# Games like Cossacks: Back to War

> The closest matches to Cossacks: Back to War: Cossacks 3, Cossacks II: Battle for Europe, Rise of Nations: Extended Edition, American Conquest: Fight Back, and Age of Empires: Definitive Edition. 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. [Cossacks 3](https://imho.run/games/333420/cossacks-3) — Also RTS and Historical, like Cossacks: Back to War. 3,273 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/333420/)
2. [Cossacks II: Battle for Europe](https://imho.run/games/4890/cossacks-ii-battle-for-europe) — A frequent pick in Cossacks: Back to War players' libraries, and another Strategy. 303 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4890/)
3. [Rise of Nations: Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/287450/rise-of-nations-extended-edition) — Also Nostalgia and RTS, like Cossacks: Back to War. 7,793 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287450/)
4. [American Conquest: Fight Back](https://imho.run/games/115220/american-conquest-fight-back) — Also RTS and Historical, like Cossacks: Back to War. 192 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/115220/)
5. [Age of Empires: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/1017900/age-of-empires-definitive-edition) — Shares empire building with Cossacks: Back to War. 5,952 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1017900/)
6. [Company of Heroes 2](https://imho.run/games/231430/company-of-heroes-2) — Shares tactical positioning with Cossacks: Back to War. 28,233 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231430/)
7. [Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs](https://imho.run/games/2633500/dragon-throne-battle-of-red-cliffs) — Shares empire building and real time strategy with Cossacks: Back to War. 58 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2633500/)
8. [Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/11480/soldiers-heroes-of-world-war-ii-enhanced-edition) — Shares tactical positioning with Cossacks: Back to War. 308 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11480/)
9. [Codename: Panzers, Phase One](https://imho.run/games/411310/codename-panzers-phase-one) — Also RTS and War, like Cossacks: Back to War. 123 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/411310/)
10. [Wargame: Airland Battle](https://imho.run/games/222750/wargame-airland-battle) — Also RTS and War, like Cossacks: Back to War. 2,310 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222750/)
11. [Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/3024040/stronghold-crusader-definitive-edition) — Shares real time strategy with Cossacks: Back to War. 3,339 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3024040/)
12. [Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology](https://imho.run/games/313500/blitzkrieg-2-anthology) — Also RTS and Historical, like Cossacks: Back to War. 344 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313500/)
13. [Tempest Rising](https://imho.run/games/1486920/tempest-rising) — A frequent pick in Cossacks: Back to War players' libraries, and another Action. 12,332 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1486920/)
14. [Europa Universalis III Complete](https://imho.run/games/25800/europa-universalis-iii-complete) — Also RTS and Historical, like Cossacks: Back to War. 913 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/25800/)
15. [Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection](https://imho.run/games/1213210/command-conquer-remastered-collection) — Also RTS and War, like Cossacks: Back to War. 17,641 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1213210/)
16. [Imperial Glory](https://imho.run/games/277450/imperial-glory) — Also RTS and Historical, like Cossacks: Back to War. 530 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/277450/)
17. [Men of War: Assault Squad 2](https://imho.run/games/244450/men-of-war-assault-squad-2) — Also RTS and Historical, like Cossacks: Back to War. 16,449 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244450/)
18. [Supreme Commander 2](https://imho.run/games/40100/supreme-commander-2) — Also RTS and War, like Cossacks: Back to War. 4,952 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40100/)
19. [Crusader Kings III](https://imho.run/games/1158310/crusader-kings-iii) — A frequent pick in Cossacks: Back to War players' libraries, and another RPG. 48,633 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158310/)
20. [Wargame: European Escalation](https://imho.run/games/58610/wargame-european-escalation) — Also RTS and War, like Cossacks: Back to War. 1,361 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/58610/)
21. [Panzer Corps Gold](https://imho.run/games/268400/panzer-corps-gold) — Also Historical and War, like Cossacks: Back to War. 1,280 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268400/)
22. [Homeworld Remastered Collection](https://imho.run/games/244160/homeworld-remastered-collection) — Shares real time strategy and tactical positioning with Cossacks: Back to War. 7,714 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244160/)
23. [Total Annihilation](https://imho.run/games/298030/total-annihilation) — Also RTS, like Cossacks: Back to War. 2,497 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/298030/)
24. [Knights of Honor II: Sovereign](https://imho.run/games/736820/knights-of-honor-ii-sovereign) — Also RTS and Historical, like Cossacks: Back to War. 2,133 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/736820/)

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## About Cossacks: Back to War

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4850
- **Developer:** GSC Game World
- **Publisher:** GSC World Publishing
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 2, 2010
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 60
- **Platforms:** windows

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