
Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.
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Scanner Sombre is a tense 3d horror cave exploration game where oppressive darkness becomes your greatest enemy. The silence, broken only by echoes and hesitant footsteps, builds chilling tension, while the unseen unknown keeps you on edge. Blending psychological horror with discovery, it challenges you to navigate a hidden world lit by a LIDAR scanner. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow to craft a hauntingly beautiful yet terrifying experience.

In Scanner Sombre, the LIDAR scanner is your lifeline. Armed with this innovative tool, you reveal the unseen by casting light into the abyss, slowly mapping the cave around you. As the silence presses in, and shadows twist, the scanner’s color-coded beams uncover hidden dangers and untold mysteries lurking in the dark.

Scanner Sombre features a striking visual style built around vibrant, rainbow-colored point clouds, inspired by industrial LIDAR scans. Players use a handheld scanner to gradually reveal the environment, with color-coded points helping to perceive depth. This distinctive, inhuman aesthetic creates an eerie atmosphere and enhances the exploration experience.

In Scanner Sombre, the story unfolds subtly through the environment, with hints of forgotten histories hidden within the cave. As you explore, remnants of the past, strange symbols, and eerie remnants suggest a deeper, darker narrative. Each step forward invites you to unravel the mysteries bit by bit.

Introversion Software has been developing games since 2001, and stands behind acclaimed titles like Uplink, Defcon, Darwinia, Multiwinia, Prison Architect, Scanner Sombre, and their latest release, The Last Starship. Introversion has garnered both critical and commercial success being recognised with multiple awards including the IGF grand prize for Darwinia and BAFTA for best persistent game (Prison Architect). They have sold more than 4M copies of their games worldwide.
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Languages: English*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Danish*, Dutch*, Norwegian*, Portuguese - Portugal*, Portuguese - Brazil*, Bulgarian*, Czech* +14 more
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Very gg.
игра на вечер,но зато какая,9/10
It is quite a small game i will say, so if you're looking for something big, replayable, or expansive, this isn't it. But what is it? Well, it's a genuinely stunning, quaint little game, with an interesting story to tell. The LIDAR displayed in the game is the best I've ever seen, despite being almost 10 years old. I know it's a small niche, but it is impressive that no game has utilized LIDAR better than this since it came out. For that aspect alone it is worth buying just to see the amazing visuals in the game. But other than that, the game does have some quite spooky moments. Even though its not quite 100% focused on the horror, it makes really good use of the mechanics to properly scare you at times. And there are plenty of beautiful moments in this game too, which wrap up to a beautiful conclusion. Absolutely worth getting, and this game does go on sale occasionally, so you could wait for that too.
this has to be one of my favorites games this year
真っ暗な洞窟の中を、スキャナーで色を付けながら景色を作りだし、探索していくゲームです。真っ暗で何も見えない空間が少しずつ色づき、自分の歩いてきた軌跡が徐々に見えてくる感覚が探索好きの私に深く刺さりました。またマップも非常に良く作り込まれていて、様々な地形や人類の痕跡の魅せ方に惹き付けられました。 ボリュームは短めですが、それを補って余りある程のゲーム体験ができるのでオススメです。特にラストの展開は衝撃的でした。
Nice little cave walking game with a neat game mechanic. Completed in about 1.5hrs.
Уникальный опыт, хотел бы когда-нибудь увидеть такой инструментарий в других играх.
Original idea. But boring.
I originally picked this game up because I wanted to expand my VR library, but it does have the ability to be played without it. Funny enough, I only played it on desktop and will have to explore this on the VR as well as update that experience. This was a cool concept for a game. The darkness slowly being converted into a picture that you can see your surroundings (like a sonar scan in colors). Slowly at first with seeing taking longer due to the low power you get with the LIDAR. As you progress, you find upgrades that allow you to scan huge areas much quicker making venturing deeper into the cave faster. There is a story but it is a bit lacking and honestly I couldn't tell you what it is even about. Overall, a unique game that is worth checking out at least once, but after you finish there is not much reason to come back to. Now on to the next game in the backlog
This is an excellent concept and fun game. It really nails down the feeling of exploring the unknown. It is short but the developer deserves every sale.
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