Here are all the controls for Red Dead Redemption 2 on PS4.
| Left analog stick | Move |
| Left analog stick (in cover) | Peek |
| Left analog stick (horse) | Steer |
| Left analog + X | Hold to run, tap to sprint |
| X (horse) | Tap to change speed; hold to match speed to companion; double tap to move up in formation |
| Right analog stick | Look / aim |
| L3 | Squat/Crouch |
| L3 (horse) | Calm horse |
| R3 (weapon wheel) | Maintain weapon; hold to look behind |
| L3 + R3 | Eagle Eye View |
| Square | Tap to jump, climb, or vault over obstacles; hold to pick up collectibles or search furniture; while hunting, hold to draw animal attention |
| Square (while aiming) | Tap to dive; tap to block melee attacks |
| Square (in cover) | Move to next cover spot (with Left analog stick) |
| Square (horse) | Tap to jump, climb, or vault over obstacles; hold to pick up collectibles or search furniture; while hunting, hold to draw animal attention |
| Triangle | Interact with environment, loot bodies, skin animals; hold to rest; (in melee combat) grapple opponent |
| Triangle (horse) | Tap to mount or dismount; while stationary, hold to hitch horse; while on foot, tap to command to follow or lead horse |
| Circle | Reload weapon/melee combat |
| Circle (horse) | Kick a target to either side; stop leading horse |
| L1 | Tap to draw/holster weapon; hold to display wheel menu, tap to pick up weapons or objects, or select weapon with Right analog stick and release to equip weapon |
| L1 (horse) | hold to view weapons stored on mount |
| R1 | Take/exit cover; hold to study animal or tap to show/hide animal information |
| R1 (horse) | Tap to slow down; double tap to move down formation |
| L2 | Hold to aim equipped weapon; hold to lock on to nearby characters or animals |
| L2 (hold) + R2 | Aim and shoot |
| L2 (hold) + R3 | Activate Dead Eye while aiming |
| L2 (hold) + Square | Combat dive |
| L2 (horse) | Hold to lock on to nearby targets |
| R2 | Tap to draw weapon, fire weapon, or cock weapon between shots (if applicable); rapid tap to shoot from the hip |
| R2 (horse) | Tap to draw weapon, fire weapon, or cock weapon between shots (if applicable) |
| D-Pad Right | Hold to open satchel or horse cargo |
| D-Pad Right (horse) | Hold to check horse cargo; feed horse (while locked onto horse) |
| D-Pad Left | Tap to display log; hold to check journal |
| D-Pad Left + L2 | Toggle shoulder view (while aiming) |
| D-Pad Left (horse) | Brush horse (while locked onto horse) |
| D-Pad Left + L2 (horse) | Toggle shoulder view (while aiming) |
| D-Pad Up | Whistle/call horse |
| D-Pad Up | Raise your gun to the sky to fire a warning shot (while aiming) |
| D-Pad Up (horse) | Whistle/call horse; remove saddle (while locked onto horse); raise your gun to the sky to fire a warning shot (while aiming) |
| D-Pad Down | Tap to view current objective (while on mission), expand radar, display honor rating and environmental information; in camp, tap to show status of camp supplies and savings; hold to change radar type |
| Trackpad | Press to toggle camera view; press and hold to trigger cinematic view |
| Options | Display pause menu; hold to open the map |