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FEZ

Polytron Corporation · Trapdoor · 2013-05-01

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Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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.

FEZ is an Indie game released in 2013, priced at $9.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (93% of 16237 reviews).

25
playing now
93%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (453 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (2 downloads)
4.23★
PlayStation Store rating (46,974 ratings)
7.3h
to beat · completionist 13h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

25 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

FEZ trailer thumbnail

FEZ Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 25 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 2% of 49,790 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 652k–1.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,289 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 2 of 4 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

78102026-09-15 12:00 — 22 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 35 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 20 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 24 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 38 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 31 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 20 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 26 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 27 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 25 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 27 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 27 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 12 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 70 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 54 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 33 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 63 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 46 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 40 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 53 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 55 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 34 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 25 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4900Nov 2012Aug 2026Nov 2012 — avg 0 · peak 0Apr 2013 — avg 0 · peak 3Sep 2013 — avg 490 · peak 1,727Feb 2014 — avg 104 · peak 472Jul 2014 — avg 128 · peak 429Dec 2014 — avg 97 · peak 239May 2015 — avg 45 · peak 118Oct 2015 — avg 40 · peak 94Mar 2016 — avg 50 · peak 99Aug 2016 — avg 44 · peak 102Jan 2017 — avg 60 · peak 157Jun 2017 — avg 45 · peak 120Nov 2017 — avg 41 · peak 141Apr 2018 — avg 35 · peak 77Sep 2018 — avg 29 · peak 64Feb 2019 — avg 28 · peak 63Jul 2019 — avg 32 · peak 65Dec 2019 — avg 36 · peak 84May 2020 — avg 34 · peak 69Oct 2020 — avg 22 · peak 45Mar 2021 — avg 23 · peak 51Aug 2021 — avg 23 · peak 43Jan 2022 — avg 22 · peak 42Jun 2022 — avg 23 · peak 46Nov 2022 — avg 21 · peak 43Apr 2023 — avg 22 · peak 48Sep 2023 — avg 21 · peak 53Feb 2024 — avg 22 · peak 48Jul 2024 — avg 57 · peak 134Dec 2024 — avg 52 · peak 119May 2025 — avg 34 · peak 81Oct 2025 — avg 26 · peak 68Mar 2026 — avg 26 · peak 56Aug 2026 — avg 25 · peak 48
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

2671552026-06-01 — 180 pageviews2026-06-05 — 230 pageviews2026-06-09 — 176 pageviews2026-06-13 — 194 pageviews2026-06-17 — 228 pageviews2026-06-21 — 181 pageviews2026-06-25 — 199 pageviews2026-06-29 — 202 pageviews2026-07-03 — 216 pageviews2026-07-07 — 216 pageviews2026-07-11 — 198 pageviews2026-07-15 — 185 pageviews2026-07-19 — 200 pageviews2026-07-23 — 192 pageviews2026-07-27 — 236 pageviews2026-07-31 — 186 pageviews2026-08-04 — 181 pageviews2026-08-08 — 168 pageviews2026-08-12 — 155 pageviews2026-08-16 — 194 pageviews2026-08-20 — 211 pageviews2026-08-24 — 222 pageviews2026-08-28 — 192 pageviews2026-09-01 — 208 pageviews2026-09-05 — 185 pageviews2026-09-09 — 197 pageviews2026-09-13 — 159 pageviews2026-09-17 — 203 pageviews2026-09-21 — 202 pageviews2026-09-25 — 184 pageviews2026-09-29 — 194 pageviews2026-10-03 — 192 pageviews2026-10-07 — 245 pageviews2026-10-11 — 194 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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2013-05-01 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DIndieCasualPuzzleMysteryRelaxingAdventureBeautifulPlatformerAtmospheric

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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