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Games like Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars

If Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cossacks II: Battle for Europe, A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI and Cossacks 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its historically grounded combat mechanics, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars: Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars sends the player into the heroic XIX century where they assume the role of a commander to take part in the massive historical battles for the supremacy over Europe.

2011Strategy4.99 USDMetacritic 73Windowsby GSC Game World
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  1. Cossacks II: Battle for Europe

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Top pick for Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Cossacks II: Battle for Europe is a standalone add-on for "Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars" presenting new nations with the possibility to wage multiplayer battles.

    2011Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Experience the dramatic conflict of samurai culture and modern weaponry between the Imperial throne and the last Shogunate in 19th century Japan.

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  3. Cossacks 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Third-strongest match for Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!

    2016ActionStrategyAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Han Xiongnu Wars

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Ranked #4 for Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Welcome to Han Xiongnu Wars. A stand-along game and synergy of historical Far East and multiple features in role-playing, real-time strategy and action gameplay. This game brings you to the eventful years of the early Han Dynasty, and faithfully presents the ancient eastern culture with many objects and scenes faithfully reconstructed...

    2017ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Company of Heroes 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Ranked #5 for Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.

    2013Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Ranked #6 for Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.

    2019ActionStrategy59.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Ranked #7 for Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.

    2020StrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Crusader Kings III

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Ranked #8 for Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.

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Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars at current Steam store prices.

  1. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Majesty Gold HD

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    The High Definition edition of Majesty Gold contains main game, the Northern Expansion Pack as well as 2 new quests and several other graphics and gameplay updates.Majesty is a Real-time strategy game with indirect control – your heroes have a will of their own!

    2009StrategySimulation2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Bomber Crew

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!

    2017StrategySimulation2.39 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Turmoil

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation2.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.

    2006Strategy0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Party Hard

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

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    2015ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.

    2020StrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. War Selection

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.

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  4. Age of Conquest IV

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.

    2016StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Celestial Empire: Prologue

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    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

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  6. Supremacy: 1914

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

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    2019StrategySimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  7. Empires Apart

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.

    2018StrategyFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Colonize Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Colonize Prologue is a combination of survival game and building strategy that takes place during the colonization period - the 17th century. It tells the story of a settlement in the new world and all the difficulties encountered by the early settlers.

    2022StrategySimulationFreeSteam ↗

More from GSC Game World

Other recommendable Steam games by GSC Game World, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.

    2007ActionRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is the direct sequel of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. As a Major Alexander Degtyarev you should investigate the crash of the governmental helicopters around the Zone and find out, what happened there.

    2010ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

    WHY THIS

    Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky – standalone prequel for the acclaimed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, which tells you story about the Clear Sky group, that want to research the Zone and understand it better.

    2008ActionRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Cossacks 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!

    2016ActionStrategyAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl, the first chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy, which started it all.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat follows the story of special service agent Major Degtyarev as he investigates the fate of a lost expedition.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Cossacks: Back to War

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Another title from GSC Game World, the studio behind Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars. Shares Strategy with Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars.

    Cossacks: Back to War contains all of the gameplay features of Cossacks: European Wars and Cossacks: The Art of War, this is a complete care package for all current and future Cossacks fans. This add-on contains two new nations: Switzerland and Hungary.

    2010Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars

How much does Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars cost?
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars are Cossacks II: Battle for Europe, A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI, Cossacks 3.
Who developed Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars?
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars was developed by GSC Game World and published by GSC World Publishing.

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