How to play ANOMALITH

ANOMALITH is easy to start and hard to stay good at. The first session should be about learning the interface, not chasing a score. Give yourself three runs where the only goal is to notice what ended them.

The first three minutes

1. Start with the official release. ANOMALITH is a commercial game on PS5, Switch 2 and Steam. This page is a guide; the store links on the official site are where you buy it. A demo was listed on the Nintendo Switch 2 page at launch.
2. Learn the dive loop. A dive is not a room-clearing exercise. You enter, fight what you must, collect what is worth carrying, and extract. Ammunition is limited, so every unnecessary fight is a cost.
3. Pick a weapon and commit. Different Anomalies reward different weapons. Attachments and artifacts push a gun toward a style; spreading upgrades across three guns leaves you with three average answers.
4. Use skills to get out. The 12 Anomalization skills are described as fight-changing, with defensive as well as offensive use. The best moment for a fight-changing tool is often the extraction, when the run’s rewards are already in your bag.

Controls

Input	Action
Move	Standard third-person shooter binding (confirm in-game)
Aim / fire	Standard TPS binding (confirm in-game)
Skills	Mapped to the skill controls (confirm in-game)
Interact / loot	Context prompt (confirm in-game)

What usually goes wrong

• Trying to score before you can survive. The first ten minutes are for reading the screen, not for a record.
• Playing tired. Reaction and planning both degrade before you notice. Three fresh runs beat ten sluggish ones.
• Copying a video. Someone else’s run teaches their timing, not yours. Use guides for rules, then build your own rhythm.

When you are ready for more

Read the tips page for the habits that take a run past the beginner stage, or go straight to ANOMALITH for the full reference. If the game is not loading, the playback notes explain the common causes.