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Feb 7, 2017·68% positive·
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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.
Best games like Phoning Home
The best games like Phoning Home are The Invincible, Monolith, Under A New Sun, Deliver Us The Moon, and Lifeless Planet Premier Edition. GAMESLIKE ranks these alternatives using shared gameplay metadata, Steam review sentiment, and similarity signals. Evidence includes 68% positive across 825 Steam reviews, Steam genre and tag overlap across Action, Indie, Adventure, platform support for Windows, and free-to-play pricing signal.
- The Invincible - The Invincible is closely similar to Phoning Home because both are Action and Indie and Adventure games, and share gameplay elements like Adventure, and fit the same co-op story and narrative choice intent.
- Monolith - Monolith is closely similar to Phoning Home because both are Indie and Adventure games, and share gameplay elements like Adventure, Indie, and fit the same co-op story and narrative choice intent.
- Under A New Sun - Under A New Sun is closely similar to Phoning Home because both are Indie and Adventure games, and share gameplay elements like Adventure, Indie, and fit the same co-op story and survival/crafting intent.
- Deliver Us The Moon - Deliver Us The Moon is closely similar to Phoning Home because both are Action and Indie and Adventure games, and fit the same co-op story and survival/crafting and narrative choice intent.
- Lifeless Planet Premier Edition - Lifeless Planet Premier Edition is closely similar to Phoning Home because both are Action and Indie and Adventure games, and share gameplay elements like Adventure, and fit the same co-op story and narrative choice intent.
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You play ION, a young exploration unit on a mission to secure natural resources. When you crash-land on an alien planet your ship is almost completely destroyed. Not only do you have to survive in a strange new world full of dangers, but to have even a hope of escape you must find a way to contact your home planet for help. With only your ship’s A.I. for company, you set out to explore your new home. On your journey you encounter ANI, a small, stranded service unit who identifies as female. ANI is the first to admit she’s a bit mad, but she is also a valuable resource, and it soon becomes clear that there will be no escape without her. And so, the two of you begin a journey that neither of you is prepared for, on a planet where even the laws of nature seem not to apply. A journey in which ION and ANI must face the strangest of all possible challenges if they are to have any hope of living to tell their own story.
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Explore a new frontier. Large open environments with realistic environmental effects – from time-of-day lighting to dappled forests and snow-covered mountains, to volcanoes, canyons, deep oceans and scorching deserts – you must find your way.
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Experience a story with living (but not breathing) characters, brought to life by voice actors.
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Survive harsh weather conditions and temperatures – and protect ANI at all costs!
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An intriguing mix of exploration, logic and action gameplay.
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Create portals to traverse the landscape.
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Fight – or find ways to avoid combat.
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Craft improvements and critical tools from resources found in the environment.
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Discover the remnants of an alien civilization, decrypt their language and restore their technology.
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Enjoy a beautiful soundtrack.
Be warned. Phoning Home starts easy, but gets quite challenging in the later stages of the game. Can you leave the planet?
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