# Games like Cossacks 3

> The closest matches to Cossacks 3: Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, Cossacks: Back to War, Company of Heroes 2, Rise of Nations: Extended Edition, and Stronghold Crusader HD (2012). Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition](https://imho.run/games/1466860/age-of-empires-iv-anniversary-edition) — Also Action RTS and Base-Building, like Cossacks 3. 27,761 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466860/)
2. [Cossacks: Back to War](https://imho.run/games/4850/cossacks-back-to-war) — Also RTS and Historical, like Cossacks 3. 729 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4850/)
3. [Company of Heroes 2](https://imho.run/games/231430/company-of-heroes-2) — Shares unit micromanagement and resource management with Cossacks 3. 28,233 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231430/)
4. [Rise of Nations: Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/287450/rise-of-nations-extended-edition) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Cossacks 3. 7,793 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287450/)
5. [Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)](https://imho.run/games/40970/stronghold-crusader-hd-2012) — Shares resource management with Cossacks 3. 6,146 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40970/)
6. [Tempest Rising](https://imho.run/games/1486920/tempest-rising) — Shares base building and resource management with Cossacks 3. 12,332 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1486920/)
7. [Northgard: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/466560/northgard-definitive-edition) — A frequent pick in Cossacks 3 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 23,056 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/466560/)
8. [Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™](https://imho.run/games/24790/command-conquer-3-tiberium-wars) — Shares base building with Cossacks 3. 4,321 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24790/)
9. [Diplomacy is Not an Option](https://imho.run/games/1272320/diplomacy-is-not-an-option) — A frequent pick in Cossacks 3 players' libraries, and another Action. 4,634 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272320/)
10. [Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/10500/total-war-empire-definitive-edition) — Also RTS and Historical, like Cossacks 3. 12,170 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/10500/)
11. [Cossacks II: Battle for Europe](https://imho.run/games/4890/cossacks-ii-battle-for-europe) — Also RTS and Historical, like Cossacks 3. 303 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4890/)
12. [Iron Harvest](https://imho.run/games/826630/iron-harvest) — Also Base-Building and RTS, like Cossacks 3. 6,065 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/826630/)
13. [Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition](https://imho.run/games/318020/act-of-aggression-reboot-edition) — A frequent pick in Cossacks 3 players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,431 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/318020/)
14. [Cossacks: Art of War](https://imho.run/games/4870/cossacks-art-of-war) — Shares resource management with Cossacks 3. 126 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4870/)
15. [8-Bit Armies](https://imho.run/games/427250/8-bit-armies) — Shares unit micromanagement with Cossacks 3. 1,179 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427250/)
16. [Eyes of War](https://imho.run/games/2343930/eyes-of-war) — Shares base building and resource management with Cossacks 3. 128 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2343930/)
17. [Men of War: Assault Squad 2](https://imho.run/games/244450/men-of-war-assault-squad-2) — Also RTS and Historical, like Cossacks 3. 16,449 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244450/)
18. [Knights of Honor II: Sovereign](https://imho.run/games/736820/knights-of-honor-ii-sovereign) — Also City Builder and RTS, like Cossacks 3. 2,133 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/736820/)
19. [Cossacks: European Wars](https://imho.run/games/4880/cossacks-european-wars) — Shares resource management with Cossacks 3. 191 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4880/)
20. [Ancestors Legacy](https://imho.run/games/620590/ancestors-legacy) — Also RTS and Historical, like Cossacks 3. 2,120 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/620590/)
21. [WARNO](https://imho.run/games/1611600/warno) — Shares unit micromanagement with Cossacks 3. 8,160 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1611600/)
22. [Crusader Kings III](https://imho.run/games/1158310/crusader-kings-iii) — A frequent pick in Cossacks 3 players' libraries, and another RPG. 48,633 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158310/)
23. [Battle Realms: Zen Edition](https://imho.run/games/1025600/battle-realms-zen-edition) — Also Base-Building and RTS, like Cossacks 3. 2,517 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1025600/)
24. [Planetary Annihilation: TITANS](https://imho.run/games/386070/planetary-annihilation-titans) — Shares resource management with Cossacks 3. 7,291 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/386070/)

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## About Cossacks 3

Cossacks 3 is a historical real-time strategy game developed and published by GSC Game World, released in 2016 at $19.99. Players manage resources, construct bases, research technologies, and command large armies across land and sea in historically-themed warfare. The game emphasizes tactical positioning and detailed unit micromanagement within a challenging, lengthy campaign structure designed for solo play. Reviewers highlight its authentic historical setting and faithfulness to the original Cossacks series, while players describe the experience as epic and nostalgic, praising the massive unit counts possible in battle. The game holds a 78% positive rating from over 3,200 Steam reviews and is not currently supported on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 333420
- **Developer:** GSC Game World
- **Publisher:** GSC Game World
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Adventure
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Commentary available, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Online PvP, Online Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Sep 20, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

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