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Cossacks: Art of War

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2011

Should you play it?

Cossacks: The Art of War continues the history of the great battles of XVII–XVIII centuries

What works

  • Deep and challenging rts gameplay
  • Large-scale battles with thousands of units
  • Historical accuracy and diverse nations
  • Map editor for custom scenarios
  • Strong nostalgia and replay value

Things to keep in mind

  • Technical issues and crashes on modern systems
  • Limited multiplayer functionality
  • Dated graphics and sound
  • Lack of widescreen resolution support
  • No official russian or ukrainian localization in steam version

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Cossacks: European Wars

  • American Conquest: Fight Back

  • Constructor Plus

  • Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

  • Constructor

  • Cossacks II: Battle for Europe

More social

Games that feels like Cossacks: Art of War but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition

  • Cossacks: Back to War

  • Cossacks 3

  • Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

  • Age of Empires II (Retired)

  • Men of War: Assault Squad

More fantastical

Games that feels like Cossacks: Art of War but with more imaginative fiction

  • Command & Conquer™ Tiberian Sun™ and Firestorm™

  • STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga

  • 8-Bit Hordes

  • Tzar: The Burden of the Crown

  • Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™

  • Battle Realms: Zen Edition

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Cossacks: European Wars

  • American Conquest: Fight Back

  • Cossacks II: Battle for Europe

  • Cossacks: Back to War

  • Cossacks 3

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Cossacks: Art of War: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fantasy.

Last update: 03/08/2026