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Silica
Silica blends FPS and RTS in epic, photorealistic battles. Choose to fight on the ground or command from above as humans or aliens. Dive into thrilling multiplayer combat or master strategic command. Are you ready to survive and conquer?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“2026.4.7 I really love this game, which is exactly why I want to point out its issues and share what I hope to see in future updates. Some features are urgently needed, some are easy to implement (just a few hours), and others can come later. My feedback covers three areas:…”
— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs played“Really fun, review earlier was a little delusional. PLEASE ADD A BUTTON TO MAKE UNITS MOVE IN SPEED WITH THE SLOWEST UNIT THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL THANK YOU.”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“The game has great potential, but the dev seems to have quite misguided priorities. The game is gorgeous to look at and the models are sick and get more and more beautiful and cool the longer the development progresses. The one issue that prevents this game from being good, or…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:09 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Devblog #04 – Smarter AI, Better Battles & More Improvements Ahead
Commanders, Welcome back to another Silica Development Blog ! Over the past few weeks, we've been focusing on something that influences every match you play: AI behavior, battlefield responsiveness, a
New Command Options & Troop Transports Are Here!
Hello everyone! A new update has landed, bringing two highly requested features that give Commanders even more control over the battlefield: Attack Commands and Troop Transports. Smarter Attack Comman
The Heat Is On - Silica Joins the Summer Sale
The sale is dead, long live the sale! Bohemia Interactive's sale has just ended and Steam Summer Sale is ready to take its place already. Prepare your wallets, the sale starts on June 25, 19:00 CEST a
DevBlog Returns: A Look Behind the Scenes
It's been a while, but we're back with a new style of DevBlog. From now on, we'll be sharing regularly more work-in-progress content and giving you a closer look at what we're building behind the scen
20% Discount on Silica - Publisher Sale is Live!
With summer in full swing, Bohemia Interactive's Publisher Sale starts today, meaning you can now get Silica with a 20% discount . The sale starts on June 18, 19:00 CEST and ends on June 22 around the
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | RTS · Multiplayer · FPS · Strategy · Shooter · PvP · Vehicular Combat · Sci-fi · 3D · Action · Aliens · Early Access (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.silicagame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-7400 3GHz or AMD equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon RX 570 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 24 GB available space Additional Notes: Hardware requirements are subject to change during Early Access.