Funny experience finishing up this game.

My partner and I played Lorelei together, and about 15 hours in at roughly 75% truth uncovered, we discovered that the Architects' Sketches document has more than 1 page. This bottleneck prevented us from having a map, unlocking the 3-digit padlock to the Mirror Room, access to the Quiz Club, and unlocking puzzle boxes until almost everything else was complete. It was agony discovering that we'd missed the tiny blinking chevron on that document for so long, but it was a cascade of completion once we found it.

I have played a lot of puzzle games, and while I don't think Lorelei takes the top spot overall, I do think that it has the most cogent artistic intent and tonal consistency of any of them. Everything down to the cumbersome UI is brimming with intent. Ever since the story clicked, I've had this looming mix of contentment and melancholy. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes will stick with me as a true artistic achievement.