# Games like Phoning Home

> The closest matches to Phoning Home: Subnautica, Breathedge, Goliath, Under A New Sun, and Grounded. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Subnautica](https://imho.run/games/264710/subnautica) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Phoning Home. 177,256 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/)
2. [Breathedge](https://imho.run/games/738520/breathedge) — A frequent pick in Phoning Home players' libraries, and another Action. 5,309 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/738520/)
3. [Goliath](https://imho.run/games/363520/goliath) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Robots, like Phoning Home. 69 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/363520/)
4. [Under A New Sun](https://imho.run/games/2075580/under-a-new-sun) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Nature, like Phoning Home. 182 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2075580/)
5. [Grounded](https://imho.run/games/962130/grounded) — Shares exploration driven progression with Phoning Home. 40,087 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962130/)
6. [No Man's Sky](https://imho.run/games/275850/no-man-s-sky) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Phoning Home. 180,011 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/)
7. [Voidtrain](https://imho.run/games/1159690/voidtrain) — Shares companion management with Phoning Home. 4,174 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159690/)
8. [Don't Starve](https://imho.run/games/219740/don-t-starve) — A frequent pick in Phoning Home players' libraries, and another Indie. 32,871 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219740/)
9. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Phoning Home. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
10. [Crashlands](https://imho.run/games/391730/crashlands) — A frequent pick in Phoning Home players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,596 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391730/)
11. [Surviving Titan](https://imho.run/games/1239440/surviving-titan) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Phoning Home. 113 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239440/)
12. [Starbound](https://imho.run/games/211820/starbound) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Phoning Home. 51,728 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211820/)
13. [helionaut](https://imho.run/games/1356480/helionaut) — Shares resource gathering with Phoning Home. 151 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1356480/)
14. [Sky Break](https://imho.run/games/405370/sky-break) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Phoning Home. 266 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/405370/)
15. [Eidolon](https://imho.run/games/286140/eidolon) — Also Nature, like Phoning Home. 160 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286140/)
16. [Forager](https://imho.run/games/751780/forager) — Shares resource gathering with Phoning Home. 13,308 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/751780/)
17. [Planet Explorers](https://imho.run/games/237870/planet-explorers) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Phoning Home. 3,861 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/237870/)
18. [Whisper of the Swallows](https://imho.run/games/2496090/whisper-of-the-swallows) — Shares resource gathering with Phoning Home. 78 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2496090/)
19. [Vortex: The Gateway](https://imho.run/games/406170/vortex-the-gateway) — Shares exploration driven progression with Phoning Home. 102 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/406170/)
20. [Planetaries](https://imho.run/games/2800450/planetaries) — Shares resource gathering with Phoning Home. 177 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2800450/)
21. [Blossom: The Seed of Life](https://imho.run/games/3576870/blossom-the-seed-of-life) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Robots, like Phoning Home. 441 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3576870/)
22. [Forever Skies](https://imho.run/games/1641960/forever-skies) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Phoning Home. 4,591 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1641960/)
23. [TerraTech Worlds](https://imho.run/games/2313330/terratech-worlds) — Shares resource gathering with Phoning Home. 1,203 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2313330/)
24. [Satisfactory](https://imho.run/games/526870/satisfactory) — A frequent pick in Phoning Home players' libraries, and another Strategy. 132,199 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=431650&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=431650&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=431650&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=431650
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/431650
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Phoning Home

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 431650
- **Developer:** ION LANDS
- **Publisher:** ION LANDS
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards
- **Released:** Feb 7, 2017
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Metacritic:** 61
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/431650/phoning-home)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=431650&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/431650/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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