Phoning Home

Wait69%

Mixed · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

ION LANDS · Adventure · Feb 7, 2017

Player review score
69%
Mixed
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
52
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio2 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Phoning Home?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 134 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 121 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews58% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
134 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Compelling exploration pacing is broken down by more quiet moments dedicated to lore or dialogues, while action sequences like combat are not uncommon - the survival needs keep attention high and boost the need to keep a steady pace.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
121 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The crafting system is more supportive than overwhelmingly complex, which suits a story-driven adventure.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Lighting changes and environmental effects help create the impression of traveling through a hostile ecosystem rather than moving between conventional game levels.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is another strength, providing an appropriately contemplative background for long stretches of exploration.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Later portions also become noticeably more demanding, creating a sharper difficulty curve than the relatively approachable beginning might suggest.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay134 reviews
Story121 reviews
Graphics58 reviews
Audio28 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Combat
72% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Performance
50% still recommend
Crashes
60% still recommend
Controls
78% still recommend
Bugs
78% still recommend
Optimization
33% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

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