Phoning Home

ION LANDS

Released: Feb 7, 2017
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 14:21 GMT

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05 Jun 2019Developer post
World Environment Day Celebration Sale
Phoning Home is part of the Steam World Environment Day Sale , which features a selection of great games celebrating the natural world. We will donate 10% of our earnings from the sale to an organization called World Land Trust which helps to protect and sustain natural ecosystem
16 Nov 2018Developer post
Revealing Cloudpunk
This is Cloudpunk, a stylish story-driven cyberpunk game with a unique voxel aesthetic that you can add to your wishlist now. This game is less about little robots and hot yellow deserts, but will feature a diverse range of characters from androids, rogue AI and unscrupulous huma
27 Oct 2018Developer post
Balancing & Bugfixes
This update includes a series of balancing changes for fall damage, fuel consumption and ANI's corrosion to make the experience more enjoyable. There are now more auto-save checkpoints to reduce the loss of progress when dying. But remember, you can also save the game whenever an
20 Aug 2018Developer post
Community Sale
80% discount guys. :animad: Get it while it lasts and try to phone home! :ion: To celebrate the day we'll be broadcasting some of our favorite streams or let's plays on the store page. Watch it for a moment to see the beautiful world we have created. Enjoy! Let me know if you kno
19 Jun 2018Developer post
Behind the Scenes
I found some old footage from our voiceover recording sessions back in December 2016 and made this little video clip for you. Beware, there are some German parts in there, but two thirds are English. Hope you enjoy! Featured in this video: Ian Dickinson (the voice of TR2) Laura C
18 Jun 2018Developer post
Summer Update
With the help of our friends at Graj Po Polsku we are happy to present you a full Polish localization of Phoning Home. A lot of care went into this translation and we hope that our Polish followers will enjoy the game as much as we do. To activate the language please go to Langua
12 Feb 2018Developer post
1 Year Anniversary Sale, 75% off
1 Year Anniversary Time flies. Phoning Home turned 1 a couple days ago on February 7. Today we want to celebrate this with an amazing 75% discount for all those who kept the title on their wishlist for so long. Enjoy it while it lasts! ːionː ːanimadː ːionː ːanimadː
11 Dec 2017Developer post
Chinese Update
Today we deliver a long anticipated language update for Phoning Home. The whole game is now playable in Simplified Chinese . We've spent a lot of time with this translation and did extensive testing. And we hope that our Chinese followers will like this update as much as we do. 谢
11 Dec 2017Developer post
Chinese Update
Today we deliver a long anticipated language update for Phoning Home. The whole game is now playable in Simplified Chinese . We've spent a lot of time with this translation and did extensive testing. And we hope that our Chinese followers will like this update as much as we do. 谢
27 Oct 2017Developer post
Happy Halloween!
ION is a young exploration unit on a mission to secure resources for his home planet when a strange gravitational anomaly forces his ship to make an emergency landing on an alien planet. The planet looks peaceful on the outside, but he is soon going to learn that in this place no
27 Oct 2017Developer post
Happy Halloween!
ION is a young exploration unit on a mission to secure resources for his home planet when a strange gravitational anomaly forces his ship to make an emergency landing on an alien planet. The planet looks peaceful on the outside, but he is soon going to learn that in this place no
15 Sep 2017Developer post
Version 1.3
Hello Explorers, In this update we bring a redesign of the desert environment as well as more changes implemented from player feedback. Thanks for all your friendly suggestions and your criticism. It is always appreciated. Phoning Home is a challenging experience, where the right
Hello Explorers,
In this update we bring a redesign of the desert environment as well as more changes implemented from player feedback. Thanks for all your friendly suggestions and your criticism. It is always appreciated. Phoning Home is a challenging experience, where the right path forward is not always obvious. The changes in this update mainly improve the flow of the game. You can find the full change list below.
There is one thing we would like to ask you today. If you enjoyed Phoning Home, we'd love it if you let us and others know by writing a review. Because we implemented a lot of improvements since the release, we would also like to ask those who had issues with the game before to re-evaluate and update their review. That would really help us to better know your experiences and continue development. Thank you! :ion:
There are still a few changes in the pipeline. To name one, we are working on adding new languages. In this forum thread you can let us know which ones you'd like to see supported.
Full Change List:

