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Game Development Shortcuts: Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot and the Art Tools

The shortcuts to learn first in Unity, Unreal Engine and Godot, and in GameMaker, Roblox Studio, Blender and Aseprite — side by side for Mac and Windows, from each tool's own documentation.

By · from 28 official sources

A game is made in an engine and in the tools around it: a 3D modeller, a pixel-art editor, a texturing app. Each has its own keys, and a day of game development moves between several of them. The keys worth learning first are the ones every edit passes through: select, transform, focus and play.

The ten to learn first in each engine

Unity

  1. View ToolQ
  2. Move ToolW
  3. Rotate ToolE
  4. Scale ToolR
  5. Frame SelectedF
  6. New Empty GameObject⌘⇧N
  7. Duplicate⌘D
  8. Undo⌘Z
  9. Rect Transform ToolT
  10. Transform ToolY
All 42 Unity shortcuts →
  1. View ToolQ
  2. Move ToolW
  3. Rotate ToolE
  4. Scale ToolR
  5. Frame SelectedF
  6. New Empty GameObjectCtrlShiftN
  7. DuplicateCtrlD
  8. UndoCtrlZ
  9. Rect Transform ToolT
  10. Transform ToolY
All 42 Unity shortcuts →

Unreal Engine

  1. Translate (Move) ToolW
  2. Rotate ToolE
  3. Scale ToolR
  4. Focus SelectedF
  5. Undo⌘Z
  6. Play In Editor⌥P
  7. Save Current Level⌘S
  8. Save All⌘⇧S
  9. Redo⌘Y
  10. Duplicate⌘D
All 40 Unreal Engine shortcuts →
  1. Translate (Move) ToolW
  2. Rotate ToolE
  3. Scale ToolR
  4. Focus SelectedF
  5. UndoCtrlZ
  6. Play In EditorAltP
  7. Save Current LevelCtrlS
  8. Save AllCtrlShiftS
  9. RedoCtrlY
  10. DuplicateCtrlD
All 40 Unreal Engine shortcuts →

Godot Engine

  1. Play / Run Project⌘B
  2. Play Scene⌘R
  3. Save Scene⌘S
  4. Stop⌘.
  5. Open Script Editor⌘⌃3
  6. Undo⌘Z
  7. Redo⌘⇧Z
  8. Select ModeQ
  9. Move ModeW
  10. Rotate ModeE
All 45 Godot Engine shortcuts →
  1. Play / Run ProjectF5
  2. Play SceneF6
  3. Save SceneCtrlS
  4. StopF8
  5. Open Script EditorCtrlF3
  6. UndoCtrlZ
  7. RedoCtrlShiftZ
  8. Select ModeQ
  9. Move ModeW
  10. Rotate ModeE
All 45 Godot Engine shortcuts →

Pick your engine or art tool

The most-used keys of each tool, from its official documentation. Each tool's page has the full set.

  1. View ToolQ
  2. Move ToolW
  3. Rotate ToolE
  4. Scale ToolR
  5. Frame SelectedF
  6. New Empty GameObject⌘⇧N
  7. Duplicate⌘D
  8. Undo⌘Z
  9. Rect Transform ToolT
  10. Transform ToolY
All Unity shortcuts (Mac) →

Switching engines

The transform keys travel well between Unity, Unreal and Godot; the rest does not. The comparisons list every key of both engines and lead with the ones that do something else.

FAQ

What are the most useful Unity shortcuts?
W, E and R switch between the move, rotate and scale tools, F frames the selection in the Scene view, and Ctrl+D (⌘D on a Mac) duplicates it.
What are the Unreal Engine viewport controls?
Hold the right mouse button and use W, A, S and D to fly. Alt with the left button orbits, with the right it dollies, with the middle it pans; F focuses the selection.
How do I run a scene in Godot?
F6 runs the scene open in the editor and F5 the whole project; on a Mac, ⌘R and ⌘B.
Where do these shortcuts come from?
From each tool's official documentation. Every app page lists its sources and the date its shortcuts were last checked.