Deflektor is a puzzle video game developed by Vortex Software and published by Gremlin Graphics in December 1987.

Panayi was inspired to create the game by observing scientific software that worked with lasers.

The development of the original game for the ZX Spectrum was handled by Panayi himself and was published by Gremlin Graphics.

magazine in February 1988, Julian Rignall wrote that "Deflektor is very enjoyable, and provides an original and worthwhile way to kill time".

In 1990, the author of an article in Your Sinclair ranked Deflektor seventh out of the nine best puzzles and described it as distinctive and interesting.