Gem Worlds v1.2.1 ships today (demo and full version), which a bevvy of gamepad-related improvements and bugfixes. This should significantly improve the player experience if you use a gamepad, or if you play on Deck. If you're on a gamepad and past the tutorial, you can always start a new game to see the tutorial dialog again. If not, the controls are pretty simple:

• d-pad to move
• bottom button (A in XBox controllers) to skip a turn
• right button (B in XBox controllers) to cancel selection
• trigger/shoulder buttons to switch between items and skills
• start to get to options
• R3 to toggle the UI

• The ability to pass turns via the gamepad
• The tutorial level tells you gamepad controls if it detects a gamepad
• Gamepad buttons can be rebound

• Fix: you can now skip dialog with the gamepad
• Fix: skill upgrade/navigation breaks with a gamepad
• Fix: inconsistent navigation of items and skills via gamepad shoulder/trigger buttons
• Fix: overwriting a save dialog works with gamepad
• Fix: you can toggle the message console on/off with gamepad or with ~ (keyboard)
• Fix: space/pass-turn is now rebindable
• Fix: quitting during tutorial/dialogs no longer shows dialogs in the titlescreen
• Fix: pausing during skill selection breaks the game