Risk of Rain 2 Default Controls and Keybinds for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch

Risk of Rain 2 is a game where standing still tends to end your run quickly. Movement, dodging, and skill timing all depend on knowing your controls without thinking, so muscle memory is half the battle. Every binding below can be remapped from the in-game Settings menu, but the defaults are sensible enough that most players never bother.

Here is the complete default control layout for each supported platform.

Before you memorize anything

Open the Settings menu, find Controls, and skim through the categories. Some Survivors play very differently from others, and a binding that works fine on Commando might feel awful on Loader or Engineer. If something gets in your way after a few runs, change it.

PC: Keyboard and Mouse

• Move Forward: W
• Move Backward: S
• Move Right: D
• Move Left: A
• Jump: Space
• Interact: E
• Info Screen: Tab
• Activate Equipment: Q
• Toggle Sprint: Ctrl
• Primary Skill: Left mouse button
• Secondary Skill: Right mouse button
• Utility Skill: Shift
• Special Skill: R
• Ping: Middle mouse button

PC: Controller

• Movement: Left analog stick
• Look Around: Right analog stick
• Jump: A
• Interact: X
• Info Screen: Menu
• Activate Equipment: Y
• Primary Skill: Right Trigger
• Secondary Skill: Left Trigger
• Utility Skill: Left Bumper
• Special Skill: Right Bumper
• Ping: Click right analog stick

PlayStation 4 and 5

• Movement: Left analog stick
• Look Around: Right analog stick
• Jump: X
• Interact: Square
• Info Screen: Options
• Activate Equipment: Triangle
• Primary Skill: R2
• Secondary Skill: L2
• Utility Skill: L1
• Special Skill: R1
• Ping: R3

Xbox One, X, and S

• Movement: Left analog stick
• Look Around: Right analog stick
• Jump: A
• Interact: X
• Info Screen: Menu
• Activate Equipment: Y
• Primary Skill: Right Trigger
• Secondary Skill: Left Trigger
• Utility Skill: Left Bumper
• Special Skill: Right Bumper
• Ping: Click right analog stick

Nintendo Switch

• Movement: Left analog stick
• Look Around: Right analog stick
• Jump: B
• Interact: Y
• Info Screen: Start (+)
• Activate Equipment: X
• Primary Skill: ZR
• Secondary Skill: ZL
• Utility Skill: L
• Special Skill: R
• Ping: Click right analog stick

A note on muscle memory

Reading a control list is not the same as using it under pressure. Spend a few minutes in a low-difficulty run focusing on rotating through Utility and Special on cooldown, not just Primary. Survivors who actually use all four skill buttons live a lot longer than the ones who treat the right mouse button like a religion.

If a key still feels wrong after a few hours, go back into Settings and tune it. There is no medal for sticking with defaults you do not enjoy.