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Cossacks: Back to War
Developer GSC Game World
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. From the Steam store page
200 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Sep 29, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
87
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127 positive · 19 negative
95% range 81–92%
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| Steam reviews | 127 | 19 | 0 |
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,652 of 2,993 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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60 of 200 · most liked firstIntro from "WarCraft 2000: Nuclear Epidemic", a 1998 real time strategy game developed by Ukrainian company GSC Game World who eventually became known for their S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Cossacks game series. #UkrainianVideogames 🇺🇦
unlabelledView post →Game designer of S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Volodymyr Yezhov, was killed in action near Bakhmut in 2022 after volunteering to fight. He worked on ‘Cossacks 2’ and ‘S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky’. His talent lives on in a game dedicated to Ukraine’s defenders. Heroes never die. 🇺🇦 #Ukraine #STALKER2
unlabelledView post →This game is still brilliant, it's almost like an accelerated simulation of a certain phase of our civilization. The nostalgia hits hard with this one. This game is a must have for anyone who loves great RTS in general.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I present to you this morning's BREAKFAST MAGNIFICENCE! Peter Capaldi (DR WHO!) VS Matt Berry (TOAST!) reading out a slanging match between the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and some Zaporozhian Cossacks after a battle in In 1675. I need to up my insult game!😂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW8O...
unlabelledView post →Working on some more models for 'Retreat From Moscow' rules that I'm looking forward to running at the club. An interesting co-op skirmish game. Russian Cossacks and Fusiliers. 28mm Front Rank.
unlabelledView post →1. Go to steam>steamapps>common>cossacks back to war>bin. 2. Right-click on dmcr.exe file. 3. Open Properties. 4. Open Compatibility tab. 5. Checkmark "Run this program in compatibility mode for". 6. Choose Windows XP (Service Pack 2) below. 7. Now you have more stable game and you can change resolution.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All My Ex-Girlfriends Hate This Game (and Championship Manager) Played this game for over a decade, from my early teens into my twenties. Lost girlfriends, missed birthdays, forgot anniversaries...because I was deep in a siege or building up my settlements. They said I had a problem. I say I had priorities. They left. Cossacks stayed. Unfortunately, this game doesn’t always play nice with modern hardware, bugs and crashes pop up like rebellious peasants. But it’s still one of the best…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →December 1812, Cossacks pick off French stragglers as the remains of the Grand Armeé retreat through the snow. 4 player game using a bespoke D12 system devised by one of my friends.
unlabelledView post →Cossacks: Back to War is an amazing game! Slava Ukraini! 🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟦⭐️🟦🟦🟦🟦⭐️🟦🟦🟦🟦⭐️🟦 🟦⭐️⭐️🟦🟦⭐️⭐️⭐️🟦🟦⭐️⭐️🟦 🟦⭐️🟦⭐️🟦⭐️⭐️⭐️🟦⭐️🟦⭐️🟦 🟦⭐️🟦⭐️🟦⭐️⭐️⭐️🟦⭐️🟦⭐️🟦 🟦⭐️🟦⭐️🟦🟦⭐️🟦🟦⭐️🟦⭐️🟦 🟦⭐️🟦⭐️🟦🟦⭐️🟦🟦⭐️🟦⭐️🟦 🟦⭐️🟦⭐️🟦🟦⭐️🟦🟦⭐️🟦⭐️🟦 🟨⭐⭐🟨🟨⭐⭐⭐🟨🟨⭐⭐🟨 🟨⭐🟨⭐⭐🟨🟨🟨⭐⭐🟨⭐🟨 🟨⭐🟨🟨⭐⭐🟨⭐⭐🟨🟨⭐🟨 🟨⭐🟨🟨⭐🟨⭐🟨⭐🟨🟨⭐🟨 🟨⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨⭐⭐⭐🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨⭐🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some Trench Cossacks promo models from the game Trench Crusade!
unlabelledView post →Releasing new content for the Witcher 3 out of context truly is a statement I respect. I had a lot of issues with story tropes in the game, as I have with the book and also Cyberpunk. Still I found parts of W3 revolutionary back then, and played 400 hours being my favorite part the Cossacks DLC.
