Horizon Forbidden West Controls and Buttons Guide

Horizon Forbidden West is the sequel to the popular Horizon Zero Dawn that follows Aloy through the post-apocalyptic world that is dominated by mechanical animals. While you traverse through the dangers of this fantastical version of Earth, you will come across a variety of new and exciting things that you might not understand or be able to figure out. If you are having trouble memorizing the controls, we’ve got them all for you in this post.

We have created a list of controls that you can use as a reference while playing Horizon Forbidden West, which will make it easier to see all the different Horizon Forbidden West controls and buttons at a glance. Of course, you can always customize your controls if you desire, so this guide will walk you through the default settings.

All Horizon Forbidden West Controls

• Left Directional Button: tool, weapon technique, override mode shift left
• Right Direction Button: tool, weapon technique, override mode shift right
• Up Directional Button: heal/refill pouch
• Down Direction Button: tool use, hold to open hunter’s kit
• L1 Button: Weapon Wheel
• L2 Button: Aim
• L3 Button: Toggle Sprint
• R1 Button: Valor Surge (used with weapon wheel), Light Melee Attack
• R2 Button: Focus tag, pry, heavy melee attack
• R3 Button: Activate focus
• Triangle Button: Focus tag part/use
• Cross Button: Jump, Crapple
• Circle Button: dodge, Shieldwing deactivation, swan
• Square Button: Shieldwing activation, toggle quick swap targets
• Options Button: Pause game
• Touch Pad: Show HUD
• Touch Pad Button: Opens menu

Aiming Controls

• R1 Button: use weapon technique
• R2 Button: primary fire
• R3 Button: concentration
• Triangle Button: equip Pullcaster
• Touch Pad: Show HUD
• Touch Pad Button: Opens menu

Swimming Controls

• Square Button: Swim descend
• Cross Button: Swim ascend
• Options Button: Pause game
• Touch Pad: Show HUD
• Touch Pad Button: Opens menu

Mount Controls

• Square Button: Jump/Grapple
• Circle Button: Mount Brake
• Square Button: Mount Duck Rider, mount, dismount
• L3 Button: Aim behind toggle (race only)
• R1 Button: mount light melee attack
• R2 Button: Rider Recovery (Race only), Mount heavy melee attack
• Options Button: Pause game
• Touch Pad: Show HUD
• Touch Pad Button: Open Menu

That’s everything you need to know about the controls in the game. You’ll find more great content about it in the Horizon Forbidden West section of our website.