# FEZ Pocket Edition — user reviews

> 255 indexed App Store user reviews of FEZ Pocket Edition by Polytron Inc., rated 4.20/5 from 528 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fez-pocket-edition/id1209489068/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fez-pocket-edition/id1209489068.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 349 · 4★ 77 · 3★ 35 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 53

## What do users think of FEZ Pocket Edition?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Unique gameplay mechanics
- 🎨 Beautiful retro-inspired visuals
- 🎶 Excellent soundtrack
- 👍 Charming and immersive world
- 🤯 Mind-bending puzzles

**Cons**

- 🐛 Unreliable jump controls
- 🐛 Disappearing map icon
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Small text and UI elements on mobile
- 🔧 Lack of optimization for iPhone X

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when collecting certain cubes
- Inability to rotate objects in some puzzles
- Telescope feature not working
- Inconsistent performance on newer devices

**Most requested features**

- Customizable button sizes
- Support for MFi controllers
- Ability to zoom in on the game world
- Improved save/sync functionality across devices

## Newest reviews (15 of 255)

### 3/5 — Wanted to like it

*2025-09-04, version 1.0.4*

Wouldnt recommend it for impatient gamers. Navigating to different levels is confusing and progression is non linear.

### 4/5 — Glitch game on iOS and no available support on the app support link

*2025-01-14, version 1.0.4*

A really fun game until… some difficulties I think can wait until I finish the first version of the game. I’ve already played this on my switch where I can complete everything except the clock Puzzle which is glitched out there. On the switch, there are some places where you need to be able to feel the vibration on your controller. Those are the tuning fork puzzles, but supposedly you can solve it by listening, but not on an iPad so probably not on an iPhone either; maybe if you have a headset which I do not. However, the game shuts down every time I try to solve the puzzle where you have to get the cubes sideways when you spell out Metatron‘s name I don’t know if it’s only with one cube or if it’s the location, but I can’t get it to not shut down and I can’t get to Support. I don’t play platformer games. I didn’t even think of this as one. It’s a great puzzle game and it’s also mind blowing. I think that’s healthy for the mind and I’m a psychiatrist so maybe my opinion should count. I first played this game on iOS. And then I change to the switch and I was able to do the entire game except for the puzzle. I have painful arthritis in the base of my right thumb and yet I could still do it without aggravating that it’s much harder for the iOS compared to the switch. I would give this game five stars if the glitches were surmountable. Just making an “app Support” button with no support behind it is almost worth minus 2 stars. Without the glitches, this game would be worth 5 stars. Don’t forget multiple solutions to puzzles online.

### 2/5 — Poor platformer with inadequate controls

*2024-11-27, version 1.0.4*

Disappointing. I was falsely lead to believe that this game was about solving clever spacial puzzles. However, significant sections of the game rely heavily on jumping or climbing from one stupid platform to another with very little to logically puzzle through. For a game that incorporates so much platforming, its controls are frustratingly imprecise. I spent significantly more time than I wanted just jumping around from one stupid platform to another, and very little time was spent solving puzzles. I only finished about 30% of the game before finally accepting that it’s just not what I want. I caution you against playing this if you’re looking for a fun and clever puzzle game.

### 4/5 — Mostly good.

*2024-10-14*

The main concept of rotating the 3rd dimension to get different 2d environments, or teleporting through the 3rd dimension via 2d environments, is simple, creative and fun to use. Exploring the bunch of different places in this game to find cubes, is like going through leisurely puzzles that couldn't be recreated in reality. The game is also a good size, keeping places just within reach and comprehensibility, but I only did 80% of it. Some parts of the game are ridiculously cryptic, hardly logical, and without any extra help available. However, understanding that last ~20%, or searching online, is required to even finish the game. If I were determined on completing it, that amount of investment was going to turn the leisurely puzzles into tedious studies, which was nitpicking that I didn't care for and wasn't worth it to me. I'm especially unsure of kids' abilities to work through some of this. At least, most of the game already satisfied me. Also, it worked perfectly on my iOS 17 iPad Air.

### 4/5 — Issue bug

*2024-10-14, version 1.0.4*

Game keeps crashing when played on split screen on iPad

### 3/5 — Crashing

*2024-06-29, version 1.0.4*

I want to like this game but if I play for more than 5 minutes the game crashes and kicks me out of the app. Anyone else having the same issue. Playing on a 14 pro max software wise

### 3/5 — Не открываются достижения (Achievements don’t unlock)

*2024-04-14, version 1.0.4*

Открылось только самое первое достижение, на остальные игра не реагирует и при нескольких попытках.

