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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 26, 2017}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 26, 2017}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|April 26, 2017}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|April 26, 2017}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|August 24, 2017{{note|The Linux version was added to Steam in a beta branch on May 17, 2017.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forums.introversion.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=93&t=60513|title=Help Test Linux Version - Introversion|date=2023-07-12}}</ref> Subsequently the Linux version was moved to the public branch on August 24, 2017.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamdb.info/app/475190/history/?changeid=3328429|title=Scanner Sombre History · Change #3328429 · SteamDB|date=2023-07-12}}</ref>}}}}
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|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|scanner-sombre|67}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|4248/scanner-sombre|69}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|scanner-sombre|73}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 475190
 
|steam appid  = 475190
 
|gogcom id    = 1420469009
 
|gogcom id    = 1420469009
 +
|official site= https://www.introversion.co.uk/scannersombre/
 +
|hltb        = 45386
 +
|mobygames    = scanner-sombre
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Scanner Sombre
 
|wikipedia    = Scanner Sombre
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|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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'''Key points'''
 +
{{ii}} VR support is experimental and may not work with all devices.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/scanner-sombre-vr-mode-now-available-in-beta/|title=PC Gamer: "Scanner Sombre VR mode now available in beta"|date=17 May 2023}}</ref>
 +
{{--}} Save files grow to be extremely large (often hundreds of MB to several GB in size) and cannot be deleted in-game.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/475190/discussions/0/1779388024856500840/|title=Steam Community forums: "600 Mb of save files?!"|date=17 May 2023}}</ref>
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://www.introversion.co.uk/scannersombre/ Official site]
 
 
{{GOG.com links|1420469009|scanner_sombre}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1420469009|scanner_sombre}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/475190/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/475190/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Official | http://www.introversion.co.uk/scannersombre/ | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X}}
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{{Availability/row| Official | https://www.introversion.co.uk/scannersombre/ | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X}}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | scanner_sombre | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X}}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | scanner_sombre | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X}}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | scanner-sombre | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X}}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | scanner-sombre | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X}}
 
{{Availability/row| Oculus | 1295671407209785 | Oculus |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Oculus | 1295671407209785 | Oculus |  |  | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 475190 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X}}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 475190 | DRM-free | Linux compatibility is not shown on the game's store page. However, a Linux depot does exist.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamdb.info/app/475190/depots/|title=Scanner Sombre Depots · SteamDB|date=2023-07-12}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\AppDataLow\Software\Introversion Software\ScannerSombre}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Introversion Software\ScannerSombre|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Introversion Software\ScannerSombre}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgconfighome}}/unity3d/Introversion Software/ScannerSombre/}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{XDG|true}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Introversion Software\ScannerSombre\saves\}}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Introversion Software\ScannerSombre\saves\}}
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/unity.Introversion Software.ScannerSombre/saves}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgconfighome}}/unity3d/Introversion Software/ScannerSombre/saves/}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           = true
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|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = false
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|gog galaxy               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = false
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Scanner Sombre - General.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Scanner Sombre - General.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Scanner Sombre - Unity launcher.png|Unity launcher, accessed by holding {{key|lshift}} when opening the game.}}
 
{{Image|Scanner Sombre - Unity launcher.png|Unity launcher, accessed by holding {{key|lshift}} when opening the game.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/scanner-sombre/en
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/scanner-sombre/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                = Disabled on {{code|low}} graphics setting, enabled with {{code|medium}} and {{code|high}}.
 
|vsync notes                = Disabled on {{code|low}} graphics setting, enabled with {{code|medium}} and {{code|high}}.
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          = Hold {{key|lshift}} while opening the game to use Unity launcher.
 
|key remap notes          = Hold {{key|lshift}} while opening the game to use Unity launcher.
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = na
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  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = French
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  |language  = Danish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = na
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  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Italian
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  |language  = Dutch
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = na
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  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = German
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  |language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = na
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  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Spanish
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  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = na
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  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Danish
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  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = na
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  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Dutch
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  |language  = Norwegian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = na
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  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Norwegian
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  |language  = Portuguese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = na
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  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Portuguese
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  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
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  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = na
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  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|tobii eye tracking          =  
 
|tobii eye tracking          =  
 
|tobii eye tracking notes    =  
 
|tobii eye tracking notes    =  
|play area seated            =  
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|play area seated            = unknown
 
|play area seated notes      =  
 
|play area seated notes      =  
 
|play area standing          = true
 
|play area standing          = true
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable/Unplug all unused controllers|ref=<ref name="marioysikax"/>}}
 
{{Fixbox|description=Disable/Unplug all unused controllers|ref=<ref name="marioysikax"/>}}
 
{{Fixbox|description=Rebind controller buttons|ref=<ref name="marioysikax"/>}}
 
{{Fixbox|description=Rebind controller buttons|ref=<ref name="marioysikax"/>}}
 +
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===Game crashes during gameplay===
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{{Fixbox|description=See [[Troubleshooting guide/Startup and launching problems#Bypass OpenSSL SHA bug on Intel 10th gen and later CPUs|Bypass OpenSSL SHA bug on Intel 10th gen and later CPUs]].|ref=
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}}
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = true
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = true
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable= false
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 11:11, 14 September 2023

Scanner Sombre
Scanner Sombre cover
Developers
Introversion Software
Engines
Unity 5[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows April 26, 2017
macOS (OS X) April 26, 2017
Linux August 24, 2017[Note 2]
Reception
Metacritic 67
OpenCritic 69
IGDB 73
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Adventure
Scanner Sombre on HowLongToBeat
Scanner Sombre on IGDB
Scanner Sombre on MobyGames
Scanner Sombre on Wikipedia

Key points

VR support is experimental and may not work with all devices.[4]
Save files grow to be extremely large (often hundreds of MB to several GB in size) and cannot be deleted in-game.[5]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Oculus Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Linux compatibility is not shown on the game's store page. However, a Linux depot does exist.[6]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Introversion Software\ScannerSombre
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Introversion Software\ScannerSombre
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Introversion Software/ScannerSombre/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Introversion Software\ScannerSombre\saves\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/unity.Introversion Software.ScannerSombre/saves
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Introversion Software/ScannerSombre/saves/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.
Unity launcher, accessed by holding LShift when opening the game.
Unity launcher, accessed by holding LShift when opening the game.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
60-90 vertical.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Disabled on low graphics setting, enabled with medium and high.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Character movement is capped at ~60 FPS.[1]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Danish
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Norwegian
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish

VR support

Issues fixed

Constantly spinning camera, Cursor not visible

See Unity engine article.
Disable/Unplug all unused controllers[1]
Rebind controller buttons[1]

Game crashes during gameplay

See Bypass OpenSSL SHA bug on Intel 10th gen and later CPUs.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz
AMD Phenom II x4 940 3.0 GHz
AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8
AMD Radeon HD 2000
DirectX 10 compatible
Sound (audio device) Ad Lib Music Synthesizer
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7 Lion
Processor (CPU) 64-bit
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.4.0f3[1]
  2. The Linux version was added to Steam in a beta branch on May 17, 2017.[2] Subsequently the Linux version was moved to the public branch on August 24, 2017.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2017-10-08
  2. Help Test Linux Version - Introversion - last accessed on 2023-07-12
  3. Scanner Sombre History · Change #3328429 · SteamDB - last accessed on 2023-07-12
  4. PC Gamer: "Scanner Sombre VR mode now available in beta" - last accessed on 17 May 2023
  5. Steam Community forums: "600 Mb of save files?!" - last accessed on 17 May 2023
  6. Scanner Sombre Depots · SteamDB - last accessed on 2023-07-12