Spider-Man: Miles Morales Complete Controls Guide for PS5 & PS4

From performing web strikes in stealth mode to showcasing all of the air tricks, here are the controls that you need to know for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales on the PS5 and PS4.

In what will likely be one of Sony’s few new PlayStation 5 releases that also come to the PlayStation 4, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales has arrived alongside the release of the new console.

Swinging into action with all of what made the first Spider-Man great, the team at Insomniac Games have further enhanced the formula for the Miles Morales sequel, bringing in some additional controls.

Here, you’ll find all of the controls and each controller format available on the PS4 and PS5 version of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

In this Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales controls guide, L and R denote the analogues, the button activated by pressing either analogue is shown as L3 or R3, and the d-pad buttons are listed as Up, Right, Down, and Left.

Spider-Man: Miles Morales Default controls

When you start a new game on Miles Morales, you’re thrown straight into the action, with these default Spider-Man controls likely being the ones that you get used to using.

Action PS5 / PS4 Controls
Camera R
Show Objective R3
Move L
Sprint R2
Jump X
Charge Jump R2 + X
Dive L3
Swing R2
Perch L3
Zip to Point L2 + R2
Dodge O
Attack Square
Web-Strike Triangle
Use Venom L1
Venom Dash L1 + Triangle
Venom Jump L1 + X
Venom Punch L1 + Square
Venom Smash L1 + Square + X
Mega Venom Blast L1 + O + Triangle
Gadget Select R1 (hold)
Fire Gadget R1
Heal Down
Trigger Mine L3
Aim L2
Camouflage Up
Scan the Environment R3
Yank and Throw Environment Item L1 + R1
Shortcut 1 Left
Shortcut 2 Right
Map TouchPad (press)
FNSM App TouchPad (swipe)
Menu Options

Spider-Man: Miles Morales Left Bias controls

If you’d prefer that most of the important Spider-Man: Miles Morales controls are on the left side of the PS5 or PS4 controller, this is the set-up that you should choose:

Action PS5 / PS4 Controls
Camera L
Show Objective L3
Move R
Sprint L2
Jump Down
Charge Jump L2 + Down
Dive R3
Swing L2
Perch R3
Zip to Point R2 + L2
Dodge Left
Attack Right
Web-Strike Up
Use Venom R1
Venom Dash R1 + Up
Venom Jump R1 + Down
Venom Punch R1 + Right
Venom Smash R1 + Left + Down
Mega Venom Blast R1 + Left + Up
Gadget Select L1 (hold)
Fire Gadget L1
Heal X
Trigger Mine R3
Aim R2
Camouflage Triangle
Scan the Environment L3
Yank and Throw Environment Item R1 + L1
Shortcut 1 O
Shortcut 2 Square
Map TouchPad (press)
FNSM App TouchPad (swipe)
Menu Options

Spider-Man: Miles Morales Right Bias controls

The Right Bias controls on Spider-Man: Miles Morales don’t differ a great deal from the Default set-up; the main changes concern the position of the Gadgets and Venom controls, as you can see below:

Action PS5 / PS4 Controls
Camera R
Show Objective R3
Move L
Sprint R2
Jump X
Charge Jump R2 + X
Dive L3
Swing R2
Perch L3
Zip to Point L2 + R2
Dodge O
Attack Square
Web-Strike Triangle
Use Venom R1
Venom Dash R1 + Triangle
Venom Jump R1 + X
Venom Punch R1 + Square
Venom Smash R1 + Square + X
Mega Venom Blast R1 + O + Triangle
Gadget Select L1 (hold)
Fire Gadget L1
Heal Down
Trigger Mine L3
Aim L2
Camouflage Up
Scan the Environment R3
Yank and Throw Environment Item R1 + L1
Shortcut 1 Left
Shortcut 2 Right
Map TouchPad (press)
FNSM App TouchPad (swipe)
Menu Options

How to create custom controls in Spider-Man: Miles Morales

To customise your PS5 or PS4 controller layout for the Spider-Man: Miles Morales controls, follow these steps:

  1. In the game, press the Options button on your PlayStation controller;
  2. Select ‘Controller Layout;’
  3. Scroll down the left-hand side and press X on ‘Custom 1’ or ‘Custom 2;’
  4. Next, select ‘Customise;’
  5. On the ‘Customising’ screen, use the buttons list to select and switch around the Miles Morales controls.