### 2/5 — Jó lenne

*2024-02-05, version 1.0.4*

Szépen fut, amíg váratlanul kifagy. Nincs hang se, így játszhatatlan… Kérem az optimalizálást iPhone 15-re!!!

### 4/5 — Good game, small text puzzles

*2023-11-10, version 1.0.4*

If you have text size reading problems, you can’t beat the game without a guide. It was engaging to play but there get to be puzzles I just couldn’t do because the in game language is so small that I can’t read to figure out the puzzles. 

So. Yeah.

### 4/5 — FEZ is really good

*2023-02-06, version 1.0.4*

I like the concept, the 2D game getting more perspectives as the protag goes 3rd dimensional.

Its a really great game and I'd love to progress through it, if I could actually play it at all. see everytime I put in just a few too many inputs it crashes, over and over.

Though if this game has a PC version and has better playability I am totally going to download it asap.

### 5/5 — The mind bending masterpiece that is FEZ.

*2022-06-01, version 1.0.4*

FEZ is one of the greatest indie games I’ve played, along with Creaks by Amanita Design (The creators of Machinarium) because it is so much more than it appears to be. And you might be thinking that’s because of the 2D perspective in a 3D world, but no. I found this game when I was eight years ild and my dad had bought it for me, and I had never heard of it. so I got around what I thought was halfway through the game and FEZ seemed like a really good platformer with a unique combination of 8-bit pixel art, but not in a retro way + an amazing soundtrack. 

Warning: Very minor spoilers ahead

Then I picked up this game again a few months ago and I got the bad ending. That’s when I started realizing that there was a lot more about the world of FEZ than I anticipated 

Warning: Minor spoilers

When I thought I had beaten the game, I’d realized I was only halfway done. And then I realized the amount if secrets I missed. And I’d also realized I never found out how to read or translate the strange symbols I’d seen throughout the game. So many unanswered questions.

Now that I have the answers to these questions, I just wanna say this game just got 100x cooler than it already was. I hope more people get to solve these mysteries on their own. This game is worth way more than $5

### 5/5 — All time classic

*2022-05-27*

Fez ist eine so wunderbare, ästhetische, entspannte und clevere Erfahrung.

Der Port läuft auf meinem iPhone 12 Pro einwandfrei und spielt sich mit per Bluetooth gekoppeltem Xbox Controller 1A.

10/10

### 2/5 — Fez

*2022-05-17, version 1.0.4*

Update: Found a workaround for exiting the game. Pull down notification center and click a notification. Once in the new app you have regained control of the phone.
But again please, tell me that I am an idiot, that there is a button or something for easily exiting this game. There must be since none of the other reviewer’s mentioned this. Or maybe it’s just a problem with the iPhone 13 Pro Max series.

Upping my rating to two stars. And now that I feel comfortable that I can exit the game without restarting my phone, I will play it. Hopefully I will enjoy it as much as the other reviewers.

I previously wrote: I had to do a hard Restart of my iPhone to exit this game. Please tell me I’m missing something, that there is an easy way to exit the game.

### 5/5 — Game Author: Make an advanced Kid Icarus

*2022-03-30, version 1.0.4*

Would be cool reimagined in your 4d format. Just a thought.

### 4/5 — Game keeps crashing

*2022-02-02, version 1.0.4*

Great game. But keeps crashing on phone Ans iPad Pro. Not sure why

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Unusable

*2025-03-26, version 1.0.4*

The original game is a timeless classic, but not able to play because loading a saved game makes it crash. I’d lose all progress and have to start again, only to crash again elsewhere.

### 1/5 — Better Bluetooth controller support

*2024-07-15, version 1.0.4*

For some reason it didn’t support going down through the platform with the controller.

### 1/5 — Sound doesnt work

*2023-09-27, version 1.0.4*

Sound doesnt work in iphone 12, fix it please

### 1/5 — Platformer POV

*2022-11-04, version 1.0.4*

The controls on mobile are awful. Why bother having a 4 direction DPAD when it’s actually a 360 pad. It’s frustrating when I’m trying to drop down from the edge of a ledge and Gomez decides to yeet himself into the void, or water which is even worse since you don’t die and respawn. I’ve heard wonderful things about this game, but it’s really unfortunate I experienced it for the first time on mobile.

### 1/5 — The game is great!!!

*2022-10-25, version 1.0.4*

But on mobile with touch screen, it is impossible!!!!

