Obsidian Entertainment is back with a new entry in the Pillars of Eternity, this time with Avowed, a first-person action RPG that’s the perfect entry point for newcomers to the franchise. It’s also a highly customizable experience with support for multiple inputs on the PC version.

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If you need a reference for the default scheme, here are the complete Avowed controls for controllers and keyboard and mouse for PC.

Avowed Complete Controls for Controllers

Here are the default controls for Avowed whether you’re playing on an Xbox or PlayStation controller.

ActionXboxMovementLeft StickLookRight StickJump / ParkourACrouch / SlideBInteractXSwap Weapon SetYSheath WeaponsY (Hold)SprintLSMain Hand ActionRTThrowRBOff Hand / Secondary ActionLTAbility RadialLBOpen LedgerView ButtonPause MenuMenu ButtonAbility Slot 1D-pad UpAbility Slot 2D-pad DownAbility Slot 3D-pad RightAbility Slot 4D-pad LeftToggle PerspectiveRS

Avowed Complete Controls for Keyboard and Mouse

Here are the default controls for Avowed if you’re playing on a keyboard and mouse.

Movement

ActionInputLookMouse movementWalk ForwardWWalked BackwardSStrafe RightDStrafe LeftAJump / ParkourSpacebarCrouch / SlideLeft CtrlSprintLeft Shift

Actions

ActionInputOff Hand / Secondary ActionRight Mouse ButtonMain Hand ActionLeft Mouse ButtonSheathe WeaponsTSwap Weapon SetLeft AltInteractF

Abilities

ActionInputAbility RadialEAbility Slot 00Ability Slot 11Ability Slot 22Ability Slot 33Ability Slot 44Ability Slot 55Ability Slot 66Ability Slot 77Ability Slot 88Ability Slot 99ThrowQDrink Health PotionZDrink Essence PotionX

Menus

ActionInputOpen InventoryIOpen JournalJOpen LedgerTabOpen MapMQuick SaveF5Quick LoadF8

UI Navigation

ActionInputNavigate UpWNavigate DownSNavigate LeftANavigate RightDAcceptSpacebarCancelEscapeNext TabEPrevious TabQNext SubtabCPrevious SubtabZ

Can you Remap Controls in Avowed?

Players can remap the controls for the keyboard and mouse, but not controllers. This is a bit of a shame and we hope that Obsidian considers adding the ability to remap controller buttons as well.

Additionally, the game doesn’t have the correct prompts for PlayStation controllers either. This is another odd omission as most PlayStation Studios’ PC releases come with in-game button prompts for multiple controller types.

Overall, Avowed on PC could use some improvement when it comes to support for PlayStation controllers. Players shouldn’t have much problem on Steam thanks to Steam Input, but the Xbox App version might require additional steps like DS4Windows.

Once you’re all set up though, learn how to get Adra to upgrade your gear early on in Avowed.

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