You can create two different custom controls sets for Miles Morales in Spider-Man. Using a controls set other than the Default controls will mean that you’ll need to adapt your input for the moves listed below accordingly.

Spider-Man: Miles Morales Basic Combat controls

Under the Default controller settings, these are the basic combat moves and combos to get to grips with as Miles Morales:

Basic Combat Move PS5 / PS4 Controls
Basic Attack Square
Basic Combo Square, Square, Square, Square
Web-Strike Triangle (tap)
Yank Enemy Triangle (hold)
Disarm Enemy Triangle (hold) – when an enemy is holding a weapon
Web Throw Triangle (hold)
Dodge O
Perfect Dodge O – timed with Spidey Senses
Long Dodge O, X
Dodge Under Square, O – against an enemy
Off-the-Wall Attack O, Square – near a wall
Web-Shooters R1 (tap rapidly)
Throw Square, Triangle (hold) – against an enemy
Yank-Down Attack Square (hold), Triangle (hold)
Web Swing Kick X, R2 (hold), Square (hold)
Yank-and-Throw Object L1 + R1 (hold) – when prompted
Finisher O + Triangle – when prompted
Heal Down

Spider-Man: Miles Morales Air Combat controls

Launching your enemy into the air effectively makes them defenceless, enabling you to make the most of Miles Morales’ Air Combat controls, as shown below:

Air Combat Move PS5 / PS4 Controls
Air Launcher Square (hold) – when an enemy’s on the ground
Air Launcher Follow-Up Square (hold), Square – to launch and then attack in the air
Air Combo Square, Square, Square, Square
Leap-Off Square, X
Swing Kick Square (hold) – while in the air
Air Yank Triangle (hold) – to yank enemies up while you’re in the air
Air Throw Triangle (hold) – catch and throw an airborne enemy

Spider-Man: Miles Morales Stealth controls

When you’re tasked with crawling around the rafters to take out enemies without being noticed, you’ll want to make the most of these Spider-Man stealth controls:

Stealth Move PS5 / PS4 Controls
Camouflage Up
Scan Environment R3
Tag Enemy L2 (hold)
Stealth Takedown Square
Web-Strike Takedown Triangle

Spider-Man: Miles Morales Traversal controls

One of the many reasons why Marvel’s Spider-Man and this Miles Morales sequel are so good is because of the seamless traversal of the city. Here are the controls that you need to run up walls and swing around in this superhero game:

Traversal Action PS5 / PS4 Controls
Swing R2 (hold)
Jump X
Web Zip X – in midair
Zip to Point L2 + R2 – while targeting ledge
Point Launch L2 + R2, X (just as you land on the point)
Wall Run R2 (hold)
Vertical Wall Run X
Wall Cornering O (hold)
Ceiling Hang L2
Charge Jump R2 (hold) + X (hold and release)

Spider-Man: Miles Morales Air Tricks controls

Now, you can add some flair to your swinging around the city with a stacked list of Air Tricks controls to use in Spider-Man: Miles Morales. The vast majority of these PS4 and PS5 controls require you to manipulate the direction of the left analogue after entering ‘Trick Mode.’

Air Trick PS5 / PS4 Controls
Activate Trick Mode Square (hold) + L
Front Pike L (up)
Cannonball L (up), L (up)
Turtle Spin L (up), L (left) or L (right)
Inverse Flip L (down)
Pan Stall L (down), L (up)
Miles Special L (down), L (down)
Whirlwind L (down), L (left) or L (right)
Indy Grab L (left)
Side Front Tuck L (left), L (up)
Backside Stailfish L (left), L (down)
Dragon Roll L (left), L (left) or L (right)
Curly Fry L (right)
Roly-Poly L (right), L (up)
Backside Wacky L (right), L (down)
Windmill L (right), L (left) or L (right)
Bullet Dive L3
Free Fall Dive L3, L (up)
Downfall Dive L3, L (down)
Torpedo Dive L3, L (left) or L (right)

How to save in Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales auto-saves regularly, but you can perform your own manual save when you’re out in the open-world.

All you have to do is press the Options button on your controller and then select ‘Manual Save’ from the menu.

Now you have all of the controls that you need to play Spider-Man: Miles Morales.


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