Death Drone

Controls

Keyboard/mouse

WASD movement,  mouse to aim and fire, dash with spacebar,  swap weapon is q, Esc pauses.

Touch

Left thumb move, right thumb (anywhere) to aim and shoot, dash button on bottom right, swap weapon button appears beside it when you have a weapon to swap.

The Run

Clear a room to unlock its doors. The minimap shows where you've been and what's ahead.

Each floor has a shop, an item room, a boss, and often a holdout room. Beat the boss, take the exit, repeat.

Dying ends the run, but banked scrap stays for permanent unlocks on the title screen.

Fighting

Dash makes you briefly untouchable. Use it through bullets, not away from them.

Two weapon slots: pick up a second gun, then swap for the right range. Swapping takes a moment.

Barrels, traps and vents hurt enemies too. Lead enemies onto them.

Some enemies poison, burn, slow, weaken or blind you. Dashing clears burning.

Shieldbearers block shots from the front. Flank them, or hit them while they lunge.

Getting Stronger

Clearing a room offers a choice of three upgrades. Upgrades carry tags such as Explosive, Bleed, Shock and Crit.

Two matching tags form a combo, which adds a new effect for free. Cards show what a pick completes or moves you toward.

Scrap buys upgrades, guns, health and keys in the shop, or banks toward unlocks.

Keys open chests. Barrels can blast open secret rooms, so watch for cracked walls.