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Silica

Martin 'Dram' Melichárek · Bohemia Interactive · 2023-05-03

Steam

ActionIndieStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: May 03, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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?

31
playing now
76%
positive of 4.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

31 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Silica is a 2023 science fiction real-time strategy shooter video game developed by Martin "Dram" Melichárek and published by Bohemia Interactive, released for Microsoft Windows in early access exclusively through the Steam distribution platform. Set in the 24th century on the exoplanet Baltarus, Silica follows a three-sided resource war over Balterium, a valuable mineral capable of power manipulation. The game features a hybrid of shooter gameplay and strategy gameplay, with both modes accessible based on the player's role in their faction.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 31 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 280 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~35/week).
  • · Review velocity up 42% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,818 reviews).
  • · Top 16% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 98k–220k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,886 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $15.99 at Steam (2023-08-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.4k1.4k20232026Week of 2023-05-01: 1,427 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 391 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5072026-08-07 00:00 — 22 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 25 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 30 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 36 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 44 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 17 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 16 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 21 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 11 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 21 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 22 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 12 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 50 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 19 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 10 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 19 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 46 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 24 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 23 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 31 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 13 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 32 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 31 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$15.992023-05-032026-07-272023-05-03 — best price $19.992023-09-04 — best price $19.992023-11-20 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-04-22 — best price $19.992024-06-03 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-09-19 — best price $19.992024-11-18 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-01-27 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-08-28 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-08 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-02-16 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-24 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-07-27 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DFPSPvPRTSActionAliensSci-fiPhysicsShooterStrategy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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