Animal Crossing New Horizons Controls List
We break down all of the controls in Animal Crossing New Horizons.
There are no menus to speak of in Animal Crossing New Horizons, so you may have a few issues learning the controls. To help you get up to speed as quickly as possible, we've put together this controls guide. We'll detail all of the controls you'll need to know while playing the game.
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Animal Crossing New Horizons Controls
We've included all of the controls for Animal Crossing New Horizons below. If you need any help with something else related to the game, visit our Walkthrough.
| Action | Input |
|---|---|
| Open inventory | X |
| Pick up | Y |
| Move | Left Stick |
| Change camera | Right Stick |
| Run | B |
| Write message | R |
| ZR | Reactions |
| ZL | Pull out NookPhone |
| d-pad right | Change tool |
| d-pad left | Change tool |
| d-pad down | Unequip tool/enter design mode when in house |
| d-pad up | Tool ring |
| Save and exit | - |
Can You Change Your Controls?
You cannot change your controls in Animal Crossing New Horizons. This is true of most Nintendo games, so you'll have to learn the default options before playing.
That's all you need to know about The Able Sisters. For more on Animal Crossing New Horizons be sure to check out Caty's review. Elsewhere, there's Hirun's writeup of how cloud saving works.