Control Scheme (Life is Strange)

Life is Strange

Before the Storm

Captain Spirit

Life is Strange 2

How I Move: The controls menu for the PC version of Life is Strange.

The Control Scheme page lists the default control keys for Life is Strange across six platforms: PC, Mac, PlayStation 3/4 and Xbox 360/One.

PC

Drag the mouse to aim at a object/person and hold Left Mouse Button to interact with it. Then, drag the mouse towards the interaction and release Left Mouse Button to look at the photo.

Default

Symbol	Name	Primary Function
	Pause Menu	Press ESC to pause the game.
	Movement	Players can control the character Max using the W, A, S and D keys.
	Camera	Use the mouse to move the camera.
	Skip Scene	To skip a previously viewed scene after rewinding, press the Spacebar button.
	Contextual action	Hold left mouse button, drag the and release left mouse button to perform contextual action(s).
	Rewind	Hold right mouse button to rewind time.
	Focus	Use A/D keys and Left/Right mouse buttons to focus on photos.
	Run	Hold Shift to move faster. When rewinding, press and hold Shift to rewind faster.
	Undo	Press Ctrl to rewind to your last action.
	Center Camera	Use middle mouse button to recenter camera.
	Journal	Press Tab to open your journal.

Alternative

Symbol	Name	Primary Function
	Pause Menu	Press Backspace to pause the game.
	Movement	Players can control the character Max using the arrow keys.
	Skip Scene	To skip a previously viewed scene after rewinding, press 0 on the numeric keypad.
	Contextual action	Hold C, drag the and release C to perform contextual action(s).
	Rewind	Hold R to rewind time.
	Journal	Press End to open your journal.

Mac

PlayStation

PlayStation 3

Symbol	Name	Primary Function
	Journal select	To access or exit Max's journal, use the select on the DualShock controller.
	Pause Menu	Pause the game.
	Movement	Players can control the character Max using the left analog stick.
	Camera	Players can control the direction of the camera using the right analog stick.
	Undo Journal Tab	Press L1 to rewind to your last action. Use L1 to scroll journal tabs to the left.
	Skip Journal Tab	Use R1 to skip or fast-forward through a previously viewed scene. Use R1 to scroll journal tabs to the right.
	Rewind	Rewind time by holding down the L2 button.
	Quick rewind Run	While holding down L2 to rewind, hold down R2 to rewind faster. Hold R2 to move/walk faster.
	Focus	Use the analog sticks to focus on photos.
	Forward/Back	Use the left and right d-pad buttons to browse through photographs and Max's journal.
	Look/Dialog	To interact with and study objects in front of Max, click the triangle button. To choose dialog with new information (from rewind) click the triangle button.
	Dialog	Press square to choose an option provided on the dialog tree. Press square to take a photograph.
	Read/Use	To read interactive objects, press the x/cross button. To use objects press the x/cross button.
	Go Back; Dialog	After reading the journal or other interactive objects, to back out, press the circle button. Press circle to choose an option provided on the dialog tree.

PlayStation 4

Symbol	Name	Primary Function
	Share Button	Share Media.
	Journal select	To access or exit Max's journal, use the touch pad on the DualShock controller.
	Pause Menu	Pause the game.
	Movement	Players can control the character Max using the left analog stick.
	Camera	Players can control the direction of the camera using the right analog stick.
	Undo Journal Tab	Press L1 to rewind to your last action. Use L1 to scroll journal tabs to the left.
	Skip Journal Tab	Use R1 to skip or fast-forward through a previously viewed scene. Us R1 to scroll journal tabs to the right.
	Rewind	Rewind time by holding down the L2 button.
	Quick rewind Run	While holding down L2 to rewind, hold down R2 to rewind faster. Hold R2 to move/walk faster.
	Focus	Use the analog sticks to focus on photos.
	Forward/Back	Use the left and right d-pad buttons to browse through photographs and Max's journal.
	Look/Dialog	To interact with and study objects in front of Max, click the triangle button. To choose dialog with new information (from rewind) click the triangle button.
	Dialog	Press square to choose an option provided on the dialog tree. Press square to take a photograph.
	Read/Use	To read interactive objects, press the x/cross button. To use objects press the x/cross button
	Go Back; Dialog	After reading the journal or other interactive objects, to back out, press the circle button. Press circle to choose an option provided on the dialog tree.

Xbox

Xbox 360 Controller

Symbol	Name	Primary Function
	Journal Menu	To access or exit Max's journal, use the back button on the Xbox controller.
	Pause Menu	Pause the game.
	Movement	Players can control the character Max using the left analog stick.
	Camera	Players can control the direction of the camera using the right analog stick.
	Rewind	Use LT to rewind time.
	Quick Rewind Run	While holding down LT to rewind, hold down RT to rewind faster. Hold RT to move/walk faster.
	Undo Journal Tab	Press LB to rewind to your last action. Use LB to scroll journal tabs to the left.
	Journal Tab Skip	Browse through the tabs of Max's Journal using the RB button. Skip a previously viewed scene using the RB button.
	Focus	Use the analog sticks to focus on photos.
	Forward/Back	Use the left and right d-pad buttons to browse through photographs and Max's journal.
	Look	To interact with and study objects in front of Max, click the Y button. To choose dialog with new information (from rewind) click the Y button.
	Dialog	Press X to choose an option provided on the dialog tree. Press X to take a photograph.
	Read	To read interactive objects, press the A button. To use objects press the A button
	Back Dialog	After reading the journal or other interactive objects, to back out, press the B button. Press B to choose an option provided on the dialog tree.

Xbox One Controller

Symbol	Name	Primary Function
	Journal Menu	To access or exit Max's journal, use the back button on the Xbox controller.
	Pause Menu	Pause the game.
	Movement	Players can control the character Max using the left analog stick.
	Camera	Players can control the direction of the camera using the right analog stick.
	Rewind	Use LT to rewind time.
	Quick Rewind Run	Use RT to While holding down LT to rewind, hold down RT to rewind faster. Hold RT to move/walk faster.
	Journal Tab	Browse through Max's Journal using the LB button.
	Journal Tab Skip	Browse through Max's Journal using the RB button. Skip a previously viewed scene using the RB button.
	Focus	Use the analog sticks to focus on photos.
	Forward/Back	Use the left and right d-pad buttons to browse through photographs and Max's journal.
	Look	To interact with and study objects in front of Max, click the Y button. To choose dialog with new information (from rewind) click the Y button.
	Dialog	Press X to choose an option provided on the dialog tree. Press X to take a photograph.
	Read	To read interactive objects, press the A button. To use objects press the A button
	Back Dialog	After reading the journal or other interactive objects, to back out, press the B button. Press B to choose an option provided on the dialog tree.

Mobile (iOS/Android)

The controls have been simplified for touch screens on mobile. On Android, controller support is available.

Symbol	Name	Primary Function
	Journal Menu	To access or exit Max's journal, tap the journal icon in the top right corner.
	Movement	To move, tap anywhere on the screen or swipe your thumb on the left side of the screen.
	Camera	To look around, swipe your thumb on the right side of the screen.
	Rewind	To rewind time, tap on the spiral icon in the top left corner of the screen and then tap on the fast-rewind or rewind icon.
	Undo	Step back in time to your last important action, represented by a notch on the spiral.
	Skip	Tap the bottom right corner of the screen to skip a previously viewed scene.
	Look/Interact	To interact with objects and people, tap on an object and then select an action.

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