Phoning Home

Open-world survival adventure about a stranded robot seeking help

ION LANDS · Released Feb 7, 2017

Reviews: Mixed; 69% of 1,162
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 2; daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 7 years ago; Jun 5, 2019
Minimum PC: Dedicated GPU; 8 GB RAM · 10 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Phoning Home?

A single-player survival adventure set across large, open areas of an alien planet, where you control ION, a robot stranded after a crash. You explore, gather resources, craft tools, solve puzzles, and protect another robot while trying to contact home.

For you if...

+you enjoy exploring alien landscapes and solving puzzles
+you like survival crafting with a story about robots

Not for you if...

−you dislike escorting companions and frequent resource gathering
−you prefer exploration without increasingly difficult challenges

What players say

69% of 1,162 reviews are positive

Players praise the exploration and the relationship between the two robots. They complain about repetitive resource gathering, escorting ANI, and bugs that can interfere with navigation.

How many players finish Phoning Home?

7.4% of Steam players have unlocked «Love of Life», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Phoning Home system requirements

Minimum: Dedicated GPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows XP / 7 / 8.1 / 10
Processor: Intel Core i5 / AMD, 2.5 GHz
Graphics: Dedicated GPU, NVIDIA or AMD, 1.5 GB video memory
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10

Does Phoning Home have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Phoning Home run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 52
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English, German. Text only: French, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese, Polish.

Does Phoning Home use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam