Riftspinner controls

Every key, button and option for playing Riftspinner your way.

Riftspinner is played on a desktop or laptop with a keyboard and mouse, and a gamepad works too. Every key below can be changed in the Accessibility screen. This page lists the defaults.

Default controls

Action	Default keys	Notes
Move	W A S D, the arrow keys, or the numpad (8 4 5 6 or 8 4 2 6 with Num Lock on)	Numpad 7, 9, 1 and 3 move diagonally. All of them work at the same time.
Aim	Mouse	Auto-aim (C) points at the nearest host for you. On a gamepad use the right stick.
Fire	Hold the left mouse button	Or click once to start and again to stop, or switch to automatic fire in Accessibility.
Dash	Space, Left Shift or Numpad 0	Also the middle mouse button, or A or the left trigger on a gamepad. A short burst of speed, then a cooldown.
Inspect the nearest drop, shrine prompt, mission totem or forge	E or Numpad Enter	Or click the prompt at the bottom of the screen.
Salvage the nearest drop for ash	F or Numpad .	Scraps it without opening the compare card.
Status screen	Tab or Numpad +	Live stats, worn gear and your pack.
Pause	P, Numpad − or Esc
Previous weapon	Q or Numpad ÷	Keys 1 to 4 and the mouse wheel also swap between carried weapons.
Toggle auto-aim	C
Mute sound	M
Pick a level-up mutation	1 to 4	Or click the card. The numpad 1 to 4 also work on that screen.
Loot card	Enter equips or swaps, S stashes, X scraps, Esc closes

Mouse-only play

You can play with the mouse alone. In Accessibility, set Mouse movement to Follow cursor and the spider walks toward the pointer, stopping when the pointer sits on it. Or choose Hold right button to move only while that button is down. The left button fires, the middle button dashes and the wheel swaps weapons. The Mouse only preset also turns on automatic fire and auto-aim in one click.

Keyboard-only play

The Keyboard only preset turns on auto-aim and automatic fire, so the movement keys and dash are all you need. Menus work with Tab, Shift+Tab, Enter and Space, and Esc always goes back.

Fire modes

Mode	What it does
Hold	Fire while the left button is held. The default.
Click to toggle	One click starts firing and the next click stops it, so you never hold a button.
Automatic	Fires whenever a host is on the map. A melee rig swings only when something is in reach.

Gamepad

Any standard controller works. Connect it and press a button.

Control	Action
Left stick or d-pad	Move. The stick is analogue: push gently to walk slowly.
Right stick	Aim
Right trigger or right bumper	Fire
A or left trigger	Dash
X	Inspect (drop, mission totem, forge)
Y	Salvage the nearest drop
Start	Pause
Back	Status screen
Left bumper	Previous weapon
In menus	The d-pad moves focus, A selects and B goes back

Remapping keys

Open Accessibility from the main menu or the pause screen and scroll to Key bindings. Each action has up to three slots. Click a slot, then press the key you want. Backspace clears a slot and Esc cancels. A key can belong to only one action, so binding a key takes it from any other action. The number keys 1 to 4, Esc, the function keys and the Alt, Ctrl and Meta keys are reserved. The briefing screen and the tutorial always show your own bindings.

Melee rigs

Bulwark, Harrow and Gyre use the same controls but swing instead of shooting. Fire swings the weapon toward your aim. Gyre's blades orbit all the time, and holding fire spins them wider and faster at the cost of some speed. See the rigs guide for how each plays.

Accessibility options that change the controls

Game speed (100%, 85%, 70% or 50%), a large crosshair, high contrast, colour-blind colours, interface size, reduced motion and screen reader announcements are all in the same screen. The accessibility statement lists everything, including the limits.