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Portal Sandbox Guides: Controls and First Sessions
Choose the Portal Sandbox question that matches your next session: learning the five actions, understanding freeroam and PvP, or making touch controls manageable. Start with the beginner route when the toolkit is unfamiliar, and use the control reference when you only need a binding.
Five action referenceSeparate travel, combat and recovery with the keyboard lookup.
Choose your question
Open the answer that matches the task or obstacle in front of you.
I am starting the game
Learn travel and recovery before combining the weapons and Blender choice. The destination provides a first-session order rather than a promise to win every fight.
Start playingI need a keyboard action
Look up T, Q, E, F and X, then check the F-before-entry condition. Use this route for a binding rather than another full beginner introduction.
Find a keyI am using touch controls
Keep the scene readable while choosing a visible action. The guide explains a manageable practice approach without guessing button positions on your screen.
Plan touch practiceAll guides guides
First-session help, controls and focused practice.
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Beginner Guide
Learn the five actions in a calm order before combining travel and combat.
Guide
Controls
Look up T, Q, E, F and X, then apply the Blender entry order.
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How To Play
Choose between exploring and combat, then build a session around the relevant actions.
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Mobile Controls
Use visible touch actions while keeping movement, camera and the selected tool clear.
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Tips
Improve one action at a time and turn a confusing encounter into a useful next goal.
Turn the next session into one useful task
The beginner guide puts Portal Gun, weapons, regeneration and Blender into a manageable learning order. The controls page gives the exact keyboard reference, while How to Play helps choose an activity rather than inventing a quest chain. Tips are for a player who knows the actions but wants a clearer practice goal. Mobile guidance keeps movement, camera attention and action selection separate without promising one universal touch layout. Choose a direct answer when you already know the basics; returning to an overview should not be a requirement before every weapon or portal attempt.
Questions about guides
Which guide should I read first?
Use Beginner Guide when the whole toolkit is new. Use Controls when you know the activity but need a key. If your problem is one repeated portal or recovery failure, go directly to its troubleshooting article instead of repeating the first-session route.
Do these guides require a purchase?
The first-session advice starts with the named actions and a learning goal. Optional purchases should serve an activity you already enjoy; they are not presented as a fix for a missed input or a requirement to understand the toolkit.
Choose a travel goal
The Portal Gun guide adds normal selection, Blender separation and the advertised named variants after the general introduction.