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Revision as of 01:01, 27 January 2015

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FEZ
FEZ cover
Developers
Polytron Corporation
Publishers
Trapdoor
Engines
MonoGame
Release dates
Windows May 1, 2013
macOS (OS X) September 11, 2013
Linux September 11, 2013
Fez on Wikipedia

Key points

The game will not run with drivers that do not support OpenGL 3.0. This is most often the reason for crashes on Intel graphics card. See here on how to fix it.
The game is meant to be played with a controller, including requirements in some puzzles of rumble features. Those are however mirrored with stereo sound.

General information

Official website
Official Get Satisfaction Support
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
DRM-free
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GOG.com
DRM-free
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Humble Store
DRM-free
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Steam
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Game can be played without running Steam with a command line parameter
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Game data

Game settings.

Configuration file location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224760/pfx/[Note 1]
Settings file stores all the settings data.
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224760/pfx/[Note 1]
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.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

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Input settings

Input settings.

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Invert look

Instructions

Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Spanish
Traditional Chinese

Issues unresolved

Since it is impossible to list all potential problems, please refer to the developer's Get Satisfaction page for any known issues and potential fixes or future patches.

Issues fixed

Running on Intel integrated graphics

Instructions

Screen tearing and/or game runs fast when forced to 60hz

Instructions

Game fails to start

General fixes

In certain situations, the game may fail to start. If that is the case, try one of the following:
Instructions
Instructions

Some systems are incompatible with the version of OpenAL Soft used by FEZ, causing the game to crash anytime a sound is played.
Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 2.1, 3.0 2.1 support requires a compatible Mac or Linux OS and a graphics card supporting OpenGL 2.1 with ARB extensions.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Command line parameters

Use these parameters to change certain hidden settings or force different options at start-up.

Parameter Description
--force-60hz Forces the game to run at 60 Hz.
--force-120hz Forces the game to run at 120 Hz.
--no-gamepad Disables gamepad support.
--no-lighting Disables lighting. Recommended for very low-end GPUs.
--no-pause-on-unfocus When window focus is lost, the game will not enter the pause menu.
--no-steamworks Disables Steamworks.
--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
--singlethreaded Loads content in a single thread.
--trace Debug tracing. Useful for reporting bugs with crashes.
--variable-time-step Enables variable timestep.
-w or --windowed Start in windowed 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
DirectX 9.0 compatible
Refer to Running on Intel integrated graphics for further information on fixes and compatibility with Intel graphics cards.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
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) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 3.0 compatible (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/224760/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (224760) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References