with nsfw games I always instinctively grab a hold of arrow keys as well as Z,X,C keys because a vast majority of these kinds of games use these inputs.
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strange... I've never run into that and I've downloaded quite a lot of games here on itch.io.
I will believe you, but it is always better to show players what the controls are; especially when not everyone has played other games before.
All games I've played on itch has been WASD if they used the keyboard at all. The majority of RPGMaker games use WASD and/or arrow keys. When that happens, it's explained right away. You know what I mean? Don't make players assume, basically.
Not everyone downloads and plays the game on the same day and when you start the game, there is no reminder, warning, or disclaimer that shows to hit x on the title screen.
Clicking doesn't work. Hitting space bar, escape, or E didn't work. Hitting all the other keys on the keyboard didn't work. My instant thought was that the game was broken and that should never ever be the first impression for any game.
Just askin for small text at the corner of the title screen that says "press x to continue". That's not difficult nor unreasonable.