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2017PC, Steam Deck verified91 % positive6.99 €

You explore a pitch-black cave armed only with a LIDAR scanner that paints the surroundings as glowing point clouds. A short, eerie walking-sim style experience with a quietly mysterious story.

  • Dread and tension
  • Lots to discover
  • Lavish presentation
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Scanner Sombre special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Layers of Fear

91 %Match

2016USK 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable89 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Scanner Sombre: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as lavish production.

A psychological horror walking sim set in a mad painter's Victorian mansion that rearranges itself whenever you look away. Its shifting rooms and unsettling art slowly piece together a tragic tale of obsession and ruin.

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Year Walk

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A short, eerie puzzle adventure rooted in Swedish folklore. You wander a chilling wintry world with a paper-cutout look, solving cryptic puzzles and meeting creatures from legend. Its dense atmosphere and hidden secrets make it stand out.

Path to Mnemosyne

Distinctive, stylised art style

A surreal puzzle game set in a grayscale, nightmarish cavern where you rotate the environment to open a path for a young woman. Its unsettling atmosphere and unusual perspective mechanic define the experience.

Garten of Banban 0

Distinctive, stylised art style

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