Survive Your Ideas Controls: PC & Mobile Keys, Items, Settings

Q: How do you write a word on PC?

When “Your turn to write!” appears, press Enter (or click the big yellow Write button), type the word and press Enter again to send it. You have a short countdown, about 16 seconds in our match.

Q: How do you write a word on mobile?

Tap the yellow Write button in the middle of the screen when it is your turn, type with the on-screen keyboard and press send.

PC controls

Key	What it does	Source
W A S D	Move	Roblox default
Space	Jump (hold while falling with a Gravity Coil to float down)	Roblox default + item text
Mouse	Turn the camera (right-click and drag), click buttons	Roblox default
Enter	Open the writing box when it is your turn (“Write · Enter”), then send your word	In-game button
1 – 5	Pick an item from your loadout slots (the number is printed on each slot)	Tested in match 2
Left click	Use the item in your hand (we took off on the Rainbow Magic Carpet this way)	Tested in match 2
Esc	Roblox menu: Leave, settings and reset	Roblox default

The game has no in-game key list. Rows marked “Roblox default” are standard Roblox controls; we have not found a sprint key.

Mobile and tablet

Move with the left thumbstick, jump with the jump button (standard Roblox).
When it is your turn, tap the big yellow Write button that appears in the middle of the screen.
Tap an item slot at the bottom to hold it, then tap again to use it.
Lobby menus (Items, Index, Meta Words, Mastery, Codes) are the same buttons as on PC.

Flying on a Rainbow Magic Carpet in a Survive Your Ideas match while another player writes, with the loadout bar below — Item slots 1–5 at the bottom of the screen. Here slot 3, the Rainbow Magic Carpet, is in use and we are flying.

Writing your word, step by step

Watch for your turn. The top of the screen shows “Choosing: name” while the dice picks a writer. When it is you, it says “Your turn to write!” with a countdown (16 seconds in our match), and a green light beam shines on your character.
Open the box. Press Enter or click the big yellow Write button in the middle of the screen. A speech bubble with a text cursor appears over your head.
Type. Everyone can see your letters appear as you type (“name: LAVA”), unless you use the /secret Meta Word.
Send. Press Enter again. The word lands with its banner and tip line.
Too slow? When the countdown ends, the game writes a word for you. Ours became SNOW.

Meta Words are typed the same way, with the slash: /double, /undo and so on (Meta Words). If you own the 2 Words pass, you type two words each turn.

Using items

Your loadout shows five slots at the bottom of the screen, numbered 1 to 5. Press the number to hold that item; in our test, keys 1 to 5 picked up Coin Magnet, Ice Wand, Rainbow Magic Carpet, Smoke Bomb and Trowel in slot order, and a left click on the carpet made us take off. Some powers from words appear as an extra slot: after we wrote LUFFY, a sixth “Rubb…” slot showed up next to the five.

Item label	How it works	Examples
Recharge Ns	Use it, then wait N seconds before using it again.	Trowel 15s, Ice Wand 8s, Boombox 60s
Passive	Works while you hold it in your hand.	Speed Coil, Gravity Coil, Garlic, Coin Magnet
One use per match	Use it once, then it is gone until the next match.	Force Field, Medkit, Sword, BB Gun

Lobby buttons

Top bar: Updates (patch notes), Codes (redeem box), Settings.
Left side: Items (spins and loadout), Index (word diary), Meta Words, Mastery.
Bottom left: your Cash. Bottom middle: Play, which moves you to the queue platform for the next match. Walking off the platform during the countdown cancels your queue.

Revive, spectate and leave

When you are knocked out the screen shows which word got you and who wrote it, with three buttons: Revive (free in our first match, R$30 in our second), Spectate to watch the rest of the match, and Back to lobby. After the winner is shown (“name wins!”), everyone is sent back to the lobby automatically.

Settings menu

Setting	Default	Tip
Cutscenes	On	Switches the short word cutscenes (like the HELL title after LAVA) on or off.
Camera shake	On	Switch off if screen shaking bothers you.
Light mode	Off	A lighter interface theme.
Music	100%	Music volume (slider).
Sounds	100%	Sound effects volume (slider).

Survive Your Ideas Settings panel with Cutscenes, Camera shake and Light mode toggles and Music and Sounds volume sliders — The Settings panel with its five options.

FAQ

How do you write a word on PC?

When “Your turn to write!” appears, press Enter (or click the big yellow Write button), type the word and press Enter again to send it. You have a short countdown, about 16 seconds in our match.

How do you write a word on mobile?

Tap the yellow Write button in the middle of the screen when it is your turn, type with the on-screen keyboard and press send.

How do you use items?

Your five loadout items sit at the bottom of the screen with numbers 1 to 5. Press the number (or tap the slot) to hold the item, then click or tap to use it. Passive items like Speed Coil work while you hold them.

Can you turn off camera shake?

Yes. Settings (top bar) has Cutscenes, Camera shake and Light mode switches plus Music and Sounds sliders. Defaults: Cutscenes On, Camera shake On, Light mode Off, Music 100%, Sounds 100%.