Fez

FEZ

Developers   Polytron Corporation OS X Ethan Lee Linux Ethan Lee

Publishers   Trapdoor

Engines   MonoGame

Release dates Windows May 1, 2013 OS X September 11, 2013 Linux September 11, 2013

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
Developer website
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam		Game can be played without running Steam with a command line parameter

Game data

Game settings.

Configuration file location

	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\FEZ\
OS X	~/Library/Application Support/FEZ/
Linux	~/.config/FEZ/

Settings file stores all the settings data.

This game supports the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\FEZ\
OS X	~/Library/Application Support/FEZ/
Linux	~/.local/share/FEZ/

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
Steam Cloud
GameSave Manager

Video settings

Video settings.

Graphics option	Option	Notes
Widescreen resolution		The game is always letter-boxed to 16:9.(Runs natively at 1280x720 and quasi-natively at 1920x1080. Other widescreen monitors receive 1280x720 outputs without scaling up the image to fill the display.)
Multi-monitor
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Can't be disabled.
High frame rate

Input settings

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		See Invert look.
Controller
Controller support		See Engine:FNA for OS X and Linux configuration details.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		The gamepad can be remapped in the Settings file in the game data folder.
Controller Y-axis inversion		See Invert look.

Invert look

Change a settings option Go to the configuration file location and open Settings. Change invertLook false to invertLook true. Notes Only applies to first person look. The mouse is inverted by default.

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		All sounds and music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	CC	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

Update the drivers This fix will only work for those with the required graphics cards. Download and install the appropriate drivers from here.

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

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

Game fails to start

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

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

Change the resolution/screen mode Open the file Settings found in the game data folder. Change "screenMode" to "Windowed". Run the game and change the resolution and screen mode from within the settings to the desired mode. Alternatively start the game with a -w command line parameter.

Other information

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	7
Processor (CPU)	2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	2nd generation Intel HD (2000/3000) OpenGL 3.0 compatible DirectX 9.0 compatible	nVidia GeForce GT 240

Refer to Running on Intel integrated graphics for further information on fixes and compatibility with Intel graphics cards.

OS X
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8	10.7
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)