Nioh 2 – Recommended Keyboard & Mouse Settings

A decent base Keyboard & Mouse settings for more comfortable play. Adjust as you see fit.

Keyboard & Mouse Settings

For me, the game is perfectly fine on Keyboard & Mouse so these might also work for you.

I recommend configuring the Menus section first so it’s easier to navigate and then changing the rest.

Actions

Camera controls are left unchanged.

Controls – Input

• Quick Attack – Left Click
• Strong Attack – Shift + Left Click
• Dodge/Dash – Space
• Interact – E
• Move Forward – W
• Move Back – S
• Move Left – A
• Move Right – D
• Lock On – Middle Click
• Status Menu – Esc
• Gesture Menu – G
• Item Shortcut 1 – 1
• Item Shortcut 2 – 2
• Item Shortcut 3 – 3
• Item Shortcut 4 – 4
• Stance (Change Stance) – F
• Change to High Stance – Z
• Change to Mid Stance – X
• Change to Low Stance – C
• Sheathe/Draw Your Sword – Tab
• Swap Melee Weapons – V
• Swap Ranged Weapons – B
• Switch Item Shortcut – Mouse Wheel Up
• Switch Item Shortcut (2) – Mouse Wheel Down
• Switch Guardian Spirits – T
• Shiftling Button Active – Shift
• Use the Yokai Ability in slot 1 – Shift + 1
• Use the Yokai Ability in slot 2 – Shift + 2
• Use the Yokai Ability in slot 3 – Shift + 3
• Burst Counter – Button 1 (Mouse Button Under Thumb)
• Guard – Right Click
• Ranged Weapon/Aiming Mode – Ctrl
• Yokai Shift / Guardian Spirit Skill – R
• Walk Slowly – Alt
• While Locked On
• Switch Lock-on Target – Mouse Wheel Up
• Switch Lock-on Target (2) – Mouse Wheel Down
• Aiming Mode
• Shoot Ranged Weapon – Left Click
• Shoot Ranged Weapon (2) – Left Click
• Zoom In/Out – Right Click
• Switch to Normal Ammo – Mouse Wheel Down
• Switch to Special Ammo – Mouse Wheel Up

Menus

Camera controls and Photo Mode are left unchanged.

Controls – Input

• Confirm – Left Click
• Confirm (2) – E
• Back – Right Click
• Back (2) – Q
• Sub Function A – R
• Sub Function B – F
• Move Cursor Up – ↑
• Move Cursor Down – ↓
• Move Cursor Left – ←
• Move Cursor Right – →
• Move Cursor Up (2) – W
• Move Cursor Down (2) – S
• Move Cursor Left (2) – A
• Move Cursor Right (2) – D
• Scroll Up – Mouse Wheel Up
• Scroll Down – Mouse Wheel Down
• Scroll Up (On Certain Screens) – PageUp
• Scroll Down (On Certain Screens) – PageDown
• Sort – O
• Close Status Menu – Esc
• Help – H
• Switch Tab (Left) – 1
• Switch Tab (Right) – 2
• Turn Page (Left) – Z
• Turn Page (Right – X
• Switch Item Box/Storage – C

Regional Map

• Move Cursor Up – W
• Move Cursor Down – S
• Move Cursor Left – A
• Move Cursor Right – D
• Select Icon: Forward – Mouse Wheel Down
• Select Icon: Forward (2) – →
• Select Icon: Backward – Mouse Wheel Up
• Select Icon: Backward (2) – ←

Gesture Menu

• Gesture – Left Click
• Gesture (2) – E
• Switch Mode – F
• Back/Close – Right Click
• Back/Close (2) – Q
• Close – G

Gesture Menu: Switch Mode

• Switch – Left Click
• Switch (2) – E
• Gesture – F
• Cancel – Right Click
• Cancel (2) – Q
• Close – G

Known Issues

Assigning Mouse Button 2 (the other button under the thumb) is breaking keyboard controls. Doing so prevents the Interact key and many others from working. Remember this if you’re customizing controls.