unlabelledView post →I will leave the cat here, so that everybody who passes by can pet it and give it a thumbs up and awards ／＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is great if you're looking for something like Age of Empires but way bigger and more epic. You can have thousands of units and epic battles. On the downside, a lot of micromanagement. The AI is good for opponents but not for the player. Combined with the micromanaging and the game is a rat race, constant chasing of one's own tail. Despite this, game is amazingly top notch everywhere else. Some might disagree about the AI. Is the AI good? YES. It plays very smart. But a human mind, with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't leave reviews on games very often, but Cossacks is a childhood game of mine. For context, I was born in 2001. I remember when my uncle showed me the game and taught me how to play it. I was 7 years old at the time, and I fell in love. I remember even getting in trouble one time for skipping basketball practice just so I could play it. It was a CD copy at the time. A couple of years later, my brother and I would get an old COMPAQ computer from the mid-90s, and the only thing we ever…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →protect personnel and prevent the enemy from imposing their game through drones. 🇺🇦Long live the Cossacks! 🇺🇦Muchnoy Jugend | #UkraineNews
unlabelledView post →points. The situation is dynamic: both sides are playing a game of nerves, waiting to see who will first succumb to the pressure. 🇺🇦 Our Cossacks are holding their ground and working from position to position, without making a fuss, but with cold calculation. 🇺🇦 Muchnoy Jugend | #UkraineNews
unlabelledView post →And we really ask for help in the fundraising for 6 Schmidt & Bender scopes, so Ukrainian nationalism, which so outrages some game commentators, remains not only in the form of matches, but above all in our people, our Cossacks, who carry the Ukrainian spirit and culture of our people. 3/5
unlabelledView post →Great game! The enemy AI is very basic, repeats the same patterns all the time, and your soldiers are absolutely brainless, so you must keep an eye on all of them; But still - absolutely one of my RTS favourites. And thanks to the timeless isometric visualls it's aging gracefully :) Edit: About 100 hours later, I must say - this game is dangerously addicting, one afternoon I just wanted to see if it works on my new pc, and then when I finally lifted my ass from the chair it was already…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Big target, so not a mini raffle. What's to win? - One jar of Maslotom peanuts spread, taste black chocolate & salt 🤤 - One Kraken 🐙 coin - One set of UA stickers - One box of Cossacks matches, seen in the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 But also... 🧵2/6
unlabelledView post →The developers of Stalker, GSC Game World, will tell you their first game was the #RTS Cossacks They don't want you to know they first made WARCRAFT 2000: NUCLEAR EPIDEMIC youtu.be/bEvE-oo2MxY
unlabelledView post →I am trying to improve graphics. Check out my discord to get early access to the game! discord.gg/KwshUMb8n7 #gamedev #cossacks #poles #graphic #UnrealEngine
unlabelledView post →Before I played Cossacks: Back to War, i had a small wee wee, no friends, no girlfriend, depression and absolutely no will to live. None of these things have changed, but the game is pretty good. Still problems with Cossacks 3 sadly (AMD) :( SO STAY BY THE CLASSIC!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. Day 8 Cossacks: The Art of War #GameChallenge #Games #GameDev #PromoSky #IndieDev
unlabelledView post →After a few sessions of play the game is crashing. When starting the gamei am getting a pop-up message"Display mode 1024x768 not found. Cossacs should not run." I can still open the game, but the change resolution option is not availaible. I can play only in 1024x768 mode
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game of Napoleon's Battles (Avalon Hill) with French, Baden, Austrians, Cossacks and British?! against Prussians. All we've got is a fast play sheet and the French statistics to go from - the game box is lost somewhere in the loft maybe.
unlabelledView post →A game I loved very much as a child, definitely still playable today, it's a good memory of childhood and a bit of nostalgia.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How much do you know about the conflict between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Zaporozhian Cossacks? Look no further — this is your game, featuring one of the largest battles in 17th-century Europe. Original theme+original system = what more could you ask for? Author: Krzysztof Dytczak
unlabelledView post →I loved this game as a kid, havent played this game for years. BUT, my older brother who has 2 kids, enjoys this game, its a beacon of childhood happiness and memories, So from my brothers standpoint I highly recommend this game for old people :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't be fooled by the description! It says it contain ALL the content from previous games. Well, it doesn't contain ANY campaigns. To my knowledge, that's content from the previous games. You have to buy a separate DLC to get the campaigns. If like me you're looking for playing single player, don't buy this. There's a package containing all the Cossaks before Cossaks 3, including the campaigns, buy that one instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is Cossacks, the Immortal Strategy game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A smattering of photos from Monday's game of 'War in our Homeland' - 17th century Cossacks (and tartars!) versus poles! Not a period I know anything about but an exciting game all the same! #nerdlings #wargaming
unlabelledView post →Cossacks: Back to War is a classic real-time strategy game that harks back to the golden era of RTS titles, offering a robust and engaging experience centered on 17th and 18th-century European warfare. Developed by GSC Game World, the game is a standalone expansion of the original Cossacks: European Wars, expanding on its mechanics, content, and scope. For fans of historical strategy games that emphasize large-scale battles, resource management, and tactical depth, Back to War delivers an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We've been working hard (okay, with a few breaks here and there) to bring you the first public build of the game! Most of the new features have already been showcased in our shorts, but today, we’re excited to give you a sneak peek at our new inventory screen concept. #gamedev #cossacks #art
unlabelledView post →Us again, with more screenshoots, now our new main menu. Hope you like it! If you're not on our Discord yet, here’s the link: discord.com/invite/zxu3bHp… Check it out to access a VERY limited game build! Just ask the devs! #gamedev #multiplayer #indie #cossacks
unlabelledView post →Team Deathmatch Mode in My Historical Indie Game #gamedev #cossacks #poles #unrealengine
unlabelledView post →Modern day Cossacks game where you sack the remaining safe spaces of billionaires.
