This page includes the controls for the 2016 re-imagined Ratchet & Clank, which was released for the PlayStation 4.
Ratchet[]
Ratchet is the main character, who you control for most of the gameplay, be it on foot, or in a vehicle.
| Name | Controls | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Move character | 
|
Move the player character around. |
| Move camera | 
|
Move the camera around. |
| Jump | 
|
Jump once. |
| Double jump | + / 
|
Jump twice in the air for extra height. |
| Glide | / (hold)
|
Use the Heli-Pack or Thruster-Pack to glide while in mid-air. |
| Use equipped weapon |  / 
|
Fire equipped weapon. |
| Swing OmniWrench | 
|
Swing OmniWrench in front of player to attack. Can be used three times in succession for a combo. |
| Hyper-strike | +
|
Jump in the air, strike the OmniWrench down to attack below, dealing more damage. |
| Quick select |  (hold)
|
Show quick select menu. |
| Switch weapon wheel page | (hold) + 
|
Switch weapon wheel page when owning more than eight weapons. |
| Last used weapon |
|
Toggle between the last two equipped weapons. |
| Interact |
|
Interacts with characters, devices, and vehicles at context sensitive points. |
| Jetpack | (hold)
|
Activate the jetpack to ascend vertically. Release to descend. |
| Strafe mode |  (hold)
|
Enter strafe mode. |
| Comet-strike | +
|
Throw the OmniWrench forward, dealing damage or breaking objects, before it returns to the player character. |
| Boost jump |
|
Use the Heli-Pack or Thruster-Pack to make a high jump. |
| Stretch jump | +
|
Use the Heli-Pack or Thruster-Pack to make a longer jump forward while running. |
| Target mode | 
|
Enter precise, over-the-shoulder targeting mode. |
| Weapon quick select | 
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Quickly select one of four assigned weapons. |
| Reassign weapon quick select | (hold) +
|
Reassign a quick select weapon to one of the four directional buttons. |
| Dive | (hold)
|
Hold to dive and swim downwards underwater, release to swim at the same depth. |
| Surface | (hold)
|
Hold to rise and swim upwards underwater, release to swim at the same depth. |
| Pause | 
|
Open the in-game menu. |
| Map | 
|
Open the in-game map and view available missions. |
Clank[]
Clank, Ratchet's sidekick, has a few sections in which he has to act on his own. Sometimes he can use and control gadgebots.
| Name | Controls | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Move character |
|
Move the player character around. |
| Move camera |
|
Move the camera around. |
| Jump |
|
Jump once. |
| Double jump | +
|
Jump twice in the air for extra height. |
| Punch |
|
Throw a punch forward. Can be used three times in succession for a combo. |
| Hyper-strike | +
|
Jump in the air and slam down fists to attack below, dealing more damage. |
| Grab |
|
Grab a gadgebot or bomb when standing close to pick up. |
| Throw | / /
|
Throw a gadgebot or bomb after grabbing. |
| Gadgebot reprogram menu | (hold) +
|
Select to reprogram whilst holding a gadgebot. |
| Gadgebot quick select |
|
Press to quickly reprogram whilst holding a gadgebot. |
| Gadgebot quick change |
|
Cycles through types whilst holding a gadgebot. |
| Pause |
|
Open the in-game menu. |
| Map |
|
Open the in-game map and view missions. |
Hoverboard[]
The hoverboard can be used during hoverboard racing on Rilgar and Kalebo III.
| Name | Controls | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Steer hoverboard |
|
Steer the hoverboard left and right. |
| Trick | /
|
Perform a trick whilst in mid-air to fill the boost meter. |
| Jump |
|
Jump once |
| Boost | /
|
Perform a quick boost forward if a boost meter is filled. |
| Accelerate | (hold)
|
Accelerate the hoverboard forward. |
| Pause |
|
Open the in-game menu. |
| Map |
|
Open the in-game map and view missions. |
Spaceship[]
Mr. Micron's ship is used on Kerwan, and the Class-g Star Jumper is used on Pokitaru and on the first visit to the Deplanetizer.
| Name | Controls | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Steer ship |
|
Move the vehicle left, right, up and down. |
| Turbo | (hold)
|
Hold to turbo boost faster. |
| Fire tesla rockets | /
|
Press to fire rockets when ammo is available. |
| Mag Booster | (hold)
|
Press and hold to activate Mag Booster. |
| Fire warbots | /
|
Launch Warbots collected with the Mag Booster at the Warship when in range. |
| Fire machine guns | / (hold)
|
Hold to fire machine guns. |
| Barrel roll |
|
Press to barrel to the left or right. |
| Pause |
|
Open the in-game menu. |
| Map |
|
Open the in-game map and view missions. |
Cannon[]
The Starwatch Defense Cannon used on Batalia.
| Name | Controls | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Move turret |
|
Move the stationary turret left, right, up and down. |
| Fire machine guns | / (hold)
|
Hold to fire machine guns. |
| Fire cannon | /
|
Fire the Starwatch ion cannon once it is fully charged. |
| Pause |
|
Open the in-game menu. |
| Map |
|
Open the in-game map and view missions. |