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Fez

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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 guide on StrategyWiki
Fez on Wikipedia

Key points

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
Retail
DRM-free
Available from Polytron Online Store.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Can be run without Steam by using a command line argument.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Game settings.
Game settings.

Configuration file location

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Settings file stores all settings data.

Save game data location

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 directory and removing _LastDelete from the file name.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

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Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.
XInput controller buttons.
XInput controller buttons.
300px
DirectInput controller rebinding.

Template:Input settings

Invert look

Instructions

Audio settings

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

Please refer to the developer's Get Satisfaction page for any known issues and potential fixes or future patches.

Issues fixed

Windows

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

Instructions

Game fails to start

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

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL Soft Version used may cause issues with certain Windows systems.
Input SDL2

Command line parameters

See command line arguments on how to use the following options.
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
--windowed
Start in windowed mode.
-ps Enables power saving 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
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)

References