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)

Sky BattleAIR· Top-down real-time dogfight — waves, cannon, homing missiles

WThrottle up

SThrottle down

ADTurn left / right

SpaceFire missile (or fire cannon depending on frame)

QCycle lock (single-press cooldown)

ShiftBoost

Helo AssaultAIR· Helicopter gunship — rotor, locks, and ground targets

WThrottle / climb forward

SBrake / descend

ADYaw left / right

SpaceToggle engine (start / stop on the ground)

MouseAim turret / fire chain gun

ShiftFire missile at lock

FFlares

Armored StrikeGROUND· Tank battle — chassis, turret, terrain, and armor duels

WSDrive forward / reverse

ADRotate hull

MouseAim turret

ClickSpaceFire main gun

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

WUpMain thrust (uses fuel)

ADLeftRightRCS lateral thrust

SpaceAfterburner / boost (if unlocked)

Missile CommandSTRATEGY· Strategic missile runs — silo to target through dense defences

MouseDragAim missile launch trajectory

ClickSpaceLaunch missile

ZCluster drop (Cluster Munition only)

XMIRV split (Minuteman only)

WASDSteer in-flight (Cruise/Tomahawk)

Naval StrikeNAVAL· Fleet combat — ships, guns, missiles, and carrier air wing

WThrottle up

SThrottle down / reverse

ADTurn helm left / right

ClickFire main gun

ShiftFire missile salvo

VCarrier: launch single jet strike at lock

QCarrier: scramble all jets

TCycle lock

City DefenceSTRATEGY· Defend the skyline — SAMs, jets, and waves of incoming threats

ClickPlace weapon / fire weapon at click point

1-4Quick-select weapon type (Interceptor / Flak / THAAD / Tomahawk)

MouseAim target / place placement

SpacePause / strategic view

Classic JetAIR· Old-school dogfights with AA guns and bomb runs over river map

Arrow keysWASDFly

SpaceFire primary

ShiftBoost

BDrop bombs (bombers only)

Future JetAIR· 7th-gen air war with drone swarms, multi-lock missiles and SAM jamming

WThrottle

ADRoll / turn

SBrake / slow

SpaceGun fire

ShiftLaunch missile / volley

QCycle / multi-lock

1ZRelease drone bay

XJam SAM sites (when unlocked)

Swarm ArenaAIR· AI drone squads flank, chase, and snipe in escalating waves

WASDArrow keysMove

MouseAim

ClickSpaceFire gun

ShiftRight-clickFire missile

QQuick boost / thruster burst

Vault RaidSTEALTH· Stealth heist with adaptive guards that investigate and chase noise

WASDArrow keysMove

ShiftSprint (more noise)

ESpaceHold to crack a vault

FThrow decoy

MMute audio

Zone RushSTRATEGY· Dynamic control-point war with smart enemy rotation logic

WASDArrow keysMove

MouseAim

ClickSpaceFire

ShiftSprint