Modern controls seem to be misunderstood by many. The lack of a proper tutorial for it does not help at all. So people think they are very limiting and that many of Lara moves are missing. But that is simply not true. You can do EVERYTHING you do with tank controls while using it, it is just done differently for some of the moves.

One thing first that I think leads to confusion is that there are 2 "action" buttons for modern controls. Aspyr/Saber split them in 2 and are used for different situations. The so called action button ( Defaults: PS=Triangle Xbox=Y Switch=X PC=E ) is used to interact with objects in the map (levers, doors, buttons, blocks etc.) and pickups (keys, medpacks, ammo, weapons). The proper grab button to hold on to ledges is the one called secondary button ( Defaults: PS=R2 Xbox=RT Switch=ZR PC= Left mouse button ). This is the button you will use the most while platforming. With that been said, I hope this guide proves useful to you.

(Remember that directions are camera relative in Modern Controls)

- Vault to grab ledges (same as tank controls):
Hold grab button (secondary/alternate) + forward.

- Back and side flipping:
Hold the draw weapons button, wait for animation, press and hold jump then immediately after press back, left or right

- Back stepping:
Hold the draw weapons button, wait for animation, tap backwards.
OR
Press Look key to toggle to look mode, hold back. While still holding back press look key to toggle it off. (Thanks Eli Parker and TR Reddit)

- Sidestepping:
Press the Look key to toggle to look mode. While in it hold walk button + left or right. Keep holding them and press look key to toggle it off (Thanks Eli Parker and TR Reddit)

- Hold ledges when falling:
Run towards the ledge and let Lara fall while holding the grab button (secondary/alternate). She will turn around and grab the ledge.

- Swan Dive (same as tank controls):
From Idle: Press and hold the jump button, immediately after press forward + walk button.
From Running: Keep holding forward, press jump + walk button.

- Fancy climb up (same as tank controls):
While holding to a ledge, hold walk button then press forward.

- Swimming:
Lara swims freely in all directions relative to the direction the camera is facing (also includes how far up or down you are looking), no need to hold the jump button. To swim to surface, look up as much you can and move forward until Lara breaths again. You can swim forward, backwards and sideways freely on the surface. To dive, hold the jump button. To grab a ledge low enough, hold forward + grab button.

- Moving backwards while crawling/crouching:
Hold the walk button while crouched and tap backwards.

- Grabbing a ledge from crawling position:
Use the backwards movement described above until you are positioned backwards towards a ledge, hold the walk + grab button, then hold backwards.

- Diving roll from sprinting:
While sprinting, keep holding forwards and press the roll button.


Feel free to add anything I forgot that you might find useful!



Light flare and throw flare is F on keyboard or Select (hold) + right bumper on controller.

There is also a quick weapon select 1 to 8 on keyboard or Select + A are the pistols, Select + B is shotgun, Select + X Desert eagle/Automatic Pistols, Select +Y Uzis (Xbox layout), I don't know the left bumper or the triggers. Harpoon gun is automatically equipped underwater.

You can use a Big medipack on keyboard by pressing 9 and a small medipack by pressing 0

This is also the same in tank controls.
(Thanks to tms.hu and TR Reddit)


I posted a guide video on Youtube about Modern Controls as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhksvp2WWVI