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Build a 17th- and 18th-century economy, research technologies, and command vast land and sea armies in campaigns or multiplayer.
Released 20 Sep 2016
Lead 32,000-Unit Armies
Build Gunpowder-Era Cities
Command Armies At Sea
Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!
Developed by GSC Game World · Published by GSC Game World
Set in 17th- and 18th-century Europe, Cossacks 3 puts you in command of one of 20 nations. Its five single-player campaigns draw on historical conflicts, while skirmishes let you play on generated maps.
Develop a settlement by assigning peasants to gather resources, tend crops, and support construction. Build up your economy, research technologies, and recruit a varied force of infantry, cavalry, artillery, and ships.
Lead armies in battles on land and at sea, where formations and terrain can shape your tactics. Matches can grow to as many as 32,000 units, and multiplayer supports up to eight commanders competing or forming alliances against AI opponents.
Players who enjoy Cossacks 3 often praise its enormous battles, classic real-time strategy feel, and the satisfying link between building an economy and raising an army. Some especially like long matches with friends, while others value the historical setting and replaying familiar series gameplay. Reviews also report crashes and other technical problems, and some find the mechanics dated or multiplayer unreliable.
| Platforms | Windows, Linux |
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| Achievements | 103 |
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| Players | 1–8 |
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| Multiplayer | Cossacks 3 supports online multiplayer with competitive and cooperative play. Official store text states that up to 8 commanders can compete against each other or form alliances against an AI opponent. Reviews also mention 1v1, 2v2, 4v4, team games, playing with friends, lobbies, and random/skirmish-style matches versus AI. |
| Multiplayer & mods | Steam Workshop and a level editor are listed, and the game has a flexible map generator for multiplayer. The provided text does not confirm specific multiplayer gameplay mods beyond custom maps/content support. |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 8 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |
