Rise of the Ronin PC Keyboard Controls Guide

by Fernando Diaz / Articles, Misc. Guides / 03 Feb 2025

Rise of the Ronin: about to become a legendary samurai? Sweet. Awesome story, stunning Japan, 8K eye candy – it’s all here. But even the most skilled samurai can be defeated by bad controls. Let’s be real, ‘death by accidental bow’ is not how you want to go down in Ronin history. Thankfully, PC Ronin offers customizable controls! To save you from control-induced chaos, we’ve listed every key binding right here.

PC Keyboard Controls (Default Keybindings)

In-game Controls

Move Forward: W

Move Back: S

Move Left: A

Move Right: D

Normal Attack: Mouse Left Click

Counterspark/Assassinate: Mouse Right Click

Dodge/Sprint: Shift

Jump: Space

Use Item 1: F1

Use Item 2: F2

Use Item 3: F3

Use Item 4: F4

Crouch: C

Lock-on: MMB

Switch Target (Left): Mouse Wheel Up

Switch Target (Right): Mouse Wheel Down

Switch Target (Near): N

Block: Ctrl

Switch to Ally 1: V

Switch to Ally 2: B

Switch Primary Weapon: Z

Switch Sub-Weapon: X

Combat Styles HUD: Alt

Interact: E

Switch Style (Backward): E + F

Switch Style (Forward): F

Reload Sub-weapon: E + R

Sheathe/Unsheathe: Back

Martial Skill 1: 1

Martial Skill 2: 2

Martial Skill 3: 3

Veiled Art: 4

Toggle Loadout (Left): T

Toggle Loadout (Right): Y

Use/Ready Sub-weapon: R

Grappling Rope: Q

Ki Blaze: G

Walk: H

Pause Auto-Run: End

Menu: Tab

Map: M

Gesture: J

Photo Mode: P

Gesture 1 (Shortcut): –

Gesture 2 (Shortcut): –

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Gesture 9 (Shortcut): –

Loadout 1-1 (Shortcut): –

Loadout 1-2 (Shortcut): –

Loadout 1-3 (Shortcut): –

Loadout 1-4 (Shortcut): –

Loadout 2-1 (Shortcut): –

Loadout 2-2 (Shortcut): –

Loadout 2-3 (Shortcut): –

Loadout 2-4 (Shortcut): –

Loadout 3-1 (Shortcut): –

Loadout 3-2 (Shortcut): –

Loadout 3-3 (Shortcut): –

Loadout 3-4 (Shortcut): –

Medicinal Pill (Shortcut): 5

Horse Flute (Shortcut): 6

Menu Controls

Select (Mouse): Mouse Left Click

Options (Mouse): Mouse Right Click

On-Screen Command (Mouse): Mouse Wheel Click

Scroll Up (Mouse): Mouse Wheel Up

Scroll Down (Mouse): Mouse Wheel Down

Select: Space / Enter

Back: Esc

Move Cursor Up: W / Up Arrow

Move Cursor Down: S / Down Arrow

Move Cursor Left: A / Left Arrow

Move Cursor Right: D / Right Arrow

On-Screen Command 1: Shift

On-Screen Command 2: Ctrl

On-Screen Command 3: V

On-Screen Command 4: B

Switch 1: Q

Switch 2: E

Switch 1 (Sub): Z

Switch 2 (Sub): C

Sub-Function: G

Scroll Up: PgUp

Scroll Down: PgDn

Scroll Up (Sub): Ins

Scroll Down (Sub): Del

Switch Window Level (Back): 1

Switch Window Level (Forward): 3

Zoom In: Home

Zoom Out: End

Options: Tab

Fernando Diaz

Fernando is doing what he always did, sharing his honest opinions about games whenever he can. The difference is now he is writing and not talking about it.
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