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FEZ

Polytron Corporation · Trapdoor · 2013-05-01

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Indie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 25, 2014 (PlayStation 3), Sep 11, 2013 (Linux), Mar 25, 2014 (PlayStation Vita), Mar 25, 2014 (PlayStation 4), May 01, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 14, 2021 (Nintendo Switch)

Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.

23
playing now
93%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (453 ratings)
7.3h
to beat · completionist 13h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

23 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Fez is a 2012 indie puzzle-platform game developed by Polytron Corporation and published by Trapdoor. The player-character Gomez receives a fez that reveals his two-dimensional (2D) world to be one of four sides of a three-dimensional (3D) world. The player rotates between these four 2D views to realign platforms and solve puzzles. The objective is to collect cubes and cube fragments to restore order to the universe.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 23 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 347 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~43/week).
  • · Review velocity down 32% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 649k–1.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,237 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2017-12-21) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15115120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

44112026-08-06 21:00 — 32 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 22 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 19 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 29 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 38 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 24 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 24 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 36 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 20 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 31 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 30 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 28 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 27 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 20 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 40 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 44 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 11 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 17 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 34 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 33 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 24 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 31 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 19 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 24 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 36 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 23 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.002015-01-012026-03-262015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-02-05 — best price $9.992015-05-22 — best price $2.492015-06-11 — best price $1.992015-07-05 — best price $9.992015-09-05 — best price $5.992015-11-12 — best price $9.992015-11-25 — best price $2.492015-12-22 — best price $1.992016-01-26 — best price $1.992016-03-02 — best price $9.992016-05-10 — best price $4.992016-06-23 — best price $4.992016-11-22 — best price $4.992016-12-22 — best price $3.992017-05-15 — best price $7.492017-06-22 — best price $4.992017-11-22 — best price $2.492018-02-15 — best price $2.492018-05-01 — best price $1.992018-08-30 — best price $4.992018-11-21 — best price $4.992018-12-20 — best price $2.492019-08-22 — best price $0.002019-11-26 — best price $4.992020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-04-02 — best price $4.992021-09-10 — best price $14.992023-06-29 — best price $4.992023-11-21 — best price $4.992024-03-14 — best price $4.992024-06-27 — best price $4.992024-09-02 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-01-27 — best price $9.992025-06-05 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3801552026-06-01 — 180 pageviews2026-06-04 — 218 pageviews2026-06-07 — 202 pageviews2026-06-10 — 219 pageviews2026-06-13 — 194 pageviews2026-06-16 — 170 pageviews2026-06-19 — 199 pageviews2026-06-22 — 227 pageviews2026-06-25 — 199 pageviews2026-06-28 — 267 pageviews2026-07-01 — 188 pageviews2026-07-04 — 246 pageviews2026-07-07 — 216 pageviews2026-07-10 — 230 pageviews2026-07-13 — 267 pageviews2026-07-16 — 197 pageviews2026-07-19 — 200 pageviews2026-07-22 — 186 pageviews2026-07-25 — 156 pageviews2026-07-28 — 215 pageviews2026-07-31 — 186 pageviews2026-08-03 — 221 pageviews2026-08-06 — 167 pageviews2026-08-09 — 204 pageviews2026-08-12 — 155 pageviews2026-08-15 — 184 pageviews2026-08-18 — 223 pageviews2026-08-21 — 220 pageviews2026-08-24 — 222 pageviews2026-08-27 — 207 pageviews2026-08-29 — 201 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
81.5%
earned "Get a cube"
16.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4, PS3, PS Vita (PlayStation)49,90415%12
Steam (Steam)48,33915%12
Xbox 360 (Xbox)15,91216%12
Switch (Nintendo)2590%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieCasualPuzzleMysteryRelaxingAdventureBeautifulPlatformerAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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