MoveW A S D · Space jump, hold to boost · Shift sprint · mouse or arrow keys to look
MineHold left mouse, F or R2 to swing the pickaxe. Vein cubes become chunks that fly to you; follow a vein into the rock. Bare rock carves into cubes, so you can dig anywhere.
InventoryL1 / R1 (1-8, scroll or [ ] on a keyboard) cycle: Pickaxe, Bomb (bounces, 2.6 s fuse), Sticky Bomb (clings to the first surface), Grapple (fire at rock within rope range: the winch reels you in while you swing under the hook; fire again at rock to web on to the next point in the same press, jump to let go and fly on with your momentum), Flare (four in the belt, they recharge), Beacon (plant it on any flat ground; the guide line shows green when the sky above is open and red where rock blocks it. A blocked beacon stays dormant until you open the ceiling above it. To move it, break it loose with three pickaxe strikes; the vessel lands on the beacon). R2 uses the selected item.
Quick keysTwo quick slots (grapple and flare to start) fire from Triangle / Circle (Y / B), D-pad up / left, G / Q, middle mouse, or the two small touch buttons, without selecting them; long-press or right-click an item to re-pin. Boost: keep holding the jump button in the air to thrust upward while the fuel meter lasts; it refills when you let go.
CargoChunks you mine fly to you and stack in the backpack: 9 slots, one mineral per slot, 50 per stack (upgrades add slots and bigger stacks). Deploy a Container on flat ground and it catches whatever the backpack cannot take, up to 300 chunks. Press E beside it to unload your pack into it, press E again to shoulder it (you walk slower) and carry it to your planted beacon, where E delivers it. Only delivered cargo counts toward the quota.
The dinerA broken-down flying diner sits on the meadow west of the dig site. Forage Sunberries and Ember Peppers (the bushes on the meadow and the pods in the caves), cook at the stove, and restore the diner one station at a time with genki. The garden grows Puff Wheat and Honey Root; the counter brings customers who pay for dishes; the dinner bell calls something huge and hungry. Feed it its favourite spicy dish until it is tame, climb on, and ride it across the chasm to the east. The goals panel top-left always shows what to do next.
CraftE at the workbench in the landing chamber opens the Fabricator. Everything you mine also fills a wallet; spend it on levelled upgrades for every tool, such as longer grapple rope, bigger blasts, extra charges. Upgrades are saved in this browser.
ControllerSticks move and look · R2 uses the selected item · L2 aims down sights with a gun out (right mouse on desktop; the sniper's scope) · L1 / R1 cycle inventory · D-pad up grapple · bottom face button (A / Cross) jumps, hold it to boost · left face button (X / Square) uses (E) · right face button (B / Circle) flare · Start pauses, any trigger resumes · touch controls appear on tablets
MenuEsc, H, Tab, Start or the ≡ button opens this screen; click or press Start to resume. I, D-pad down or the backpack chip opens the backpack. Quick slots: long-press (or right-click) an item slot to pin it to quick slot 1 or 2; D-pad up / left, G / Q, Y / X, or the two small touch buttons use them without changing what is in your hand.