detonate C4 · launch with the gravity gun · rope / bungee
T
slow motion
L
change the look: clear day, golden hour, overcast, rain, snow, fog, night
P
photo mode: time stops, fly anywhere, click to save a picture
Middle-click / F
hold to lock the focus
Y
instant replay of the last 15 s (save it as a video)
E
get in / out of a car, a boat, the train, a helicopter, the Apache, the jet, the crane or a digger; press a lift's call button; inside, aim at a floor's button; at home, sit at the computer, on the couch, switch the TV on or off, or talk to Mom (a step or Space gets you up)
B
first / third person
V
toggle fly mode
M
mute sound
R
rebuild the level (try a job again)
J
back to the jobs
H
go home: the garage computer has your email (the jobs) and the shop, the TV has the news
O
settings: sliders for performance and effects
F3
performance stats
Esc
release the mouse
Touchscreen
left thumb anywhere on the left moves (push it further to run), drag the right side to look; Fire uses the tool (drag off it to aim), Alt its other use, tap a tool at the bottom or ‹ › to change it, Use gets in and out, ☰ the menu; driving: the stick steers and throttles, the arrows work the crane, the bulldozer's blade and the jet's aim
Gamepad
left stick move, right stick look, RT use the tool, LT its other use, LB / RB change tool, A jump, B down, X use / get in, Y camera, left stick click sprint, right stick click hold focus, View slow motion, d-pad down instant replay, Start menu; driving: RT / LT throttle and brake, A handbrake, B drift; menus: d-pad and A, B back, LB / RB the computer's tabs, right stick scrolls