The default controls for Core Keeper are listed below. These can be changed from the controls menu in settings . While controllers are supported, the defaults are based on the model.
Controls [ ]
Default [ ]
Actions
Keyboard
Mouse
Controller(Microsoft)
Left joystick X-axis
Left Stick X
Move right
D / Right Arrow
D-Pad Right
Move left
A / Left Arrow
D-Pad Left
Left joystick Y-axis
Left Stick Y
Move forward
W / Up Arrow
D-Pad Up
Move backward
S / Down Arrow
D-Pad Down
Attack
Left Mouse Button
Right Trigger
Use item
Right Mouse Button
Left Trigger
Close
E / ESC
B
Equip next item
Mouse Wheel Down
Right Shoulder
Equip previous item
Mouse Wheel Up
Left Shoulder
Equip slot 1
1
Equip slot 2
2
Equip slot 3
3
Equip slot 4
4
Equip slot 5
5
Equip slot 6
6
Equip slot 7
7
Equip slot 8
8
Equip slot 9
9
Equip slot 10
0
Toggle inventory
Tab
X
Toggle map
M
Y
Right joystick X-axis
Right Stick X
Right joystick right
Right joystick left
Right joystick Y-axis
Right joystick forward
Right joystick backward
Interact with object
E
A
Zoom in map
Mouse Wheel Up
Right Shoulder
Zoom out map
Mouse Wheel Down
Left Shoulder
Open chat
Return
Swap to torch temporarily
Left Shift
Left Stick Button
Toggle spectated player
Space
A
UI interact
Left Mouse Button
A
UI second interact
Right Mouse Button
Pick up / drop item
Right Mouse Button
Right Shoulder
Pick up / drop all items
Left Mouse Button
A
Sort inventory
R
Ping map
Mouse Button 3
A
Move already existing items to storage
Q
Use off-hand
Space
B
Accelerate vehicle
W
Right Trigger
Reverse vehicle
S
Left Trigger
Vehicle honk
Left Mouse Button
B
Rotate
R
A
Toggle in-game UI
Control + U
Trash selected item
Delete
In-game UI up
D-Pad Up
In-game UI down
D-Pad Down
In-game UI left
D-Pad Left
In-game UI right
D-Pad Right
Toggle shortcuts window
S
Equip loadout 1
Equip loadout 2
Equip loadout 3
Move fast in creative mode
Left Shift
Right Stick Button
Inventory UI modifiers, use together with pick up / drop item actions
Drop item to world
Left Trigger
Move item to other inventory or equip
Left Shift
Right Trigger
Pick up / drop 10 items
Left Control
Pick up / drop half of total item amount
Left Shift
Left Shoulder
Instrument [ ]
Actions
Keyboard
Mouse
Controller(Microsoft)
C4
Z
D-Pad Down
C#4
S
Left Shoulder
D4
X
D-Pad Up
D#4
D
Left Stick Button
E4
C
D-Pad Left
F4
V
D-Pad Right
F#4
G
Right Trigger
G4
B
A
G#4
H
Right Shoulder
A4
N
X
A#4
J
Y
B4
M
B
C5
Q
C#5
2
D5
W
D#5
3
E5
E
F5
R
F#5
5
G5
T
G#5
6
A5
Y
A#5
7
B5
U
Increase octave on controller
Left Trigger
Stop playing
ESC
Right Mouse Button
Start
History [ ]
0.6.0.0-62a8 : Added controls for changing equipment loadouts.