Scanner Sombre

Scanner Sombre

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Introversion Software · Exploration · Apr 26, 2017

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $6.99. It has been as low as $2.79.

90%
Very Positive
5k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 151 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I know its not the most interactive, or the longest, or the most clever writing, or the most indepth story, but scanner sombre absolutely outperforms in the aesthethic and visual design department.
151 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Every single game they released except prision architect has had the absolute best aesthethic, music design, gameplay idea, and would always give me amazing enjoyment while i played.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Every single game they released except prision architect has had the absolute best aesthethic, music design, gameplay idea, and would always give me amazing enjoyment while i played.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Overall, the scanner tech is really well made and enjoyable, but it does get kinda boring and old like 30 mins into playing, the map is really good and there are some parts that even with the dot graphics, are really beautiful.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters151 reviews
Gameplay43 reviews
Audio41 reviews
Graphics37 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance7 reviews
86%
Interface7 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs11 reviews
64%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $6.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.79.

4 points recordedtoday · $6.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
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