Followers
23,798
Reviews
1,087
Mixed
Players yesterday
2
at the busiest moment
Owners
100K–200K
estimated
Steam data
Everything Steam lists for Phoning Home · record updated 17 hours ago
Overview
App ID431650
Release dateFeb 7, 2017
Last change number40201893
Last record update17 hours ago
App info
- App type
- Game
- Developer
- ION LANDS
- Publisher
- ION LANDS
- Steam profile
- Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
- Franchise
- ION LANDS
- Technologies
- Unity detected
- Metacritic
- 61
Languages
8 · 2 with full audio| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | Yes | |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | |
| Hungarian | Yes | Yes | |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | Yes | |
| Polish | Yes | Yes |
Platforms
Windows
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Controller
- Full support
Features
6
Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily SharingFull controller support
Related apps
Patches
Builds
1| Build | Branch | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 3253492 | public | Oct 27, 2018 |
Packages & DLC
DLCs
1| ID | Name | Price (US) |
|---|---|---|
| 579730 | Not on the store yet | — |
Depots
Depots
3| ID | Name | Systems | Size | Download | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 431651 | — | Windows | 5.74 GB | 2.72 GB | 500908454973298814 |
| 431652 | — | macOS | — | — | — |
| 579730 | — DLC 579730 | All | 204.0 MB | 107.9 MB | 4900893739459599434 |
Branches
1| Branch | Build | Updated | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 3253492 | Oct 27, 2018 | Open |
Configuration
Install foldersteamapps/common/Phoning Home
Launch options
4| Executable | Arguments | Systems | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhoningHome.exe | Windows | ||
| PhoningHome.app | macOS | Launch | |
| PhoningHome.x86_64 | Linux · 64-bit | Launch | |
| PhoningHome.x86 | Linux · 32-bit | Launch |
Cloud saves
Space per player95.4 MB
Filesup to 300
Save locations3
| Root | Path | Pattern | Systems |
|---|---|---|---|
| WinAppDataLocalLow | Ion Lands/Phoning Home | *.phsg | Windows |
| MacAppSupport | Ion Lands/Phoning Home | *.phsg | MacOS |
| LinuxHome | .config/unity3d/Ion Lands/Phoning Home | *.phsg | Linux |
Achievements
Achievements529 hidden
Most unlocked80.5%First Contact
Rarest2.8%Pacifist
Global unlock rate
share of players who have it-
First Contact
Discover planetary life
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Walk at Night
The night is dark and full of terrors
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Thruster Master
Use the thruster 25 times
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Parasite
Defeat a Hostile
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Company
Discover ANI
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Alien Junkyard
Find the alien junkyard
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Art of the Craft
Craft 5 improvements
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Watchers
Overcome the Watchers
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Quiet Songs
Find and scan Tetrerium
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Secrets
Decrypt an alien text fragment
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Equalizer
Defeat 10 Hostiles
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Trapper
Setup a Tumbler trap
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The Wake
Hidden achievement
-
Perils of the Desert
Find a safe passage through the desert
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Cave Explorer
Hidden achievement
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The Abyss
Fall into an abyss and survive
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Skyscraper
Hidden achievement
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Chaos
Defeat 50 Hostiles
All 52 achievements
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Oblivious
Leave ANI behind when passing through a planet portal
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No Longer a Trainee
Hidden achievement
-
Tinkerer
Craft all available improvements for ION and ANI
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Sub Zero
It's all snow and ice
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Trapped in the Storm
Hidden achievement
-
Acrobat
Get to the top of the mushroom tree before entering the volcano
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Mothership
Hidden achievement
-
Wet Dreams
Find a safe passage through dangerous waters
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Choices
Come to a final decision
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Love of Life
Hidden achievement
-
Quiet Shadow
Lure 10 Tumblers into traps
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Fire & Rocks
Keep ANI under constant Coating in the volcano
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Water & Ice
Keep ANI under constant Coating at the sea
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I Phoned Home
Hidden achievement
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Caretaker
Complete the game with ANI having a corrosion level between 20% an 50%
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Ice & Snow
Keep ANI under constant Coating on the glacier
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Dr. ION
Complete the game with ANI having less than 20% corrosion
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Mountaineer
Use the thruster 250 times
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Wind & Sand
Keep ANI under constant Coating in the desert
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Forgetful Professor
Leave ANI behind 3 times when passing through a planet portal
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Careful
Reach the desert without healing once
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Barely Alive
Complete the game with ANI having more than 50% corrosion
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Organic Lifestyle
Find and scan every single Seed available
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Tickling the Sky
Hidden achievement
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Jumper
Use every single portal inside the Volcano
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Rocket Man
Use the thruster 500 times
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Scholar
Find and decrypt all alien text fragments
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Quiet Symphony
Find and scan all available Tetrerium
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No Risk Taker
Reach the glacier without healing once
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Tightrope Dancer
Reach the volcano without healing once
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Invulnerable
Finish the game without healing once
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Low Carbon Footprint
Use less than 10 fuel through the whole game
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Energy Efficient
Use less than 10 power cells through the whole game
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Pacifist
Complete the game without harming anything
Screenshots
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