An eyeball capable of shielding its user.
The Shield can be activated repeatedly with only a small cooldown between uses, and a small activation duration. This duration can be increased from specific effects provided by rings. When active, the shield grants the player full immunity to any and all damage.
Shield Eye active
Controls
Players say the shield is triggered with the Q key by default.
Community-sourced (added October 2026, not yet verified in-game). Sources: Steam thread: I don't know.
From the official manual
- The manual states its effect directly: it grants a brief period of invincibility. It calls it not very powerful, but helpful until other eyes are unlocked, and confirms it is the eye you start the game with.
From the game's official manual. Unlike the rest of the notes on this page, this is a primary source: it is the developer's own documentation, not community research.