Cossacks: European Wars

Cossacks: European Wars

GSC Game World · August 26, 2011 · Strategy, RTS, Historical, Singleplayer, Classic

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Cossacks: European Wars price by region

Cossacks: European Wars costs £0.88 in the United Kingdom, €0.99 in Europe (EUR), $1.18 in the United States, $4.49 in Georgia (USD), zł4.54 in Poland, CA$4.86 in Canada, A$5.61 in Australia, R$6.14 in Brazil and NZ$7.39 in New Zealand right now.

Cheapest Cossacks: European Wars offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.88 −73% £3.21 £0.88 13
Europe (EUR) €0.99 −73% €3.73 €0.99 15
United Statesyour region $1.18 −68% $3.73 $1.18 15
Georgia (USD) $4.49 −10% $4.49 — 8
Poland zł4.54 −73% zł16.71 zł4.54 10
Canada CA$4.86 −25% CA$4.86 — 2
Australia A$5.61 −25% A$5.61 — 2
Brazil R$6.14 −64% R$16.99 R$6.14 9
New Zealand NZ$7.39 NZ$7.39 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Cossacks: European Wars

✦ AI summary

Command 16 historically distinct nations across sprawling European battlefields with up to 8,000 units, each with unique military strengths, units, and technologies that demand different tactical approaches. Experience large-scale real-time strategy that emphasizes big-picture economy and conquest over tedious micromanagement, letting you orchestrate sieges, naval battles, and guerrilla warfare across the 16th-18th centuries.

Cossacks: European Wars is a historical real-time strategy based on events of the 16th through the 18th centuries in Europe, when nations and states were created and demolished, and wars shed seas of blood. There are 16 nations or regions in Cossacks: Algeria, Austria, England, France, the Netherlands, Piemonte, Poland, Portugal, Prussia, Russia, Saxony, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, and Venice. Each has its own original graphics, economic and technical development peculiarities, military advantages and drawbacks, and unique units and technologies, providing vast choices of tactics and strategy in war against any enemy. Thus, England is the mightiest sea power, Austria has powerful light and heavy cavalry, and Cossacks are the pride of the Ukrainian army.

Battles of up to 8,000 units may be conducted on single or network game maps. One can carry out lingering city sieges, wage guerilla wars, capture commanding heights and arrange ambushes, deploy landing forces on enemy shores, and conduct sea battles. The game system is arranged to reduce per-unit control and resource micromanagement, and to turn to global goals of powerful economy formation, science development, the capturing of new lands, and defending borders.

Cossacks: European Wars — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Dec 27, 2025
my dad begged me to buy this game with his card and i did now he wont let me use my pc
4 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 12, 2026
Still fun, after all these years.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 9, 2026
Cossacks: European Wars, developed by GSC Game World and published by GSC World Publishing, stands as one of the most ambitious real-time strategy titles of its generation. Set against the turbulent backdrop of 17th and 18th century Europe, the game transports players into an era defined by gunpowder warfare, imperial ambition, and sweeping continental conflicts. Rather than narrowing its focus to a single nation or campaign, it embraces scale in nearly every dimension, offering a wide roster of playable countries, sprawling maps, and the ability to command armies numbering in the thousands. Even decades after its original release, it remains a fascinating example of how grand historical warfare can be translated into intricate strategic systems. At the heart of Cossacks: European Wars lies a deeply layered economic model. Players must gather and manage multiple resources, including food, wood, stone, gold, iron, and coal, each of which plays a critical role in sustaining both infrastructure and military operations. Unlike many strategy games where ammunition is abstracted, Cossacks integrates resource consumption directly into combat mechanics. Musketeers require iron and coal to…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 17, 2026
This is such a great game, just like I remebered. Easy game play, runs great, has some great features that even the great AOE doesn't have, making it a great addition to any RTS gamers collection. I would highly recommend this game.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Dec 24, 2025
Addictive and fun.
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Recommended Jul 16, 2026
Aged but still really fun

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