Stick It to the Stickman Keybinds: Controls List 2026

A Stick It to the Stickman keybinds question usually comes from two places: a new player confused about ladders, or a co-op host trying to hand a controller to player two. The answers are simpler than they look, because the game's default layout is small, and the input problems players hit have known community fixes. None of them require reinstalling the game.

This Stick It to the Stickman keybinds reference is built from the community wiki's Controls page, with the developer's official itch.io page used to cross-check the basics. Everything else, especially the co-op fixes, is labeled as community experience.

The controls page lists A and D for movement, W for ladders and jumping, S for lowering your body, Space or Z for attacking, and X for slow motion. Five keys cover the whole game, which is why remapping is rarely the actual problem when inputs feel wrong.

The Default Keyboard Layout

The wiki controls page says S lowers your body to climb down ladders, W climbs up ladders and jumps, A and D move, Space or Z attacks, and X activates slow motion after you unlock it from upgrades. That is the complete default layout, and it matches the official itch.io listing: arrow keys to move, Space to attack, Enter to enter, and X for slow-mo.

The small differences between the two pages are worth noting. The wiki describes WASD, while the itch.io page describes arrow keys, so the game accepts both styles of movement input depending on what the player prefers, and both work at the same time, which is why mixed keyboard and controller setups are common. The two pages agree on the essentials, which is reassuring for anyone building a Stick It to the Stickman keybinds cheat sheet.

The wiki page also implies that some controls only make sense after certain upgrades, which is a polite way of saying slow motion is gated. The official page lists the same four basics plus Enter, confirming the layout has been stable since the demo era.

The full saved reference is on the community wiki Controls page, and the official itch.io page is the place to double-check the basics if a patch ever changes them.

What Each Key Actually Does

Movement is only half the story. The ladder keys matter because several rooms and shortcuts depend on climbing, and players who never learn S report getting stuck on simple vertical sections. Jumping with W feels odd at first but becomes natural once you stop expecting a dedicated jump key, and the same goes for attacking with Space.

Community reports add one practical note: the game reads quick taps and holds differently for ladders, so hold the direction rather than tapping it. Players who tap S report sliding past the ladder top, while holding it descends cleanly every time.

Attack on Space or Z means both hands have a reachable option, which matters in co-op when one player is on a controller and the other on keyboard. Enter is the interaction key used for menus, doors, and the interaction prompts the itch.io page lists it for.

Slow Motion and the Upgrade Gate

The controls page notes that slow motion only works once you have unlocked it from upgrades. Players who press X early and get nothing often assume the keybind is broken, but the gate is progression, not input.

Community threads confirm the unlock is permanent once bought, so the fix is to spend on the slow-mo upgrade and test X immediately afterward. If X still does nothing after the unlock, the next section covers the input conflicts that actually cause it.

A Stick It to the Stickman keybinds question that keeps reappearing is whether slow motion works on controllers. Community reports say yes, it maps to the same unlock, and the only difference is which button your pad uses. Check the input settings screen to see the current pad mapping.

Remapping and Co-op Input Setup

Remapping lives in the game's options, and the community's most common reason for touching it is co-op. Older builds only recognized keyboards as player one, so hosts used workarounds to give controllers to player two.

The saved thread's fix was to disconnect and reconnect the controller after the first player joined, which forced the game to pick it up as the second device. Community reports say a later update added proper input device assignment for each player, so check the input settings first and only use the reconnect trick on older builds.

For solo players, remapping rarely changes much, but one community tip stands out in every Stick It to the Stickman keybinds thread: if you attack with Z, keeping W on jump still works fine, and leaving Enter free of custom binds avoids menu weirdness. Most reported remap problems come from binding two actions to the same key.

Testing Your Inputs Before a Run

A two-minute input check before a serious run saves a lot of confusion. Community players test the ladder keys, the attack key, and X on the first floor, then reset if anything feels off. A Stick It to the Stickman keybinds setup you verified beats a fancy custom layout you have never practiced.

FAQ

What are the Stick It to the Stickman keybinds on keyboard?

A and D move, W climbs and jumps, S lowers your body, Space or Z attacks, Enter interacts, and X activates slow motion after you unlock it from upgrades.

Why does slow motion not work?

The controls page notes that slow motion only works once you have unlocked it from upgrades, so buy the upgrade first and test X again before assuming the key is broken. If it still fails after that, check remapping conflicts.

How do I give a controller to player two?

Use the input device assignment in settings on current builds, or the community's reconnect trick on older ones: join with keyboard first, then disconnect and reconnect the controller. The trick matters mainly on older builds.

Can two players play on keyboards over distance?

Yes. The saved thread recommends Steam Remote Play or Parsec, with the host inviting the friend through the Shift and Tab overlay or the Parsec client. Both need a stable connection, and hosts should test the overlay first.