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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 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.

General information

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

Availability

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Game data

Save game data location

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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.
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Configuration file location

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Settings file stores all the settings data.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings.

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Input settings

Input settings.

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Controller Support for OS X and Linux

FEZ for OS X and Linux uses SDL_GameController and MonoGameJoystick.cfg for controller support, via MonoGame-SDL2. You can read more about MG-SDL2 controller support here.

Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Issues unresolved

Since it is impossible to list all potential problems, please refer to this 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

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

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
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) 2nd generation Intel HD (2000/3000)
OpenGL 3.0 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 3.0 compatible
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) glibc 2.15
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 3.0 compatible