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Single-player games like Cossacks: European Wars

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Cossacks: European Wars, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.

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Ranked picks

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    Cossacks: Back to War — Steam game cover

    Cossacks: Back to War

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cossacks: European 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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cossacks: Art of War — Steam game cover

    Cossacks: Art of War

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cossacks: European Wars.

    Cossacks: The Art of War continues the history of the great battles of XVII–XVIII centuries

    2011Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars — Steam game cover

    Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cossacks: European 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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    American Conquest — Steam game cover

    American Conquest

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cossacks: European Wars.

    In American Conquest, Players set sail from Europe to discover new world and conquer its innumerable riches.

    2011Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cossacks II: Battle for Europe — Steam game cover

    Cossacks II: Battle for Europe

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cossacks: European 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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    American Conquest: Fight Back — Steam game cover

    American Conquest: Fight Back

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cossacks: European Wars.

    American Conquest: Fight Back is the sequel to American Conquest. The most significant events of that glorious time have found their way into this title.

    2011Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI — Steam game cover

    A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cossacks: European Wars.

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

    2012Strategy29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms — Steam game cover

    Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cossacks: European Wars.

    Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms is the official expansion to last year's award-winning Medieval II: Total War, presenting players with all-new territories to explore, troops to command, and enemies to conquer.

    2007Strategy24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl — Steam game cover

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Age of Empires: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cossacks: European Wars.

    Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.

    2019Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Steam game cover

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

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat — Steam game cover

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    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 PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky — Steam game cover

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cossacks 3 — Steam game cover

    Cossacks 3

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cossacks: European 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 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    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 VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat - Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat - Enhanced Edition

    Single-player alternative to Cossacks: European Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    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 VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →