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Dragon’s Dogma 2 Controls Guide (All Platforms)

Move as you want

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is here in its glorious form, and it’s fortunately available for most modern platforms. While all share similar commands, there is some uniqueness for each of them, so here are all the controls for Dragon’s Dogma 2 listed.

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All Dragon’s Dogma 2 Controls for All Platforms

These are the default commands set for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S versions of the game. You can freely remap all of these commands through the Options menu, so you can set anything you want for the particular key configuration you might prefer.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 PC Controls List

CommandKey Assigned
Move Player (Forward)W
Move Player (Left)A
Move Player (Backward)S
Move Player (Right)D
DashShift
JumpSpace
ExamineF
Move Camera (Up)I
Move Camera (Down)J
Move Camera (Left)K
Move Camera (Right)L
Reset CameraMouse Scroll
Pawn Command: Go!1
Pawn Command: To me!2
Pawn Command: Help!3
Pawn Command: Wait!4
Light AttackLeft Mouse Button
Heavy AttackV
Vocation AttackRight Mouse Button
Switch Weapon SkillControl
Weapon Skill 1Left Mouse Button
Weapon Skill 2V
Weapon Skill 3Space
Weapon Skill 4F
GrabE
ThrowRight Mouse Button
Sheathe/DrawX
Recover HealthT
Recover StaminaG
Lantern On/OffR
Go to Items MenuB
Pause MenuP
The MapTab

Dragon’s Dogma 2 PlayStation Controls List

CommandButton
MoveLeft Stick
DashLeft Stick (Hold)
Move CameraRight Stick
Reset CameraRight Stick (Hold)
Pawn Command: Go!D-Pad (Up)
Pawn Command: To me!D-Pad (Down)
Pawn Command: Help!D-Pad (Left)
Pawn Command: Wait!D-Pad (Right)
Light Attack/Weapon Skill 1Square
Heavy Attack/Weapon Skill 2Triangle
Jump/Weapon Skill 3Cross
Examine/Dash/Weapon Skill 4Circle
Switch Weapon SkillL1
Sheathe/Draw/CancelL2
Vocation ActionR1
Grab/ReleaseR2
MapCreate Button
PauseOptions Button

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Xbox Controls List

CommandButton
MoveLeft Stick
DashLeft Stick (Hold)
Move CameraRight Stick
Reset CameraRight Stick (Hold)
Pawn Command: Go!D-Pad (Up)
Pawn Command: To me!D-Pad (Down)
Pawn Command: Help!D-Pad (Left)
Pawn Command: Wait!D-Pad (Right)
Light Attack/Weapon Skill 1Y
Heavy Attack/Weapon Skill 2X
Jump/Weapon Skill 3A
Examine/Dash/Weapon Skill 4B
Switch Weapon SkillLB
Sheathe/Draw/CancelLT
Vocation ActionRB
Grab/ReleaseRT
MapView Button
PauseMenu Button

Once again, you can customize these anytime you want to fit your needs. Although I feel like they nailed perfectly button mapping for controllers, the keyboard can get a bit awkward after a while, so you’ll probably want to mess around with it for a bit. Can’t have the best Pawn in the world on your side if you can’t even move properly.


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Patrick has been working for Prima since 2022 and joined as a Staff Writer in 2023. He's been interested in gaming journalism since college, and that was the path he took once he had his degree in hands. Diligently ignores his ever-growing backlog to keep raiding in Final Fantasy XIV, exploring in Genshin Impact or replaying some of his favorite RPGs from time to time. Loves tackling hard challenges in games, but his cats are still the hardest bosses he could ask for.