While most controls can be edited in-game under Options > Input, the following are the default controls.
Default Controls[]
Keyboard/Mouse[]
Movement[]
- Move Forward: W
- Move Backward: S
- Move Right: D
- Move Left: A
- Look Vertical: Mouse Vertical
- Look Horizontal: Mouse Horizontal
- Jump: Space
- Crouch: Left Control
- Sprint: Left Shift
Action/Interaction[]
- Use Item: Left Mouse Button
- Drag Item: Right Mouse Button
- Pickup Item: E
- Switch Item: Y
- Drop Item: Q
- Watch: F
- Torch: R
- Inventory Menu (and chests): Tab
- Crafting Menu: C (hold for quick crafting menu)
- Free Hands: Back Quote (backtick/tilde, left of the 1 key)
Crafting Menu[]
- Pin Recipe: Right Mouse Button
Placing[]
- Rotate Object Right: E
- Rotate Object Left: Q
- Confirm Placement: Left Mouse Button
- Cancel Placement: Right Mouse Button
Fire Lighting[]
- Action 1: Left Mouse Button
- Action 2: Right Mouse Button
Light a fire by alternating between pressing Action 1 and Action 2 rapidly. This may be hard to do on Macs or laptop trackpads.
Vehicle[]
- Ascend: Space
- Descend: Left Control
- Sail Right: E
- Sail Left: Q
Map Editor[]
- Move Forward: W
- Move Backward: S
- Move Right: D
- Move Left: A
- Move Up: E
- Move Down: Q
- Sprint: Left Shift
- Delete: Delete (this is not backspace)
- Clone: C
- Rotate: R
- Position: T
- Focus: F
Generic Controllers[]
In-game screenshot of the default controller mapping
Movement[]
- Move: Left Analog Stick
- Look: Right Analog Stick
- Jump: Bottom Circle Button (A for XInput controllers)
- Crouch: Press Right Analog Stick
- Sprint: Press Left Analog Stick
Action/Interaction[]
- Use Item: Right Analog Trigger
- Drag Item: Left Analog Trigger
- Pickup Item: Left Circle Button (X for XInput controllers)
- Drop Item: Right Circle Button (B for XInput controllers)
- Watch: Top Circle Button (Y for XInput controllers)
- Inventory Menu (and chests): Left Shoulder
- Crafting Menu: Right Shoulder (hold for quick crafting menu)
Input Types[]
Stranded Deep supports a number of input types on PC copies of the game. Here are some that are known to work:
- Keyboard/Mouse
- Xbox Controller, "XInput" in-game
- Switch Pro Controller, "Steam Controller" in-game