The player can forge alliances with or against others as well as challenge the computer. Cossacks 3 offers five historic single player-campaigns and up to eight players can fight each other in multiplayer-mode on one map. Besides the battles ashore, players can build an armada and attack their enemies at sea. Twelve nations, 70 different unit types, 100 research opportunities, and over 140 different historical buildings are available to the player.
Cossacks 3 provides the player with infinite tactical options, including not only the construction of buildings, the production of raw materials, but also the broad selection of various units and the influence of the landscape. This remake of the classic game, that originally launched in 2000, contains all of the elements that distinguish the successful Cossacks games and combines them with contemporary 3D-graphics. Leaning on the history of the 17th and 18th century, the real time strategy game awakens colossal mass battles with up to 10,000 soldiers simultaneously on the battlefield. Return of the legendary Cossacks! The sequel of the award winning strategy series.