Laser Guy: Twin-Stick Puzzle Game About Controlling

Laser Guy is an upcoming twin-stick puzzle game with a darkly comedic premise: you play as an anxious video game developer whose eye involuntarily shoots lethal laser beams whenever stress kicks in. The challenge isn't to defeat enemies—it's to navigate office environments without accidentally vaporizing your coworkers.

The game's core mechanic draws inspiration from the X-Men character Cyclops, whose uncontrollable eye powers require constant management. In Laser Guy, your character faces a similar problem in a workplace setting. Every level tasks you with moving through spaces filled with colleagues while your laser beam fires continuously. Touching anyone with the beam forces you to restart the room, making precision movement essential.

The environment becomes your primary tool for survival. Furniture and other objects don't break immediately, allowing you to position them as barriers between yourself and coworkers. This transforms the experience into a puzzle-strategy hybrid where spatial awareness and planning matter more than reflexes. You'll need to carefully route through rooms, using obstacles to redirect or block your beam's path.

As you progress, the game introduces additional complications. Smoke clouds obscure the positions of roaming colleagues, making navigation trickier. Explosive devices scattered throughout levels pose instant-death hazards to anyone nearby, adding another layer of danger to manage. Puzzle elements also emerge, requiring you to reflect your laser beam at precise angles to charge batteries or unlock doors. Later levels presumably demand careful timing to avoid collateral damage while solving these reflection puzzles.

The overall aesthetic evokes early-2000s web games, with a style reminiscent of titles found on sites like Nitrome. This retro charm complements the game's absurdist humor about workplace stress manifesting as destructive superpowers.

Developers are currently accepting signups for a playtest on Steam, where interested players can also add the game to their wishlist.