The Confirmed Demo Shortcuts at a Glance
Looking for ANOMALITH controls while your inventory fills up? A few contextual controller shortcuts can make the demo's exploration easier to manage, especially when you need to sort supplies or send materials home. The available narrated player experience identifies three useful actions, while leaving the complete keyboard and controller layout unconfirmed.
| Demo context | Reported controller input | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory screen | Y or Triangle | Quick-sort inventory |
| Exploration after the scanner tutorial | Y or Triangle | Activate the scanner |
| Portal send-item interface | Click the right stick | Automatically send materials |
These are context-sensitive examples from a player's demo commentary, not a complete official binding chart. The same Y or Triangle button performs different actions in different contexts, so read the prompt on the screen you currently have open.
Sort Inventory and Register Useful Items
In the narrated ANOMALITH demo run, the player explicitly identifies Y or Triangle as the quick-sort command for inventory. Use it when pickups have made your supplies harder to review.
The commentary also describes registering grenades and weapons to shortcuts, including placing grenades on the right and a newly found shotgun on the down shortcut. Those examples show how the player organizes that run; they do not provide a full default layout or establish the exact input sequence for registering an item.
A practical approach is to open the inventory, read the current registration prompts, and check that the items you intend to use are actually assigned. The player has to register grenades again later in the run, making a quick shortcut check useful before another crowded room.
Do not confuse the quick-sort button with a universal interaction key. Its reported inventory action applies while that menu is open.
Use the Scanner After Its Tutorial
The same player describes the scanner as a circular indicator activated with Y or Triangle. When collectibles are nearby, the indicator flickers and points toward them in that demo experience.
The player reports no resource cost or other limiting factor for keeping it active during the run. Once the game has introduced it, that makes it a useful exploration aid while checking rooms and containers.
This is a reported demo behavior, rather than a claim that every release version or input configuration has identical controls. If the button does something else, first check whether you are in a menu, whether the scanner has been introduced, and what prompt your current build displays.
Send Materials Through the Portal Interface
The hospital's portal tutorial gives inventory management another important control. According to the demo commentary, clicking the right stick inside the send-item interface automatically sends materials back to Base.
The player keeps functional or usable items while offloading development materials. After making space, they collect additional items and use the interface again. This is helpful when your bag is full of resources that are intended for equipment development rather than immediate use in the next fight.
The shortcut belongs to the portal's item interface. It should not be interpreted as a general right-stick command that instantly extracts Reona from any location. In this demo segment, the support team specifically tells the player to use the portal for items rather than Reona's body.
Check Prompts for the Rest of the Layout
The commentary mentions aiming, shooting, sprinting, reloading, a quick turn, healing, parrying, and a claw slash. It does not consistently name the exact buttons for those actions. An accurate ANOMALITH controls guide therefore cannot turn that list into a complete PC or console binding table.
For the remaining commands, follow the opening tutorials and the prompts in your current build. Check the official ANOMALITH website when comparing game and platform information, but use the game itself for the actual binding shown on your device.
The narrated player also explains that parrying and claw slashes consume mana. That is a resource condition rather than a button assignment: knowing the right input does not mean the ability is available with an empty gauge.
FAQ
What button sorts inventory in the ANOMALITH demo?
The demo player identifies Y on an Xbox-style controller or Triangle on a PlayStation-style controller as quick-sort while in the inventory screen.
What button activates the scanner?
The same commentary names Y or Triangle after the scanner has been introduced. This is a contextual exploration action, distinct from its use inside inventory.
How do you send all materials back to Base?
The player reports clicking the right stick in the portal's send-item interface to automatically send materials. Open the correct interface and check its current prompt.
Does this list include every keyboard and controller binding?
No. It covers the shortcuts explicitly described in the available demo commentary. Exact keyboard bindings, complete combat-button assignments, and remapping options are not established by that source.