# Scanner Sombre

Summer DB entity ID: 2687e97e\-f159\-40fa\-a816\-a90181a963ac

Steam App ID: 475190

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\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Introversion Software

- Publisher: Introversion Software

- Release date: Apr 26, 2017

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Adventure, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Full controller support, Tracked Controller Support, VR Supported, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/475190/ss\_31510078457a14f88eec56c80f53a8399d457e37\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1785603575, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/475190/ss\_9bd33d762249e62f46dc3afa5d3dd0bd43ca0d96\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1785603575, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/475190/ss\_8b2505100b9d47e995652e0be747f731abbce62f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1785603575, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/475190/ss\_ce22d808466ca46d65ab0a60674452e0c775a81f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1785603575, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/475190/ss\_65163d0fbfe7bff6e6dc3045b74c8d08b8444464\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1785603575, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/475190/ss\_2f0b8339144ce80048c6be266df5e0e134e97349\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1785603575

- Price: 699 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 3

- Steam review count: 4573

- Steam positive reviews: 4093

- Steam negative reviews: 480

- Steam positive percentage: 89.5036081347037%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

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Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-22T11:33:19\.659294\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-22T11:33:21\.028288\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-22T11:33:20\.723332\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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