Fez

Released: 4/13/2012

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.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

87.9

Critic Average

44 reviews

Steam User Score

16,095 reviews

Metacritic User Score

476 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-4.7

Metacritic Disparity

+22.9

Combined Disparity

+9.1

Average of both sources

Review Timing

4 early (9%)13 launch window (30%)27 late (61%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 44 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 87.9/100. Critics score this game 4.7 points lower than Steam users and 22.9 points higher than Metacritic users.

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 44)

Albert LichiviaCubed3
Jun 8, 2022Late review
80/100View review
Steam 92.7/100 · -12.7 ptsMetacritic 65/100 · +15.0 pts
Evan RoweviaSaving Content
Jun 17, 2021Late review
100/100View review
Steam 92.7/100 · +7.3 ptsMetacritic 65/100 · +35.0 pts
Josh SpeerviaHey Poor Player
May 1, 2021Late review
80/100View review
Steam 92.7/100 · -12.7 ptsMetacritic 65/100 · +15.0 pts
Vítor M. CostaviaNintendo Blast
Apr 27, 2021Late review
90/100View review
Steam 92.7/100 · -2.6 ptsMetacritic 65/100 · +25.0 pts
Neal RonaghanviaNintendoWorldReport
Apr 21, 2021Late review
95/100View review
Steam 92.7/100 · +2.4 ptsMetacritic 65/100 · +30.0 pts