Move: WASD or the arrow keys. Hold Shift to run. On a touch screen, drag on the left side to move; push the stick further to run.

Look around: drag anywhere with the mouse or a finger. Scroll or pinch to zoom.

Interact: press E or the red button to talk, heal at the Creature Clinic or battle a creature.

Battles: your first four creatures fight. Bold wild creatures and trainers who spot you ("!") come at you and the battle starts by itself. Attack (F), Switch (Q) to send in another of your four, Run (R) from wild ones. A wild creature can only be caught once it is down to half health or less: then Throw cube (T). Beating a trainer earns 500 cappa.

Battling and catching: creatures live in the tall grass outside the town. Walk up to one and press E. Your travel creature battles it: press Attack. Once the wild creature is down to half health or less, you can throw a collector cube, best when the white ring sits inside the green ring.

Health: your creatures tire in battle. They recover slowly as you walk, and fully on the glowing pad at the Creature Clinic.

Your creatures: your battle team is four: your travel creature, who follows you everywhere, and three more. Extra catches go to storage at the Creature Clinic.

Party: press Party to invite up to 3 friends. A party of four shares one world.

Quest: your current goal is always in the note at the top left, with an arrow pointing the way.