Official Steam promotional screenshot for THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY Controls
Verified launch-build route

THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY Controls

Verified PC controls for interaction, held items, the lantern, prisoner QTEs and balance sections, plus the current controller-map evidence limit.

Official Steam promotional screenshot

The release build teaches controls as they become relevant. The verified keyboard prompts are:

Action Input
Interact / pick up E
Toggle lantern F
Cycle held items R (developer-confirmed for the earlier level and consistent with launch behavior)
Escape grabs / scripted actions Press the changing on-screen key
Balance Correct left/right toward the center

The capacitor sequence also shows a mouse-button icon for using the equipped item, but the captured prompt does not label left versus right in text. Follow the icon shown by your build instead of relying on an unverified binding table.

QTE and balance tips

Prisoner grabs use changing keys. Watch the current prompt and release old inputs between steps. On beams, use short corrections; holding one direction creates a larger swing that is harder to recover.

Controller support

Steam lists full controller support and DualShock support. The launch evidence reviewed for this guide does not show a complete controller binding screen, so exact gamepad buttons are intentionally omitted until they are reproduced in-game.

Evidence boundary

This guide covers the released launch route. It does not turn incomplete collectible reports, Demo-only details or unverified fixes into confirmed instructions.