You’ll want to learn the A Plague Tale: Requiem controls fully before you tackle aggressive soldiers and hordes of hungry rats. With multiple ammunition types available, there’s a lot to keep track of. In this guide, we’ll break down the full PC controls, Xbox Controls, and PS5 controls to A Plague Tale: Requiem, so you’re covered no matter what platform you play on.
A Plague Tale: Requiem PC controls
The PC controls to A Plague Tale: Requiem are the most complex but you can more readily swap between the weapons and tools you need with the number keys. Check the full controls list below, and head to the Settings -> Controls menu if you want to reassign any of the inputs.
Action |
PC Controls |
Move |
WASD Keys |
Look/Camera |
Move Mouse |
Vault |
Space |
Crouch |
C |
Sprint |
Left Shift |
Walk |
Z |
Interact / Pick Up |
E |
Ratsense |
Q |
Companion Order Selection |
Alt (Hold) |
Order: Interact |
E |
Aim |
Right Mouse Button |
Shoot / Throw (While Aiming) |
Left Mouse Button |
Strike / Counter (In Close Combat) |
Left Mouse Button |
Weapon / Ammo wheel |
Tab (Hold) |
Swap Weapon |
Mouse Wheel Up / Down |
Next Ammo |
E / Mouse 4 |
Previous Ammo |
Q / Mouse 5 |
Sling |
1 |
Hand Throw |
2 |
Pot |
3 |
Crossbow |
4 |
Ignifer |
5 |
Tar |
6 |
Odoris |
7 |
Extinguis |
8 |
Crafting Menu |
I |
Look At |
F (Hold) |
Pause |
Escape |
A Plague Tale: Requiem Xbox and PS5 controls
The Xbox controls and PS5 controls for A Plague Tale: Requiem are fairly straightforward, though we recommend taking note of the Strike/Counter input as you have little time to react in game when caught by a guard.
Action |
Xbox Controls |
PS5 Controls |
Move |
Left Analog Stick |
Left Analog Stick |
Look/Camera |
Right Analog Stick |
Right Analog Stick |
Vault |
A |
X |
Crouch |
B |
Circle |
Interact / Pick Up |
Y |
Triangle |
Sprint |
RT |
R2 |
Aim |
LT |
L2 |
Shoot / Throw (While Aiming) |
RT |
R2 |
Strike / Counter (In Close Combat) |
X |
Square |
Weapon / Ammo Wheel |
RB (Hold) |
R1 (Hold) |
Next Weapon |
D-Pad Up |
D-Pad Up |
Previous Weapon |
D-Pad Down |
D-Pad Down |
Ratsense |
D-Pad Down |
D-Pad Down |
Next Ammo |
D-Pad Right |
D-Pad Right |
Previous Ammo |
D-Pad Left |
D-Pad Left |
Companion Order Selection |
LB (Hold) |
L1 (Hold) |
Order: Interact |
Y |
Triangle |
Crafting Menu |
View Button |
Touchpad |
Look At |
Click In Right Stick |
R3 (Click In Right Stick |
Pause |
Start Button |
Options Button |
Those were the full controls for A Plague Tale: Requiem including PC controls, Xbox controls, and PS5 controls. Study them well now, because the rats won’t wait for you to look them up when they’re closing in for a bite!