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All controls for The Thaumaturge on PC, Xbox and PS5

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The Thaumaturge is a complex story-driven RPG set in 19th-century Eastern Europe. You’ll be exploring, completing quests, and fighting, so read on to see which controls do what, and when, on both controller and keyboard.

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The Thaumaturge complete controls list

While The Thaumaturge is a game you can take at your own pace, both while exploring and in combat, it does have a lot of controls you need to remember to have a smooth experience. Add to this some unique takes on familiar ideas and you've got your work cut out, in a good way.

This is made more complicated by certain buttons and keys doing different things depending on your current situation, such as being in combat or exploring a location. You’ll find all the controls, for both the keyboard and a controller, listed below. 

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The Thaumaturge exploration controls

ActionControllerKeyboard
ZoomRight StickMouse wheel
HelpRSBH
Track next entryRB
PerceptionRTRMB
JournalMenuJ
MenuMenuESC
MovementLeft StickWASD
Move (go to)-LMB
Open last entryLTQ
MapD-pad down
ThaumaturgyD-pad upO
BelongingsD-pad leftI
EntriesD-pad rightG
InteractionALMB
CloseBESC
Quick save-F5
Load quick save-F8

The Thaumaturge combat controls

ActionControllerKeyboard
Select SaluterRight Stick-
HelpRSBH
Next opponentRB-
Action queueRT-
JournalMenuJ
MenuMenuESC
Switch characterLSB-
Previous opponentLB-
Show your stateD-pad down-
ConfirmA-
Cancel actionBRMB
Show enemy stateX-
Open last entryYQ
Start fight-F
Show combat log-X
Improve Thaumaturgy-T

Also, note that you can change the keyboard settings to suit your style by rebinding them. To do so from the start screen, select Options and then Mouse and Keyboard. To make changes while you play, press Escape on your keyboard or Menu on the controller to return to the start menu. 

For more on The Thaumaturge here at Pro Game Guides, check out How to get all Salutors in The Thaumaturge!


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Chris Marling is a writer and editor with more than 20 years of experience across newspapers, magazines, and websites. Based in the UK, he has written professionally on everything from tech to tearooms. But his real passion is gaming, going right back to the Atari 2600 - and especially RPGs and MMOs. He cut his teeth on games such as The Realm and Anarchy Online. But 20 years on still gets excited about exploring each new world. When not online, you'll find him gaming analog-style around the table. Chris has had five of his own board games published, including Pioneer Days and Armageddon.