Keybindings
Below are the key commands you will need to play plague inc. These keybindings are custom to PIE-Access and are not in the base game. If sighted assistance is needed, press f8 to disable the mod.
Plague Inc Access — Keybindings
Navigation (all menus)
| Key |
Action |
| Up / Down |
Previous / next item |
| Left / Right |
Previous / next item on side-by-side lists (does other things on the map, disease, and options screens — see below) |
| Home / End |
Jump to first / last item |
| Tab / Shift+Tab |
Next / previous group (e.g. continent); on simple lists, next / previous item |
| Enter |
Select or activate the focused item |
| Spacebar |
Read the focused item's full details |
| Shift+Spacebar |
Re-read the current item |
| Backspace |
Back — close, or go to the previous screen |
| Ctrl |
Silence speech |
| F11 |
Help for the current screen |
Information (during gameplay)
| Key |
Action |
| F1 |
Pop DNA / disease bubbles |
| F2 |
Read DNA points |
| F3 |
Read world statistics (infected, dead, healthy) |
| F4 |
Read cure progress |
| F5 |
Read latest news |
| F6 |
Read current day |
| F7 |
Read disease summary |
| F9 |
List active abilities and the keys that fire them |
| F8 |
Toggle the accessibility mod on / off |
Time controls
| Key |
Action |
| Alt+F1 |
Pause / resume the game |
| Alt+F2 |
Slow the game down |
| Alt+F3 |
Speed the game up |
Notifications (news, mutations, events)
| Key |
Action |
| [ / ] |
Previous / next notification category |
| , / . |
Previous / next entry in the current category |
| Shift+, / Shift+. |
Jump to the oldest / newest entry |
World map (gameplay)
| Key |
Action |
| Left / Right |
Cycle the country filter: all, infected, uninfected |
| Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
Cycle game sections: countries, news, disease screen |
| 1–5 |
Fire the active ability in that slot |
| Shift+G |
Open the gem abilities list (Necroa, Vampire, Simian) |
Disease (evolution) screen
| Key |
Action |
| Left / Right |
Switch evolution tab (Transmissions, Symptoms, Abilities…) |
| 1 / 2 / 3 |
Jump to Transmissions / Symptoms / Abilities |
| Tab / Shift+Tab |
Switch between the Available and Purchased (devolve) views |
| Enter |
Evolve the focused upgrade — or devolve it in the Purchased view |
Options screen
| Key |
Action |
| Up / Down |
Choose a settings category — press Enter to open it |
| Left / Right |
Adjust the focused slider or setting |
| Backspace |
Return to the category list |
Tutorial
| Key |
Action |
| Shift+F1 |
Read the current tutorial step |
| Ctrl+Shift+F1 |
Skip all tutorial steps |
Diagnostics (for bug reports)
| Key |
Action |
| F12 |
Write the current game state to the log |
| Shift+F12 |
Self-heal — re-bind the current screen if it stops responding |
| Ctrl+Alt+F12 |
Deep diagnostic dump |