I'm a VSCode-Vim user and I was wondering if the markdown links could be followed by hotkey instead of "ctrl + click" in VSCode. I have checked the setting list carefully but finally I failed to find any setting item to do this.
I doubt there is a default hotkey to follow link besides the one you mentioned. You can, however, add you own -
Open Keyboard Shortcuts and search for "Open Link" (editor.action.openLink) and add your own custom shortcut here.
Cheers!