Voyagers of Nera Control Bindings: Keyboard, Xbox, and PlayStation

Setting sail in Voyagers of Nera is easier when your fingers already know where to land. The good news is that the game supports mouse and keyboard, Xbox controllers, and PlayStation pads out of the box. Default bindings are listed below for each input method, and every one of them can be reassigned in the settings menu if a key fights against your muscle memory.

Keep in mind the title is still in early access, so a handful of actions may shift between patches, and not every input has been wired into the controller layout yet. The Emote Wheel, for instance, currently lives on the keyboard only. Everything required to play the core game still works on a gamepad regardless.

Keyboard and Mouse Bindings

If you have logged hours in any modern survival or action RPG, these defaults will feel almost identical. Attack, dodge, sprint, swim, jump, build. Nothing exotic.

Movement

• Forward: W
• Backward: S
• Left: A
• Right: D
• Jump: Spacebar
• Sprint: Left Shift
• Glide: Right Mouse Button
• Dodge: Left Ctrl
• Ascend while diving: Spacebar
• Descend while diving: C
• Skimmer: Z

Combat and Interaction

• Primary Attack: Left Mouse Button
• Secondary Action: Right Mouse Button
• Interact: E
• Secondary Interact: V
• Tertiary Interact: F
• Quick Swap Ammo: G
• Spirit Ability 1: Q
• Spirit Ability 2: R
• Elder Spirit Ability: F

Interface

• Emote Wheel: U
• Toggle Build Mode: B
• Map: M
• Main Menu: Tab
• Settings: Escape
• Journal: J
• Inventory: I
• Knowledge Tree: K
• Screenshot: P

Boat Handling

• Sail Forward: A (while at the Sail)
• Sail Backward: S (while at the Sail)
• Steer Left: A (while at the Rudder)
• Steer Right: D (while at the Rudder)

Xbox Controller Bindings

Movement

• Direction: Left Stick
• Jump: A
• Sprint: Click Left Stick
• Glide: LT
• Dodge: B
• Ascend while diving: A
• Descend while diving: Click Right Stick
• Skimmer: Y

Combat and Interaction

• Primary Attack: RT
• Secondary Action: LT
• Interact: X
• Spirit Ability 1: D-Pad Left
• Spirit Ability 2: D-Pad Right
• Elder Spirit Ability: D-Pad Down

Interface

• Settings: Start
• Inventory: Menu
• Toggle Build Mode: D-Pad Up
• Cycle Hotbar: LB and RB
• Quick Equip Wheel: Hold RB

Boat Handling

• Sail Forward: Left Stick Up (while at the Sail)
• Sail Backward: Left Stick Down (while at the Sail)
• Steer Left: Left Stick Left (while at the Rudder)
• Steer Right: Left Stick Right (while at the Rudder)

PlayStation Controller Bindings

Movement

• Direction: Left Stick
• Jump: Cross
• Sprint: L3
• Glide: L2
• Dodge: Circle
• Ascend while diving: Cross
• Descend while diving: R3
• Skimmer: Triangle

Combat and Interaction

• Primary Attack: R2
• Secondary Action: L2
• Interact: Square
• Spirit Ability 1: D-Pad Left
• Spirit Ability 2: D-Pad Right
• Elder Spirit Ability: D-Pad Down

Interface

• Settings: Options
• Inventory: Touchpad
• Toggle Build Mode: D-Pad Up
• Cycle Hotbar: L1 and R1
• Quick Equip Wheel: Hold R1

Boat Handling

• Sail Forward: Left Stick Up (while at the Sail)
• Sail Backward: Left Stick Down (while at the Sail)
• Steer Left: Left Stick Left (while at the Rudder)
• Steer Right: Left Stick Right (while at the Rudder)

Rebind anything that feels off through the in-game settings, and revisit the bindings after future early access patches in case new actions appear or existing ones get shuffled around.