SPACE jump · grind · confirm SHIFT grab S spin / flip (hold) ▲◀▼▶ ride · tricks ENTER start ESC⌫ back A✕ jump · grind · ok BX○□ trick · grab · back Y△LBRB spin ▲◀▼▶ d-pad / stick START pause
← → push / brake  ·  in the air they steer
A / Space / left click jump + grind — hold to charge, release to pop. Hold in the air to lock on; the direction you hold picks the grind: none ROYALE, ↑ MAKIO, ↓ PORNSTAR, fwd SOUL, back MIZOU, ↑back SAVANNAH, ↑fwd UNITY, ↓back BACKSLIDE, ↓fwd FASTSLIDE. Lock on mid-spin at 180–315° for a BACKSIDE boot trick (royale, unity, savannah, backslide, fastslide), or at 90–225° for an ALLEY-OOP soul trick (soul, mizou, pornstar, makio). Let go to jump off.
D / X / Shift / right click grab, in the air — none LIU KANG, ↑ KUNG LAO, ↓ NINJA, fwd METHOD, back STALEFISH, ↑fwd ROCKET, ↑back JUDO, ↓fwd SAFETY, ↓back SUPERMAN. Diagonal = two arrows at once. Hold D to hold the grab. D on the ground: punch. ← → in the air: spin.
Controller (any USB or Bluetooth pad, press a button to wake it): bottom face button jump + grind, right or left face button / triggers grab and trick (back in menus), top face button or bumpers spin, d-pad or left stick ride, START pause, SELECT back.
Enter start, pick from the menu and the map (D/Esc/Backspace back)  O options  R restart  P pause  F fullscreen  M mute  T tuning  ` debug