Ghost of Tsushima: Controls Guide

There's a lot of things to do in Ghost of Tsushima, and a lot of controls to match them. And though it's not always immediately clear what Jin Sakai is capable of, we've laid out a full controls guide so you know your smoke bombs from your sword swings.

On this page:

• All Controls for Ghost of Tsushima
• Control Inputs for Special Mythic Abilities

All Controls for Ghost of Tsushima

We've put a full controls list below, as well as a list of all the special unlockable abilities you can get throughout the course of the game.

X	Jump
Square	Quick Attack/Assassinate
Triangle	Heavy Attack
Circle	Dash
R1	Quickfire Weapon/Ghost Weapon
R2	Crouch/Mount Horse/Contextual Interaction
L2+R2	Fire Bow/Ranged Weapon
R2+Face Buttons	Switch Stance or Quickfire/Ghost Weapon
L1	Block/Parry
L2	Aim Bow/Ranged Weapon
L2+D-Pad	Switch Ranged Weapons
L2+Face Buttons	Switch Arrows/Ammunition
Options	Pause Menu
Left Analog Stick	Walk
Right Analog Stick	Camera
L3	Run/Gallop
R3	Crouch
D-Pad (Down)	Heal
D-Pad (Left)	Call Horse
D-Pad (Right)	Photo Mode
D-Pad (Up)	Standoff
Trackpad (Press)	Focused Hearing
Trackpad (Swipe Down)	Bow (Gesture)
Trackpad (Swipe Left)	Play Song
Trackpad (Swipe Right)	Draw/Sheath Sword
Trackpad (Swipe Up)	Guiding Wind

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Controls for Special Mythic Abilities

Triangle+Circle	Heavenly Strike
L1+R1	Dance of Wrath
R2+Right on the D-Pad to equip, then R1 to trigger	Way of the Flame
L2+Triangle to equip while holding Longbow	Explosive Arrow

Better control yourself - there's more Ghost of Tsushima content than you could ever hope for here at USG! We've got Mike's review of the game right here, or find out about the cutest secret critters hiding Tsushima here.