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Fez

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Fez

Summary

Fez is a video game[1]. Fez ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,018 views/month).[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].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a1914327-7028-4edf-a001-12f3d0145b5f[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

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

Publication

Fez was released on April 13, 2012[30]. 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[31] and digital download[32].

Reception

Fez received the Independent Games Festival Award - Seumas McNally Grand Prize[3]. Reviews include 88/100[33], 9/10[34], 88%[35], and 90/100[36].

Why It Matters

Fez ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,018 views/month).[2] Fez has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Fez is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Fez has been cited as an influence by Monument Valley[39], a video game[40].

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[39].

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

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . gameblog.fr. Retrieved . gameblog.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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