Before you augment your liver or install Mantis Blades, you need to walk. Here is the foundational skeleton of Cyberpunk 2077 on PC.
The default are functional, but they are not optimized for high-level play. After 200+ hours in Night City, here is how you should rebind your keys for peak performance. cyberpunk 2077 keyboard controls
: Turning with keys (A/D) is "all-or-nothing," making vehicle handling feel twitchy compared to a controller's analog stick. Before you augment your liver or install Mantis
| Action | Default Key | Performance Tip | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | W | In cars, use feather-tapping. Holding W causes wheelspin. | | Brake / Reverse | S | Tap S to drift. Hold S to reverse. | | Steer Left/Right | A / D | Light taps; do not hold for long turns. | | Handbrake | Spacebar | The drift button. Tap Space + A/D to slide corners. | | Look Back | R (Hold? Check binding) | Useful for police chases, rarely used. | | Switch Camera (First/Third Person) | Q | First-person driving has terrible FOV; use third-person for combat. | | Radio On/Off | R | Tunes into Body Heat Radio. | | Summon Personal Vehicle | V | Long press V to bring a different car from your garage. | After 200+ hours in Night City, here is