Cossacks: Back to War

Set in Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries, this standalone real-time strategy game puts you in command of one of 20 nations, including Switzerland and Hungary.

Develop settlements and manage resources to support your forces, research technologies, build armies, and direct them in large-scale battles. The game also includes a camel-riding Bedouin unit for Algeria and Turkey.

Play 100 single missions, take on AI opponents in skirmishes on randomly generated maps, or use the offline ad-hoc multiplayer mode. Four difficulty levels let you choose a challenge.

Players often describe the game as a fond childhood favorite, and praise its enormous battles, economic strategy, and broad selection of nations and scenarios. Some also enjoy its long, replayable skirmishes, while others find it difficult to learn or encounter problems getting it running on modern systems.