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Fez

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FEZ
FEZ cover
Developers
Polytron Corporation
macOS (OS X) Ethan Lee
Linux Ethan Lee
Microsoft Store BlitWorks
Publishers
Trapdoor
Engines
FNA[1]
Release dates
Windows May 1, 2013
macOS (OS X) September 11, 2013
Linux September 11, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 91
OpenCritic 82
IGDB 86
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Scrolling, Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform, Puzzle
Art styles Pixel art
Themes Fantasy
Fez on HowLongToBeat
Fez on IGDB
Fez guide on StrategyWiki
Fez on MobyGames
Fez on Wikipedia

Key points

Some puzzles in the game make use of the rumble feature in controllers. These instances are, however, mirrored with stereo sound.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Can be run without Steam.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com (unavailable)
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Game settings.
Game settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\FEZ\Settings
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/FEZ/Settings
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/FEZ/Settings
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Settings file stores all settings data.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\FEZ\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/FEZ/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/FEZ/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/224760/remote/
SaveSlot* files store all the save data. The files with _backup appended to them are the previous save files for the save slot, and can help in case of data corruption.
Deleted saves can still be recovered by going to the relevant save folder and removing _LastDelete from the file name.

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Game is orthographic.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Set scaling mode to supersampled for 2x SSAA.
For MSAA, use the --msaa-option parameter for the option to be visible.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard settings.
Keyboard settings.
Controller settings.
Controller settings.

Invert look

Change a settings option[2]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open Settings.
  3. Change invertLookX false to invertLookX true to invert X-axis mouse look.
  4. Change invertLookY false to invertLookY true to invert Y-axis mouse look.

Notes

Only applies to first person look.
The mouse is inverted by default.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound and music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Integrated into "Pause on lost focus" option
EAX support
Uses EFX filters for low-pass effect

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Russian
Fan translation, download.
Spanish

Issues fixed

Windows

Screen tearing when VSync is on and game runs at full speed

Vsync may be forced off in your GPU control panel[2]
  1. Open AMD Catalyst Control Center or Nvidia Control Panel.
  2. Click 3D Application Settings (or similar).
  3. Edit the Global Settings or create a new profile for Fez.
  4. Set "Wait for Vertical Refresh" (AMD) or "Vertical Sync" (Nvidia) to "Use the 3D application setting" or similar.

Game fails to start

Change your region settings[2]
  1. Open the "Control Panel > Clock, Language, and Region > Region and Language > Formats".
  2. Set Format (the first drop-down from the top) to "English (US)".

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 3.3 2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL Soft
Input SDL2

Command line parameters

See command line arguments on how to use the following options.
Parameter Description
--no-gamepad Disables gamepad support.
--no-music Disables music.
--public-demo Only New Game/Resume Game and Credits options are enabled in main menu.
--region %LANGUAGE% Possible languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
--trace Debug tracing. Useful for reporting bugs with crashes.
--msaa-option Exposes unsupported anti-aliasing option.
--gotta-gomez-fast Starts game in SpeedRun mode.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) 2nd generation Intel HD (2000/3000)
OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7.5
Processor (CPU) 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) glibc 2.15
Processor (CPU) 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)


References

  1. FEZ 1.12 – The Instruction Limit - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Verified by User:Flibitijibibo on 2016-08-18