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Fez

2012 video game
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Fez

Summary

Fez is a video game[1]. Fez has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Fez received the Independent Games Festival Award - Seumas McNally Grand Prize[3].
  • Fez's instance of is recorded as video game[4].
  • Fez's composer is recorded as Disasterpeace[5].
  • Fez was published by Trapdoor[6].
  • Fez was published by Q73801[7].
  • Fez's genre is puzzle-platformer[8].
  • Fez's genre is adventure video game[9].
  • Fez's genre is puzzle video game[10].
  • Fez's genre is platform game[11].
  • Fez's genre is Metroidbrainia[12].
  • Fez's developer is recorded as Polytron Corporation[13].
  • Fez's designed by is recorded as Phil Fish[14].
  • Fez's operating system is recorded as iOS[15].
  • Fez's Commons category is recorded as Fez (video game)[16].
  • Fez's platform is recorded as Q48263[17].
  • Fez's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • Fez's platform is recorded as Linux[19].
  • Fez's platform is recorded as macOS[20].
  • Fez's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[21].
  • Fez's platform is recorded as PlayStation Vita[22].
  • Fez's platform is recorded as PlayStation 3[23].
  • Fez's platform is recorded as Q19610114[24].
  • Fez's platform is recorded as iOS[25].
  • Fez's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[26].
  • Fez's language of work or name is recorded as English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Trapdoor[6] and Q73801[7].

Publication

Fez was released on April 13, 2012[28]. Fez's language of work or name is recorded as English[27]. Genres include puzzle-platformer[8], adventure video game[9], puzzle video game[10], platform game[11], and Metroidbrainia[12]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[29] and digital download[30].

Reception

Fez received the Independent Games Festival Award - Seumas McNally Grand Prize[3]. Reviews include 88/100[31], 9/10[32], 88%[33], and 90/100[34].

Why It Matters

Fez has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Fez is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Fez has been cited as an influence by Monument Valley[36], a video game[37].

FAQs

What awards did Fez receive?

Honors received include Independent Games Festival Award - Seumas McNally Grand Prize[3].

Who did Fez influence?

Fez has been cited as an influence by Monument Valley[36].

Related Entities

computer keyboard iOS Linux macOS Microsoft Windows Phil Fish PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Vita Polytron Corporation touchscreen Trapdoor United States Xbox Game Studios

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . 10 Amazing Metroidbrainias You Need To Play. wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The Verge. theverge.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . gameblog.fr. Retrieved . gameblog.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → fez
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10437]]: fez, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  2. 19d ago · Teiron · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id → 9465
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 9465, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180139854|Fez (#180139854)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 20d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Fez
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  4. 25d ago · Big Blue Gnu · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Esrb game id → 100199
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8303]]: 100199"
  5. 29d ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit → Fez
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3984]]: Fez, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/144658208|Fez (#144658208)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5569|Subreddit Directory]] #mix'n'mat"
  6. 4w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → —
    Critify.de game id → —
    Wine appdb id → —
    Zhihu topic id → 20011270
    + 254 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14093]]: 177574, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294196274|Fez (#294196274)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8054|CriticDB games (autoscraped)"
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