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Survive a Psycho PC Controls and Camera Settings

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Find the keyboard and mouse controls for your current role in Survive a Psycho, then set up Shift Lock or switch your weapon view.

Gun and Door Controls

With Smart SMG or AJAX equipped, use these controls:

Input Action
Left click Fire
Right click Aim
R Reload
V Switch weapon view
F Inspect weapon

Hold left click with Smart SMG for sustained fire. It reloads automatically when the magazine is empty; let the reload finish before firing again.

To use an interactive door, approach until E OPEN appears and press E. Press E at the E CLOSE prompt to close it. When an opening cinematic displays PRESS ANY KEY TO SKIP, press any key to skip it.

Survivor Ability Keys

Match the names on your current skill bar to the corresponding row. Each row is a separate loadout.

Skill bar Z X G
Flashbang, King's Shot, Smoke Flashbang King's Shot Smoke
Shock, Blackout, Car Crash Shock Blackout Car Crash
Maine Cannon Fuel Cell Psychosis

As Maine, click to fire Zhuo. Ability icons can show cooldown numbers after use. For what these skills do, see the survivor skill guide; for Maine's combat cycle, see the Maine guide.

Adam and Capri Controls

The same key can have a different action depending on your role and the interface you are using.

Input Adam Smasher Psycho Capri
Click Backhand Redline
Shift Sandy Overdrive
Q — Thunder
E Missile Watch
R — Satellite
V Crush —
F Launch —

Capri's Satellite controls

  1. As Capri, press R when Satellite is available to enter the SAT-07 targeting feed.
  2. Use A/D or the on-screen arrows to cycle through tracked survivors. Check the selected name and position.
  3. Click DROP or press R to strike the selected position. The ground displays warning circles and IMPACT countdowns before the impact.

See the Adam Smasher guide or Capri killer guide for using these abilities during a hunt.

Capri's SAT-07 targeting feed with a tracked survivor, target arrows and the DROP button.

Enable Shift Lock and Switch Weapon View

To enable the Shift Lock setting on PC:

  1. Open the Roblox menu and select Settings.
  2. Under View & Controls, set Shift Lock Switch to On.
  3. Return to the game.

For first-person weapon view, equip the Smart SMG and press V to switch views. This weapon control is separate from the Shift Lock setting.