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Sea of Thieves controls & keybinds

Sea of Thieves splits controls between the pirate, the ship and the menus: item radials on Q, E, R and F, ship actions on the interact key, and cannons and the wheel on the mouse buttons once you use them.

The keys people look up first

Sea of Thieves controls at a glance

Default bindings for the actions searched for most. The full lists, the settings that change how they feel and the printable layout are below.

ActionPCPlayStationXbox
Sprint / runLeft ShiftL3 / L3 (press)LS / LS (press)
CrouchLeft CtrlCircleB
JumpSpaceCrossA
ReloadRTriangleY
Aim / ADSMouse 2L2LT
InteractMouse 1R2RT
EmoteZD-pad LeftD-pad Left
Chat / voiceTD-pad Down (hold)D-pad Down (hold)
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Highlighted keys carry a default action; hover or tap a key for every action bound to it.
ActionDefault key
Pirate
Move W / A / S / D
Sprint Left Shift
Jump Space
Crouch Left Ctrl
Use item / attack Mouse 1
Aim / block Mouse 2
Reload R
Interact F
Weapon 1 / 2 1 / 2
Radials
Weapon radial Q
Item radial E
Food / consumables radial R (hold)
Map / tools radial Tab (hold)
Emote radial Z
Interface
Push to talk T
Chat Enter
Crew / menu Escape
Ship
Steer wheel A / D (at the wheel)
Raise / lower sailsAngle sails with A and D. W / S (at rigging)
Raise / drop anchor F (at capstan)
Fire cannon Mouse 1 (at cannon)
Repair / bail Mouse 1 (with plank or bucket)
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Can your board actually play Sea of Thieves?

Every default bind, re-scored against the keyboard you own. Distance is measured from the left hand resting on WASD, because that is where it stays while you play.

  • W / A / S / D Move
  • Left Shift Sprint
  • Space Jump
  • Left Ctrl Crouch
  • Mouse 1 Use item / attack
  • Mouse 2 Aim / block
  • R Reload
  • F Interact
  • Q Weapon radial
  • E Item radial
  • R (hold) Food / consumables radial
  • Tab (hold) Map / tools radial
  • Z Emote radial
  • 1 / 2 Weapon 1 / 2
  • T Push to talk
  • Enter Chat
  • Escape Crew / menu
  • A / D (at the wheel) Steer wheel
  • W / S (at rigging) Raise / lower sails
  • F (at capstan) Raise / drop anchor
  • Mouse 1 (at cannon) Fire cannon
  • Mouse 1 (with plank or bucket) Repair / bail
On the keys
your hand is already there
Comfortable
a finger moves, the hand does not
Stretch
the hand lifts, movement wobbles
Off movement
you let go of A and D to press it
Not on this board
the key does not physically exist

Reach uses the same key geometry as BindIQ, which can rebuild the whole layout for you once you know what is out of reach. Mouse buttons always count as reachable — your right hand is already there.

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How to do the things people search for in Sea of Thieves

Generated from the default bindings above, so an action and its key can never disagree.

How to sprint in Sea of Thieves on PC and controller?

To sprint in Sea of Thieves, press Left Shift on PC, L3 / L3 (press) on PlayStation and LS / LS (press) on Xbox.

How to crouch in Sea of Thieves on PC and controller?

To crouch in Sea of Thieves, press Left Ctrl on PC, Circle on PlayStation and B on Xbox.

How to jump in Sea of Thieves on PC and controller?

To jump in Sea of Thieves, press Space on PC, Cross on PlayStation and A on Xbox.

How to reload in Sea of Thieves on PC and controller?

To reload in Sea of Thieves, press R on PC, Triangle on PlayStation and Y on Xbox.

How to aim in Sea of Thieves on PC and controller?

To aim in Sea of Thieves, press Mouse 2 on PC, L2 on PlayStation and LT on Xbox.

How to interact or pick things up in Sea of Thieves on PC and controller?

To interact or pick things up in Sea of Thieves, press Mouse 1 on PC, R2 on PlayStation and RT on Xbox.

How to emote in Sea of Thieves on PC and controller?

To emote in Sea of Thieves, press Z on PC, D-pad Left on PlayStation and D-pad Left on Xbox.

How to open chat in Sea of Thieves on PC and controller?

To open chat in Sea of Thieves, press T on PC, D-pad Down (hold) on PlayStation and D-pad Down (hold) on Xbox.

Quick answers

How do I raise the anchor?

Go to the capstan and hold F (Square/X); more crew members on the capstan raise it faster. To drop it, press F once.

How do I angle the sails?

At the rigging, W and S raise and lower the sails and A and D angle them. Catch the wind so the sails billow and the ship speeds up.

Where is the map table?

Below deck on the sloop, in the map room on larger ships. Hold Tab (D-pad Up) for your personal quest map and compass while walking.

How do I equip a different weapon?

Open the weapon radial with Q (L1/LB) and pick one; 1 and 2 switch between the two equipped weapons on keyboard. Change loadouts at the armoury barrel.

How do I eat food?

Hold R (or the item radial) to pick food, then hold Mouse 1 to eat. Bananas heal a third, coconuts half, pineapples fully.