Controls

Xbox 360

• Left Stick: Player Controls.
• Right Stick: Camera Controls.
• D-Pad: Selected Items and Equipment
  • Up: Cycle remembered spells.
  • Down: Cycle equipped items.
  • Left: Swap left hand weapon.
  • Right: Swap right hand weapon.
• Y:
  • Press to two-hand right hand weapon.
  • Hold down to two-hand left hand weapon.
  • Hold down with weapons of the same category; It will change your stance to dual wielding. (Only if you have 1.5x the strength/dexterity parameter requirement of each weapon)
• A: Action.
• X: Use selected item.
• B:
  • Run: Left stick forward + hold B
  • Jump: Run forward + press L3 (Xbox has a setting in the Options menu where you can switch jumping to the B button instead of the L3 button)
  • Backstep: Tap B
  • Slide down ladder: Hold down on the left stick, and hold B
  • Fast climb Ladder: Hold up on the left stick, hold B
  • Fall off ladder: Tap B
  • Roll: Left Stick Forward/Back/Right/Left + Tap B
• RB: Attack.
  • Forward + RB: lunge guard break(can be used with any weapon)
  • While falling + RB: Takedown.
  • Behind Foe + RB: Backstab (weapon, must not be blocking when you press RB).
  • Tap B + Double Tap RB: Dash Attack
• RT: Heavy Attack.
  • Forward + RT: Jumping Attack.
• R3: Target lock/release.
  • Swap target by moving the Right Stick. Move it in the direction of the preferred target, from its current position.
• LB: Guard (shield), Attack (weapon, catalyst).
• LT: Parry (small shield), Bash (large shield), Parry (weapon).
  • After successful Parry: RB to riposte when enemy is on the ground.
• L3:
  • Hold B + Left Stick + L3: Jump.
• On ladder:
  • Slide down ladder: Hold down on the left stick, and hold down B
  • RB/RT: Upward attack.
  • LB/LT: Downward attack.
  • Hold B + Left stick: Climb faster.
• Back: Gestures.
• Start: Menu.

PC

• W/A/S/D: Player Controls.
• I/J/K/L: Camera Controls.
• ↑/←/↓/→: Selected Items and Equipment.
  • Up: Cycle remembered spells
  • Down: Cycle equipped items.
  • Left: Swap left hand weapon.
  • Right: Swap right hand weapon.
• LMB: Attack with left-hand weapon.
• RMB: Attack with right-hand weapon.
• Shift+LMB: Interact.
• E: Use selected item.
• Z: Toggle walk/run,
• X: Toggle run/sprint.
• Space: Sprint.
• F: (While sprinting) Jump.
• M: Toggle Block
• O: Reset Camera/Target Lock/Release
• N: Equiv to "Y" can press or hold.

Using a Controller on PC

If you are having a hard time getting your controller to work on Steam, you need to:

Go to Start menu/Control Panel/Device Manager
Open the Human Interface Device menu
Right click on any HID-compliant game controller and select Disable.
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