Controls in Far Cry 5 Far Cry 5 Guide and Walkthrough
Last update: 26 March 2018
Below you can find information about the controls in Far Cry 5. They are divided into a few different categories because the buttons have different functions depending on how you travel through the world (on foot, by driving a car, flying a helicopter etc.).
Far Cry 5 controls on PlayStation 4
General controls / Moving on foot
 | Move |
 | Sprint |
 | Look around |
 | Melee / Takedown (get behind an enemy's back) |
 | Weapons wheel (hold the button) / Also press R1 to open Utility wheel |
 | Aim |
 | Crouch / Slide |
 | Reload a weapon / Interact |
 | Change a weapon / Heal (hold the button) |
 | Jump / Vault over an obstacle |
 | Attack with a melee weapon or with your fists (hold the button to use a more powerful attack) / Shoot with your firearm or with a bow |
 | Throw an item |
 | Binoculars |
 | Give an order to the first hired gun (hold the button to call the ally) |
 | Give an order to the second hired gun (hold the button to call the ally) Note! You have to unlock the option to travel with two allies (more details can be found in Specialists chapter). |
 | Throw a stone or a can |
 | The game's menu |
 | Pause menu |
Car and boat controls
 | Steering |
 | Auto-drive mode |
 | Look around |
 | Horn |
 | Shoot while driving |
 | Break |
 | Hand break / Lean from a vehicle (hold the button when you are riding as a passenger) |
 | Enter / Leave a vehicle |
 | Change a weapon / Heal (hold the button) |
 | Change a sit (e.g. to a passenger seat or a machinegun station on a vehicle's roof) |
 | Accelerate |
 | Throw an item |
 | Change radio station (hold the button to turn the radio off) |
 | Give an order to the first hired gun (hold the button to call the ally) |
 | Give an order to the second hired gun (hold the button to call the ally) Note! You have to unlock the option to travel with two allies (more details can be found in Specialists chapter). |
 | Change a throwable item |
 | The game's menu |
 | Pause menu |
Plane controls
 | Control a plane (lean forward, back, to the sides) |
 | Look around |
 | Bomber view (dropping bombs) |
 | Throttle down / Land or stabilizer (hold the button) |
 | Enter / Exit / Jump out of a plane |
 | Change plane's weapons / Heal (hold the button) |
 | Throttle up |
 | Fire the main weapon |
 | Shoot rockets |
 | The game's menu |
 | Pause menu |
Helicopter controls
 | Move forward or backward / Shoot |
 | Tilt or dip |
 | Look around (hold the button and use the right analog stick to look around) |
 | Fly down |
 | Enter / Exit / Jump out of a helicopter |
 | Change a helicopter's weapon / Heal (hold the button) |
 | Fly up |
 | Fire the main weapon |
 | Shoot rockets or flares |
 | The game's menu |
 | Pause menu |
Far Cry 5 Controls on Xbox One
General controls / Moving on foot
 | Move |
 | Sprint |
 | Look around |
 | Melee / Takedown (get behind an enemy's back) |
 | Weapons wheel (hold the button) / Also press RB to open Utility wheel |
 | Aim |
 | Crouch / Slide |
 | Reload a weapon / Interact |
 | Change a weapon / Heal (hold the button) |
 | Jump / Vault over an obstacle |
 | Attack with a melee weapon or with your fists (hold the button to use a more powerful attack) / Shoot with your firearm or with a bow |
 | Throw an item |
 | Binoculars |
 | Give an order to the first hired gun (hold the button to call the ally) |
 | Give an order to the second hired gun (hold the button to call the ally) Note! You have to unlock the option to travel with two allies (more details can be found in Specialists chapter). |
 | Throw a stone or a can |
 | The game's menu |
 | Pause menu |
Car and boat controls
 | Steering |
 | Auto-drive mode |
 | Look around |
 | Horn |
 | Shoot while driving |
 | Break |
 | Hand break / Lean from a vehicle (hold the button when you are riding as a passenger) |
 | Enter / Leave a vehicle |
 | Change a weapon / Heal (hold the button) |
 | Change a sit (e.g. to a passenger seat or a machinegun station on a vehicle's roof) |
 | Accelerate |
 | Throw an item |
 | Change radio station (hold the button to turn the radio off) |
 | Give an order to the first hired gun (hold the button to call the ally) |
 | Give an order to the second hired gun (hold the button to call the ally) Note! You have to unlock the option to travel with two allies (more details can be found in Specialists chapter). |
 | Change a throwable item |
 | The game's menu |
 | Pause menu |
Plane controls
 | Control a plane (lean forward, back, to the sides) |
 | Look around |
 | Bomber view (dropping bombs) |
 | Throttle down / Land or stabilizer (hold the button) |
 | Enter / Exit / Jump out of a plane |
 | Change plane's weapons / Heal (hold the button) |
 | Throttle up |
 | Fire the main weapon |
 | Shoot rockets |
 | The game's menu |
 | Pause menu |
Helicopter controls
 | Move forward or backward / Shoot |
 | Tilt or dip |
 | Look around (hold the button and use the right analog stick to look around) |
 | Fly down |
 | Enter / Exit / Jump out of a helicopter |
 | Change a helicopter's weapon / Heal (hold the button) |
 | Fly up |
 | Fire the main weapon |
 | Shoot rockets or flares |
 | The game's menu |
 | Pause menu |