Strategy · September 2, 2010

Cossacks: Back to War (2010)

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To stand alone in war is extremely unpleasant. Extremely pleasant, on the other hand, is the stand-alone version Cossacks: Back to War. Containing 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 100 captivating missions taking place between the 16th and 18th centuries. In addition, two new nations, Switzerland and Hungary, are included. These countries waged war in the late Middle Ages and essentially influenced the development of European military strategies. This addition causes the second add-on of Cossacks to pass the threshold of allowed gaming fun. Features: Thrilling real-time strategy game with historical background. Fascinating 3D landscapes. Play takes place in Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries. Stand-alone game, other Cossacks games not required to play. A total of 20 different European nations to command. 100 new single missions. 2 new nations: Switzerland and Hungary with a total of 8 new units. Spectacular real-time battles with up to 8,000 units. 4 different difficulty levels. 1 new camel riding unit for Algeria and Turkey: Bedouin. This version with low system requirements is adapted for comfortable play on any hardware from low-end computers, laptops and netbooks, to high-end PCs (with Windows Vista/7). Ad-Hoc multiplayer play (offline mode). Infinite AI skirmishes on randomly generated maps.

Position in Strategy

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.8k Steam reviewsTop 82% in Strategy
Positive rating89% positiveGenre average: 84% — this title sits in top 43%
Concurrent peak124 playersTop 57% in Strategy by live player count
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 73% for session depth among Strategy

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Reception Metrics

Steam community

89%Very Positive · 2.8k reviews

2.5k positive · 304 negative

Metacritic

60/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

2.5k

Peak concurrent players

124

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Strategy · 144
  • Classic · 74
  • RTS · 72
  • Multiplayer · 62
  • Historical · 40
  • War · 27
  • Singleplayer · 18
  • Nostalgia · 12
  • Free to Play · 6

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8 Strategy titles launched in 2010 — top 6 by review volume.

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Release & Availability

Release dateSep 2, 2010
DeveloperGSC Game World
PublisherGSC World Publishing
Base price$1.24 -75%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (4)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Russian

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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