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Scanner Sombre

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3.7/5

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3.7

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Scanner Sombre
Description
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 passag...
Genre:
Adventure - FPP - Horror
Tags:
Adventure, Indie, Atmospheric, Exploration, First-Person, show 7 more... Dark, Horror, FPS, Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator, Short, VR
Critics reviews
40 %
Recommend
PC Gamer
80/100
Game Informer
8/10
User reviews

3.7/5

( 30 Reviews )

3.7

30 Reviews

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Product details
2017, Introversion Software, ...
System requirements
Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64-bit), Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz or AMD...
Time to beat
1.5 hMain
2 h Main + Sides
2 h Completionist
2 h All Styles

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Description
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….

Inspired by Gone Home, Dear Esther and Proteus Scanner Somber is a cave exploration experience. With stunning visuals and a terrifying theme, it is the 6th major video game released by Introversion Software - creators of the million selling, BAFTA award winning Prison Architect as well as Uplink, Darwinia, DEFCON and Multiwinia.

(c) 2017 Introversion Software Ltd.

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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
1.5 hMain
2 h Main + Sides
2 h Completionist
2 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Adventure - FPP - Horror
Tags:
Adventure, Indie, Atmospheric, Exploration, First-Person, show 7 more... Dark, Horror, FPS, Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator, Short, VR
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Mac OS X (10.9+)
Release date:
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Company:
Introversion Software / Introversion Software
Size:
1.7 GB
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Critics reviews
69
Top Critic Average
40 %
Critics Recommend
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PC Gamerby Tom Marks
80/100
A beautiful but short-lived expedition that left me wanting more of its best ideas.
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Game Informerby Javy Gwaltney
8/10
Half horror and half mystery, Scanner Sombre is a short and great first-person adventure game for those who want to try something weird
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User reviews

Posted on: February 19, 2023

Megabyte

Games: 569 Reviews: 112

Refreshing break between larger games

You would not expect a such a simple modern game to be much good, but it really is. What the game lacks in enemies or even challenge, it makes up for in visual style and a truly unique exploration mechanic you will likely not find anywhere else. This game will wow you while playing and stay just long enough to enjoy what you are doing. If you are looking for something different, especially as a quick break between other titles, you would do very well giving this a try.

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Posted on: June 21, 2025

SmittySmittey

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Games: 4 Reviews: 1

Great game

Great game i just wish there were more like it, look forward to seeing another if ever

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Posted on: September 9, 2025

ajlinton

Verified owner

Games: 519 Reviews: 10

Unique and scary

Wandering through a cave underground with only a laser mapping tool.

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Posted on: December 23, 2017

ciemnogrodzianin

Verified owner

Games: 2264 Reviews: 10

Unique experience

I loved that! And I want more! It may look like cavern edition of walking simulator, but it's something much more. I loved the atmosphere, outstanding immersion, interesting levels causing claustrophobia and agoraphobia attacks, nice story and mistery you're revealing. The whole idea is simple - you're underground, you see nothing but 3D space models created by your laser gadget. The results of such game design are great! After watching the trailer I wanted to play and I'm not disappointed.

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Posted on: August 25, 2017

kdgog

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Games: Reviews: 67

Short and mostly rewarding

A nice, short experience. I think it would be better value if it was a pound or two cheaper. It has great audio, and a cool visual effect (though after a while it wears off). On the downside it makes some basic errors - the main one being that it doesn't let you define your own control scheme, or tell you what the controls were. At one point I was stuck - it turned out you had to press spacebar to jump (but hadn't been told that!) I'd been happily moving around with the arrow keys, my favoured control system, and never define spacebar as jump ( can hardly reach it while moving forward), so I only found it by randomly bashing the keyboard. Control systems shouldn't be hidden or opaque.

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