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An immersive blend of FPS and RTS, each true to its respective genre.

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Silica is a crossover of FPS and RTS where up to 3 factions battle for control over the planet of Baltarus. Lead from above as Commander, or experience the action first-hand, either alone or with friends. Join one of two human armies, or hunt them down as the territorial aliens.

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Salute commander! Were you born to lead? Then this is your role to fulfill. The RTS gameplay is available in the main game mode called Strategy as well as the Seige mode. You take up a role as a commander who builds structures, and units. Your leadership will lead to a glorious victory or a crushing defeat.

It's time to become the hero of the infantry! Choose the FPS experience to see the combat up close. All 3 game modes offer the option to play Silica™ as an FPS experience. If you are not a strategy fan you can enjoy your portion of the action along with your strategy-enthusiastic friends. All factions are playable as a shooter, however, some units are operated from the third-person perspective.

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Silica04/11, 11:57 UTC

Silica gives me serious Starship Troopers vibes! After 3 years in Early Access, this sci-fi FPS/RTS hybrid has officially launched its full 1.0 release. • Play as humans or aliens in massive battles • Switch between FPS combat and RTS command • Control vehicles and deadly alien creatures • Take on a story campaign or multiplayer battles Video   — @GamewithDave Nov 4, 2026

Silica03/11, 15:12 UTC

#Silica 1.0 IS OUT NOW! After more than three years in Early Access, the war for Baltarus is fully underway. Watch the release trailer below. 1.0 brings the new Centauri story campaign, 1v1 matchmaking, Steam Workshop support and a TON of fixes and improvements. More details on Steam. Thank you for getting us here, Commanders. See you on the battlefield! #RTS #FPS #IndieGame #IndieDev #Gaming #PCGaming #Steam #SciFi #Strategy

Silica03/11, 15:10 UTC

🪐RTS meets FPS on an epic scale! @SilicaGame has just left early access and released version 1.0, and we'd like to congratulate Dram and the team on their achievement. Check it out on Steam and be both the foot soldier on the ground and the commanding general in the sky on Baltarus.— @ArmaPlatform Nov 3, 2026

Silica02/11, 15:01 UTC

#Silica launches tomorrow! This time the spotlight is on the Aliens - one of the game's three playable factions. Watch them and their hive mind in action! Today is also the last day of the 20% discount, so this is your final chance to grab Silica at a lower price before launch. See you on the battlefield tomorrow, Commanders! #Silica #RTS #FPS #IndieGame #IndieDev #Gaming #PCGaming #Steam #SciFi #Strategy

Silica31/10, 15:00 UTC

Happy Halloween, Commanders!🎃 If you're short on inspiration, Silica's Aliens or the Centauri and Sol soldiers would make for great costumes! #Silica comes out on November 3! Look out for yourselves out there! #Halloween #TrickOrTreat #RTS #FPS #SciFi

Silica31/10, 09:28 UTC

[SILICA GIVEAWAY CONTEST] We're giving away a Steamkey for the release of  @SilicaGame on November 3rd! Participate: ✅Follow  @SirenIndustries and  @SilicaGame 🔄Retweet this post 💬Tell us if you're more of an FPS or an RTS player, this game offers both at the same time! Winner drawn on November 3rd when Silica releases their 1.0! #steamkey  #giveaway  #steamcard  #contest— @SirenIndustries Oct 31, 2026

Silica29/10, 15:01 UTC

#Silica launches in less than a week! This time we're putting the spotlight on Sol - one of the game's three playable factions. Watch them in action in the video below. The game is also 20% off right now, so there's no better time to pick a side. Launch is almost here. Which faction will you command? #Silica #RTS #FPS #IndieGame #IndieDev #Gaming #PCGaming #Steam #SciFi #Strategy

Silica25/10, 13:48 UTC

[SILICA - CENTAURI SHOWCASE] The FPS/RTS combination  @SilicaGame releases on November 3rd. You can take command of one of three different factions and the video below introduces one of the two human factions, the Centauri. #silicagame  #centauri  #rts  @dramthethief   x.com/SilicaGame/status/2113… Video   — @SirenIndustries Oct 25, 2026

