The Best Free Solitaire Games in 2026, Online and as Apps

The best free solitaire game depends on how you play. In a browser, Klondike is the classic, FreeCell is the pick for planning with every card face up, TriPeaks and Pyramid suit a five-minute break, and Spider is the long two-deck game. All of them, plus Golf and three Mahjong tile games, are free on this site with no download, no sign-up and no ads. On a phone, Microsoft Solitaire Collection is the free app to install if you want five card games in one place, Solitaire by Brainium or Solitaire by MobilityWare if you only play Klondike and want it offline, and Solitaire Castle Royal, our own game, if TriPeaks is your favorite.

How we chose these games

Each pick had to pass four tests.

• Free to play in full. Nothing here asks for money before you can finish a game. Where an app sells a way to remove ads, we say how it works.
• Facts from the developer. Every claim about another company's app comes from its own store listing, checked November 6, 2026. We do not quote ratings or download counts.
• Ads, sign-in and offline play stated. These are the three things that decide whether a free game stays pleasant, so the table gives all three for every pick.
• One limitation each. If a pick is the wrong choice for some players, we say which ones.

Best free solitaire games compared

Free solitaire games you can play online

All nine run in any modern browser on a computer, tablet or phone. There is nothing to install, no account to make and nothing to buy, and our free games page opens every one.

1. Classic Solitaire (Klondike), the one to start with

Build four foundations by suit from Ace to King while you work through seven tableau columns, drawing one card or three at a time. Klondike is the game every other variant gets measured against. Play Classic Solitaire free, or read how to play Klondike first.

The limitation is the shuffle. A 2007 Oregon State University study by Bjarnason, Fern and Tadepalli found that at least 82% of deals, and at most about 91%, can be won even when every card is known (source). With cards hidden, as they are in real play, you will lose some deals no matter how well you play.

2. FreeCell, for planning with nothing hidden

Every card is dealt face up, and four free cells hold cards while you dig. Nearly every deal can be won: Wikipedia records only one unsolvable deal, game #11982, among the 32,000 in the original Microsoft version. That makes a loss traceable to a decision rather than to the cards. Play FreeCell free online, and see our FreeCell strategy guide when you want to win more of them.

The limitation is pace. FreeCell rewards slow planning, so it is the wrong pick for two minutes in a queue.

3. Pyramid Solitaire, for quick pairs that add to 13

Take apart a 28-card pyramid by pairing exposed cards that add up to 13, with Kings removed on their own. Rounds are short, and the pyramid falls quickly once you find the right pairs. Play Pyramid Solitaire free, or read how to play Pyramid.

The limitation is luck. The deal decides more of the result than it does in FreeCell, so expect to lose some boards you played well.

4. TriPeaks Solitaire, the fastest game here

Clear three overlapping peaks by playing cards one rank above or below the top of the waste pile, with King and Ace wrapping around. It is the quickest game on this list and the one that suits a phone best. Play TriPeaks Solitaire free and build the longest run you can.

The limitation is that the browser version is one deal at a time, with no levels or progress to come back to. If you want TriPeaks on your phone for a flight or a dead signal, our roundup of TriPeaks games that work offline covers the apps that say so plainly.

5. Spider Solitaire, the long two-deck game

Two decks, ten columns, and a choice of one, two or four suits. You build full runs from King down to Ace in a single suit to clear them, and a four-suit game can fill an evening. Play Spider Solitaire free and start with one suit if you are new to it.

The limitation is that deals are random, and not every one can be won, especially with four suits.

6. Golf Solitaire, everything visible from the start

Seven face-up columns of five cards. Play cards one rank up or down onto the waste to clear them, with Ace and King wrapping here as they do in TriPeaks. It is the easiest game here to learn in one deal. Play Golf Solitaire free.

The limitation is that many deals cannot be cleared completely, so it plays best as a score game: count the cards left and try to beat it.

7. Mahjong Solitaire, the tile classic

The one solitaire here with no cards at all. Clear a layered layout of 144 Mahjong tiles by removing matching pairs, where a tile is free only if nothing sits on top of it and one long side is open. Every board we deal is generated to be winnable. Play Mahjong Solitaire free online, or read our guide to the rules and strategy.

The limitation is that winnable does not mean forgiving. An early match taken from the wrong stack can still strand you, and the stacked layout is harder to read on a small phone screen than a row of cards.

