What can you do as a free member?

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and unlock all our premium features and tools to enhance your gaming experience.

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and save articles to your watchlist and get notified when they're updated with new information.

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and save your favorite games for quick access later, synced across all your devices.

Member benefits illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you'll receive instant notifications when someone replies to your posts.

Comment rating feature illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you can make use of convenient features in the comments section, such as rating and sorting comments.

Premium archive feature illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you can access Premium articles that are exclusively available to members.

Site Interface

Guest
Free Member
Article Watchlist
Game Bookmarks
Cross-device Sync
Light/Dark Theme Toggle
User Profiles
Direct Feedback
Comment Rating

Game Tools

Guest
Free Member
Interactive Map Access
Interactive Map Pins
Interactive Map Comments
Interactive Map Pins Cross-Device
Check List
Event Choice Checker
Deck Builder Cross-Device
Message Board Notification
Message Board Cross-Device
Build Planner
Stat Calculator
Diagnostic Tool
Weapon/Armor Wishlist

Want more information?Learn more

Dead Space Remake (2023)

List of Controls and How to Change

Add to Watchlist

Update 1.04 is out on all platforms as of Feb. 3, 2023!
★ Check our Beginner's Guide for the best tips and tricks!
★ See all Bugs and Exploits for Dead Space!
Perform a ritual for a secret text log and more!
How to Unlock Master Override: All RIG Locations
Marker Locations | Master Override Doors

Dead Space Remake (2023) List of Controls and How to Change Thumbnail
The Dead Space Remake (2023) will be playable in various consoles such as the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Learn the controls of the game for each platform and find out how to change it based on your preference.

Default Controls for Each Console

Exploration

Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/S PC Action
PS4 -  Left Stick XBOX - Left Stick
Dead Space Remake - W ButtonDead Space Remake - A ButtonDead Space Remake - S ButtonDead Space Remake - D Button
Movement
PS4 - L3 Button XBOX - Left Bumper
Dead Space Remake - Space Button
Space
Sprint
PS4 - Right Stick XBOX - Right Stick Mouse Camera Movement
PS4 - X Button XBOX - A Button E Interact
PS4 - Triangle Button XBOX - Y Button C Stasis
PS4 - Circle Button XBOX - B Button F Use Med Pack/Riglink Close
PS4 - Triangle Button XBOX - Y Button C Use Stasis Pack
PS4 - R3 Button XBOX - Right Stick Press X Locator

Combat

Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/S PC Action
PS4 - R2 Button XBOX - Right Bumper
Dead Space Remake - Space Button
Space
Stomp
PS4 - R1 Button XBOX - Right Trigger
Dead Space Remake - Left Click
Left Click
Melee
PS4 - L2 Button XBOX - Left Trigger
Dead Space Remake - Right Click
Right Click
Aim [Hold]
PS4 - R2 Button XBOX - Right Trigger
Dead Space Remake - Left Click
Left Click
Shoot
PS4 - R1 Button XBOX - Right Bumper
Dead Space Remake - Space Button
Space
Alt Fire
PS4 - Square Button XBOX - X Button R Reload
PNG - Dpad Up XBOX - DPAD Up 1 Select Weapon 1
PNG - Dpad Right XBOX - DPAD Right 2 Select Weapon 2
PNG - Dpad Down XBOX - DPAD Down 3 Select Weapon 3
PNG - Dpad Left XBOX - DPAD Left 4 Select Weapon 4

Kinesis

Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/S PC Action
PS4 - Circle Button XBOX - B Button F Kineses Grab
PS4 - R2 Button XBOX - Right Trigger
Dead Space Remake - Left Click
Left Click
Kinesis-Throw Object
PS4 - Circle Button XBOX - B Button F Kinesis-Release Object

Flight

Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/S PC Action
PS4 - L1 Button+PS4 - R1 Button XBOX - Left Bumper+XBOX - Right Bumper Z Take Off/Land
PS4 - L1 Button XBOX - Left Bumper Q Roll Left
PS4 - R1 Button XBOX - Right Bumper E Roll Right
PS4 - R2 Button XBOX - Right Bumper
Dead Space Remake - Left Click
Left Click
Zero-G Align
PS4 - L3 Button XBOX - Left Bumper
Dead Space Remake - Shift Button
Shift
Sprint

Menus

Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/S PC Action
PS4 - Options XBOX - Start Button Esc Pause Menu
PS4 - Touchpad XBOX - Options Button Tab RIG Menu
I RIG Inventory
M RIG Map
J RIG Missions
L RIG Database

How to Access and Change Control Options

Access the pause menu

Dead Space Remake Pause Menu
If you want to access the control options of the game, press the button in your console that will lead you to the Pause Menu.

Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/S PC Action
PS4 - Options XBOX - Start Button Esc Pause Menu

Once accessed, you can proceed to the Controls Setting. From there, you will be able to customize your controls and choose the control presets of your preference.

Control Presets
Default Modern Dead Space controls
DS2 Controls that are faithful to Dead Space 2
DS1 Controls that are faithful to the original Dead Space
Custom Indicates that controls were remapped

Dead Space Remake (2023) Related Guides

Dead Space Remake - News and Game Info Partial Banner

Dead Space Remake News and Game Info

Other Dead Space Remake News

Other Dead Space Remake News
All Pre-Order Bonuses: How to Get the Digital Deluxe Edition Release Date and Time: PS, Xbox, and PC Launch Dates)
Cast and Voice Actors Ending Explained
Are There Cheat Codes? How Long is Dead Space Remake?
Story and Plot Summary Can You Run Dead Space Remake
Is Dead Space on EA Play? Is There New Game Plus?
List of Trailers Will There Be DLC?
How to Get the Secret Ending List of Controls and How to Change
How Scary is Dead Space Remake Does Dead Space Remake Have Multiplayer?
Will Dead Space Be on Xbox Game Pass? Is Dead Space a Remake or Remaster?
How to Preload -

Author

    Please participate in our site
    improvement survey
    12/2025
    Would you assist in
    improving Game8's site?
    ×
    This survey will take about 1 minute.
    Your answers will help us to improve our website.
    We are listening to our users' valuable opinions and discussing how to act on them.
    The information collected through this survey will be used for the purpose of improving our services. In addition, the information will only be disclosed a part of a statistic in a format that will not allow identification of personal information.
    Begin Survey

    All rights reserved

    Guide Index