Superhero Simulator Controls — Keyboard, Mouse and Controller Support

Superhero Simulator controls are straightforward once you accept one unusual rule: the movement keys do not steer your hero, the camera does. Keyboard and mouse is the default way to play, and controller support exists but is incomplete. The binding list below comes from launch-era gameplay, so treat individual keys as to confirm and check your own build before relying on them.

Keyboard and Mouse Bindings in Superhero Simulator

The layout is small and mostly consistent between flying and fighting. Flight launches off the ground input and stays on a boost modifier, combat uses the mouse for attacks and one key for blocking, and everything else in the world is handled by a single interact prompt.

Input	Action
Mouse movement	Aim and set the direction your hero travels
Left mouse button	Attack when focused on an enemy
Interact key	Block, extinguish fires, clear rubble, rescue and search prompts
Jump key	Stop the marker in mini-game timing checks such as bombs and hostages
Take-off key	Launch from the ground into flight
Boost modifier	Fly faster while airborne
Dash key	Short dash, unlocked through the skill tree
Dodge combination	Run plus the boost modifier plus a strafe key
Map key	Open the city map and set a home marker

The important consequence of camera-relative movement is that the strafe keys slide you sideways instead of turning you. That is why early flying ends in accidental demolition: a sharp turn at speed is a camera move first and a key press second.

Controller Support on Steam: What Is Confirmed

Steam is explicit but limited here. The store page lists Partial Controller Support and separately lists DualShock and DualSense support, so modern PlayStation pads are recognised, and an Early Access hands-on review noted PlayStation button prompts showing up on a PC build that was being played with an Xbox controller. No dedicated-settings menu for stick sensitivity or dead zones is documented.

The community hub has a thread asking whether the partial support from Early Access carried into the full release, and no developer answer is captured in the material for this page, so the honest position is to confirm it in your own install. If a pad does not respond, Steam Input is the first thing to check, because it can present the pad as an Xbox controller regardless of the hardware you own.

Common Input Problems and Workarounds

• Movement feels wrong: aim with the camera, then press the direction; strafe keys do not turn you.
• Menus hard to read: players have reported menus sitting off screen with over-sensitive scrolling, so slow the scroll input before precision prompts.
• No minimap: there is no always-on minimap in the HUD, so the map key is your only navigation tool and is worth binding to something comfortable.
• Pads with partial support: expect to reach for the keyboard for some menu actions even when flying with a pad.
• Prompts change meaning: the interact key does double duty as block and as the world-interaction prompt, so read the on-screen prompt before pressing.