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Games like Phoning Home

2017PC69 % positivefree

You play ION, a young exploration unit stranded on an alien world after a crash that wrecks your ship. Your goal is to survive, explore the hostile planet, and find a way to call home, with a small robot companion joining the journey.

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Sci-fi setting
Open world
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In short: Games like Phoning Home

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Phoning Home special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Subnautica

91 %Match

2018USK 6PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified97 % positive29.99 €

Stranded on an ocean planet, you dive ever deeper into a gorgeous yet terrifying alien sea. You build bases and submarines while piecing together the planet's mystery, and the dark depths themselves become the real source of dread.

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The Solus Project

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Subnautica 2

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