Best Solitaire Games
Solitaire is not one game, it is a family, and the differences between its members are much larger than the shared deck suggests. This page ranks the best deals across every patience variant in the catalogue — Klondike, FreeCell, Spider, Pyramid, TriPeaks, Golf and Montana — so you can find the one whose particular kind of difficulty suits you.
Best Solitaire Games, ranked
Ordered by editorial picks first. This list is generated from the provider catalogue and changes when the cached feed is refreshed.
A note on this order: we do not track what you or anyone else plays, so this is not a play-count ranking. It follows the publisher's own catalogue ordering, weighted toward recent releases. We would rather tell you that than invent numbers to justify a list.
Which solitaire should you play?
If you want the familiar one, Klondike. If you dislike losing to a bad deal, FreeCell — everything is face up and almost every deal is winnable with correct play. If you want a real challenge, four-suit Spider. If you want something quick, TriPeaks or Golf, where a good chain clears half the board in seconds. Pyramid sits on its own: simple to explain, and much tighter than it looks.
The one habit that improves every variant
Stop making free moves automatically. Sending a card to the foundation the moment it is legal is the most common way to lose Klondike and FreeCell alike, because that card is often the only thing that can accept the next card you need to move. Ask what a move unlocks before you make it, not after.
Questions
- Is every solitaire deal winnable?
- It depends on the variant. Nearly every FreeCell deal is winnable with perfect play. Klondike deals are not — a meaningful share are unwinnable regardless of how you play them.
- What is the easiest solitaire game?
- TriPeaks and Golf clear fastest and are the most forgiving. Among the traditional variants, one-suit Spider is the gentlest introduction.
- Do I need to download solitaire?
- No. Every solitaire game here deals instantly in your browser on desktop or mobile.