Backbeat follows the story of Stephanie and her bandmates, who were once outsiders but found their place among the other bands. The goal of the game is to use your singing, dancing, and acting skills to take the award at Battle of the Bands. You’ll need to coordinate your dance moves and vocal inflections with the on-screen actors.
In this guide, you’ll find all the Controls to play Backbeat.
| Action | Keys | Description |
| Move | WASD | Press WASD to Move |
| Move the camera. | Arrow Keys | Press Arrow Keys to Move the camera |
| Confirm movement | Enter | Press Enter to Confirm movement |
| Rewind a move | Backspace | Press Backspace to Rewind a move |
| Use the rest mechanic | Space | Press Space to Use the rest mechanic |
| Start the Playback mechanic | R | Press R to Start the Playback mechanic |
| Switch between characters | Q / E | Press Q / E to Switch between characters |
| Pause the game | Esc | Press Esc to Pause |
| Brings up the tutorial | T | Press T to Bring up the tutorial |
| Use Power Move | Shift | Press Shift to Use Power Move |
Default Xbox Controller
| Action | Keys | Description |
| Move | Left analog stick | Press Left analog stick to Move. |
| Move the camera | Right analog stick | Press the Right analog stick to move the camera around. |
| Confirm movement | A | Press A to Confirm movement. |
| Rewind a move | B | Press B to Rewind a move |
| Use the rest mechanic | Y | Press Y to Use the rest mechanic |
| Start the Playback mechanic | X | Press X to Start the Playback mechanic if available |
| Switch between characters | LB / RB | Press LB / RB to Switch between characters |
| Pause | Start | Press Start to Pause. |
| Brings up the tutorial | Back | Press Back to Bring up the tutorial. |
| Use Power Move | LT | Press LT to Use Power Move |
Default PlayStation Controller
| Action | Keys | Description |
| Move | Left analog stick | Press Left analog stick to Move. |
| Move the camera | Right analog stick | Press the Right analog stick to move the camera around. |
| Confirm movement | Cross | Press Cross to Confirm movement. |
| Rewind a move | Circle | Press Circle to Rewind a move. |
| Use the rest mechanic | Triangle | Press Triangle to Use the rest mechanic. |
| Start the Playback mechanic | Square | Press Square to Start the Playback mechanic. |
| Switch between characters | L1 / R1 | Press L1 / R1 to Switch between characters. |
| Pause | Options | Press Options to Pause the game |
| Brings up the tutorial | TouchPad | Press TouchPad to Bring up the tutorial during gameplay. |
| Use Power Move | L2 | Press L2 to Use Power Move |