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Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Horror
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.
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Contemplative, dark, inward and tiny.
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PC GamerTom MarksApr 201780/100A beautiful but short-lived expedition that left me wanting more of its best ideas.
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Game InformerJavy GwaltneyApr 20178/10Half 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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EurogamerMartin RobinsonApr 2017Scanner Sombre is a fascinating experiment that's beautiful, smart and a little too insubstantial.
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TheSixthAxisStefan LMay 20176/10Sadly, Scanner Sombre never really attains the heights of Dear Esther and Gone Home, two games that Introversion site as inspirations. If you have an interest in that genre, it's still very much worth exploring the cavernous depths of Scanner Sombre, but more than its fellows, this is a striking idea that searches for a game and a story to make the most of it.
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PCWorldHayden DingmanApr 20173/5 starsHighly experimental, Introversion's Prison Architect follow-up has you mapping out a dark cave with a handheld LIDAR scanner. It's an inspired premise, but doesn't go much of anywhere.
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IGDB rating 6.6/10 from 22 ratings.
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