Bohemia Interactive recently announced a new FPS/RTS game titled Silica “an immersive blend of first person shooter and real time strategy, each true to its respective genre.” The game will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam. A release date was not announced but the game will reportedly launch “soon” and will be in Early Access for a year while it receives content and major updates. An announcement trailer was also released.
The full details via the developer:
Command From Up High or Put Your Boots on the Ground
Silica is an immersive blend of first person shooter and real time strategy, each true to its respective genre. The game allows players the freedom of choice, without forcing them to play as both.
If you prefer sand-filled boots, bullets whizzing overhead, and menacing alien jaws closing in, the infantry role is for you. Not limited to merely foot-based soldiers, you can also take control of any available vehicles, including the colossal Harvester, the speedy Light Quad, or the insidious Siege Tank, just to name a few. Or, if chewing metal is your niche, then the hive-mind, insect-like aliens are your faction of choice. Shift your consciousness between creatures such as the stealthy Crab, the nimble Hunter, or the armored Goliath.
For those who’d rather command their forces from a distance, the esteemed role of Commander awaits you in the relative safety of orbit. Deploy Harvesters to silica crystal fields, hiding the valuable resources you’re after. Construct and place immense structures to produce and dispatch units that will dominate the battlefield.
Three Game Modes to Choose From
The game offers variety in terms of game modes. Strategy is the flagship game mode of Silica. In this mode, players battle for dominance by building, harvesting, and striking the enemy.
Strategy mode seamlessly combines both real-time strategy and first-person shooter elements and is playable in any combination, up to a three-way conflict between factions.
Prospector mode acts as a tutorial for Silica. It is offered as an first-person shooter, which can be played in single or multiplayer mode. Players start off near a landing pod and are tasked with exploring the area in search of a Balterium field. They will encounter enemy forces along the way and must complete all the objectives in order to make it out alive.
The third mode—Arena—introduces a fun and crazy environment where players select their favorite unit and face off in an unbalanced first-person shooter free-for-all.
Key Features
First / third-person shooter with vehicles.
Six unique locations.
Three engaging game modes.
Single-player and multiplayer options.
Five infantry classes.
11 distinct vehicles.
Eight alien creatures.
AI control for both commander and units.
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A Nintendo Switch trailer was also released.
According to SteamDB.
An announcement trailer was also released.