Potato Please Wiki: Controls, Money and Endings
A Potato Please reference for controls, potato prices, upgrade costs, all 20 achievements and the three train endings.
This Potato Please wiki is the reference shelf for the game: the default controls, the real upgrade prices, the 60,000-potato quota, all 20 achievements, and the three train endings. It is not a step-by-step route; use the full walkthrough → for that. Everything below is based on the 1.0.1 build and the live Steam achievement list.
Potato Please released on November 3, 2026 for Windows. It is a single-player, first-person peeling game from Golden Horn Studios. The store price is $8.99 after a 10 percent launch discount, and the game supports full controller input, Steam Cloud, and family sharing.
What are the default controls?
| Action | Keyboard and mouse | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Move | W A S D | Left stick |
| Look | Mouse | Right stick |
| Peel or cut | Hold left mouse button | Hold right trigger |
| Throw potato | Right mouse button | Left trigger |
| Pick up, interact, feed dog | E | A or X |
| Journal and skills | Tab | View or Back |
| Repile the potato mountain | R | D-pad down |
| Sprint | Shift | Left stick click |
The 1.0.1 patch fixed a nasty input bug where a connected wheel, pedals, flight stick, or virtual joystick could make the character walk forward on its own or block WASD. If you still see drift, unplug the extra device and rebind after the game has detected the keyboard again. Invert Y now affects only the camera, not the peeling motion.
The game has a hand-tremor setting. Turning it up does not change the quota or the money multiplier. It only changes how much the knife wobbles, so use it if you are fighting the cursor.
How much is a potato worth?
A clean potato is worth roughly $0.50 at base value. A full sack of 48 potatoes is worth about $25 before streak bonuses and waste penalties. The exact payment depends on the shift, the difficulty, and how many potatoes you ruined.
| Item | Base value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| One clean potato | about $0.50 | Delivered to the chute |
| One full sack | about $25 | 48 potatoes |
| Streak bonus | every 5 potatoes | Adds a multiplier to the run |
| Hard mode | 50 percent payment | No peeling tolerance |
| Wasted potato | reduces payment | Deep cuts and dropped potatoes |
The important number is not the price per potato. It is the cost of a wasted trip. If you carry 30 potatoes and ruin six, you lose more than the price of a Steel Knife. The money guide → breaks down the streak and waste math.
What does every upgrade cost?
These are the terminal prices recorded during a full 1.0.1 playthrough. Prices rise for repeated machine purchases, so the second Auto Peel Machine is $420 and the third is $630.
| Upgrade | Price | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Rusty Knife | $0.30 | Starting blade, slow and imprecise |
| Steel Knife | $2.70 | Cleaner cuts, less waste |
| Kitchen Table | $12 | Larger board and deeper raw-potato slot |
| Crank Peel Machine | $20 | Hand-powered peeler |
| Auto Peel Machine | $280 | First electric peeler |
| Sack Gantry | $280 | Sends full sacks to the emptiest machine |
| Wheelbarrow | $210 | Carries twelve sacks |
| Sack Cableway | $1,250 | Moves sacks across the yard |
| Claw Crane | $2,100 | Lifts and moves potato piles |
| Crane Autopilot | $1,700 | Automates the crane |
| Potato Vacuum | $2,800 | Tool-slot vacuum with 1,000-potato capacity |
| Overclock | $1,400 | Doubles every peeling barrel |
| Carry Capacity | from $250 | Increases the number you can carry |
The full upgrade order → explains which purchases pay for themselves and which are traps. The short version: Carry Capacity first, Steel Knife early, Crank as a bridge, Auto Peel Machine as the real unlock, and Crane Autopilot only after the line is already moving.
How many achievements are there?
There are 20 achievements. Four are hidden or easy to miss: Unauthorized Passenger, Your Own Executioner, No Escape, and A Heart of Gold. The live unlock rates range from 100 percent for First Cut to 1.5 percent for Unauthorized Passenger.
| Achievement group | Count | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Story and shift | 6 | First Cut, Warmed Up, The Quota |
| Peeling milestones | 5 | A Thousand Peels, Ten Thousand, Old School |
| Automation | 3 | Industrial Revolution, Fully Automated |
| Endings | 4 | For the Motherland, The Last Harvest, Traitor |
| Hidden and optional | 2 | Unauthorized Passenger, Your Own Executioner |
The full achievement checklist → lists the exact unlock condition for every one, including the four ending achievements and the manual-peeling counts. If you only chase one hidden achievement, start with Unauthorized Passenger; it is the most mechanical and the least ambiguous.
What are the three endings?
The train at the end of the Iron Door offers three routes:
- Line 01, Northern Front: For the Motherland. Report as a loyal worker.
- Line 02, Varenka: The Last Harvest. The village does not collect the potatoes, and the worker is sentenced.
- Line 03, Western Industry: Traitor. Report the Ministry, which falls but is replaced by a council that bans opposition.
Finishing all three on one profile unlocks Every Path Has a Price. No Escape is a separate perimeter trigger, not a train route. Your Own Executioner is still unconfirmed. The ending guide → explains the choices and what the game actually records.
What is not in this wiki?
There is no multiplayer, no code system, and no separate character roster. Potato Please is a single-player game with one depot, one worker, and one dog. The store lists Windows only, so there is no PlayStation or Xbox version to compare. The game does have full controller support and cloud saves.
The review → covers whether the $8.99 price is justified after the 1.0.1 fixes. The patch notes page → lists every change that affects controls, the crane, and the quota.
FAQ
Is Potato Please on Steam Deck?
The store page lists Windows support and full controller support, but it does not list Steam Deck Verified status. Check the store's compatibility panel before buying if Deck is your main platform.
Does Potato Please have multiplayer or co-op?
No. The Steam listing is single-player only. There is no lobby, invite, or co-op mode.
Is there a wiki with codes?
No. Potato Please has no code redemption system. Any page offering codes is not describing this game.
What is the current version?
The current patch is 1.0.1, released on November 4, 2026. It fixes save reloads, crane autopilot, input conflicts, and several potato escape bugs.
Official source: Potato Please on Steam ↗
Community source: 100% completion playthrough, 3h36m ↗
The live unlock percentages are on the Steam achievements page ↗. The Steam discussions hub ↗ is the best place to check whether a hidden trigger has changed since this page was updated.
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