Silica22/10, 14:05 UTC

#Silica launches in less than two weeks! Time to meet the Centauri - one of the game's three playable factions. Watch them in action in the video below. Pick your side. The battle for Silica begins November 3. #Silica #RTS #FPS #IndieGame #IndieDev #Gaming #PCGaming #Steam #SciFi #Strategy

Silica16/10, 14:00 UTC

Commanders, the wait is almost over. 🔥 Silica launches in 1.0 on November 3. After years of development, feedback, and countless battles on the sands, we're finally putting a date on it. Mark your calendars. Want to know everything that's coming with the full release? Head over to Devblog #07 on Steam! #Silica #SilicaGame #ReleaseDate #RTS #FPS #IndieGameDev

Silica21/09, 15:09 UTC

SILICA'S NEW AI UPDATE IS INSANE | THE ALIENS TRICKED ME!  youtu.be/NwDLaE2d96c?si=hihY…  @SilicaGame  #RTS  #FPS  @bohemiainteract— @TaskForceGamin Sep 21, 2026

Silica18/09, 14:00 UTC

Commanders, Devblog #06 is here! 🔥 A look at what we've been working on lately: the upcoming Cooperative Strategy mode, selling structures instead of destroying them, a batch of QoL improvements, and AI commanders that are getting significantly smarter. Link in comments 👇 #Silica  #SilicaGame  #DevBlog  #RTS  #FPS  #IndieGameDev— Silica (@SilicaGame) Sep 18, 2026

Silica15/09, 14:52 UTC

We had a chat with developer  @dramthethief of the FPS/RTS combo  @SilicaGame about the roadmap to the 1.0 release. ❇️ The 1.0 release is intended for the end of the year 🚧 Current dev challenges to optimize are overall performance, AI behavior and the story campaign 💪🏻 Dram is personally lookin’ forward to see how people will experience the story-driven campaign itself We have also seen some comments online that this unique setup between FPS and RTS in the dune-esque setting has potential for professional e-sports. We’ll be keepin’ our eye on this one and wish them best of luck with the release.— @SirenIndustries Sep 15, 2026

Silica10/09, 14:00 UTC

Commanders, a new  #Silica update has landed🔥 This one brings the Cooperative Strategy game mode with selectable difficulty, the new Repair Rig and Repair Truck for battlefield repairs, plus handy RTS additions like double-click selection and selling structures instead of destroying them. On top of that, the Commander AI got one of its biggest upgrades yet, and large-scale battles now run smoother thanks to major performance optimizations. More details on Steam, link in comments🔗 #Update  #Steam  #Content  #RTS  #Strategy  #IndieGame Video   — Silica (@SilicaGame) Sep 10, 2026

Silica21/08, 14:00 UTC

We just dropped a new  #devblog, Commanders🫡 This time we’re covering smarter AI commanders, new repair vehicles, turret targeting, improved unit movement, major late-game performance boosts and more🗒️ #Steam link in comments🔗 #silica  #rts  #fps  #gaming  #indiegamedev  #indie— Silica (@SilicaGame) Aug 21, 2026

Silica03/08, 13:04 UTC

We also still keepin' our eye on  @SilicaGame , a mix between RTS and FPS set in a futuristic dune-like warzone. Play either as the RTS commander or drop into the battlefield action as one of the units in epic battles. The three battling faction (two human, one insectoid alien) are being finalized and the 1.0 release of the game is on the horizon. #indiegames  @dramthethief x.com/SilicaGame/status/1999…Silica (@SilicaGame)🗣️🗣️🗣️ UNIT SPLIT UPDATE OUT NOW 🗣️🗣️🗣️ 13 new buildings. 21 new units to dismantle them. 2 new maps to host the chaos. You know the drill. Dive in: tinyurl.com/silicaunitsplit Video   —  https://x.com/SilicaGame/status/1999128089285087739— @SirenIndustries Aug 3, 2026

