PARRY Guide: Core controls
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OverviewPARRY!! is an action game where you swing, dash, and parry your way through three campaign stages, mini stages, and boss fights. This guide covers the core controls, how to fight effectively, stage-specific challenges, and the secret achievements worth hunting.
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Core controls
Summary
PARRY!! runs on a tight set of inputs that work across keyboard, mobile, and controller. Two extra buttons unlock only after you pick up the right upgrades, so ignore them until then.
- Attack M1 on keyboard, R2 or X on controller
- Parry F on keyboard, R1 or Y on controller
- Dash Q on keyboard, B on controller
- Counter E on keyboard, L2 on controller
- Overcharge R on keyboard, L1 on controller (upgrade required)
- Ability Z on keyboard, DPad Left on controller (upgrade required)
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How combat actually works
Step
Every fight comes down to reading when an enemy attacks, absorbing it with a parry, and punishing the opening it creates. Dash buys you time when a parry is not an option.
- Watch the enemy spend the first few seconds of any new fight just observing the attack rhythm before committing.
- Parry on contact press the parry button just before the hit lands to stop the enemy's action.
- Counter immediately after a successful parry the enemy is open, so hit E (L2) to deal damage.
- Dash to reset if you miss the parry window, dash away with Q (B) to create space and start the cycle again.
- Repeat on bosses bosses have multiple patterns, so treat each new phase like meeting a new enemy and watch before striking.
Weapons and upgrades
Tips
The game currently has two and a half weapons, with more planned in future updates. Upgrades do two things: they improve your general performance and they gate the overcharge and ability buttons, which stay locked until you equip the right ones.
- Equip an overcharge upgrade before expecting the R (L1) button to do anything.
- Equip an ability upgrade before expecting the Z (DPad Left) button to respond.
The three campaign stages
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The campaign runs through Grasslands, Violet, and Techno Blues in order. Clearing all three is the main goal, but how you play through them can unlock some of the trickier achievements.
- Clear Grasslands to earn the Conquer Grasslands badge.
- Clear Violet to earn Conquer Violet.
- Clear Techno Blues to earn Conquer Techno Blues.
- In Techno Blues, keep the mech alive all the way to the end to unlock Mech Mastery.
- In Grasslands, finish the whole stage without dying and without moving from your starting spot jumping is allowed, and doing it earns Complete Focus.
Secret and challenge achievements
TipsMost badges unlock naturally as you progress, but a handful demand deliberate setups.
- Finish the tutorial completely to earn the Dedication badge.
- Parry the same bike three times in a row to unlock BIKEBIKEBIKE.
- During Cyborgus's bullet hell sequence, start and finish a taunt using T (DPad Up) to inflict emotional damage and earn Style of Shame!
- Win the in-game ping pong minigame to earn Pong Clear!
Glossary
Glossary- Parry
- Pressing F (R1 or Y) just before an enemy hit lands — it stops their attack and opens a counter window.
- Counter
- A follow-up strike triggered with E (L2) right after a successful parry, while the enemy is vulnerable.
- Overcharge
- A powerful attack triggered with R (L1) that only becomes available after you equip the overcharge upgrade.
- Ability
- A special skill mapped to Z (DPad Left) that unlocks once you have the matching upgrade equipped.
- Dash
- Quick movement with Q (B) used to escape attacks you cannot parry or to reposition during a fight.
- Taunt
- A non-combat animation triggered with T (DPad Up), used normally for flair and deliberately during the Cyborgus fight for a secret achievement.
Common questions
FAQCan I use a controller on mobile?
Yes — the game supports mobile touch controls and controllers. Xbox controllers are confirmed to work; if another controller has problems, the developer asks you to report it.
Does this game have any paid items or passes?
No. The developer has stated the game is not for sale and any offer to sell it is a scam.
When do overcharge and ability buttons become usable?
Both start locked. Overcharge unlocks when you equip the overcharge upgrade, and the ability slot unlocks when you equip the ability upgrade. Until then, the buttons do nothing.
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