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How-To Play? Game Controls Help!
By The Sandbox
Here you'll find a quick guide on how to play The Sandbox Evolution with your keyboard and game controller! :D
   
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Category: Gameplay Basics
Languages: English
Posted
8 Nov, 2016 @ 12:21pm
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Guide Index
Overview
Menu Navigation 
Create & Edit Mode Controls 
Play Only Levels, Campaigns Levels & Daily Quests 
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Menu Navigation
Mouse
Move Mouse
Move the game cursor
Left Button
Confirm the action on a button


Keyboard
4 Directional Arrows
Tab Key
Move the current selection menu
Enter Key
Confirm the action on a button
Esc Key
Exit the current screen
F11 Key
Switch between Windowed & Fullscreen modes
F12 Key
Take a screenshot of the game screen

Game Controller
4 Directional Arrows
Navigate menus
Right Stick
Move the mouse cursor
A Button
Confirm the action on a button
B Button
Exit the current screen
Create & Edit Mode Controls
Mouse
Move Mouse
Scroll the camera view when the cursor is on the edges
Left Button
Drops the selected element
Hold to control a character
Right Button
Hold & drag to move the camera view
Middle Button
Pick an element
Wheel
Camera zoom in & out




Keyboard

4 Directional Arrows
Navigate menus
+, - Keys
Camera zoom in & out
W, A, S, D Keys
Camera pan
M Key
Toggle Mini-Map
F Key
Open the Tools menu
E Key
Switch to Eraser
Q Key
Open the Elements menu
T Key
Pause
X Key
Open World window
Ctrl+Z Key
Undo / Redo actions
Ctrl+O Key
Options
Esc Key
Exit the current screen



Game Controller

4 Directional Arrows
Navigate menus
Right Stick
Move the mouse cursor
Right Button (RT)
A Button
Mouse Left Click
Left Buttons (LB & LT)
Camera zoom in & out

Play Only Levels, Campaigns Levels & Daily Quests
When the player is actively controlling a game character

Mouse
Right Button
Jump with the character
Left Button
Character 2nd action
(Shooting with Arnold, Dashing with Fujin etc.)



Keyboard

4 Directional Arrows
Control the character
W, A, S, D Keys
Control the character
K Key
Character 2nd action
(Shooting with Arnold, Dashing with Fujin etc.)
Esc Key
Exit the character control mode and returns to Edit mode (if available)



Game Controller
4 Directional Arrows
Move the current selection menu
A Button
Jump with the character
B/RT Buttons
Character 2nd action
(Shooting with Arnold, Dashing with Fujin etc.)
START
Exit character control mode and return to Edit mode
11 Comments
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The Candy Man 2 Jan @ 5:45pm 
Hey @thesandbox when i try to load the game in windows 11 it wont work, Like it doesn´t show anything and it closes
StickBug 8 Apr, 2022 @ 2:51am 
when i try to load a world water is covering the entire screen and i cant do anything
StickBug 8 Apr, 2022 @ 2:50am 
same for me
NateNate13 28 Sep, 2021 @ 3:24pm 
WATER IS COVERING THE WHOLE WORLD!!
Jackee4 2 Aug, 2021 @ 6:55pm 
it's not his fault, idk what happened to this game, does anybody even care about this game anymore?
InspectorGadget 2 Dec, 2020 @ 12:18pm 
its actually sad, i used to love this game, but you messed it up, my game crashes when i try to load anything, FUCK YOU
LiLi [KE] 22 Sep, 2020 @ 8:16am 
Fuck you
linkthefusky 6 Sep, 2020 @ 2:52pm 
does anybody know what to do when the game wont start tried contacting support no answer
CULTOSAURUS ERECTUS 5 Aug, 2017 @ 10:28am 
For weird reason, the sign won't work. It says Press to open. But nothing happens!
The Sandbox  [author] 21 Nov, 2016 @ 1:31pm 
Hello @jacobsiegel

Can you detail us what is not working with the mouse?

thanks a lot
The Sandbox Team