South of Midnight Controls Guide (PC and Xbox)

by Fernando Diaz / Articles, Misc. Guides / 08 Apr 2025

South of Midnight plunges you into a spellbinding Deep South adventure as Hazel, a newly minted Weaver ready to mend spirits and battle creatures from folklore… but let’s face it, even magical Weavers need to know which button performs that cool weaving attack versus accidentally opening the map mid-Haint confrontation. So, let’s get the boring (but essential!) part out of the way: here are the default controls for PC keyboard and Xbox gamepad.

All PC Settings

PC Keyboard Controls

Move & Camera

Move: W, A, S, D

Camera: Mouse

Sprint: Left Shift

Force walk: Left Alt

Wall run: W, S

Guiding Strand/Lock-on: Middle Mouse Button

Drop from ledge: Left Ctrl

Skills

Jump/Double Jump: Space

Dodge/Glide: Left Ctrl

Interact/Unravel: E

Attack: Left Mouse Button

Weave: Q

Abilities

Strand Push: R

Strand Pull/Grapple: E

Crouton: F

Upgraded attack: Tab

Menu Shortcuts (Not mandatory)

Objective: O

Upgrade: U

Collection: I

Lore: L

Pause & Skip

Pause: Esc

Skip cinematic: Enter

Skip (Boss/Combat/Chase): Backspace

Menu Navigation

Tab left: Q

Tab right: E

Option left: Left Arrow

Option right: Right Arrow

Scroll Up: PgUp

Scroll Down: PgDn

Xbox Controller Controls

Move & Camera

Sprint: L Stick Click

Guiding Strand/Lock-on: R Stick Click

Drop from ledge: B

Skills

Jump/Double Jump: A

Dodge/Glide: B

Interact/Unravel: Y

Attack: X

Magic

Weave: LB

Strand Push: RT

Strand Pull/Grapple: LT

Crouton: RB

Upgraded attack: Y

Menu Shortcuts (Not mandatory)

Objective: D-pad Up

Upgrade: D-pad Down

Collection: D-pad Left

Lore: D-pad Right

Pause & Skip

Pause: Menu Button (Start)

Skip cinematic: B

Skip (Boss/Combat/Chase): View Button (Back)

Menu Navigation

Tab left: LB

Tab right: RB

Fernando Diaz

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