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Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Simogo · Annapurna Interactive · 2024-05-16

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 16, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), May 16, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 03, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Dec 03, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Apr 23, 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2)

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2024, priced at $12.49, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (94% of 3264 reviews).

39
playing now
94%
positive of 3.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
90/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (2 downloads)
4.72★
PlayStation Store rating (568 ratings)
20h
to beat · rushed 17h · completionist 24h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.49
steam price (US)

39 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 UTC (census sample)

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is a 2024 puzzle game developed by Simogo and published by Annapurna Interactive centered on exploring and problem-solving across a massive hotel, without prior explanation as to the player's whereabouts, identity, or relations. This information is instead revealed over the course of the game. Likened to classic point-and-click adventure games such as the Monkey Island series, the game has been described as "one big puzzle box" by IGN. The game was released for Nintendo Switch and Windows on 16 May 2024, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on 3 December 2024, and Nintendo Switch 2 on 23 April 2026. The game was nominated for Independent Game Of The Year at The Game Awards 2024.

Trailer

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes trailer thumbnail

LORELEI AND THE LASER EYES | Maze Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 39 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 573 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~72/week).
  • · Review velocity up 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 65k–147k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,264 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $12.49 at Steam (2026-03-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 9 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
37737720242026Week of 2024-05-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

105132026-09-15 00:00 — 33 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 19 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 33 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 36 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 20 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 35 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 43 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 22 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 28 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 77 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 29 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 20 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 40 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 30 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 48 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 105 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 61 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 38 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 67 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 58 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 37 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 51 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 43 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 39 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
25525May 2024Aug 2026May 2024 — avg 255 · peak 559Jun 2024 — avg 133 · peak 439Jul 2024 — avg 84 · peak 187Aug 2024 — avg 58 · peak 161Sep 2024 — avg 42 · peak 102Oct 2024 — avg 42 · peak 139Nov 2024 — avg 78 · peak 231Dec 2024 — avg 137 · peak 315Jan 2025 — avg 149 · peak 447Feb 2025 — avg 66 · peak 185Mar 2025 — avg 65 · peak 194Apr 2025 — avg 61 · peak 164May 2025 — avg 45 · peak 129Jun 2025 — avg 47 · peak 138Jul 2025 — avg 43 · peak 100Aug 2025 — avg 33 · peak 106Sep 2025 — avg 25 · peak 87Oct 2025 — avg 36 · peak 100Nov 2025 — avg 43 · peak 117Dec 2025 — avg 53 · peak 135Jan 2026 — avg 71 · peak 169Feb 2026 — avg 38 · peak 94Mar 2026 — avg 43 · peak 112Apr 2026 — avg 54 · peak 146May 2026 — avg 46 · peak 130Jun 2026 — avg 46 · peak 114Jul 2026 — avg 56 · peak 118Aug 2026 — avg 51 · peak 136
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$99.99$12.492022-08-162026-08-222022-08-16 — best price $99.992024-10-28 — best price $18.742024-11-27 — best price $18.742024-12-05 — best price $18.742025-01-18 — best price $18.742025-02-24 — best price $18.742025-03-13 — best price $18.742025-04-12 — best price $18.742025-05-29 — best price $17.492025-06-27 — best price $17.492025-08-23 — best price $17.492025-09-29 — best price $16.242025-11-19 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $14.992026-01-19 — best price $24.992026-03-07 — best price $24.992026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-04-20 — best price $24.992026-06-05 — best price $24.992026-06-25 — best price $12.492026-07-23 — best price $24.992026-08-22 — best price $12.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

273792026-05-30 — 116 pageviews2026-06-03 — 165 pageviews2026-06-07 — 160 pageviews2026-06-11 — 156 pageviews2026-06-15 — 102 pageviews2026-06-19 — 98 pageviews2026-06-23 — 98 pageviews2026-06-27 — 125 pageviews2026-07-01 — 110 pageviews2026-07-05 — 113 pageviews2026-07-09 — 111 pageviews2026-07-13 — 136 pageviews2026-07-17 — 160 pageviews2026-07-21 — 111 pageviews2026-07-25 — 112 pageviews2026-07-29 — 101 pageviews2026-08-02 — 167 pageviews2026-08-06 — 165 pageviews2026-08-10 — 193 pageviews2026-08-14 — 96 pageviews2026-08-18 — 129 pageviews2026-08-22 — 125 pageviews2026-08-26 — 106 pageviews2026-08-30 — 112 pageviews2026-09-03 — 104 pageviews2026-09-07 — 140 pageviews2026-09-11 — 97 pageviews2026-09-15 — 108 pageviews2026-09-19 — 104 pageviews2026-09-23 — 109 pageviews2026-09-27 — 129 pageviews2026-10-01 — 118 pageviews2026-10-05 — 160 pageviews2026-10-08 — 126 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
58.4%
earned "JW Arkitektkontor Employee of the Month"
15.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-05-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,7988%20
PS5 (PlayStation)44021%21
Switch (Nintendo)2090%0
PS4 (PlayStation)3231%21

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DIndieActionHorrorPuzzleMysteryStylizedAdventureStory RichExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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