Choose Cossacks 3
Choose Cossacks 3 if you want an Action and Adventure game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 3,273 Steam reviews back the pick.
Cossacks 3 vs Five Nations
Cossacks 3 and Five Nations both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. Cossacks 3 (2016) is 5 years older than Five Nations (2021). Five Nations scores higher on Steam reviews (79.8% positive) than Cossacks 3 (78.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Five Nations
Choose Five Nations if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Five Nations launched in 2021.
Both Cossacks 3 and Five Nations sit in Strategy on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (78.2% vs 79.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Cossacks 3 |  Five Nations | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.2% positive (3,273 reviews) | 79.8% positive (173 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | GSC Game World | SilverForge |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Cossacks 3 (2016) is 5 years older than Five Nations (2021).
- Five Nations scores higher on Steam reviews (79.8% positive) than Cossacks 3 (78.2% positive).
- Five Nations is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Cossacks 3 (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Cossacks 3 has co-op; Five Nations does not.
- Steam Deck: Cossacks 3 is Deck Unsupported, Five Nations is Deck Playable.
Cossacks 3 vs Five Nations — FAQ
- Which is better, Cossacks 3 or Five Nations?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Cossacks 3 sits at 78.2% positive (3,273 reviews), Five Nations at 79.8% (173). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Cossacks 3 or Five Nations first?
- If you want chronology, Cossacks 3 (2016) came out before Five Nations (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Cossacks 3 and Five Nations similar?
- They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Five Nations have multiplayer like Cossacks 3?
- No. Cossacks 3 supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Five Nations is listed as single-player only.