CONTROLS

Controls for every Skywar game.

Each title in the arcade has its own bindings. This page is the master reference — desktop keys for every game, with mobile notes where they apply.

Shared conventions

Across the arcade we try to keep a few keys consistent: WASD or arrow keys for movement, Space for the primary action (fire / boost / vault crack), Shift for the secondary (missile / sprint), F for flares or decoys, and Q / T for cycle locks. Specifics differ — always check the per-game section below.

Mobile / touch

All Skywar games support touch on phones and tablets. When you load a game on a touch device an on-screen overlay appears with a D-pad for movement, plus context buttons for the actions that game supports — for example FIRE, FLARE, LOCK, BOOST in aircraft games; SPRINT, CRACK, DECOY in Vault Raid; or JET launch buttons on the Carrier in Naval Strike.

Per-game controls

War RoomSTRATEGY· Strategic strike — aircraft, missiles & launchers vs the city grid

Arrow keysWASDFly — climb, dive, strafe sideways

SpaceAfterburner (hold; consumes fuel)

CToggle maneuver mode (A/D rotate, W thrust, S brake)

ZFire unguided round (one per press; bombers drop full load)

TCycle radar lock (jets, SAMs, buildings, airbase, city)

FRelease lock

VFire guided missile at locked target

XDeploy flares (decoys nearby A-A missiles)

QJam SAM radars in range (only on jam-capable frames)

1Numpad 1Launch wing drone at lock (Gen6 / Sky Sovereign class)

Mobile: D-pad for flight, MNV toggles maneuver mode, BOOST is afterburner, FIRE is your primary, FLARE / LOCK / JAM / DRONE buttons appear when your jet supports them.

Fighter OpsAIR· 2D jet combat — sorties, upgrades, and air threats

WThrottle up / climb

SSlow / dive

ADRoll / turn

SpacePrimary gun

ShiftLock + fire missile

FFlares

ZFrame special (NGAD: laser, guided drones, radar jam)

Rocket AscentSTRATEGY· Launch, upgrade, and push missions to the outer planets

WUpMain thrust (uses fuel)

ADLeftRightRCS lateral thrust

SpaceAfterburner / boost (if unlocked)