Microsoft Solitaire Collection similar games & best alternatives

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Microsoft Solitaire Collection

Web browser, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS • 2012

Should you play it?

What works

  • Classic and varied solitaire modes
  • Daily challenges and events for ongoing engagement
  • Cross-platform cloud sync and xbox live integration
  • Customizable themes and card backs
  • Relaxing and accessible gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Intrusive advertisements unless premium purchased
  • Some achievements require long grind
  • Limited social interaction beyond leaderboards
  • Higher difficulty levels can feel repetitive or frustrating
  • Premium subscription model may deter some users

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Microsoft Solitaire

  • Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer!

  • Chime

  • RollScape

  • ‎My Suika – Kyo’s Fruit Merge

  • VHS

More fantastical

Games that feels like Microsoft Solitaire Collection but with more imaginative fiction

  • Pokémon Trading Card Game Live

  • Faerie Solitaire Remastered

  • Turbo Pug DX

  • Nyan Cat: Lost In Space

  • Coco Nutshake

  • Toree 3D

Less idle-friendly

Games that feels like Microsoft Solitaire Collection but with less of an idle filler feel

  • Globesweeper

  • Diamo XL

  • Mixolumia

  • Cats Make You Smarter!

  • Mahjong

  • Mahjong Nagomi

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Microsoft Solitaire Collection but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Snow Rider 3D

  • Replicat

  • Google Minesweeper

  • Cardboard Town

  • Balatro

  • Fine Sweeper

Less competitive

Games that feels like Microsoft Solitaire Collection but with less competition against others

  • Google Solitaire

  • Oik

  • Spider Solitaire

  • The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection

  • Word Play

  • Ballionaire

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Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Microsoft Solitaire Collection: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Idle, Thrill, Survival, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Last update: 05/08/2026