Here is a master list of all default controls for PC and Xbox to easily access and recall while playing Starfield .
Control buttons marked [N/A] need to be mapped separately.
General Gameplay Effect PC Xbox Primary attack LMB (Left Click) RT Secondary attack RMB (Right Click) LT Melee V RS Throw Grenade G RB Activate E A Reload/sheathe weapon R X Power Z LB+RB Hand Scanner/Flashlight F LB Open Data Menu TAB Pause Toggle POV MMB (Middle Click) View Jump Space Y Spring [N/A] LS Sneak L-CTRL B Quick-key Up (0-9) D-Pad Up Quick-key Down (0-9) D-Pad Down Quick-key Left (0-9) D-Pad Left Quick-key Right (0-9) D-Pad Right Quick-save F5 [N/A] Quick-load F9 [N/A]
Spaceship (Flight) Effect PC Xbox Fire Boosters L-SHIFT Left Stick Switch Flight Modes SPACE RB Toggle POV Q View Fire Weapon 0 LMB RT Fire Weapon 1 RMB LT Fire Weapon 2 G Y Ship Action 1 R X Select Target E A Cancel ESC B Increase System Power UP/V D-Pad Up Decrease System Power DOWN/C D-Pad Down Select System Power LEFT/RIGHT/Z/X D-Pad Left/Right Open Scanner F LB Repair O Right Stick
Spaceship (Docked/Grounded) Effect PC Xbox Undock/Take-off SPACE Y Get up E B Exit ship from cockpit X X Zoom in LMB LT Zoom out RMB RT
Menu Navigation Effect PC Xbox Accept E/Enter A Cancel TAB/ESC B Up W/UP D-Pad Up Down S/DOWN D-Pad Down Left A/LEFT D-Pad Left Right D/RIGHT D-Pad Right Previous tab Q LB Next tab T RB UI Action 1 R X UI Action 2 B Y UI Action 3 V View UI Action 4 Z LS UI Action 5 X RS Zoom model in Mouse wheel up RT Zoom model out Mouse wheel down LT Rotate model RMB (Right Click) [N/A]
Quick Container Effect PC Xbox Up Mouse wheel up D-Pad Up Down Mouse wheel down D-Pad Down Take item E A Open transfer menu R X Perk Action 1 SPACE Y Perk Action 2 L-CTRL B
Outpost Effect PC Xbox Build/Confirm/Edit E A Cancel ESC B Up Mouse wheel up / UP D-Pad Up Down Mouse wheel down / DOWN D-Pad Down Previous variant Q / LEFT D-Pad Left Next variant T / RIGHT D-Pad Right Rotate object left LMB (Left Click) LT Rotate object right RMB (Right Click) RT Delete/replace object R X Change color/previous category Z LB Repair object/next category C RB Toggle View V View Change Mode TAB [N/A]
Terminal Effect PC Xbox Switch view Q X Left [N/A] LB Right [N/A] RB
Photo Mode Effect PC Xbox Snapshot SPACE A Exit ESC B Reset Settings V View Toggle UI T Y Next Mode R X Move camera up RMB (Right Click) RT Move camera down LMB (Left Click) LT Previous category Q LB Next category E RB Up UP D-Pad Up Down DOWN D-Pad Down Left LEFT D-Pad Left Right RIGHT D-Pad Right Toggle headtracking X RS Toggle helmet Z LS
Security Effect PC Xbox Rotate left A D-Pad Left Rotate right D D-Pad Right Cancel pick LMB (Left Click) / R X Eliminate unused keys X RS
Scope Effect PC Xbox Steady L-SHIFT LS
Starmap Effect PC Xbox Open mission menu L View Show me V Y Zoom in Mouse wheel up RT Zoom out Mouse wheel down LT Surface Map G RB Set Route Destination X X Open resource view R LB Pan Up W / UP D-Pad Up Pan Down S / DOWN D-Pad Down Pan Left A / LEFT D-Pad Left Pan Right D / RIGHT D-Pad Right
Starmap (System Inspect) Effect PC Xbox Reset Camera Q RS
Surface Map Effect PC Xbox Fast travel to ship R Y
Spaceship Editor Effect PC Xbox Rotate RMB (Right Click) [N/A] Pan Mouse 3 [N/A] Pan Up W / UP [N/A] Pan Left A / LEFT [N/A] Pan Right D / RIGHT [N/A] Pan Down S / DOWN [N/A] Floor up R [N/A] Floor down F [N/A] Zoom in Mouse Wheel Up [N/A] Zoom out Mouse Wheel Down [N/A] Options L-CTRL [N/A]
Ship Builder (Empty) Effect PC Xbox Delete DEL / BACKSPACE [N/A] Undo Z [N/A] Redo Y [N/A] Add G [N/A] Edit SPACE [N/A] Select LMB (Left Click) [N/A] Exit TAB / ESC [N/A] Flight check C [N/A] Color J [N/A]
Ship Builder (Add) Effect PC Xbox Flip piece Z [N/A] Change piece G [N/A] Previous variant LEFT [N/A] Next variant RIGHT [N/A] Previous category Q [N/A] Next category T [N/A] Up W / UP [N/A] Down S / DOWN [N/A]
Ship Builder (Edit) Effect PC Xbox Accept SPACE / ENTER [N/A] Select piece LMB (Left Click) [N/A] Flip piece Z [N/A] Previous variant LEFT [N/A] Next variant RIGHT [N/A] Delete piece DEL / BACKSPACE [N/A]
Ship Builder (Color) Effect PC Xbox Accept ENTER A Previous color Q LB Next color T RB Next control S / DOWN D-Pad Down Previous control W / UP D-Pad Up Next value D / RIGHT D-Pad Right Previous value A / LEFT D-Pad Left Default X X
Ship Builder (Flight Check) Effect PC Xbox Accept SPACE / ENTER A Cancel ESC / C B Rename G X Exit E Pause Previous category Q LB Next category T RB
Ship Builder (Exit Confirm) Effect PC Xbox Accept SPACE / ENTER A Exit X X
Ship Builder (Upgrade) Effect PC Xbox Accept ENTER A Exit TAB / ESC XB Previous category A / LEFT LB Next category D / RIGHT RB Zoom in Mouse wheel up RT Zoom out Mouse wheel down LT Up W / UP [N/A] Down S / DOWN [N/A]
Ship Builder Effect PC Xbox Floor up [N/A] D-Pad Up Floor down [N/A] D-Pad Down Right shoulder [N/A] RB Left shoulder [N/A] LB Add/edit/confirm [N/A] A Cancel [N/A] B Delete [N/A] X Duplicate/flip [N/A] Y Undo/previous variant [N/A] D-Pad Left Redo/next variant [N/A] D-Pad Right Flight Check [N/A] Pause Color [N/A] LS
Ship Info Effect PC Xbox Repair R A Remove Delete LS Rotate RMB (Right Click) [N/A] Cargo Hold F X Crew C Y Previous ship Q LB Next ship T RB Exit TAB / ESC B Inspect X RS Home ship H Pause Register ship G View
Ship Info (Transaction) Effect PC Xbox Switch Category R [N/A] Ship Transaction SPACE / ENTER [N/A] Exit TAB / ESC [N/A]
Ship Info (Modification) Effect PC Xbox Upgrade ship E [N/A] Open ship builder B [N/A] Exit TAB / ESC [N/A]
Starfield is an action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and initially released worldwide in 2023 for PC and Xbox Series X|S.
