Silica
Sci-fi strategy shooter with top-down command and frontline combat
Martin 'Dram' Melichárek · Published by Bohemia Interactive · Released May 3, 2023 · Early Access
ActionIndieStrategyEarly Access
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 4,935
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 36 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 11
- peak 24h 33
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 month ago
- Aug 5, 2026
What is Silica?
This game combines top-down real-time strategy with first-person shooting in battles between humans and aliens over the sandy planet Baltarus. In matches, you command units from above or fight on the ground, including in land and air vehicles.
For you if...
- +you like coordinating with other players in large battles
- +you want to command troops or fight on the front line
Not for you if...
- −you prefer small infantry fights over battles with vehicles
- −you prefer turn-based planning to real-time battlefield decisions
What players say
76% of 4,935 reviews are positive · 72% of 36 in the last 30 days
Players praise the mix of strategy and shooting, the scale of the battles, and the visuals. The most common complaint is poor unit pathfinding, especially harvesters getting stuck; players also report weak AI and performance drops.
Screenshots and trailer
Silica system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-7400 3GHz or AMD equivalent
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon RX 570
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 48 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Hardware requirements are subject to change during Early Access.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-10400 or AMD equivalent
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 1080 or AMD Radeon RX 5700
- Memory
- 32 GB RAM
- Storage
- 48 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Hardware requirements are subject to change during Early Access.
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English.
Tags
- RTS
- FPS
- Multiplayer
- Strategy
- Shooter
- PvP
- Vehicular Combat
- Sci-fi
- 3D
- Action
- Aliens
- Early Access
- Physics
- Singleplayer
- First-Person
- Indie
Recent updates
- Aug 5, 2026 · Hotfix 0.9.42
- Jul 30, 2026 · Hotfix 0.9.39
- Dec 18, 2025 · [Hotfix] Silica V0.9.1
- Dec 11, 2025 · [Update] Silica V0.9 - Unit split
- Aug 8, 2025 · [Update] Silica V0.8.144
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