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Phoning Home cover art

Phoning Home

ION LANDS · 2017-02-07

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Feb 07, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A tale of survival about two shipwrecked robots - ION and ANI - on their life-defining journey in this unique genre-mix of exploration, puzzle and survival.

Phoning Home is an Action, Adventure and Indie game released in 2017, priced at free-to-play, with an estimated owner base of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a review sentiment of Mixed (69% of 1084 reviews).

0
playing now
69%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 39% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 27,960 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Current store prices

GOG$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2021-06-14) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 49 of 49 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
373720172026Week of 2017-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
241Jan 2017Sep 2024Jan 2017 — avg 1 · peak 6Apr 2017 — avg 4 · peak 33Jul 2017 — avg 6 · peak 29Oct 2017 — avg 4 · peak 30Jan 2018 — avg 6 · peak 22Apr 2018 — avg 14 · peak 68Jul 2018 — avg 8 · peak 33Oct 2018 — avg 7 · peak 34Jan 2019 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2019 — avg 8 · peak 43Jul 2019 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2019 — avg 5 · peak 33Jan 2020 — avg 8 · peak 45Apr 2020 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2020 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Jan 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Jul 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2021 — avg 1 · peak 7Jan 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 21Jul 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2022 — avg 6 · peak 32Mar 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Sep 2024 — avg 1 · peak 5

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Sep 2024

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$0.002017-02-072026-10-152017-02-07 — best price $17.992017-05-01 — best price $19.992017-08-23 — best price $11.992017-09-26 — best price $19.992017-12-11 — best price $7.992018-01-25 — best price $19.992018-04-16 — best price $4.992018-08-20 — best price $3.992018-10-22 — best price $3.992018-12-04 — best price $19.992019-03-12 — best price $19.992019-06-18 — best price $19.992019-11-01 — best price $19.992020-01-02 — best price $19.992020-03-30 — best price $19.992020-05-25 — best price $19.992020-06-29 — best price $19.992020-09-17 — best price $19.992020-11-18 — best price $1.992020-12-16 — best price $9.992021-03-01 — best price $19.992021-06-21 — best price $9.992021-09-15 — best price $9.992021-11-15 — best price $9.992022-01-17 — best price $19.992022-03-21 — best price $1.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-08-22 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $0.002026-09-05 — best price $0.002026-09-11 — best price $0.002026-09-17 — best price $0.002026-09-23 — best price $0.002026-09-29 — best price $0.002026-10-05 — best price $0.002026-10-11 — best price $0.002026-10-15 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

52
achievements tracked
80.4%
earned "First Contact"
8.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-02-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,0151%52

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

IndieActionNatureRobotsSci-fiCraftingSurvivalAdventureOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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