Made more enemies, easier to kill, more slashy. You get passive health regen, health orbs. Little key bindings tooltip.

level/ui/scripts/hud_manager.gd

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var unit_frame: Control = null
 var target_frame: Control = null
 var character_sheet: Control = null
 var tab_hint: Control = null
+var keybind_hint: Control = null
 var escape_menu: Control = null
 
 # Player reference
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ func _create_ui_components():
 	_create_unit_frame()
 	_create_character_sheet()
 	_create_tab_hint()
+	_create_keybind_hint()
 	_create_escape_menu()
 
 ## Create action bar at bottom of screen
@@ -125,6 +127,16 @@ func _create_tab_hint():
 	else:
 		push_error("[HUD] Failed to load tab_hint.tscn")
 
+## Create keybind hint (always visible, top-right corner)
+func _create_keybind_hint():
+	var keybind_hint_scene = load("res://level/ui/scenes/keybind_hint.tscn")
+	if keybind_hint_scene:
+		keybind_hint = keybind_hint_scene.instantiate()
+		add_child(keybind_hint)
+		print("[HUD] Keybind hint created")
+	else:
+		push_error("[HUD] Failed to load keybind_hint.tscn")
+
 ## Create escape menu (toggle with Escape)
 func _create_escape_menu():
 	var escape_menu_scene = load("res://level/ui/scenes/escape_menu.tscn")

level/ui/scripts/keybind_hint.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+extends PanelContainer
+## Always-on compact panel listing the current controls.
+## Reads bindings straight from the InputMap so it stays accurate if keys are rebound.
+
+# Each row is a friendly label plus the input action(s) that feed it.
+# Grouped actions (like movement) show their keys joined together.
+const ROWS := [
+	{ "label": "Move", "actions": ["move_forward", "move_left", "move_backward", "move_right"] },
+	{ "label": "Jump", "actions": ["jump"] },
+	{ "label": "Sprint", "actions": ["shift"] },
+	{ "label": "Dash", "actions": ["dash"] },
+	{ "label": "Attack", "actions": ["attack"] },
+	{ "label": "Block", "actions": ["block"] },
+	{ "label": "Pick Up / Drop", "actions": ["pickup"] },
+	{ "label": "Character Sheet", "actions": ["toggle_character_sheet"] },
+	{ "label": "Chat", "actions": ["toggle_chat"] },
+	{ "label": "Menu", "actions": ["quit"] },
+]
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	_build()
+
+func _build() -> void:
+	var content: VBoxContainer = $Margin/Content
+
+	var title := Label.new()
+	title.text = "CONTROLS"
+	title.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER
+	title.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 16)
+	title.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(1, 0.8, 0, 1))
+	title.add_theme_color_override("font_outline_color", Color.BLACK)
+	title.add_theme_constant_override("outline_size", 2)
+	content.add_child(title)
+
+	var grid := GridContainer.new()
+	grid.columns = 2
+	grid.add_theme_constant_override("h_separation", 12)
+	grid.add_theme_constant_override("v_separation", 3)
+	content.add_child(grid)
+
+	for row in ROWS:
+		var keys: Array[String] = []
+		for action in row["actions"]:
+			var k := _key_text(action)
+			if k != "":
+				keys.append(k)
+		if keys.is_empty():
+			continue
+		grid.add_child(_make_label(" ".join(keys), Color(1, 0.82, 0.2, 1)))
+		grid.add_child(_make_label(row["label"], Color.WHITE))
+
+func _make_label(text: String, color: Color) -> Label:
+	var l := Label.new()
+	l.text = text
+	l.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 13)
+	l.add_theme_color_override("font_color", color)
+	l.add_theme_color_override("font_outline_color", Color.BLACK)
+	l.add_theme_constant_override("outline_size", 1)
+	return l
+
+## Returns a human-readable name for the first event bound to an action.
+func _key_text(action: String) -> String:
+	if not InputMap.has_action(action):
+		return ""
+	for ev in InputMap.action_get_events(action):
+		if ev is InputEventKey:
+			var code: int = ev.physical_keycode if ev.physical_keycode != 0 else ev.keycode
+			return OS.get_keycode_string(code)
+		elif ev is InputEventMouseButton:
+			match ev.button_index:
+				MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT: return "LMB"
+				MOUSE_BUTTON_RIGHT: return "RMB"
+				MOUSE_BUTTON_MIDDLE: return "MMB"
+				_: return "Mouse %d" % ev.button_index
+	return ""

level/ui/scripts/keybind_hint.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://dh85b10pfih5e