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Cossacks: Art of War

Real-time strategy with five campaigns of historical battles

GSC Game World · Published by GSC World Publishing · Released Aug 26, 2011

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
82% of 359
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
9
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
1 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Cossacks: Art of War?

A real-time strategy game set amid seventeenth- and eighteenth-century battles. You command armies through five campaigns, with two additional nations and new units.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning attacks and defending your towns
  • +you want historical military campaigns with different nations

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer strategy without real-time battles
  • −you want a game without military campaigns

What players say

82% of 359 reviews are positive

Players say they keep returning to its strategy gameplay.

Players over time

▼ -40% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 20 players on Oct 18, 2026.

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Nov 7, 20269
Nov 6, 20269
Nov 5, 20265
Nov 4, 20265
Nov 3, 20268
Nov 2, 20265
Nov 1, 202612
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Oct 29, 20268
Oct 28, 202610
Oct 27, 20269
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Oct 25, 202614
Oct 24, 20268
Oct 23, 202611
Oct 22, 20268
Oct 21, 20267
Oct 20, 20269
Oct 19, 20265
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Oct 17, 202612
Oct 16, 20269
Oct 15, 202611
Oct 14, 20266
Oct 13, 202613
Oct 12, 202618
Oct 11, 202614
Oct 10, 202616
Oct 9, 20268
Oct 8, 202617
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Oct 5, 202613
Oct 4, 202615
Oct 3, 202611
Oct 2, 202611
Oct 1, 20263
Sep 30, 202611
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Sep 28, 20267
Sep 27, 202610
Sep 26, 20267
Sep 25, 20267
Sep 24, 20266
Sep 23, 202611
Sep 23, 202610
Sep 22, 20269

Screenshots and trailer

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Cossacks: Art of War system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7/Vista/XP
Processor
1.6 GHz
Graphics
128 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible or better video card with pixelshader 2.0
Memory
1GB
Storage
100MB of free space
Notes
Microsoft XNA Framework 3.1

Does Cossacks: Art of War have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Cossacks: Art of War 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
Text only: English.

Does Cossacks: Art of War 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

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