Silica

Buy76%

Mostly Positive · 5k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Martin 'Dram' Melichárek · RTS · May 3, 2023

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Price
$15.99−20%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Silica?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 61 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Strategic mode is the heart of the game’s design, combining the tactical depth of RTS gameplay with the immediacy of first-person action.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The lighting engine does much of the heavy lifting, giving the landscape an almost photographic sense of heat and distance.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
At the moment, PvE feels like it’s missing a proper difficult or hardcore challenge, especially for players who enjoy a more immersive co-op roleplaying experience.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I’ve got 12 hours in this game now and have played as all factions in multiplayer, and... it feels weird.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Accompanying this is a sound design that grounds the experience in grit and metal: the rumble of engines, the echo of gunfire across dunes, and the ambient hum of alien life.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay46 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Co-op15 reviews
Multiplayer12 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
67% still recommend
Combat
63% still recommend
Optimization
76% still recommend
Bugs
54% still recommend
Difficulty
75% still recommend
Crashes
25% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$15.99$19.99−20%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

9 points recordedtoday · $15.99

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