This is a table of all of the controls in Phantom Forces, to allow people to familiarize themselves with Phantom Forces' controls. This is an up-to-date (as of 10 June 2018) list, featuring all controls used with the mouse and keyboard.
Movement
| Function | Keyboard/Mouse | Controller | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | WASD | 
| |
| Look | Move mouse | 
| |
| Sprint | Double-tap W
Hold ⇧ Shift | Press 
| Sprinting never expires, and forces standing up. |
| Jump | Space | 
| Use when crouched/prone to stand up. |
| Crouch | C | 
| Press again while crouching to stand.
Press while prone to crouch. |
| Switch Stance | X | N/A | Toggles between stand and crouch. |
| Prone | Cx2 OR ^ Ctrl | x2
| Press C while standing to crouch.
Press again while crouched to go prone. |
| Stand | Z | Use Jump | Press Z while crouching or prone to stand. |
| Slide | ⇧ Shift + C | Hold down ,
| Must be sprinting. |
| Dive | ⇧ Shift + Z | Hold down , 
| Must be sprinting. |
Combat
| Function | Keyboard | Controller | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | LMB | 
Press | Clicking Right Stick functions as melee
primary fire. |
| Melee Alt-Fire | RMB |
| Only applies when holding melees.
With controller, RT is used. |
| Aim | RMB
Tap Q (toggle) | 
| |
| Alternate Aim Point | Tap T (toggle) | N/A | Toggle will not function when scoped in.
Impossible with controller. |
| Steady Weapon | ⇧ Shift | 
| Only functions on scopes that can be steadied
(e.g. sniper scopes, VCOG 6x.) |
| Reload | R | 
| Can be cancelled by firing unless magazine is empty.
Tube magazine weapons can cancel at any time. |
| Switch Firemode | V | 
| |
| Grenade | G |
| Press to immediately throw a grenade.
Press and hold to cook a grenade, release to throw. To cancel, quick melee or equip any weapon. |
| Quick Melee | F | Press 
| Hold to equip melee after finishing the attack.
While a melee is held, this functions as FIRE. |
| Spot Enemy | E |  or 
| See Spotting System for details. |
| Inspect | H |
| Can be cancelled by aiming or firing. |
| Switch Weapon | 1, 2, 3
Scroll Wheel F |  , 
| 1: Select primary
2: Select secondary 3: Select melee The scroll wheel is only for primary/secondary. Hold F to select melee. On controller:
|
| Pick Up Weapon | Hold V | Hold
|
Other
| Function | Keyboard | Controller | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide/Reset | F5 | N/A | Instantly kills the player, counting as a death,
ending any active killstreaks. In the test place, kills and then instantly Legacy function: |
Cinematic Mode
⇧ Shift+L used to be the only way to access Cinematic Mode. It was patched out in favor of the manual toggle on the main menu under Settings as of 12/21/17. To disable Cinematic Mode, go into Phantom Forces, then go to Settings -> Display -> Cinematic Mode and move the slider to OFF.
