Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Play it on: Nintendo Switch, Windows (Steam Deck OK)
Current goal: Start it and try not to lose my mind
Buy it from: Steam

There’s about a dozen games that I want to dig into right now because May has been a surprisingly rich month for releases, but I think I’m going to spend the weekend digging into Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. The latest game from Simogo, which created the entrancing Sayonara Wild Hearts a few years ago, seems poised to positively break my brain from all the praise I’ve heard about it, especially from my colleague Willa who gave it a glowing review this week. I have purposefully learned or seen very little of it, and Simogo seems like they were of the same mind, because little of the promotional material has given away anything about the title, save for its name and a premise I’ve not been able to get a clean grasp on. I’m excited to make time for it this weekend and solve some batshit crazy puzzles for the first time in a long while, and it sounds like you all should too. — Moises Taveras

And that wraps up our selection of games we’re into this weekend. Hopefully we’ve inspired you to return to an old classic or try something new and cool.