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Revision as of 04:14, 22 August 2019

FEZ
FEZ cover
Developers
Polytron Corporation
macOS (OS X) Ethan Lee
Linux Ethan Lee
Publishers
Trapdoor
Engines
FNA[1]
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

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

General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Game Pass for PC
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Can be run without Steam.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Game settings.
Game settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\FEZ\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/FEZ/
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/FEZ/
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) ~/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 settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

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Input settings

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

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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 settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

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

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