Controls

The default controls for CrossCode are listed in the following tables. Most keyboard bindings can be modified in the settings menu.

Gameplay controls

Gameplay controls

Action	Mouse & keyboard	Switch	Playstation	Xbox	Details
Aim	Mouse	Right analog stick	Right analog stick	Right analog stick	Move the mouse or analog stick around while aiming a shot to pan the view. The mouse cursor reveals tooltips while hovering.
Move	W S A D or ↑ ↓ ← →		Left analog stick	Left analog stick
Interact	LMB or ↵ Enter		Circle	B	For talking to NPCs, reading signs, and investigating objects.
Shoot	LMB while aiming outside of melee circle				On controller, hold down the trigger for repeated shots.
Charged shot	Hold and release LMB while aiming outside of melee circle				Hold until the reticle turns red and a chime sounds, then release.
Execute Melee	LMB inside melee circle, or V
Execute Guard	RMB while not moving, or C
Dash	RMB or Alt while moving
Charge special (Combat Art)	Space				Desired combat art must be unlocked in the circuits. Perform during aiming, dashing, or guarding to use the corresponding combat art; otherwise the melee combat art is used. Hold for longer to use Level 2 or 3 arts.
Cycle between elements	Scroll wheel up and Scroll wheel down				Only available on keyboard.
Heat mode	1
Shock mode	2
Cold mode	3
Wave mode	4
Neutral mode	5				Pressing an elemental mode button again returns to neutral mode.
Cycle between quests	Q and E				Displays favorited quests from the quest menu.
Pause	Esc				Access to options, saving, and returning to the title screen.
Quick menu	Hold ⇧ Shift				Can be changed to toggle instead of hold in the settings.
Character menu	Tab ↹				Not available when in active combat. Also skips combat cooldown.

Menu controls

Menu controls

Action	Mouse & keyboard	Playstation	Xbox	Details
Navigate	W S A D or ↑ ↓ ← →			Left click and drag the mouse to pan the view in the map and circuits menus.
Confirm	LMB or ↵ Enter or ⇧ Shift
Return	Esc or Backspace or RMB
Cycle between tabs	Q and E
Open help menu	H			Press a second time to open a more detailed manual for the current screen.
Shortcut 1	B
Shortcut 2	N
Shortcut 3 / Skip Scenes	G			Press a second time to bring up a confirmation dialog. This confirmation can be disabled in settings. Also used to advance NPC conversations during gameplay.
Shortcut 4	I