8. Tile Mahjong, the faster four-slot version

The same tile set, played differently. You lift free tiles into a four-slot bar and they clear the moment a pair meets there. Play Tile Mahjong free for a sharper, more tactical version of the classic.

The limitation is the bar itself. Fill all four slots with tiles that do not match and the run ends, so it punishes guessing far more than classic Mahjong does.

9. Mahjong Connect, for scanning rather than digging

A flat grid of tiles with no layers. You match two identical tiles when a path with no more than two turns joins them, and the path may run around the outside of the board. There are three board sizes. Play Mahjong Connect free.

The limitation is depth. With no stacks to plan around, it is a game of spotting pairs quickly, and players who like the planning in Mahjong Solitaire may find it thin.

What all nine share is the gap a phone app fills. There are no daily challenges, no events and no account, so nothing follows you from your laptop to your phone, and each page needs a connection to load. The apps below have those things.

The best free solitaire apps for your phone

Each of these apps is free to download and supported by ads. They differ in how many games they include, whether they play offline, and how you switch the ads off. Our guide to solitaire games without ads compares the paid and subscription routes in more detail.

10. Microsoft Solitaire Collection, five card games in one app

Published by Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft's app puts Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, TriPeaks and Pyramid in one free download, with daily challenges and events on top. Its Microsoft Store listing describes a Premium membership that lets you "Play Ad-FREE", and says Premium is included with Game Pass. If you came here wondering what else to play, our guide to games like Microsoft Solitaire Collection lines up the alternatives.

The limitation is the connection. The Microsoft Store listing's minimum requirements include "A Microsoft account and Internet access", and the Google Play listing says "Persistent internet connection required". It is the wrong pick for a flight or a subway ride.

11. Solitaire by Brainium, Klondike with hints and offline play

Brainium's Klondike app is now published by Playstudios. Its Google Play listing describes draw one or draw three, Vegas scoring, "Unlimited free hints & undos", daily challenges and offline play with "no Wi-Fi required". The free version contains ads, and the App Store listing shows a "Remove Ads" item at $11.99 alongside timed ad-free passes from one week to one year.

The limitation is the split. It is a Klondike app, and Spider, FreeCell and Pyramid are separate Brainium apps. The listing also does not say whether the Remove Ads item is permanent.

12. Solitaire by MobilityWare, Klondike with daily challenges and multiplayer

MobilityWare's Google Play listing describes draw one or draw three, daily challenges that earn crowns toward monthly trophies, weekly events, multiplayer with leaderboards, and play "online or offline, no WIFI needed". The free version contains ads.

The limitation is how you remove them. The App Store listing sells a Premium Status subscription with "NO Ad interruptions or Banners!", not a one-time purchase, and the Google Play listing does not describe an ad-removal option. Like Brainium's, it is Klondike only.

13. Solitaire Castle Royal, ours, for TriPeaks on a level map

This one is ours, and it is TriPeaks rather than a suite: 15,000+ levels, with new ones every month and Kings League for players who finish them. Every level is winnable without power-ups, no coins are needed to start a level, standard levels are untimed, and they play offline; only the rotating events need a connection. It is free on iOS and Android, runs on Chromebook, and plays on a Windows PC through Google Play Games, and it has 1M+ players. The free version shows ads, and a one-time No Ads purchase removes the forced ones. The mobile game page has the details.

The limitation is range. If Klondike, FreeCell or Spider is your game, this is not the app for it, and Microsoft's collection covers more modes. Our free version also shows ads until you buy the pack, while our browser games never show one. If you are weighing it against other story-driven TriPeaks apps, our comparison of games like Disney Solitaire lines them up on story, offline play and what each one charges to enter a level.

Picking one

• On a computer, right now: Klondike or FreeCell in the browser.
• Five minutes to spare: TriPeaks, Pyramid or Golf.
• A long session: Spider with two or four suits.
• Tiles instead of cards: Mahjong Solitaire, then Tile Mahjong or Mahjong Connect.
• Several card games in one phone app: Microsoft Solitaire Collection, if you are happy to sign in and stay online.
• Klondike on a phone with no signal: Brainium or MobilityWare.
• TriPeaks with levels to work through: Solitaire Castle Royal.
• No ads at all: the browser games on this site, or the paid options in our no-ads guide.

If you are not sure, start with Klondike in the browser. It costs nothing, needs no account, and a few deals will tell you whether you want the classic or something faster. Install an app when you want your progress to follow you.