Massive armies and huge battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The most impressive thing about this game is the number of factions and the giant battles.”
Steam review · 28.9 h played ↗
Cossacks 3
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%GSC Game World2016RTS · Base Building · Strategy
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A faithful HD remake of classic Cossacks with huge armies and easy economy. Skip it if you want a true sequel, own an AMD GPU, or expect stability in long or multiplayer matches.
Great for
Nostalgic fans of old Cossacks and players who love thousand-unit battles and gunpowder-era base building
Main risk
Out-of-memory crashes, AMD graphics bugs, and broken multiplayer in an abandoned-feeling game
What players love
Nostalgic faithful remake of classic Cossacks
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The only game that truly only upgrade graphic and did not change the game play <3”
Steam review · 23.7 h played ↗
Deep economy and strategy
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“you have to build an economy with lots of resources to gather and care about then you have to care for the mercenaries to avoid a military coupe”
Steam review · 128 h played ↗
Great campaigns and single-player content
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Campaigns are incredible! Total praise here. They offer genuine choices and challenges with different outcomes”
Steam review · 42.5 h played ↗
Fun with friends and multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“playing with friends is a special kind of fun!”
Steam review · translated · 35.8 h played ↗
Many nations and good atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“The main plus is the amazing atmosphere and style.”
Steam review · translated · 11.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes and out-of-memory errors
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“At around 2000 units you run risk of a "out of memory" Error for no reason. Started around 25 games, could finish 11.”
Steam review · 56.4 h played ↗
Broken on AMD GPUs and modern systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Massive graphical issues when running on AMD cards. Do not buy if you have AMD.”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
Broken, unreliable multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“a connection loss means that your entire nation will get destroyed and you cannot connect back, not even an AI takes over your place”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
Just a remake, not a real sequel
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Make no mistake this is a remake of the first Cossacks game, the studio calling it the third instalment is misleading and disingenuous.”
Steam review · 53 h played ↗
Bugs: ships on land, broken achievements, poor AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Ships float on land, saves break periodically (both auto and manual)”
Steam review · 106.4 h played ↗
Dated UI and controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“The interface and management in the game are at the level of 2000.”
Steam review · translated · 7.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported6 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP/7/8/10
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz / Core i3 1.6GHz / AMD Athlon II X2 280
Memory3 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia GeForce 9600 GT / Radeon HD 4830 / Intel HD5000
Storage6 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows XP/7/8/10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470, 3.20GHz or AMD FX-6300, 3.5Ghz
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia GeForce 560 / ATI Radeon HD 7900 Series
Storage8 GB available space
OSWindows XP/7/8/10
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz / Core i3 1.6GHz / AMD Athlon II X2 280
Memory3 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia GeForce 9600 GT / Radeon HD 4830 / Intel HD5000
Storage6 GB available space
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