Swap Camera: C
• Hide UI: Numpad 9
• Hide Quest UI: Numpad 7
• Take Screenshot: F3
• Toggle Menu: Tab
• Text Chat: Enter
• Auto Run: Semicolon (;)
• Toggle Client Logging: Backtick (`)
• Open Field Guide: J
• Open Field Guide to Index: F1
• Loot All: Q

On-Foot Controls

• Free Look: Left ALT
• Sprint: Left SHIFT
• Jump: Space
• Crouch: Left CTRL
• Hands: H
• Hotbar Forward: Mouse scroll wheel down
• Hotbar Back: Mouse scroll wheel up
• Hotbar 1: 1
• Hotbar 2: 2
• Hotbar 3: 3
• Hotbar 4: 4
• Hotbar 5: 5
• Hotbar 6: 6
• Hotbar 7: 7
• Hotbar 8: 8
• Hotbar 9: 9
• Hotbar 0: 0
• Hotbar Backpack: G
• Destroy Building Piece: Y
• Unfocus Building Grid: END
• Disable Building Grid Focus: HOME
• Raise Building Grid Offset: Page Up
• Lower Building Grid Offset: Page Down
• Toggle Suit Light: L
• Play Emote: Numpad +
• Toggle Photo Mode: Numpad 8

Weapons

• Fire: Left mouse button
• Alternate Fire: Right mouse button
• Reload: R

Prospect Menus

• Inventory: I
• Crafting: O
• Map: M
• Tech: P

Tamed Creatures

• Toggle Stay/Follow: Slash (/)
• Cycle Combat Behavior: INSERT/DELETE
• Nearby Tamed Creatures Follow: Left Bracket ([)
• Nearby Tamed Creatures Stay: Right Bracket (])

PlayStation 5 Controls

• Play Emote: L2 + Down directional button
• Hide Quest: L2 + Left directional button
• Swap Camera: L2 + Right directional button
• Raise Building Grid Offset (Build Mode): L2 + Up directional button
• Lower Building Grid Offset (Build Mode): L2 + Down directional button
• Alternate Fire: L2
• Hotbar Left: L1
• Unfocus Building Grid (Build Mode): Up directional button
• Hands: Down directional button
• Disable Building Grid Focus (Build Mode): Down directional button
• Hotbar Backpack: Right directional button
• Toggle Suit Light: Left directional button
• Basic Movement: Left analog stick
• Sprint Toggle: L3
• Inventory/Last Tab Opened: Press the touchpad
• Menu: Options button
• Use Tool/Fire/Place: R2
• Hotbar Right: R1
• Interact: Square
• Reload (Weapon): Circle
• Variants (Building Piece/Ammo): Hold Circle
• Alternate Interact: Triangle
• Jump: X
• Look Around: Right analog stick
• Crouch Toggle: R3