I don't know what to press to fight back - so I just have to outrun the enemies until they overpower me - which takes a few seconds. I saw there were some controls - I'm using arrow keys and Q E - but Q and E do nothing.
Ok, I understand. Q and E are only usable later in the game, for abilities 3 and 4. The default for ability 1 is mouse button 1. Are you not playing with a mouse? On a laptop, maybe?
Thanks, this helps me to understand what I need to put into the instructions.
I was only using the keyboard. But even with a mouse I don't last much longer. As mentioned, it's probably best played with a controller. Games that I normally play use either keyboard or mouse - never both together, so I didn't think to use both.