Plague Tale Requiem: Controls A Plague Tale Requiem guide, walkthrough
The controls in Plague Tale Requiem are similar to the first part of the series. In our guide you will find an overview of the control buttons and information about its additional settings.
Last update: 05 October 2022
This page of the guide lists the controls in A Plague Tale: Requiem. We've listed all the controls and explained what they do. You'll also learn whether it's possible to change the controls in the game settings.
PS5
 | Move character |
 | Look around |
 | Vault over obstacle Climb Craft (You need to hold down the Aim button). |
 | Crouch - crucial for stealth Drop large carried item |
 | Strike (Melee only) Counter |
 | Interaction Pick up object Stab (you must have a knife in your inventory) |
 | Aim |
 | Shoot (you must hold down the aim button - you can also hold down the shoot button to make your shot stronger) Sprint |
 | Command - at some points of the game you can order your companion to do certain things, such as use a mechanism |
 | Select weapon and ammo (hold down the button) Craft ammo |
 | Next weapon |
 | Next ammo type (such as regular or incendiary slingshot ammo) |
 | Ratsense (Hugo must first unlock this ability) Previous weapon |
 | Next ammo type (such as regular or incendiary slingshot ammo) |
 | Crafting menu - you'll find upgrades, skills and collectibles in other tabs as well |
 | Pause menu - you can restart a scene, load a previous checkpoints, use photo mode |
Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S
 | Move character |
 | Look around |
 | Vault over obstacle Climb Craft (You need to hold down the Aim button). |
 | Crouch - crucial for stealth Drop large carried item |
 | Strike (Melee only) Counter |
 | Interaction Pick up object Stab (you must have a knife in your inventory) |
 | Aim |
 | Shoot (you must hold down the aim button - you can also hold down the shoot button to make your shot stronger) Sprint |
 | Command - at some points of the game you can order your companion to do certain things, such as use a mechanism |
 | Select weapon and ammo (hold down the button) Craft ammo |
 | Next weapon |
 | Next ammo type (such as regular or incendiary slingshot ammo) |
 | Ratsense (Hugo must first unlock this ability) Previous weapon |
 | Next ammo type (such as regular or incendiary slingshot ammo) |
 | Crafting menu - you'll find upgrades, skills and collectibles in other tabs as well |
 | Pause menu - you can restart a scene, load a previous checkpoints, use photo mode |
Additional control settings
Plague Tale: Requiem lets you modify the default controls and use additional settings. The most important of them are:
- Vibration - Controller vibration is enabled by default, you can disable it if you want.
- Use Aim Assist - Aim Assist is enabled by default. It makes it easier to hit the enemies' heads or torches with your slingshot.
- Stick Swap - You can swap the analog sticks if you want to, in order to move with the right one and look around with the left one.
- Invert Camera Axis - You can invert the X axis (moving the right stick horizontally) and the Y axis (moving the right stick vertically).
- Sensitivity - You can set separate sensitivities for Camera, Aiming and Movement.
- Automatic Interactions - You can skip QTEs and quick interactions.
- Hold - You can change some button prompts to work after pressing the button once instead of holding it.