Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars
Historical real-time strategy built around Napoleonic formations and morale
GSC Game World · Published by GSC World Publishing · Released Aug 26, 2011
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 56% of 643
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 9
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 7 years ago
- Jan 13, 2019
Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)
What is Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars?
This historical real-time strategy game puts you in command of 19th-century armies during the Napoleonic Wars. You manage troop morale and provisions while fighting through a campaign for control of Europe, history-inspired battles, or skirmishes. Competitive and cooperative play is available over LAN or the internet.
For you if...
- +you enjoy tactical battles with large historical armies
- +you want both a campaign and standalone skirmishes
Not for you if...
- −you prefer direct character combat to commanding armies
- −you want battles without morale or supply concerns
What players say
56% of 643 reviews are positive
Players praise the Napoleonic-era strategy and skirmishes, but several report crashes or freezes that prevent play on modern systems.
Screenshots and trailer
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 1.8 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows® XP and higher
- Processor
- 1.4 GHz CPU
- Graphics
- Video Card with 128MB dedicated memory and DirectX 9 Compatible
- Memory
- 512 MB
- Storage
- 1.8GB
Does Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: PvP online and split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Russian, German, Ukrainian.
Does Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
