Optimizing Your Controller Settings in Crimson Desert: A Step-by-Step Guide

Pearl Abyss’s Crimson Desert is out now after years of anticipation. While gamers praise the title for its visuals, combat, and more, one game aspect that everyone unanimously hates is its controls. It doesn’t matter whether you are playing on PC or console; the controls feel clumsy and overwhelming. If you are playing with a controller, discover more about the control scheme and find out if you can change the controller settings in Crimson Desert.

Remapping Controls in Crimson Desert

Be it a PlayStation or Xbox controller, there is no way to change the controller settings in Crimson Desert at the time of writing. PC players are allowed to change the shortcuts and input settings under the Input menu; however, you can only bind the keys for Keyboard and Mouse, not a controller at the moment.

Will Powers, Pearl Abyss’s PR and Marketing Director, advised the players earlier to take their time learning the controls, “Think of it like riding a bike, it comes naturally after you learn it. just takes a minute.”

So, it seems like Pearl Abyss has no plans to add an option to let the controller players remap the controls as they wish. If you are a console player, you cannot find any option to change the controls in the settings.

But if you are playing on PC, you are in luck, as modders have already come up with a mod for Crimson Desert that finally allows controller players to freely change their controls. You can check out the Controller Button Remapper mod in Nexus Mods.

Crimson Desert Controller Layout

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If you are playing on a controller, here are the controls for both the PlayStation and Xbox controllers for Crimson Desert:

CategoryResultPlayStation ControllerXbox ControllersInput Action

Movement	Move Camera	RS	RS	Tilt
Movement	Camera Zoom In/Out	Trackpad	View	Press
Movement	Lock-on	D-Pad Down	D-Pad Down	Press
Movement	Move	LS	LS	Tilt
Movement	Run	X	X	Hold
Movement	Sprint	X	X	Double Press (Toggle)
Movement	Crouch	L3	RS	Press (Toggle)
Movement	Slide	L3	RS	Press (While Running)
Movement	Jump	Square	X	Press
Movement	Precision Jump	L1 + Square	LB + X	Hold Control, then Press
Movement	Double Jump (When Unlocked)	Square	X	Press (While Mid-air)
Movement	Mantle	Square	X	Press (Near Ledge)
Movement	Climb	Square + LS	X + LS Tilt	Jump Towards Wall
Movement	Roll	Circle	B	Press
Movement	Evade	Circle	B	Double Press
Basic	Quick Menu (Last)	Options	Menu	Press
Basic	Scroll Menu	Options	Menu	Hold
Basic	Use Gear	L1	LB	Press/Hold
Basic	Force Palm	R3	RS	Press
Basic	Call Mount	D-Pad Up	D-Pad Up	Press
Basic	Dismount / Put Down Held Item	Triangle	Y	Press
Basic	Comrade Quick Slot	D-Pad Up	D-Pad Up	Hold
Basic	Gear Quick Slot	D-Pad Left	D-Pad Left	Hold
Basic	Food Quick Slot	D-Pad Right	D-Pad Right	Hold
Basic	Sheathe Weapon	D-Pad Left	D-Pad Left	Press
Interaction	Quick Menu (Last)	Options	Menu	Press
Interaction	Scroll Menu	Options	Menu	Hold
Interaction	Use Gear	L1	LB	Press/Hold
Interaction	Force Palm	R3	RS	Press
Interaction	Call Mount	D-Pad Up	D-Pad Up	Press
Interaction	Dismount / Put Down Current Item	Triangle	Y	Press
Interaction	Comrade Quick Slot	D-Pad Up	D-Pad Up	Hold
Interaction	Gear Quick Slot	D-Pad Left	D-Pad Left	Hold
Interaction	Food Quick Slot	D-Pad Right	D-Pad Right	Hold
Interaction	Stow Weapon	D-Pad Left	D-Pad Left	Press
Combat	Light Attack	R1	RB	Press Repeatedly
Combat	Heavy Attack	R2	RT	Press Repeatedly
Combat	Punch/Kick	Triangle	Y	Press
Combat	Aim	L2	LT	Hold
Combat	Fire	L2	LT	Aim and Release
Combat	Focus	X	A	Press
Combat	Axiom Force	L3	LS	Hold
Combat	Block/Parry in Crimson Desert	L1	LB	Press
Combat	Skill 1	R2 + R1	RT + RB	Combo Press
Combat	Skill 2	R2 + L1	RT + LB	Combo Press
Combat	Skill 3	R2 + X	RT + A	Combo Press
Combat	Skill 4	R1 + Circle	RB + B	Combo Press
Combat	Skill 5	R1 + X	RB + A	Combo Press
Combat	Skill 6	R1 + Square	RB + X	Combo Press
Combat	Skill 7	R1 + L1	RB + LB	Combo Press
Combat	Grappling: Throw	Triangle + R1	Y + RB	Combo Press
Combat	Grappling: Lariat	Triangle + R2	Y + RT	Combo Press
Combat	Enemy Vault	Square + R1	X + RB	Combo Press

So, we hope Pearl Abyss listens to the player base and either changes the controls or gives the players the option to remap. Until then, let us know whether you find Crimson Desert’s controls easy or not in the comments below.

Can you change controller settings in Crimson Desert?

No, you cannot change controller settings in Crimson Desert.

Can you change PC keybinds in Crimson Desert?

Yes, you can change PC keybinds in Crismon Desert. In fact, you can even download a mod to change controller settings if you’re on PC.