StrategyFit check
Is Silica worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- FPS players who want the option to command forces rather than fight only on the ground
- Strategy players who want to direct battles while also having a ground-combat role available
- Players interested in human-versus-alien battles with land and air vehicles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a single, consistent perspective may find the shift between ground combat and top-down command limiting.
- Players who prefer intimate encounters may not enjoy battles that include large harvesters and buildings.
- Players seeking a single-player campaign may not find the multiplayer combat format suitable.
Our take on Silica
The two-role setup offers both direct combat and battlefield command, but players focused on one style may have to engage with a perspective and role they did not choose.
What is Silica?
Silica combines first-person combat with real-time strategy battles between humans and aliens on the planet Baltarus.
Players can join the fighting on the ground or take the commander role, directing forces from a top-down view. Land and air vehicles are available for combat across the planet’s sandy terrain. The game features units at different scales, from infantry squads to large harvesters and buildings. Its two roles offer different ways to take part in battles: direct control as a combatant or broader tactical direction as commander.
How Silica plays
- 01Ground and air vehicles
- Players can take control of vehicles operating across Baltarus’s sandy terrain.
- 02Two playable factions
- Battles pit human forces against aliens.
- 03Commander role
- The commander directs the battle from a top-down perspective.
- 04Varied unit scale
- The battlefield includes infantry squads, large harvesters, and buildings.
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Silica: platforms & release
Is Silica worth it?
It is worth it if: FPS players who want the option to command forces rather than fight only on the ground. Skip it if: players looking for a single, consistent perspective may find the shift between ground combat and top-down command limiting.
Where can I download Silica?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Silica's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Silica on?
Windows only.
