FEZ

Gomez is a 2D creature who discovers a third dimension and sets out through a mysterious, open-ended world. You guide him across interconnected areas filled with paths to uncover and objects to find.

The central mechanic lets you rotate the 3D environment between four 2D perspectives. Changing the view can line up platforms, reveal routes, and expose ways through otherwise unreachable spaces as you jump and explore.

Collect cubes and fragments to gain access to more areas, while searching for optional secrets and solving environmental puzzles. Later discoveries include coded symbols and further challenges that build on what you have learned.

Players often praise the perspective-rotation mechanic for making exploration and puzzle-solving feel distinctive, and describe discoveries as especially rewarding when clues click into place. Pixel art, music, and the calm, mysterious atmosphere are also recurring favorites. Some reviewers find the deeper puzzles too cryptic, with clues that can require extensive note-taking or outside help.