- Left / right stick
- Move with the left stick; look with the right. Press A to jump. Use the left-stick button to sprint; choose Hold or Press to toggle in Controls. Outside menus and Maker Pen editing, B cycles standing, crouching and prone, or starts a slide while sprinting.
- Start / B
- Start opens the Watch. B returns to play, or to Rooms if you have not entered a room yet.
- Stick / D-pad / A
- Choose a Watch action with the left stick or D-pad, then press A. Left/right adjusts a selected slider; LB/RB switch tabs.
- Maker Pen: RT
- Use the selected tool to place, select or paint. Open the palette with Start to choose tools and shapes; B puts the pen away.
- Maker Pen: LB + X / Y
- Hold LB and press X to Undo, or Y to Redo while editing in the room. The HUD dims unavailable history actions. A new edit replaces Redo; the palette and text fields keep these shortcuts from editing behind them.
- Maker Pen: D-pad
- Up/down changes selected rotation, scale, placement distance or an aimed circuit value. Palette selections scroll into view.
- View button
- Switch between first- and third-person views while playing. The Maker Pen uses first person for editing, then restores your saved choice.
- Emotes: D-pad up
- Outside Maker Pen editing, open the wheel with D-pad up. Choose with the right stick and press A. Select Relax to end the pose; B closes the wheel. Settings → Interface can switch to Hold to open: hold D-pad up, aim, then release. A neutral stick release cancels.
- Tune your sticks
- Settings → Controller tuning saves right-stick look speed and both-stick deadzone. Increase deadzone if a stick drifts. Reset controls restores 1.40× look speed and 16% deadzone.
- Voice
- Hold the right-stick button for push-to-talk, or choose Open mic in Settings. Keyboard V also works; release either control to stop talking.
Controller support is still being tested. Text-entry screens may need a keyboard or mouse. The update screen supports the D-pad and A button.