Scanner Sombre (2017)
- Developer
- Introversion Software
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 4.5 of 5, 4,530 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 2.4 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
You navigate a pitch-black cave using a lidar scanner to reveal your surroundings, the silence and echoes building a tense, unnerving atmosphere as you uncover the hidden world.
tenseatmosphericoppressiveeerieexploration-basedslow-pacedpsychological horrorimmersive
What players say
Players praise the novel lidar scanner mechanic and atmospheric cave exploration, but call it a very short walking simulator at 2–3 hours with little interactivity beyond scanning. Some note the horror tag is overblown since there are no monsters or jumpscares, and a few report getting stuck on terrain due to unfinished collision.
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