Loved
- Really cute and creative
- Some really good puzzles
Not for me
- Innovative ideas that aren't practical at all
- Decoding the alphabet takes pen and paper (and English)
The video review
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The review
Fez has its pros and cons, and whether it's worth playing depends a lot on each person.
I find the game really cute and creative, with some really good puzzles and others with an innovative idea that, unfortunately, isn't practical at all, so some people will need to look up the solution online.
For example, the game has its own alphabet and numerals... To decode that alphabet, you not only need to know some English, you also need to know a phrase Americans know, which I had no idea existed.
On top of that, you'll either have to alt-tab all the time or write the whole alphabet and other codes down on paper.
Some people might find that fun, while others will want to smash everything.
In the end, I never once regretted buying and playing it, so I recommend the game.
But consider the cons too, so you don't regret it.
Published on Steam on January 5, 2014. Read the original
For comparison
I don't give scores. But if you like numbers, here are everyone else's.
Steam
Very Positive
93% of 11,724 reviews
- Last 30 days
- Very Positive 86% of 67
- SteamDB
- 90.31%
MetacriticPC
Metascorefrom 11 critics
User scorefrom 1,238 ratings
How Long to Beat
- Main story 6 h
- Main + extras 8.3 h
- Completionist 11.7 h
- I played 22.2 h
Numbers from Oct 21, 2026.
