Gang Beasts Controls Guide (for Every Console)

Gang Beasts may be a minimalistic game, but players can benefit from completely mastering its controls. There are combos you’ll realize you can do when you take the time to do this. These will help you win your matches.

PlayStation Controls

These are the controls for Gang Beasts on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.

Action	Controls
Movement	Left stick
Jump	X
Run	While moving towards a certain direction, hold X
Sit	While standing still, hold X
Kick	Square
Lie Down	Hold Square
Crouch	Circle
Headbutt	Circle
Crawl	Hold Circle
Lift	When grabbing, press Triangle
Taunt	Triangle
Left Punch	L1
Right Punch	R1
Hold with Left Hand	Hold L1
Hold with Right Hand	Hold R1
Change Camera	D-Pad

Xbox Controls

These are the controls for Gang Beasts on Xbox. The same controls will also work if you play on a PC while using an Xbox controller.

Action	Controls
Movement	Left stick
Jump	A
Run	While moving towards a certain direction, hold A
Sit	While standing still, hold A
Kick	X
Lie Down	Hold X
Crouch	B
Headbutt	B
Crawl	Hold B
Lift	When grabbing, press Y
Taunt	Y
Left Punch	LB
Right Punch	RB
Hold with Left Hand	Hold LB
Hold with Right Hand	Hold RB
Change Camera	D-Pad

PC Controls

The PC controls for Gang Beasts, if played with a keyboard, can be a bit more extensive as it comes with unique bindings you’re unable to do during single-player and custom games.

There is one drawback to playing the game using a keyboard and mouse, though. Some combos require three keys to be pressed at once. You’ll unfortunately need a mechanical keyboard if you’re to do this on a PC. Otherwise, the game won’t acknowledge the combo.

Action	Controls
Movement	WASD
Jump	Space bar
Run	While moving towards a certain direction, hold Space bar
Sit	While standing still, hold Space bar
Kick	M
Lie Down	Hold M
Crouch	Ctrl
Headbutt	Ctrl
Crawl	Hold Ctrol
Lift	When grabbing, press Shift
Taunt	Shift
Left Punch	, (comma) or left mouse button
Right Punch	. (period) or right mouse buttom
Hold with Left Hand	Hold , or left mouse button
Hold with Right Hand	Hold . or right mouse button
Change Camera	Arrow Keys

Unique Key Bindings on PC

Action	Key
Next Camera Angle	Right Arrow Key
Previous Camera Angle	Left Arrow Key
Speed Up Game	+
Slow Down Game	-
Normal Game Speed	0
Spawn Push or Pulling Force	1 and 2
Spawn Props	3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
Spawn Enemies	Press Shift or Control and numbers 1 - 8 at the same time
Toggle Day or Night	F1

Nintendo Switch Controls

The Nintendo Switch is the last console to be graced by a Gang Beasts port. Its controls remain similar.

Action	Controls
Movement	Left stick
Jump	B
Run	While moving towards a certain direction, hold B
Sit	While standing still, hold B
Kick	Y
Lie Down	Hold Y
Crouch	A
Headbutt	A
Crawl	Hold A
Lift	When grabbing, press X
Taunt	X
Left Punch	L
Right Punch	R
Hold with Left Hand	Hold L
Hold with Right Hand	Hold R
Change Camera	D-Pad

How to Do Combos in Gang Beasts

Once you understand Gang Beasts’ controls, doing combos will now be much simpler. Here’s how to do certain combos, attacks, and actions in the game.

Action	Controls
Backflip	Jump, then hold Kick
Handstand	Hold the Crouch button, then hold Grab with both hands, then hold the Jump button
Drop Slide	While running, hold Kick and Crawl
Body Slam	When close to a ledge, press the Jump and Crouch buttons at the same time.
Charged Headbutt	Jump, then press the Headbutt button and quickly press it again and hold it
Grab Headbutt	Grab using both hands, then press Headbutt.
Flip Kick	Press Kick, then repeatedly press Jump
Flying Drop Kick	Hold Jump while moving, then tap the Jump button again, then hold the Kick button
Slide Kick	While running, hold the Kick button
Drop Kick	Jump, the hold the Kick button
Super Drop Kick	While running, jump, then hold the Kick button, then press the Headbutt button
Super Punch	Press the Headbutt button, then quickly follow it up with a Punch.
Throw	Grab an enemy using both hands, then press the Lift button. Walk towards the direction where you want to throw the enemy, then release the Grab
Climb	Jump, then hold Grab using both hands

When you master these combos, you can get even more creative with them. You can string combos together, do attacks while moving around or spinning, and more.