### 1/5 — Crashes constantly

*2021-10-25, version 1.0.4*

Game crashes after playing for a minute. Terrible and waste of money

### 1/5 — Need help!

*2020-11-24, version 1.0.4*

I have been playing for only about a week but every time I get a piece of the cube the app closes and I am forced to restart and do it all over again!

### 1/5 — I take it all back

*2020-11-21, version 1.0.4*

Right after writing my last review a segment took me half an hour because Gomez refused to jump. I saw the button expand and nothing happened. You won’t fix this though, because the last time you updated was a year ago and you already have my money.

### 1/5 — Great with one little exception

*2020-10-31, version 1.0.4*

This game really is fun till you get to the sewers. Hell sewers. You will know what I mean when you get there. ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE level. But this is not the only one which is just plain unfair. There are some levels that just are unfair. If they would be hard it would be ok. But I hate unfair levels. Don‘t recommend the game alone because of this one stupid level alone.

### 1/5 — Bugged

*2020-10-11, version 1.0.4*

Don’t waste money on this. The PlayStation version got me interested, however the game is bugged and won’t let me past the first obstacle without shutting down after 5 tries to get past it I deleted it. I which I could get my money back

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — WHY IS THIS SO UNDERRATED

*2026-03-22, version 1.0.4*

REALLY GOOD

### 5/5 — Great game, fun and innovative, PLEASE port to mac on app store

*2025-04-08, version 1.0.4*

i love this game. it's fun, the mechanics are cool, the design is simplistic but good-looking, ive had fun playing this. but i really want to play it on my school assigned macbook and would love it if you could make a macbook port. <| : D

### 5/5 — Under 200mb

*2025-02-05, version 1.0.4*

How’d he do it

### 5/5 — Continuez à faire des portage pc sur mobile

*2024-07-29*

Un vrai plaisir de découvrir ce jeux sur mobile merci 👍

### 5/5 — Please come back Phil

*2024-07-09, version 1.0.4*

You were my biggest hero growing up & fez is still in my mind the greatest game every made. Secretly hoping you been working on fez 2 for 10 years

### 5/5 — Gayet güzel

*2024-03-22, version 1.0.4*

Oyunu şakasız bir kaç kez bitirmişimdir. Gayet eğlendirici. Eğlendirmesinin en önemli sebeplerinden biri oyunun sana ne yapacağını söylememesi. Örneğim sana bir kutu veriliyor ve sen yerden yüksekte bir adadasın. Bu çok kafa karıştırıcı olmaz mıydı? Neyse, Onlar bunlar bir yana oyuna sandbox modu yada online mod getirilmezse batacağı belli. Tamam güzel oyunda, Sandbox gerekli yani…. Yada online mod.. Yararlıya basın görsünler :)

### 5/5 — beautiful soundtrack and visuals

*2024-02-22, version 1.0.4*

a pleasure to play and zone out to on my busy commutes on the jubilee line

### 5/5 — 大きな感動をもたらしてくれるゲーム

*2023-06-09*

初めに「こんな発想があるのか！」と驚かされ、難しめのパズル、美麗なグラフィック、どこか安らぐ音楽にどんどん引き込まれていきます。

操作性について、左右移動ボタンを下寄りに押している間はジャンプが利かないようなので、移動の際はボタンを上寄りに押すことをお勧めします。

### 5/5 — FEZ Review

*2023-03-16, version 1.0.4*

FEZ is a cute little game about a little nugget fella who can switch from 2D to 3D. The aim is to collect yellow cubes/cube fragments to make an even bigger cube to save the world from self destruction and restore order to the planets. The graphics are strangely beautiful and quite good for the uniqueness of the game. I love the animations for the turning aspect and especially like the 2D to 3D feel. The game play is rather fun and I liked the simplicity of the goals and how they tied in with the visuals and complex game functionality. The sound is very good and helps you understand the atmosphere perfectly. I really liked the little soundtrack and cute noises that have been incorporated into FEZ. As well as the NPC dialogue interactions, this game is pretty much unintentionally made perfect for gamers with short attention spans! The concept and idea of being able to flip a 2D world and explore the area from a new angle worked really well. The only improvement that I would suggest is the addition of a ‘kick/stomp’ button! Overall, I would recommend FEZ 100%, Phil Fish has done a great job! The game is adorable and would be really enjoyable for many people.

### 5/5 — GIANT BUG

*2023-03-10, version 1.0.4*

ALWAYS CRASHES

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