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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[]

Controller Mapping Screenshot

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
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