GSC Game World announces a September 20th release date for Cossacks 3, the next installment in their Windows real-time strategy series. Here's the info-packed announcement:

Today GSC Game World announces the release date of the sequel to the award winning Cossacks series, Cossacks 3. It will launch worldwide on the 20th of September 2016, exclusively for PC at retail. 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.

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. 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.

Twelve nations, 70 different unit types, 100 research opportunities, and over 140 different historical buildings are available to the player. Besides the battles ashore, players can build an armada and attack their enemies at sea. Cossacks 3 offers five historic single player-campaigns and up to eight players can fight each other in multiplayer-mode on one map. The player can forge alliances with or against others as well as challenge the computer. Randomly generated maps provide endless variations and can be adapted to the gamer’s needs.

FEATURES RECAP

• 12 nations
• 70 different types of units
• 100 research opportunities
• 140 different historic buildings
• Battles ashore and at sea
• Five historic singleplayer campaigns
• Multiplayer mode for up to 8 players