XCOM 2 Keyboard Shortcut Commands

February 6, 2016







As of launch XCOM 2 can only be played on keyboard & mouse or the Steam Controller. Since the game doesn't have an options menu for learning the keyboard commands, we thought it'd be a good idea to share them. Below are the keyboard shortcuts for every input in the game.


 



SPACEBAR / ENTER - Open Shot HUD/Confirm Action


TAB / MOUSE 4 - Next Unit/Target


LEFT SHIFT / MOUSE 5 - Previous Unit/Target


[1] - [0] - Ability 1-10


Y - Overwatch


R - Reload


Q / E - Rotate Camera Left/Right


W / A / S / D -  Camera Move Up/Left/Down/Right


G / T - Camera Zoom Level Up/Down


MOUSE 3 - Toggle Camera Zoom Level


F / C or MOUSESCROLL UP/DOWN - Ascend/Descent Floor


END / BACKSPACE - End Turn


P - Call Skyranger


Hold CTRL + RIGHT MOUSE - Waypoint Movement


RIGHT MOUSE - Move Unit To Cursor


F5 - Quick Save


F9 - Quick Load

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