Surreal puzzler Lorelei and the Laser Eyes announced for May release

Sayonara Wild Hearts developer Simogo announced a release date for its next game, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, during Nintendo’s Indie World showcase on Wednesday. It’s set to hit Nintendo Switch and Windows PC on May 16.

Announced in 2022, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is a much more macabre-looking experience than Sayonara Wild Hearts. You’ll enter a mysterious, black-and-white manor in central Europe, where you’ll wander the halls as a woman with laser eyes (presumably Lorelei) to solve puzzles and spot patterns. Simogo and publisher Annapurna Interactive have kept a lot of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes a big mystery — and to best understand it, you’ll have to just dive right into playing it. It couldn’t look more different than Sayonara Wild Hearts, save for the female protagonist and dreamy, surreal art style, but looks to be no less exciting.

Wednesday’s trailer gives us a taste of the mystery and intrigue, with all sorts of different puzzles all within its weird world. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is the Swedish studios’s ninth game, following Sayonara Wild Hearts in 2019.

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is out May 16 on Nintendo Switch and Windows PC via Steam.