Movement & Dashing

Move in any direction with WASD. There is no gravity — you walk freely in all directions through open tiles.

To dash: tap Shift while walking to dash in your movement direction, or double-tap any direction key. Tap Shift while standing still, then press a direction within 0.2s to dash that way. Hold Shift while walking to keep dashing every 250ms. Dash has a short cooldown (~300ms).

Camera & Tactical Pause

The camera follows the player and leans toward the mouse so you can see ahead. The default Zoom mode also adjusts zoom based on mouse distance from center — mouse near center zooms in to normal view, mouse near the edge of the screen zooms out to show more of the world. Moving the mouse back toward center smoothly zooms in again.

Double-tap C during play to toggle the camera aim off and back on. The toggle remembers whichever mode you last used. Single C recenters the camera on the player.

Press Tab to enter Tactical Pause — time stops completely. Pan the camera with WASD, zoom with [ ] or scroll wheel. Press Tab again to unpause.

While paused: R / I inspect near cursor · H toggles the spell HUD · Q toggles name labels · V toggles perception cones · C cycles cam mode (off / soft / full / zoom) · P opens menus · 1–6 jump to menu tabs.

The Time Scale slider (bottom of screen while paused) sets world speed from 0.5× to 5×. Slow things down to react, speed up to farm. The setting persists when you unpause.

NPCs & Followers

Reveal an NPC to see their stats and an Invite / Dismiss button. Press F to enter Follower Mode and manage everyone at once — the HUD shows 10 numbered slots.

Select who to command: R toggles all, 1–0 toggles individual slots. Then give orders:

Slot border colors: orange = attack target, blue = holding, gray = following.

Props & Inventories

Some props (vases, crates, etc.) carry items. Reveal one to see its Contents and a Place from inventory section showing what you're carrying. Use ↓ ↑ to move between buttons and Enter to activate.

Healing

Hold H to channel. Every 0.25s: spend 1 MP, restore 1 HP to yourself. Every 2s: spend 20 MP, pulse +20 HP to all allies within 80px of your cursor. Reaches familiars and charmed agents.

Revive

Press N to arm, then N again to revive the nearest fallen ally within 140px. Costs 40 MP. Works on NPCs, charmed monsters, and familiars. Revived allies return with partial HP.

Shield (Cantrip)

Hold Shift+Space (either order) to raise the shield. First 500ms is the parry window — deflects projectiles and knocks back enemies. After that it absorbs up to 50 HP before breaking. WASD is suppressed while active. Release either key to lower it. RMB raises the shield instantly. No MP cost.

Dash (Cantrip)

Tap Shift while walking to dash in your movement direction. Or tap Shift while still, then press a direction within 0.2s. Hold Shift while walking to repeat-dash every 250ms. Double-tap WASD also triggers a dash. No MP cost.

Barrier

Hold Z for 1 second to deploy a barrier (20 MP). Blocks enemies, destroys projectiles on contact. Has 12 HP — watch it shift blue → green → orange → red as it takes damage.

Double-tap Z while aimed inside a barrier to pick it up and recover 10 MP.

Block

Hold B to place solid tiles at your cursor — 2 MP per tile, snapped to the grid. Blocks physically stop enemies, NPCs, and the player. Hold V to erase blocks and refund 2 MP per tile.

While holding B or V, press 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 to set the placement area: 1×1, 2×2, 4×4, or 8×8 tiles at once.

Blocks absorb 4 enemy projectile hits before breaking. Colour tracks remaining health: blue → green → yellow → red. Friendly projectiles destroy them instantly — don't build between yourself and your target.

Seal a corridor with 2×2, kite through it, then V to recover your MP once the threat passes.

Teleport (Self)

Press T to arm, then T again to blink to your cursor. Passes through walls. Cost: 0.1 MP per 10px.

While armed, press 1–0 to pin the crosshair on a follower — the camera pans to them smoothly. Pan further with WASD, zoom with [ ]. Double-tap T T within 0.2s to fire. Press T once to unpin and return to cursor aim. Press C to cancel and return the camera without firing.

Followers let you blink anywhere on the map — no range cap, but cost scales with distance.

Teleport Others

A 3-step cast: U to arm → U again to mark a destination → move cursor to the group and press U a third time. Every ally within 53px of the cursor is teleported to the marker.

Knocked-out NPCs revive at 50% HP when teleported this way. Cost: 0.1 MP / 10px of distance.