Game Controls

The Final Fantasy 7 PC default controls are in my opinion slightly lacking. You can either choose to play via a USB Game Controller or just use the keyboard controls. For those of you who have played this on the Playstation, you may find it slightly difficult to play using the keyboard and it may take some getting used to. Below are the ff7 default keyboard controls as well as my own custom setup of the controls, which some of you may find easier to use.

To change the Final Fantasy 7 PC game controls from their default assignments you need to access the in-game menu and navigate to config or alternatively, you can edit the ff7inputcfg file which is located in your game directory.

Note that when you first load Final Fantasy 7 PC and start a new game, you can only use the default controls to navigate through the Main menu and a bit of the game before you can actually access the menu to change them. As with setting up your USB Controller, you will have to set it up manually and is dependant on what controller you have, so you will probably have to calibrate it via the drivers/software provided with the Game Controller itself.

NumPad 2-4-6-8 Directional Movement

  • Field screen
    1. Moves the characters in the Field screen or in the World Map screen.
    2. Selects messages.
    3. Selects weapons, protectors, items, etc. in shops.
  • Menu screen
    1. Moves the cursor and selects commands.
  • Battle screen
    1. Moves the cursor and selects commands.

NumPad Enter [OK]

  • Field screen
    1. Talk to other characters.
    2. Pick up items or examine treasure chests.
    3. When pressed in front of a ladder, allows character to climb up and down.
    4. Confirms the selection of weapons, armor, items, etc. to sell or buy in shops.
    5. Activates switches on various items (ex. elevators).
  • Menu screen
    1. Confirms the selected command.
  • Battle screen
    1. Confirms the selected command.

NumPad 0 [CANCEL]

  • Field screen
    1. When the character is moving in the field, the character starts running.
    2. Cancels the selection of weapons, armor, items etc. to sell or buy at shops.
  • Menu screen
    1. Closes the menu screen.
    2. Cancels the selected command.
  • Battle screen
    1. Cancels the selected command.

NumPad + [MENU]

  • Field screen
    1. Displays the Menu screen
  • Menu screen
    1. Removes Materia equipped on a weapon or armor.
  • Battle screen
    1. Defers action (enter command) to other characters.

NumPad . [SWITCH]

  • Field screen
    • N/A
  • Menu screen
    1. Switches between the Materia menu and the Equip menu.
  • Battle screen
    1. While held down, closes the Command window and displays the Barrier and Magic Barrier (MBarrier) gauges.

NumPad 9 [PAGEUP]

  • Field screen
    1. When the character is moving, this turns the character left. If held down, the character keeps turning to the left.
    2. When the character is moving on the World Map, this turns the character left.
    3. When the character is stopped in the World Map, you may view the surroundings by turning left.
  • Menu screen
    1. Selects characters in the same order as they are lined up in the party.
    2. Moves the scroll bar up when selecting items and magic.
  • Battle screen
    1. Hold down simultaneously with the [PAGEDOWN] button to escape from battles.

NumPad 3 [PAGEDOWN]

  • Field screen
    1. When the character is moving, this turns the character right. If held down, the character keeps turning to the right.
    2. When the character is moving in the World Map, this turns the character right.
    3. When the character is stopped in the World Map, you may view the surroundings by turning right.
  • Menu screen
    1. Selects characters in the same order as they are lined up in the party.
    2. Moves scroll bar down when selecting items and magic.
  • Battle screen
    1. Hold down simultaneously with the [PAGEUP] key to escape from battles.
    2. Switches between multiple and single targets.

NumPad 7 [CAMERA]

  • Field screen
    1. Switches views in the World Map.
  • Menu screen
    1. N/A
  • Battle screen
    1. N/A

NumPad 1 [TARGET]

  • Field screen
    1. Changes view of the World Map.
  • Menu screen
    1. N/A
  • Battle screen
    1. Toggles the target cursor on and off.

NumPad 5 [START]

  • Field screen
    1. Switches map displays on the World Map screen.
  • Menu screen
    1. N/A
  • Battle screen
    1. Pauses or resumes battle.

Numpad – [ASSIST]

  • Field screen
    1. Brings up a pointer which shows your position and displays colored [triangle] marks, indicating possible doors and exits in your area. Press the [ASSIST] button again to hide indicators. May not work in all areas.
  • Menu screen
    1. N/A
  • Battle screen
    1. Displays help window.