PC controls in Dark Souls 3

Dark Souls 3 can be played on a gamepad or using a keyboard and mouse. If you’re having problems memorizing all the different commands and what each button does, we’ve got you covered.
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This guide will list the PC controls in Dark Souls 3.

List of PC controls in Dks3

WASD = Move
Q = Target lock
E = Interaction/pick up
Space = Dodge
Space = Jump
Left ctrl = parry / weapon arts
Left click = attack
shift + left click = Strong attack
W + SHIFT + left mouse button= jump attack
W + left mouse button = kick
right click = block
G = Gestures
ESC = menu
Hold left Alt to sneak / walk
Q = Camera reset / Lock on
R=Use item
E=interact

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23 COMMENTS

  1. J
    jeff

    This company sucks. How can you not provide a way to easily play the game with a PC? If I knew in advance what a pain it would be I never would have purchased it. The company should provide a patch to allow for easy PC playing. Now I will never purchase another game from them, not that they care. I don’t play with a game pad. Never did or will. Customers should not have to deal with this nonsense.

  2. U
    Urca

    Is it possible to circle stratih in this game?
    How can I do it?

  3. H
    Help!!

    What should I press If I want to cast The farron Dart. It is on My “hotbar” but it is kinda faded gray. Or IS it just because I dont have enough something. (My first souls game.)

  4. A
    A Duck

    w + left mouse button = kick

    *Presses w and left mouse button*

    *doesn’t kick*

    for anyone who’s experienced with the keyboard controls, help please?

    1. V
      Vosmok

      if you insta press both “W”+LMB at the same time you will perform the kick

  5. A
    andrew

    and ofc u cant play the game with a controller of ur choise and its bannable also ………….shame on them again ps4 controller and xbob ones arent good for games 100% i will never buy or support em again

  6. A
    andrew

    u cant even change all KB with whatever u like shame on the game creators….. the same idiot think with blade and souls trash game i played the game cracked and KB change work on every KB i wanted now i fell like i i buy the game for no reason i will never buy again a dark soul game

  7. A
    AsagaXeno

    How can I use the Katana weapon art?

    1. E
      etemad

      press “F” to go two handed and then press control, and maybe left click to release

  8. G
    Gold94Foxy

    To change arrows you go to eqouipment and next to your left hand weapons there will be
    th arrows.
    The only way to change them

  9. S
    shane

    E is in there twice.

  10. H
    Hailey

    How can i switch arrows?

  11. L
    Laurens

    For the bow skill, you have to use SHIFT + left and right click at the same time. Took me a while to find that stuff and it’s posted nowhere else on the damn internet >.<

    1. R
      Ryoki

      Holy heck, thank you so much. I’ve been looking ages for this. Your comment was the only source, lol.

  12. A
    Andrei

    Hello, i tried parrying but it doesn’t work for me ๐Ÿ™ playing as a deprived so it is essential for the first boss. Tried ctrl spam, ctrl+W ctrl+right mouse button tried with a shield, with no shield. It doesn’t seem to work can anyone help me? Thanks

    1. C
      Cristi

      If you press ctrl and the shield is up, then parrying works, you just have to time it right.

    2. V
      vahnn

      Pretty sure the starting shield as Deprived can’t parry. I thought it was just a useless shove attack.

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      IndianPotato

      for me parry is left shift plus right click

  13. R
    Ryan

    Is there a way to change the press A from xbox to Something like Press E as on you’re keyboard , i cant find where to change this

    1. D
      Diego

      same problem :/

      1. J
        James

        Did you guys find a solution to this? I’m playing with keyboard/mouse on pc as well, and I don’t like that the overlay is by default the controller buttons. Like the example, from “A” to “press e on keyboard” did you guys find anything on it? I would like to change it as well

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          Martin

          You can right click in a lot of the menus which brings up a little popup with all the options at the bottom of the screen, marked again with the corresponding controller key, but also clickable, like a regular right click context menu on a pc ๐Ÿ™‚

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          Felix

          any solutions to this i just want it to show computer keys instead of controller keys