Underplayed Gems

Silica (2023)

Silica cover
Developer
Martin 'Dram' Melichárek
Publisher
Bohemia Interactive
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie, Strategy, Early Access
Rating
3.8 of 5, 4,838 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.8 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A chaotic intersection of first-person shooting and real-time strategy, where you either command armies or fight on the ground as a soldier in photorealistic sci-fi battles.

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What players say

Players praise the RTS/FPS hybrid concept and its cinematic battles, but consistently criticize poor optimization, unfinished state, and a hollow strategic layer with imbalanced factions and clunky AI pathing.

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