The gameplay in Palworld is smooth and simple, making it easy for players to use either a keyboard and mouse or a controller to play the game.
From movement to combat, your character is easy to control, and this includes releasing your Pals to join you as you venture around the land.
To get a glimpse of how it will be to move around, fight, and more, we have put together a list of all the actions and the controls to do them.
Keyboard and Mouse Settings
Moving around is pretty simple, following the basics of any game while there is the addition of input for controlling your Pals.
The following are the controls for keyboard and mouse:
- Move Forward (W)
- Move Backward (S)
- Move Left (A)
- Move Right (D)
- Jump (Space)
- Summon Pal/Ride Skill 2 (E)
- Throw Pal Sphere (Q)
- Partner Skill (F)
- Crouch/Slide/Ride Skill 3 ©
- Reload (R)
- Roll (Ctrl)
- Sprint (Shift)
- Change Pal (Left)
- Change Pal (Right)
- Change Sphere (2)
- Command Pal (4)
- Change Weapon (Mouse Wheel)
- Attack (Mouse 1)
- Aim (Mouse 2)
Controller Settings
For a controller pad and other platforms, movement should already be given, and the other controls are easy to get used to.
The following are the input commands for the Controller Pad:
- Jump (A)
- Summon Pal/Ride Skill 2 (LB)
- Throw Pal Sphere (RB)
- Partner Skill/Reload (X)
- Roll/Crouch/Riding Skill 3 (B)
- Sprint (LS)
- Change Pal (Left)
- Change Pal (Right)
- Change Sphere (Down)
- Command Pal (RS)
- Change Weapon (Y)
- Aim (LT)
- Attack/Riding Skill 1 (RT)
How To Change Controls in Palworld?
One of the best things about the controls for Palworld is that you can change them, and this applies to both keyboard and mouse users as well as those who play using a controller.
To do this, all you need to do is open up the options menu and head into controls where you will see your current control layout.
Select the action that you want to change the controls for and input the new key/button you prefer to use and this will change it. (You can always restore this to defaults later)
Verdict
Palworld has a lot to offer and moving your character around while fighting enemies has never been more fun thanks to the way they carefully designed everything.
From movement to fighting enemies and dodging attacks, everything feels so smooth along with the bonus of being able to change your control bindings.
Regardless of what you use to play the game, everything seems to be perfectly put together, and if the controls are a bit off for you, changing them to be more convenient is easy.