Improved the autosave functionality to avoid saving right after loading a game or multiple saves right after each other.
Added terrain borders to avoid falling over the edge of the world.
Added an automatic move feature. Hit 'R' on the keyboard or 'Left Shoulder' on the controller to toggle it. Auto-Move is also disabled when hitting the backward move button or loading a savegame.
Increased the default inventory capacity from 7 to 10 per item and from 10 to 20 after building the memory upgrade.
Added more autosave triggers in the desert.
Edited the desert terrain providing clearer guidance how to reach the southern radio tower.
Added more visual cues in the desert to indicate potential paths to follow. Plus, it looks a lot more exciting wandering around the mountains and sand dunes. There are also a couple more shortcuts via portals.
Portals that can be found on the planet are now marked on your compass including the distance.
Tweaked the positions of several task markers.
Added further improvements to the way ANI's following speed is calculated depending on her distance. She will now be able to catch up more quickly when she has to take one of her little detours to reach ION.
Added visual improvements to the lava borders on the forest areas to make them stand out and avoid getting lost unnecessarily.
Since some players missed the pipe after ION's crash landing, that was made more visible. Also added an icon to the pickup UI.
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15 Sep 2017Developer post
Version 1.3
Hello Explorers, In this update we bring a redesign of the desert environment as well as more changes implemented from player feedback. Thanks for all your friendly suggestions and your criticism. It is always appreciated. Phoning Home is a challenging experience, where the right
Hello Explorers,
In this update we bring a redesign of the desert environment as well as more changes implemented from player feedback. Thanks for all your friendly suggestions and your criticism. It is always appreciated. Phoning Home is a challenging experience, where the right path forward is not always obvious. The changes in this update mainly improve the flow of the game. You can find the full change list below.
There is one thing we would like to ask you today. If you enjoyed Phoning Home, we'd love it if you let us and others know by writing a review. Because we implemented a lot of improvements since the release, we would also like to ask those who had issues with the game before to re-evaluate and update their review. That would really help us to better know your experiences and continue development. Thank you! ːionː
There are still a few changes in the pipeline. To name one, we are working on adding new languages. In this forum thread you can let us know which ones you'd like to see supported.
Full Change List:

Improved the autosave functionality to avoid saving right after loading a game or multiple saves right after each other.
Added terrain borders to avoid falling over the edge of the world.
Added an automatic move feature. Hit 'R' on the keyboard or 'Left Shoulder' on the controller to toggle it. Auto-Move is also disabled when hitting the backward move button or loading a savegame.
Increased the default inventory capacity from 7 to 10 per item and from 10 to 20 after building the memory upgrade.
Added more autosave triggers in the desert.
Edited the desert terrain providing clearer guidance how to reach the southern radio tower.
Added more visual cues in the desert to indicate potential paths to follow. Plus, it looks a lot more exciting wandering around the mountains and sand dunes. There are also a couple more shortcuts via portals.
Portals that can be found on the planet are now marked on your compass including the distance.
Tweaked the positions of several task markers.
Added further improvements to the way ANI's following speed is calculated depending on her distance. She will now be able to catch up more quickly when she has to take one of her little detours to reach ION.
Added visual improvements to the lava borders on the forest areas to make them stand out and avoid getting lost unnecessarily.
Since some players missed the pipe after ION's crash landing, that was made more visible. Also added an icon to the pickup UI.
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23 Aug 2017Developer post
40% off during the Exploration Sale
On August 23rd in the year 1899 the first ship-to-shore wireless message in U.S. history was sent by Lightship No. 70 to a coastal receiving station at the Cliff House in San Francisco. Celebrating this milestone in radio technology, Phoning Home will be 40% off for a limited tim
23 Aug 2017Developer post
40% off during the Exploration Sale
On August 23rd in the year 1899 the first ship-to-shore wireless message in U.S. history was sent by Lightship No. 70 to a coastal receiving station at the Cliff House in San Francisco. Celebrating this milestone in radio technology, Phoning Home will be 40% off for a limited tim
18 Jul 2017Developer post
More Bugfixes and Game Recommendation
At first we would like to say hello to the many new explorers joining the Phoning Home community during Summer Sale. Welcome everyone! Today we've uploaded a new version containing a couple more bugfixes we implemented from player feedback. They are mostly fixes related to the st
18 Jul 2017Developer post
More Bugfixes and Game Recommendation
At first we would like to say hello to the many new explorers joining the Phoning Home community during Summer Sale. Welcome everyone! Today we've uploaded a new version containing a couple more bugfixes we implemented from player feedback. They are mostly fixes related to the st
24 Jun 2017Developer post
NVIDIA Ansel integration - Create your own 360° screenshots
NVIDIA Ansel Ansel is an awesome tool to create wonderful screenshots. It allows to take full 360° shots. The easiest way to share them is via Facebook or Google Photos. Check out this example. Click the image to view the full 360 on Google Photos. But that's not all. You can als
NVIDIA Ansel
Ansel is an awesome tool to create wonderful screenshots. It allows to take full 360° shots. The easiest way to share them is via Facebook or Google Photos.
Check out this example. Click the image to view the full 360 on Google Photos.
But that's not all. You can also take ultra high-res or VR screenshots and position the camera wherever you want. Here's what you have to do:

