LiDAR Exploration Program
LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.
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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 a exploration, horror and walking simulator game
developed and published by Introversion Software.
Released on April 26th 2017 is available on Windows, MacOS and VR.
It has received 4,097 reviews of which 3,671 were positive and 426 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 6.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.11€ on G2A.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: 64 bit OS. Windows 7 or Greater
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon HD 2000/GeForce 8
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: Ad Lib Music Synthesizer or greater
- VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale
MacOS
- OS: 64bit Os. MacOS X 10.7 Lion or greater
- Processor: 64 bit Processor
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Storage: 3 GB available space
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PRETTY LIGHTS! Also, this game strikes a great balance between chill and a tad creepy. The creep factor is helped by musical cues and decent sound design. LiDAR mechanics are a joy to use, and seeing the environment pop up around you as you scan is a definite feast for the eyes. Any puzzles you might find (if you can even call them that) are extremely easy, but I think that was a deliberate choice. They wanted to make the environment the star, and they succeeded. They also keep things fresh with a few different traversal mechanics--such as a boat ride in a lake inside the caves. You could do a lot worse with a few hours of your time. Bonus points if you're also an OCD'er who tried to scan everything as thoroughly as possible.
Scanner Sombre is the type of game that reminds you where the real creativity in the industry resides. Its novel premise of using a LIDAR scanner to highlight paths inside a pitch-black cave is enriched by a surprisingly emotional score and narrative underpinning. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Very strange. The gameplay is unique and if you like the aspect of exploring a completely dark cave by shooting coloured lights at the walls, then this is for you. Don't go into this game expecting an interesting story or character progression. It's a recommendation from me because of the novel gameplay/gimmick, but I'm absolutely confused why the story is *this* lazy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Scanner Sombre is currently priced at 6.99€ on Steam.
No, Scanner Sombre is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 6.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Scanner Sombre received 3,671 positive votes out of a total of 4,097 achieving a rating of 8.64.
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Scanner Sombre was developed and published by Introversion Software.
Yes, Scanner Sombre is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Scanner Sombre is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
No, Scanner Sombre is not playable on Linux.
This information about Scanner Sombre is not available yet.
This information about Scanner Sombre is not available yet.
Yes, Scanner Sombre supports VR. You can play it using a compatible VR headset.
Scanner Sombre is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Scanner Sombre. Explore additional content available for Scanner Sombre on Steam.
No, Scanner Sombre does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Scanner Sombre does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Scanner Sombre is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Scanner Sombre.
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Last Updates| Steam data | 30 September 2026 14:06 UTC |
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| Steam price | 28 October 2026 04:03 UTC |
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Introversion Software
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Introversion Software
Release
26 Apr 2017
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