A puzzle game not to be missed

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Several puzzles in Lorelei and the Laser Eyes got me wondering: What kind of sicko does it take to create this kind of game? The answer is the developers at Simogo, the Swedish studio known for the pop rhythm game Sayonara Wild Hearts and the puzzle games Device 6 and SPL-T. This new Simogo game brings together different realities, layers of logic puzzles, mathematics and a distinct, undeniable atmosphere. Everything is a puzzle in Lorelei and the Laser Eyes – even the story itself – and nothing is exactly as it seems.

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes begins with the player character Lorelei arriving at an old mansion-turned-hotel deep in an Italian forest. There she meets an absolute weirdo who wouldn't be out of place in shows like Twin Peaks or The X-Files. The puzzle begins as soon as she arrives; there are very few actual instructions, but hints everywhere. It's not entirely clear why you're there or what you're supposed to do, but there are a lot of locked doors and mysterious document tubes, and it seems like a good place to start. The document pipes lay out a map of the mansion, and you know what doors do. As you open new doors and discover new things, some kind of picture will begin to take shape. You may not yet learn what is going on, but you will know what you must do to move forward.