Controls

The following list is of the default controls in Dead Cells. Controls can be rebound in the settings.
It is recommended to play with a controller, but this is merely a suggestion and the game works perfectly fine with a mouse and keyboard as well.
== Controller controls ==
Action 	Xbox	Playstation	Switch
Primary weapon 	 	 	
Secondary weapon 	 	 	
Left skill 	 	 	
Right skill 	 	 	
Heal 	 	 	
Use/Interact/Empty Backpack(if held down)	 	 	
Leave/get back in body 	 	 	
Pause 	 	 	
View map 	 	 	
=== Non-Rebindable Controls ===
Action 	Xbox 	Playstation	Switch
Confirm 	 	 	
Back 	 	 	
Move left 	 	 	
Move Right 	 	 	
Crouch 	 	 	
Drop down floor (Down smash in air)	 	/ 	/
Camera 	Right joystick	 	Right joystick
== Keyboard / Mouse controls ==
Action 	Keybind 1	Keybind 2	Keybind 3
Up 	 	 	
Down 	 	 	
Left 	 	 	
Right 	 	 	
Jump 	 	 	
Roll 	 	 	
Main Weapon 	 	 	
Secondary Weapon 	 	 	
Left Trigger Skill 	 	 	
Right Trigger Skill 	 	 	
Use/Interact/Empty Backpack(if held down)	 	 	
Heal 	 	 	
Pause 	 	T 	
Map 	 	 	
=== Non-Rebindable Controls ===
Action 	Keybind
Special Action 1 	
Special Action 2 	
Shift Right One Filter	Page Down (labeled Next Page)
Shift Left One Filter 	Page Up (labeled Previous Page)
== Advanced Maneuvers ==
Down + Jump: Drop through platforms (if standing on a platform), jump attack (if in mid-air and not too close to the ground)
Jump + Roll: Mid-air roll
Up or Down: While on a chain or vine, climb up or down
Special Action 1: Swap weapons (in pause menu), Change sort order (in the Collector's interface)
Special Action 2: Swap skills (in pause menu), Toggle visibility of unavailable items (in the Collector's interface)
Category:Gameplay