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Scanner Sombre

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First release
Apr 26, 2017
Engine
Unity
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Puzzle · Horror
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

Inspired by Gone Home and Dear Esther, Scanner Sombre is a cave exploration experience. With stunning visuals and a terrifying theme, it is the 6th major video game released by Introversion Software.

Also known as scanner sombre.exe

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Storyline
Regaining consciousness you smell the damp. Opening your eyes you see the stone walls of the chamber flickering by the light of the fire; you stumble to your feet and kick a helmet clattering across the floor. Slowly the ache in your head begins to subside and you notice the beginnings of a passage. After a few steps the darkness consumes you. Returning to the safely of the fire you see a LIDAR scanner on the floor - a trigger press results in a faint glow coming from inside the helmet. You put the helmet on, adjust the beam-width and proceed into the abyss….Read more

Regaining consciousness you smell the damp. Opening your eyes you see the stone walls of the chamber flickering by the light of the fire; you stumble to your feet and kick a helmet clattering across the floor. Slowly the ache in your head begins to subside and you notice the beginnings of a passage. After a few steps the darkness consumes you. Returning to the safely of the fire you see a LIDAR scanner on the floor - a trigger press results in a faint glow coming from inside the helmet. You put the helmet on, adjust the beam-width and proceed into the abyss….

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Apr 26, 2017
Mac
Apr 26, 2017
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
1h
Main + Extras
2h
Completionist
2h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Virtual Reality, First person
Where to buy
Keywords
exploration, death, maze, steam, atmospheric
… All 20, darkness, digital distribution, unlockables, color separation, descendants of other characters, auto-saving, instant kill, fake glitch, jump scare moment, inconvenient malfunction, new game plus, jumping puzzle, first-person platforming, outside of the map, lidar scanner

At a Glance

Critic Score
73
Main Story (IGDB)
1h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
2h
Completionist (IGDB)
2h
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 3,191 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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