So I figured out a way to play the game with the keyboard. I installed a script using AutoHotKey that translated WASD and arrow keys into cursor movements and allowed me to control the surfer.

WASD movement is controversial when it comes to ARPGs like Last Epoch, as many players either love it or hate it. Action RPGs tend to focus on movement, and using the WASD keys can limit that.

The issue is simply that WASD layouts are difficult or impossible for some players to use because they're surrounded by a whole bunch of other keys: As Veilguard player Tim Zandbergen told me ...

Riot is adding WASD movement controls to League of Legends. This happens nearly 16 years after the game first launched.

Ars Tribunus Militum 18y 2,405 Jan 13, 2011 #45 Half-life, definitely the first to use WASD Default for FPS. I remember being mocked by buddies over using WASD. Their superior arrow keys would ...