Cossacks: European Wars
This game is devoted to the key events of the XVII–XVIII centuries.
- Released
- 2001
- Developer
- GSC Game World
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- 74
- Steam Deck
- unknown
- Download
- Not stated
What is Cossacks: European Wars?
This game is devoted to the key events of the XVII–XVIII centuries.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 24 April 2001 |
|---|---|
| Developer | GSC Game World |
| Publisher | Strategy First |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Strategy |
| Languages | 1 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q28418, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Cossacks: European Wars received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | Not stated |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | unknown |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 58 most recent negative Steam reviews of Cossacks: European Wars on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Crashes and freezes18 of 58 (31%)
Even after all the updates, the current version crashes a lot, sometimes it can give you the “game over” screen right after the beginning of the mission with no reason whatsoever, etc, etc, etc.
Steam review, 28 December 2019 · 3 hours played · 33 readers marked it helpfulPlaying Cossacks Art of War and European War every couple of hours they crash and I have to start again.
Steam review, 28 July 2024 · 529 hours played · 7 readers marked it helpful
A further 2 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Cossacks: European Wars
24 games overlap with Cossacks: European Wars on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Cossacks 3, Age of Empires and Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition.
Common questions about Cossacks: European Wars
What platforms is Cossacks: European Wars on?
Cossacks: European Wars is available on PC. It first released in 2001.
How much does Cossacks: European Wars cost?
$4.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Cossacks: European Wars?
74% of 633 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mostly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Cossacks: European Wars?
74 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Who made Cossacks: European Wars?
Cossacks: European Wars was developed by GSC Game World and published by Strategy First.