Tempest Rising Complete Controls for PC

Like any solid RTS, you should be able to do practically everything with your keyboard, using dedicated shortcuts for every major feature and accessing any menu. Tempest Rising delivers on this in spades, taking us back to the glory days of the genre when the Command & Conquer series was at its peak.

If you want to take the Tempest Rising experience seriously, especially in competitive mode, you’ll need to memorize every shortcut, hotkey, and selection tool. Here are the complete controls for the PC release of Tempest Rising.

Tempest Rising Complete Controls

Here are the default controls for Tempest Rising on PC.

Camera

Action	Input
Scroll Up	Up
Scroll Down	Down
Scroll Right	Right
Scroll Left	Left
Zoom In	Mouse Wheel Up
Zoom Out	Mouse Wheel Down
Enable Freelook	Middle Mouse Button
Center on Base	Backspace
Rotate Left	[
Rotate Right	]
Teleport Camera to Hotspot	Space
Toggle Map Pings	Thumb mouse button
Teleport Camera to Spot (0 – 9)	Num (0 – 9)
Create Camera Spot (0 – 9)	Alt + Num (0 – 9)

Commands

Action	Input
Select All Combat Units	Q
Select All Combat Units on Screen	W
Attack	A
Stop	S
Guard	D
Patrol	F
Hold	G
Unit Command Slot 1	Z
Unit Command Slot 2	X
Unit Command Slot 3	C
Unit Command Slot 4	V
Unit Command Slot 5	B
Player Command Slot 1	H
Player Command Slot 2	J
Player Command Slot 3	K
Player Command Slot 4	L
Player Command Slot 5	;
Select All Infantry Units	Shift + Q
Select All Vehicle Units	Ctrl + Q
Select All Air Units	Alt + Q
Select All Infantry Units on Screen	Shift + W
Select All Vehicle Units on Screen	Ctrl + W
Select All Air Units on Screen	Alt + W

Build Grid

Action	Input
Rotate Structure Anti-Clockwise	Mouse Wheel Down
Buildings Tab	E
Defenses Tab	R
Infantry Tab	T
Vehicles Tab	Y
Aerial Tab	U
Build Menu Options (1 – 12)	F1 – F12
Repair	I
Sell	O
Toggle Power	P
Rotate Structure Clockwise	Mouse Wheel Up
Place last constructed structure	N
Build Menu Option (1 – 10), Queue 5	Shift + (F1 – F10)

Selection

Action	Input
Select Group (1 – 10)	1 – 10
Change Primary Selection Type	Tab
Change Primary Selection Order	\
Change Primary Selection by Type Backwards	Ctrl + Tab
Change Primary Selection by Unit Backwards	Ctrl + \
Create Group (1 – 10)	Ctrl + (1 – 10)
Add Control Group (1 – 10) To Selected	Shift + (1 – 10)
Move Selection To Control Group (1 – 10)	Alt + (1 – 10)

Does Tempest Rising Have Controller Support?

No, Tempest Rising does not have controller support and is meant to be played on a keyboard and mouse.

I doubt you would have a great time with a controller anyway. This game’s pacing is closer to the Red Alert series than something like Halo Wars.

Can you Rebind Controls in Tempest Rising?

Yes, you can rebind some of the controls in Tempest Rising. Anything that doesn’t have a combination (for example, Shift + 1) can be rebinded in the game to whatever you want.

I’m glad to see that the developers of Tempest Rising have taken optimizing controls seriously with shortcuts, assignments, and even building. Knowing all the shortcuts is essential if you’re playing on higher difficulties or against other players.