An assassin really shouldn’t start a mission unprepared. So if you’re new to the Hitman series or returning after a break, it pays to learn the controls before you accidentally try to garrotte someone with a spanner. To help you out, we’ve collected the full Hitman 3 controls below for you.
Hitman 3 controls
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We’ve included the full controls for PC, PlayStation and Xbox users below. Check the Action you’re after then look across to the column for your platform of choice.
Action |
PS4/PS5 controls |
Xbox controls |
PC Controls |
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Move |
Left analog stick |
Left analog stick |
WASD (Hold Alt to walk) |
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Run |
L1 (hold) |
LB (hold) |
Shift (hold) |
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Adjust camera |
Right analog stick |
Right analog stick |
Mouse movements |
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Instinct vision |
R1 (hold) |
RB (hold) |
Ctrl (hold) |
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Aim |
L2 |
LT |
Right mouse |
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Shoot/Throw |
R2 |
RT |
Left mouse |
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Reload |
R1 |
RB |
R |
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Agility Action Take Disguise |
X X (hold) |
A A (hold) |
X T |
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Take Cover / Drop Body Drag Body |
O O (hold) |
B B (hold) |
Spacebar B |
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Melee Use Item |
Square Square (hold) |
X X (hold) |
Q G |
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Interact Pick Up |
Triangle Triangle (hold) |
Y Y (hold) |
E F |
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Crouch |
R3 (click in right analog stick) |
R3 (click in right analog stick) |
C |
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Reset camera |
L3 (click in left analog stick) |
L3 (click in left analog stick) |
V |
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Place item |
Hold L1 and R1 |
Hold LB and RB |
Caps Lock |
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Swap Inventory items |
D-Pad left and right |
D-Pad left and right |
I |
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Holster/Unholster item |
D-Pad up |
D-Pad up |
H / Mouse 3 |
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Drop item |
D-Pad down |
D-Pad down |
Z |
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Menu |
Options |
Start |
ESC |
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Notepad |
Touchpad |
Select |
N |
Those are the complete controls for Hitman 3! They’ll serve you throughout all of Hitman 3 as well as the content from Hitman 1 and 2 should you choose to carry the content over or purchase it at a later date.