Silica22/07, 14:00 UTC

New DevBlog is here!🗒️ Smarter AI, improved battle mechanics and more are heading your way🫵 Link in comments🔗 #gamedev  #indie  #devblog  #silica— Silica (@SilicaGame) Jul 22, 2026

Silica17/07, 14:00 UTC

A loyal member of our community, MadButterzz, has created this breathtaking  #Silica video-edit, thank you!🤝 We're geniunely impressed by it and wanted to share it here with you🔥 Do you have any videos or screenshots of your own? Keep sending them our way or tag us in your posts🖼️ youtube.com/watch?v=iAHhR8Je… #community  #ugc  #rts  #gamedev— Silica (@SilicaGame) Jul 17, 2026

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Faq

  • Silica is developed by a very small team in Bohemia Interactive's program called Bohemia Incubator. We want to build a community that will be in close contact with the creators of Silica. That will allow us to improve the game as much as possible with your help. We intend to keep Silica in the Early Access program for approximately 1 year.
  • Silica is a first-person-shooter / real-time-strategy game set on the distant planet of Baltarus. Its surface is covered in deposits of Balterium, a valuable resource that's harvested by human factions who battle for dominance over the planet while fending off its hordes of aliens. Inspired by games like Dune 2 and Starcraft, its vast maps combine realistically sized units and buildings with authentic ballistics for a uniquely immersive player experience.
  • Silica has 3 game modes: Arena, Prospector and Strategy. In Arena you can select your favorite unit and face off against other players in an FPS free-for-all. Prospector is a co-op FPS mode that lets you explore the dusty wastes of Baltarus to locate and collect Balterium. Then there's Strategy, Silica's flagship game mode, where you collect Balterium, build up your units and attack up to 2 other factions.
  • The game allows both. You can play solo or with friends and strangers, it's all up to you! One player can be the commander playing in RTS, while other players co-op in the same FPS team or face-off against each other. There's also an option where everyone can play in FPS and leave RTS commanding to the AI.
  • You can, but it depends on the game mode you're playing. In Strategy, for instance, you can choose to play humans vs. humans, humans vs. aliens, or even humans vs. humans vs aliens!
  • Crab aliens can cluster into big groups to walk on walls, swarm vehicles or even burrow underground to avoid fire from ranged units. They can also eat away at a building while you're busy commanding teams in other areas!
  • The AI can take over the position you're not playing, creating seamless transitions that keep you immersed in the game. So, if you want to switch between playing as a commander in RTS and infantry in FPS, you can easily do so!
  • It depends on the mode you're playing and the events that take place in each game, but they should last from around 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Silica does not currently have a voice chat function, but you can communicate with other players using in-game messages. We're also planning to add VOIP during the game's Early Access stage, but for now you can speak with other players using apps like Discord.
  • The game is available on PC. It is not currently available on other platforms, but we'll be looking into the possibility of a console version after the release of Silica 1.0.
  • You can buy Silica on Steam or through the Bohemia Interactive store for $19.99 during Early Access and $24.99 on full release.
  • You can report a bug by sending us a message on our social media channels or by reporting it via the Feedback Tracker. Besides bug reports, we also welcome any constructive feedback!
  • We're planning to add player onboarding and tutorials during the game's Early Access stage. In the meantime, Prospector mode can be used as an introduction to the FPS gameplay. Also, while there is currently no tutorial for the game's RTS sections, you can check out the tutorial videos we have available on YouTube.
  • Silica was created by Martin "Dram" Melichárek, an experienced game developer who first came up with the game's concept in 2008. He officially started developing the game in 2018 before it was released through Bohemia Incubator in 2023. Silica also benefited from the work of devs like Kasy Hucková, who created Silica's stunning environments, and Ondra Binar, who was responsible for the UI.
  • Bohemia Incubator! is a publishing service offered by Bohemia Interactive. It supports indie game devs in the creation and release of their games.
  • The game is playable on Steam Deck, but extra effort might be required to use some features or configure the controls. More details about Silica's Steam Deck compatibility can be found on Steam. We'll be looking to make some improvements to this further down the line.

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