Aloy is ready to jump into another action and adventure on the horizon. If you have already finished the first franchise of the game, you know that the game offers a lot of actions. The case is similar to the Horizon Forbidden West, you will be encountering a lot of actions that you need to remember. Worry no more as this guide will give you all the Horizon Forbidden West controls.
Horizon Forbidden West Controls
Before we get started, note that you can always change and modify this default Horizon Forbidden West controls in the Settings menu.
| Main Controls | |
| Movement | Left Stick |
| Camera | Right Stick |
| Shieldwing Deactivation / Toggle Quick Swap Target | Square |
| Focus Tag Part/Use (Prompt) | Triangle |
| Dodge / Shieldwing Deactivation/Swan | Circle |
| Jump / Grapple | Cross |
| Tool / Weapon Technique / Override Mode Shift Left | D-Pad Left |
| Tool / Weapon Technique / Override Mode Shift Right | D-Pad Right |
| Heal / Refill Pouch | D-Pad Up |
| Tool Use / Hold to Open Hunter’s Kit | D-Pad Down |
| Weapon Wheel | L1 |
| Valor Surge (while using Weapon Wheel) / Melee | R1 |
| Aim | L2 |
| Focus Tag / Pry / Melee Heavy Attack | R2 |
| Spring Toggle | L3 |
| Focus Activate | R3 |
| Pause Game | Options Button |
| Open Menu / Show HUD | Touchpad |
| Aiming Controls | |
| Equip Pullcaster | Triangle |
| Use Weapon Technique | R1 |
| Primary Fire | R2 |
| Concentration | R3 |
| Pause Game | Options Button |
| Open Menu / Show HUD | Touchpad |
| Swimming Controls | |
| Swim Descend | Square |
| Swim Ascend | Cross |
| Pause Game | Options Button |
| Open Menu / Show HUD | Touchpad |
| Mount Controls | |
| Mount Duck Rider (Race Only) / Mount / Dismount | Square |
| Mount Brake | Circle |
| Mount Speed Up / Rider Recover (Race Only) | Cross |
| Mount Light Melee Attack | R1 |
| Rider Recovery (race only) / Mount Heavy Melee Attack | R2 |
| Aim Behind Toggle (race only) | L3 |
| Pause Game | Options Button |
| Open Menu / Show HUD | Touchpad |
| Machine Strike Controls | |
| Secondary Unit Action | Square |
| Tertiary Unit Action / Finish Turn | Triangle |
| Undo | Circle |
| Primary Unit Action | Cross |
| Navigate Left | D-Pad Left |
| Navigate Right | D-Pad Right |
| Navigate Up | D-Pad Up |
| Navigate Down | D-Pad Down |
| Select Previous View | L1 |
| Select Next View | R1 |
| Select Back | L2 |
| Select Forward | R2 |
| Pause Game | Options Button |
| Open Menu / Show HUD | Touchpad |
What do you think about the default controls for Horizon Forbidden West? Are you comfortable with the current settings? Let us know in the comment section below. Also, check out our Dynasty Warriors 9 Empire controls guide for PC.
