Ghost of Yotei Controls Guide

Everything you need to know about Ghost of Yotei controls for the PlayStation 5. Learn about the four available setups and options to toggle certain controls to your personal preferences.

How to access the Controls Settings
Changing Control Schemes
Other Control Settings

How to access the Controls Settings

To access the Controls settings, press ≡ or press down the Touch Pad to access the Menu. Use L1 or R1 to swap tabs to access Settings. The Controls will be the first option available.

Changing Control Schemes

There are four control schemes you can choose from to play Ghost of Yotei. You cannot remap individual inputs. You’ll have your choices of Default, Left-Handed, Melee Alternate, and Melee Alternate (Left Handed).

If you’d like to swap schemes, highlight Control Scheme and use Left or Right on the Left Joystick or D Pad.

Default

The Default controls are what will be used by default. The default controls are as follows:

Action	Button	Type	Preset
Player Movement	L		Default
Run / Gallop	L3	Tap	Default
Camera Movement	R		Default
Crouch / Ezo Wilds Mounted Camera	R3	Tap	Default
Listen	R3	Hold	Default
Heavy Attack / Assassinate	△	Tap	Default
Focus Attack	△	Hold	Default
Dash	⭘	Tap	Default
Roll	⭘	Double Tap	Default
Jump	x	Tap	Default
Light Attack	☐	Tap	Default
Spyglass / Toggle Target Lock	D-Pad Up	Tap	Default
Call Horse	D-Pad Left	Tap	Default
Heal	D-Pad Down	Tap	Default
Sake	D-Pad Down	Hold	Default
Photo Mode	D-Pad Right	Tap	Default
Block / Standoff	L1	Tap	Default
Aim	L2	Hold	Default
Select Ranged Weapon or Ammo	L2	Hold	Default
Quickfire	R1	Tap	Default
Interact / Fire Ranged Weapon	R2	Tap	Default
Weapon Select	R2	Hold	Default
Map	Touch Pad	Press	Default
Time Swap	Touch Pad	Hold	Default
Guiding Wind	Touch Pad Up	Swipe	Default
Play Shamisen	Touch Pad Left	Swipe	Default
Show Respect (Bow)	Touch Pad Down	Swipe	Default
Draw / Stow Weapon	Touch Pad Right	Swipe	Default

Left-Handed

The Left-Handed control scheme horizontally mirrors the controls of the Default scheme. This does not include the Touch Pad inputs.

Action	Button	Type	Preset
Player Movement	R		Left-Handed
Run / Gallop	R3	Tap	Left-Handed
Camera Movement	L		Left-Handed
Crouch / Ezo Wilds Mounted Camera	L3	Tap	Left-Handed
Listen	L3	Hold	Left-Handed
Heavy Attack / Assassinate	D-Pad Up	Tap	Left-Handed
Focus Attack	D-Pad Up	Hold	Left-Handed
Dash	D-Pad Left	Tap	Left-Handed
Roll	D-Pad Left	Double Tap	Left-Handed
Jump	D-Pad Down	Tap	Left-Handed
Light Attack	D-Pad Right	Tap	Left-Handed
Spyglass / Toggle Target Lock	△	Tap	Left-Handed
Call Horse	⭘	Tap	Left-Handed
Heal	x	Tap	Left-Handed
Sake	x	Hold	Left-Handed
Photo Mode	☐	Tap	Left-Handed
Block / Standoff	R1	Tap	Left-Handed
Aim	R2	Hold	Left-Handed
Select Ranged Weapon or Ammo	R2	Hold	Left-Handed
Quickfire	L1	Tap	Left-Handed
Interact / Fire Ranged Weapon	L2	Tap	Left-Handed
Weapon Select	L2	Hold	Left-Handed
Map	Touch Pad	Press	Left-Handed
Time Swap	Touch Pad	Hold	Left-Handed
Guiding Wind	Touch Pad Up	Swipe	Left-Handed
Play Shamisen	Touch Pad Left	Swipe	Left-Handed
Show Respect (Bow)	Touch Pad Down	Swipe	Left-Handed
Draw / Stow Weapon	Touch Pad Right	Swipe	Left-Handed

Melee Alternate

The Melee Alternate control scheme is good for people who are used to playing Dark Souls, Elden Ring, or Assassin’s Creed Shadows. This makes your attacks and parrying buttons use the triggers instead of the face buttons.

Action	Button	Type	Preset
Player Movement	R		Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Run / Gallop	R3	Tap	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Camera Movement	L		Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Crouch / Ezo Wilds Mounted Camera	L3	Tap	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Listen	L3	Hold	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Spyglass / Toggle Target Lock	△	Tap	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Call Horse	⭘	Tap	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Heal	x	Tap	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Sake	x	Sake	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Photo Mode	☐	Tap	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Interact	D-Pad Up	Tap	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Weapon Select	D-Pad Up	Hold	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Dash	D-Pad Left	Tap	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Double Tap	D-Pad Left	Double Tap	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Jump	D-Pad Down	Tap	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Quickfire	D-Pad Right	Tap	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Light Attack	L1	Tap	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Heavy Attack	L2	Tap	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Focus Attack	L2	Hold	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
While Aiming: Fire Bow/Weapon	L2	Tap	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Block/Standoff	R1	Tap	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Aim	R2	Hold	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Select Ranged Weapon or Ammo	R2	Hold	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Map	Touch Pad	Press	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Time Swap	Touch Pad	Hold	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Guiding Wind	Touch Pad Up	Swipe	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Play Shamisen	Touch Pad Left	Swipe	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Show Respect (Bow)	Touch Pad Down	Swipe	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)
Draw / Stow Weapon	Touch Pad Right	Swipe	Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)

Melee Alternate (Left-Handed)

This control scheme is a horizontal mirror of the Melee Alternate control scheme. The Touch Pad functions remain the same.

Melee Alternate

Below are the visual versions of the Control Scheme layouts:

Other Control Settings

On the right side of the Control Settings, you’ll find other optional setting toggles below Control Scheme, these are:

Invert Camera (Horizontal)
Invert Camera (Vertical)
Camera Speed
Options are Default, Fast, Slow, and Cinematic (Slowest)
Camera Wobble Intensity
Stick Drift Compensation
If either of your Joysticks experience drift, turning this on will increase the deadzone of your sticks to prevent unwanted movement.
Controller Orientation
If you like to use the controller on its side or upside down, this option will gotta the controls to accommodate.
Swap Left and Right Stick While Aiming
Motion Sensor Function Aim
Toggle on to use gyroscopic aiming with your controller.
Vibration Intensity
Options are Strong, Subtle, and Off.
Trigger Effect Intensity
Options are Strong, Subtle, and Off. This affects the amount of physical resistance your controller’s trigger has.
Reset Defaults