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Scanner Sombre

Introversion Software · 2017-04-26

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 26, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 26, 2017 (Mac)

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.

Scanner Sombre is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2017, priced at $6.99, with a Very Positive sentiment (90% of 4543 reviews) and an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000.

3
playing now
90%
positive of 4.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
59/100
IGDB user rating (19 ratings)
2h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 2h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$6.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Scanner Sombre is a cave exploration video game developed and published by Introversion Software. It was released for macOS and Windows PC on 26 April 2017. The game received mixed reviews upon release.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 163 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity down 46% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 114k–273k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,543 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$6.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.89 at Steam (2019-02-04) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 39 of 47 observed days · $6.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10110120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-08-06 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-16 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-17 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 11:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 11:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.99$0.892017-04-242026-08-302017-04-24 — best price $9.592017-07-05 — best price $11.992017-09-18 — best price $4.992017-11-28 — best price $9.992018-05-24 — best price $11.992018-08-14 — best price $9.992018-11-01 — best price $5.992018-12-13 — best price $1.492019-05-23 — best price $11.992019-11-10 — best price $1.192020-01-02 — best price $5.992020-05-07 — best price $5.992020-10-26 — best price $1.192021-02-15 — best price $5.992021-06-24 — best price $0.892021-12-01 — best price $5.992022-02-14 — best price $0.892022-07-18 — best price $1.192022-11-18 — best price $2.992023-03-16 — best price $1.192023-06-29 — best price $1.192023-10-26 — best price $1.192023-12-27 — best price $1.192024-02-29 — best price $5.992024-07-11 — best price $5.992024-12-19 — best price $2.392025-04-03 — best price $2.392025-06-18 — best price $2.392025-08-14 — best price $6.992025-10-09 — best price $4.792025-12-11 — best price $3.592026-03-03 — best price $4.792026-04-22 — best price $11.992026-07-24 — best price $2.092026-08-30 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

11452026-05-13 — 21 pageviews2026-05-16 — 8 pageviews2026-05-19 — 15 pageviews2026-05-22 — 15 pageviews2026-05-25 — 20 pageviews2026-05-28 — 14 pageviews2026-05-31 — 13 pageviews2026-06-03 — 17 pageviews2026-06-06 — 22 pageviews2026-06-09 — 15 pageviews2026-06-12 — 21 pageviews2026-06-15 — 21 pageviews2026-06-18 — 15 pageviews2026-06-21 — 28 pageviews2026-06-24 — 13 pageviews2026-06-27 — 14 pageviews2026-06-30 — 15 pageviews2026-07-03 — 9 pageviews2026-07-06 — 18 pageviews2026-07-09 — 17 pageviews2026-07-12 — 18 pageviews2026-07-15 — 18 pageviews2026-07-18 — 18 pageviews2026-07-21 — 7 pageviews2026-07-24 — 16 pageviews2026-07-27 — 16 pageviews2026-07-30 — 11 pageviews2026-08-02 — 19 pageviews2026-08-05 — 24 pageviews2026-08-08 — 23 pageviews2026-08-11 — 26 pageviews2026-08-14 — 20 pageviews2026-08-17 — 18 pageviews2026-08-20 — 15 pageviews2026-08-23 — 10 pageviews2026-08-24 — 5 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportTracked Controller SupportVR SupportedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

25 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Bulgarian, Czech…

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

VRIndieShortActionCasualHorrorColorfulAdventureAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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