Empires of the Undergrowth Controls Guide (Keyboard & Gamepad)

by Fernando Diaz / Articles, Game Controls & Hotkeys, Misc. Guides / 08 Jan 2024

This quick and easy guide lists all the available PC keyboard and Xbox gamepad controls for Empires of the Undergrowth. Note that you can totally customize these controls from the settings menu to your liking. This guide just lists default controls for easy reference.

We also made a video that walks you through the game settings like graphics, audio, and display options. For more details, watch the video and explore the settings yourself.

All PC Settings

PC Keyboard Controls:

Scroll Up: W / Up

Scroll Down: S / Down

Scroll Left: Left / A

Scroll Right: Right / D

Pheromone Marker 1: 1 / None

Pheromone Marker 2: 2 / None

Pheromone Marker 3: 3 / None

Pheromone Marker 4: 4 / None

Pheromone Marker 5: 5 / None

Jump To Marker: Space Bar / None

Surface Toggle: Tab / None

Home Colony Underground 1: F1 / None

Enemy Colony Underground 2: F2 / None

Enemy Colony Underground 3: F3 / None

Enemy Colony Underground 4: F4 / None

Build Menu: B / None

Brood Menu: O / None

Place Marker: P / None

Dismiss Marker: Backspace / None

Toggle group attack: X / None

Toggle group gather: Z / None

Food storage tile: V / None

Leaf storage tile: L / None

Refuse Tile: R / None

Speed Tile: E / None

Upgrade Tile: N / None

Clear tile: Delete / None

Worker Tile: T / None

Soldier Tile 1: Y / None

Soldier Tile 2: U / None

Soldier Tile 3: F / None

Soldier Tile 4: G / None

Soldier Tile 5: H / None

Display Creature Info: Right Alt / Left Alt

Toggle Creature Info: C / None

Display Tile Info: Right Ctrl / Left Ctrl

Toggle Tile Info: I / None

Display Resource Info: Backslash / None

Toggle Resource Info: M / None

Fast build / upgrade: Thumb Mouse Button / None

Rotate Left: Insert / None

Rotate Right: Page Up / None

Toggle Photo Mode: F9 / None

Photo Mode Up: Num 8 / None

Photo Mode Down: Num 2 / None

Photo Mode Right: Num 6 / None

Photo Mode Left: Num 4 / None

Photo Mode Tilt Up: Num 7 / None

Photo Mode Tilt Down: Num 9 / None

Photo Mode Rotate Right: Num 3 / None

Photo Mode Rotate Left: Num 1 / None

Photo Mode Zoom In: Num + / None

Photo Mode Zoom Out: Num – / None

Photo Mode Pause / Un-pause: Num * / None

Xbox Gamepad Controls:

Menu: View Button

Select tile / Interface button / Drag ants into pheromone groups: RT

Fast build / upgrade: LT

Fast camera / cursor: LB

Surface / underground toggle: Surface / Underground toggle: Options Button

Surface: D-Pad Up

Active pheromone group left: D-Pad Left

Active pheromone group right: D-Pad Right

Next underground: D-Pad Down

Move camera: Left Stick

Zoom out: Right Stick

Place marker: RB

Dismiss marker: X

Change overlay info: Y

Enable / disable gathering: A

Enable / disable attack: B

Move cursor: Right Stick

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