On a tablet: left thumb moves (push past the ring to sprint, double-tap the stick to crouch), drag on the right to look, hold still to mine, tap to place or use. The Hand button beside Jump does what you're holding: tap it to place, mine or fire; with a building block, hold it for the build wheel (Line, Layer, Paint, Turn, Undo). Hold Jump in the air for the jetpack; flying, Down sinks. Gear uses your worn boots or opens glider wings. Holding a building material, tap its toolbar slot again for the next shape, or hold the slot for the shape wheel; hold any other slot to drop it.
- WASD
- Move
- Space
- Jump · hold in air for jetpack
- W W
- Double-tap and hold W to sprint
- Shift
- Crouch: slow, and you can't walk off edges · fly down while flying
- Left click
- Mine / attack
- Right click
- Place / eat
- 1–9 / wheel
- Hotbar
- X / Z
- Next / previous shape · hold X for the shape wheel · Shift+X size: full, half, quarter (with the Chisel, its cut size)
- R
- Turn the shape in your hand · Shift+R flips it
- Middle click
- Pick block: its material, shape and facing
- V
- Line: straight line from your last block · right-click places it · tap V to keep it on, or hold
- B
- Layer: repeat the layer you aim at (a roof with slopes in hand) · tap or hold
- N
- Paint: change blocks to the material you hold · with B, everything joined · tap or hold
- Cmd / Ctrl+Z
- Undo your last build
- E
- Craft & Cargo
- Tab
- Quick Craft: then shelf, row and item numbers · Tab Tab makes the last thing again
- Backspace
- Back one step in any menu
- M
- Missions
- J
- Galaxy map & warp
- [ ]
- Switch tabs in the map and crafting
- C
- Camera monitor
- T
- Chat · hold T to talk on voice chat
- F
- Ride speeder · flight console
- Q
- Drop item · Shift+Q whole stack
- G
- Gear ability · speed burst, ceiling flip, open glider
- L
- Discovery Log
- Esc
- Pause menu & settings
- Controller
- Press + / Start to join, up to 4 on one screen, or use Pause → Add Player. + / Start pauses.