unlabelledView post →I have been playing this game for probably a decade now. You can choose many modes of playing like the campaign or conquest. You can choose also many countries to play for the conquest mode. You are free to build buildings where you want if you have enough ressources. You can also play online with other real players. The graphisms are actually quiet good and the music is just awesome. I can't get tired off playing this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't know what i'm doing, but producing 2 million men during the span of 2 minutes is cool enough to give this game a positive review
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Currently playing "Napoleon at the Berezina". A bit fiddely and with two pages of errata, but the challenge is quite neat. How often do you get to conduct horrible river crossings in a tactical Napoleonics game, while being harassed by swarms of Cossacks? #wargaming #napoleonics
unlabelledView post →It doesn't work on windows 10 and 11. Before you sell your game, make sure it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An incredible game regardless of how old it is
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like to play this game because im a girl and i like
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So nostalgic for me, still thinks the music and the navy in this game are better than the new one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BUGS BUGS BUGS and error
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →thing. Fighting, crafty, adaptable and commited Ukrainian Cossacks is a completely other ball game. In a way, the soul of the Cossacks should be our main war aim. 3. The redemption arc The history of the Cossacks has dark pages indeed. Few darker than those written in the 20th century. But
unlabelledView post →Back to War , Art of War and Battle for Europe , none of them are working. They don`t even load . Trying to load the game said something about graphic not found
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i'm looking for multiplayer online gamers. contact me via whatsapp +60183157497 cheers
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I still remember when I got the game, it was an accident... My friend gave me a demo cd with a bunch of games on it and cossacks: back to war was one of em. I kept play that one demo mission again and again... I think STILL this is the best strategy game of all time, it amazes me how you can control thousands, big cities and navy fleets. And it takes hundreds of hours to finish the game because there is so much missions in it and of course an editor too. And this strategy game is unique because…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you're thinking of voting for the Nebulas/Hugos & want to play my Jewish historical fantasy interactive fiction game "The Ghost and the Golem" (demons, mystical journeys, kugel, Cossacks, Talmudic debates, arranged marriages, bandits, sexy anarchist klezmers...) lemme know & I'll get you a key!
unlabelledView post →"Cossacks: Back to War" is an ancient game from 2002. It's a whopping 22 years old at the time of this review. The game lacks support for any modern gaming display resolutions (or widescreen monitors), hasn't been modernised or updated to run smoothly on modern gaming PCs. Despite this lack of modernisation, it carries a pretty high price tag for such an ancient game. This seems to have been put on Steam as a nostalgia gouge, or just a cash grab to try profit from abandonware. Cossacks was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Monday’s Eagles game starting right at break fast on Yom Kippur is the greatest win my family’s had since escaping the Cossacks
unlabelledView post →underrated game from the past
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best classic wargames ever
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To play the game on modern PCs, you need to copy a file to the game directory. You can find that file in the community tab. I played this game when I was a kid and at that time, the campaign seemed impossible to play. Not being able to understand English, I assumed it was my issue. But playing the game right now, I can tell you it wasn't. The campaign is extremely difficult and you can proceed only if you play the game with the IQ of 180 and play as the developers intended. Otherwise, you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great Game 5 Stars
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Never played any Cossacks game actually! Kinda missed them in my being bad at RTSes phase. Love the concept of zones of danger for early modern infantry tho.
unlabelledView post →One of my favorite childhood games. Sadly the compatibility with Windows 10/11 suffered severely and it doesn´t work as well as it used to.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🖥️ Cossacks: European Wars (2000) This is a must play for any classic RTS fan. Fondly remembered game in Europe, probably less so in the US. At the time, it was groundbreaking due to the sheer number of possible units on the map - you started small, but longer games would end up with huge armies.
unlabelledView post →At first, Game has a lot of errors. But after closing it and opening it for 2 times, Errors will be gone and game will run perfectly smooth without any issues. Gameplay is somehow complex. Not simple but it was awesome! Not boring and it will give you a thrilling feeling due to massive armies you can create. I highly suggest you do the tutorials first as this game needs a high IQ to understand. Very unique RTS yet cool at the same time. It's a YES for me :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my first videogame
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