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Cossacks II: Battle for Europe

Napoleonic real-time strategy with large armies and morale-driven battles

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

Strategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 1,156
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 10 in 30 days
Players
13
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
Jan 13, 2019
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
0.5 GB RAM · 1.8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 69/100 (critic reviews)

What is Cossacks II: Battle for Europe?

This real-time strategy add-on to Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars is set during the Napoleonic Wars. You command national armies in historically inspired battles, using formations and terrain while managing troop morale and provisions.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy commanding large armies in historical battles
  • +you like tactical decisions about formations, morale, and terrain

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer turn-based strategy over real-time troop commands

What players say

79% of 1,156 reviews are positive · 100% of 10 in the last 30 days

Players praise the large battles, morale system, and battlefield visuals. Their most common complaint is crashes or trouble running the game on modern systems; some also criticize unit pathfinding.

Players over time

▼ -12% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 36 players on Sep 23, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Cossacks II: Battle for Europe 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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Minimum

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: Battle for Europe 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: Battle for Europe 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.

Does Cossacks II: Battle for Europe 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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