I Can Smell You From Here Controls

Quick Controls Table

How to Advance Dialogue

Press Enter, Space or the left mouse button to progress dialogue. Choose whichever input is comfortable for the way you are playing; the official list gives all three the same basic advance action. Read the line before advancing, especially on a first run where an earlier claim may matter to a later answer.

A normal dialogue press and a dialogue-choice confirmation are different actions. If a quick press moves text but does not commit the selected answer, that behavior matches the control scheme. The v1.1.1 notes also distinguish non-dialogue choices, which can be confirmed with an ordinary press, from dialogue choices that require a hold.

How to Select and Confirm a Choice

First navigate with the arrow keys or scroll wheel. Once the answer you want is selected, hold Enter, Space or the left mouse button to confirm the dialogue choice. Do not rely on moving the pointer over an answer: the v1.1.1 patch replaced the older mouse-hover selection approach with scroll-wheel navigation.

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   Select the answer

   Use the arrow keys or scroll wheel to navigate to the intended choice. Read the selected answer before committing.

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   Hold to confirm

   Hold Enter, Space or the left mouse button. A quick tap is the dialogue-advance input, so use a deliberate hold for a dialogue choice.

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   Read the response

   After confirmation, read the next response before progressing. On a replay, note the answer you changed so you can compare the outcome.

How to Fast-Forward Dialogue

Hold Enter, Space or the left mouse button for three seconds to fast-forward dialogue until the next choice. This is the creator’s documented shortcut for moving through text, rather than a separate skip key. When a choice appears, check the selection and use the normal hold-to-confirm action for your answer.

Use fast-forward for passages you already know. If you changed an earlier answer, a later conversation may be different even when the opening looks familiar. Release the input and read a new branch normally so you can notice the consequence. Replaying quickly is most useful when you still know which claims your character has made.

How to Review Previous Dialogue

The scroll wheel can review recent dialogue. The v1.1.1 patch describes the boundary as the previous save point or choice, so history is a way to revisit recent lines rather than a complete transcript of everything in the run. Use it when you want to check wording before answering the next question.

The wheel has more than one role: it navigates choices while you are selecting an answer, reviews dialogue in the relevant reading context, and can navigate saves on the load-save page according to the patch. Look at the screen’s current task before scrolling. If you need to compare a claim from farther back, keep a short note during the run instead of relying on history beyond its boundary.

Options and Recent Control Changes

Tab opens Options. The v1.1.1 controls improvement patch reworked inputs, particularly for mouse players, and the v1.1.2 update added volume control. These are useful updates to know about when you are following older instructions or switching from an early downloaded build to a current one.

The updated mouse scheme uses the wheel to select and a hold to confirm a dialogue answer. That distinction helps prevent a casual pointer movement from choosing a reply. When checking an old control tip, compare it with the developer’s current list and patch notes rather than assuming the earlier hover behavior still applies.

Mobile / Android Notes

The v1.1.2 announcement introduces an Android mobile port. If mobile browser play does not work, the creator recommends downloading the APK. The desktop keyboard and mouse table above should be read as the desktop reference; the mobile announcement does not give a separate full touch-control table.

Use the game’s on-screen interface on Android and the developer’s official download page for the APK. The current mobile-port announcement specifies Android only, so it does not establish iOS controls or an iPhone application. Choose the official build for your device before using a platform-specific input guide.

Why Isn’t My Choice Confirming?

A dialogue choice requires a hold. If you have selected an answer but a quick Enter, Space or left-click press does not confirm it, hold one of those inputs deliberately. Select first, then confirm: repeatedly tapping without checking the selected answer can make the distinction harder to see.

For mouse play, use the scroll wheel to navigate the answers, rather than expecting hover selection. For browser play, make sure the game has focus before sending keyboard input. If you reach a new branch while fast-forwarding, stop and read the choice; the three-second dialogue shortcut and the choice-confirmation hold serve different tasks.