Tips & Tricks

20 MOTORSLICE Tips You Wish You Knew Day 1

Sourced from Steam reviews, Reddit, and a full playthrough. No fluff.

MOTORSLICE looks simple. It is not. The movement is deliberate, the parry system is hidden inside the heavy attack, and almost every boss has a trick the game does not explain. Here are 20 things that will save you 2 hours.

#	Category	Tip
1	Movement	Sprint is your default. The base jog isn't fast enough for most jump distances.
2	Movement	Wall run triggers automatically when you jump TOWARD a wall mid-air. Don't hold direction into it.
3	Movement	Slide is your i-frame. Slide under saws and crushers — you can't jump over most of them.
4	Movement	Double-jump resets after a wall run, a chainsaw anchor, or hitting a pole. Use this to chain traversal across long gaps.
5	Combat	Hold attack = charged attack = parry. There is no separate parry button.
6	Combat	If something glows orange, you can almost always parry it — saws, blades, hooks, even some bosses' limbs.
7	Combat	Standing tentacle drones: parry their saw with a charged attack to cleave both of them at once. (Achievement: Crowd Control.)
8	Combat	You die in 1–3 hits. So do enemies. Aggression > caution.
9	Chainsaw	Chainsaw ‘anchors’ on orange surfaces — use it as movement, not just damage.
10	Chainsaw	Most weak points need a JUMP into them, not a run. Jump first, attack mid-air.
11	Chainsaw	If your chainsaw stops running mid-traversal, drop and re-press attack to re-anchor.
12	Bosses	Almost every boss can be parried. The Truck's wheels and the Helicopter are the easiest first parries.
13	Bosses	When in doubt, look UP — boss weak points are often above you, reached via poles, swings, or fans.
14	Orbie	When orbs follow you, parry-attack one mid-air to launch it at an enemy. (Achievement: We are here for you!)
15	Orbie	Don't kill Orbie unless you want the ‘Orbie Hater’ achievement — point camera at the floor and attack until the screen breaks.
16	Secrets	Press P on P's face on the main menu repeatedly — she quits the game. (Achievement: P-oke.)
17	Secrets	Hold right click during an idle scene to zoom on P, then click — she reacts. (Slack off achievement.)
18	Secrets	Press 1 to take a selfie. There's a full pose system buried under that one button.
19	Secrets	Shine the flashlight in P's eyes for an achievement. Yes, really.
20	Performance	On Steam Deck the game runs great. Default settings are fine; cap to 40fps for smoother battery life.

Where to apply these tips

Walkthrough — chapter-by-chapter route
Bosses — every boss has a parry window
Combat Guide — the parry / charge / anchor system

The 5 mistakes new players make

Treating the chainsaw as a weapon only. It's your grappling hook. Anchor on every orange surface.
Trying to outrun bosses. Most bosses are climbed, not dodged. Get in close.
Spamming light attacks. Charged (held) attack is your parry, your bonus damage, and your saw deflect — all at once.
Standing in front of the Dump Truck. The crusher one-shots you. Always approach from under and side.
Skipping slacking scenes. They're fully voiced (Kira Buckland) and unlock most secret achievements.

Last updated: May 7, 2026Author: MOTORSLICE.org EditorialGame version: 1.0 (launch build, May 2026)

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