Moon Sweepers Controls, Movement and Field Tasks
Find default keyboard/controller actions and distinguish tool, building and vehicle contexts.
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Find default keyboard/controller actions and distinguish tool, building and vehicle contexts.
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Keys change with the held tool: R can return an astronaut to base when held, or activate Building Tool move mode. F interacts on foot and exits a vehicle. Leave a building preview before diagnosing an unavailable action.
Native key rebinding is unavailable. Steam Input can remap controllers; these defaults use Xbox-style labels. Other controllers may show different symbols.
Default actions
| Action | Keyboard and mouse | Controller (default layout) |
|---|---|---|
| Move | WASD | Left stick |
| Jump (again in the air: jetpack) | Space | A |
| Look | Mouse | Right stick |
| Cycle camera | C | RS |
| Map views / helmet lamp | M / N | D-pad up (hold for the lamp) |
| Session scoreboard | Tab | View (hold) |
| Field manual / hide the HUD | H / F5 | |
| Gravity boots on / off | B | D-pad down (hold) |
| Back to base (hold 0.6 s) | R | LS |
| Pause menu | ESC | Menu |
| Action | Keyboard and mouse | Controller (default layout) |
|---|---|---|
| Use the held tool | Left mouse | RT |
| Select tool slot | 1-6, wheel | LB / RB |
| Inventory / shop | I / U | D-pad left / D-pad right |
| Build menu / remove mode | RMB / X (building tool) | LT / X |
| Collect / interact | E / F | Y / X |
| Drop carried capsule | Q | B |
| Region scan | G | D-pad down |
| Action | Keyboard and mouse | Controller (default layout) |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | W | RT |
| Brake, reverse | S | LT |
| Steer | A D | Left stick |
| Boost | Shift | A |
| Cleaning | LMB | RB |
| Exit | F | X |
| Load, unload capsules | T | B |
| Cruise control | C | LB |
| Suction | Wheel | D-pad left / D-pad right |
| Lights | L | D-pad up |
| Flip (in the air) | W S | Left stick |
| Spin (in the air) | A D | Left stick |
| Rule | Fact |
|---|---|
| Rebinding | None. The Controls settings offer mouse and controller sensitivity, invert vertical look, Vehicle camera follows behind and the controls overview. |
| Back to base | Hold R (LS on a controller) for 0.6 s to go back to base. |
| Map and lamp | On a controller, D-pad up opens the map; held for 0.45 s it switches the helmet lamp. |
| Jetpack | Jump again in the air to use the jetpack. |
| Move mode | With the building tool in hand, R switches to move mode: it picks a piece up together with what stands on it. Buildings |
| Controllers | Played through Steam Input, with layouts for Xbox 360, Xbox One and Elite, PlayStation 3, 4, 5 and 5 Edge, Switch Pro, Steam Deck, Steam Controller and generic pads. |
| Controller buttons | The controller column is the default layout with Xbox button names. Controller buttons can be remapped in Steam, and PlayStation and Switch pads show their own button names. |
A practical field sequence
- Check your container and nearest deposit before sweeping.
- Unload or package dust when carrying capacity interrupts work.
- Use G to inspect the local region; its cleanliness is separate from global Moon completion.
- Use the map for shared waypoints and station travel.
- Test one capsule through a simple selling line before adding processing.
- Check research, personal equipment and vehicle ownership as separate systems.
This is an original task summary, not a reproduction of the Field Manual. Movement values · Factory routing.
Sources and version
Game-menu facts checked against the linked community references on 1 November 2026, for version 1.0.5. Later patches can change values. Explanations and tools are our own; no new playtest is claimed.