Make sure to install the latest GeForce driver and check here if your GPU is supported: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/ansel/supported-gpus
Play Phoning Home and press Alt+F2 (the default Ansel hotkey) during gameplay to open the Ansel interface. The game is now paused.
Reposition the camera by using WASD and rotate with the mouse+LMB, change Ansel options as desired, apply any effects you want and click “Snap”.
To adjust Ansel's internal settings, open the following tool:
C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Ansel\Tools\NvCameraConfiguration.exe
Show us your creative skills on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/phoninghomegame/
Story Hotfix
We have implemented a fix for a bug which broke the story script when returning to the forest from the desert too early.
As always, thanks everyone for your support.
Have fun!
Original post
24 Jun 2017Developer post
NVIDIA Ansel integration - Create your own 360° screenshots
NVIDIA Ansel Ansel is an awesome tool to create wonderful screenshots. It allows to take full 360° shots. The easiest way to share them is via Facebook or Google Photos. Check out this example. Click the image to view the full 360 on Google Photos. But that's not all. You can als
NVIDIA Ansel
Ansel is an awesome tool to create wonderful screenshots. It allows to take full 360° shots. The easiest way to share them is via Facebook or Google Photos.
Check out this example. Click the image to view the full 360 on Google Photos.
But that's not all. You can also take ultra high-res or VR screenshots and position the camera wherever you want. Here's what you have to do:

Make sure to install the latest GeForce driver and check here if your GPU is supported: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/ansel/supported-gpus
Play Phoning Home and press Alt+F2 (the default Ansel hotkey) during gameplay to open the Ansel interface. The game is now paused.
Reposition the camera by using WASD and rotate with the mouse+LMB, change Ansel options as desired, apply any effects you want and click “Snap”.
To adjust Ansel's internal settings, open the following tool:
C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Ansel\Tools\NvCameraConfiguration.exe
Show us your creative skills on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/phoninghomegame/
Story Hotfix
We have implemented a fix for a bug which broke the story script when returning to the forest from the desert too early.
As always, thanks everyone for your support.
Have fun!
Original post
23 Jun 2017Developer post
Phoning Home is 50% off during the Summer Sale!
If you've been waiting patiently following development, or waiting to get Phoning Home at a discount, now is your chance! Or get the Soundtrack Edition including the game's theme song "Find Our Way" performed by Caleb Blood and Taylor Olson. Listen to a sample track here: Our rec

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Summer Update

1 Year Anniversary Sale, 75% off

1 Year Anniversary

Chinese Update

谢谢！❤

Chinese Update

谢谢！❤

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Version 1.3

Version 1.3

40% off during the Exploration Sale

40% off during the Exploration Sale

More Bugfixes and Game Recommendation

More Bugfixes and Game Recommendation

NVIDIA Ansel integration - Create your own 360° screenshots

NVIDIA Ansel

Story Hotfix

NVIDIA Ansel integration - Create your own 360° screenshots

NVIDIA Ansel

Story Hotfix

Phoning Home is 50% off during the Summer Sale!