Microsoft Card Games (universe)

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Microsoft's Solitaire.

Over the years, Microsoft published several card games for the Windows operating system. Most were video game adaptions of various forms of solitaire, but a handful were multiplayer games. All these early titles were side projects written by Microsoft's developers and had the quality you would expect from a developer without professional game experience. It wasn't until the release of Windows Vista in 2007 that Microsoft hired a third-party developer to remake several of their games with a common style. Then, for Windows 8, several solitaire games were entirely remade again (with the older versions deleted in the upgrade process).

Games

Title Released Card Game Notes
Cruel 1990-??-?? Perseverance solitaire Published in Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows.
FreeCell 1991-??-?? Freecell solitaire Published in Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2.
FreeCell (2007) 2007-01-30 Freecell solitaire Published with Windows Vista.
FreeCell (2012) 2012-10-26 FreeCell solitaire Published in Microsoft Solitaire Collection.
Golf 1990-??-?? Golf solitaire Published in Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows.
Hearts 2007-01-30 Hearts Published with Windows Vista.
Hold 'Em 2007-??-?? Texas hold 'em Published through Windows Update.
Internet Hearts 2000-09-14 Hearts Published with Windows Me.
Internet Spades 2000-09-14 Spades Published with Windows Me.
Internet Spades (2009) 2009-10-22 Spades Published with Windows 7.
Klondike 2012-10-26 Klondike solitaire Published in Microsoft Solitaire Collection.
The Microsoft Hearts Network 1992-10-27 Hearts Published with Windows for Workgroups v3.1.
Pyramid 2012-10-26 Pyramid solitaire Published in Microsoft Solitaire Collection.
Solitaire 1990-05-22 Klondike solitaire Published with Windows 3.
Solitaire (2007) 2007-01-30 Klondike solitaire Published with Windows Vista.
Spider 1998-06-25 Spider solitaire Published with Microsoft Plus! 98.
Spider (2012) 2012-10-26 Spider solitaire Published in Microsoft Solitaire Collection.
Spider Solitaire 2007-01-30 Spider solitaire Published with Windows Vista.
TriPeaks 1991-??-?? Tri Peaks solitaire Published in Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3.
TriPeaks (2012) 2012-10-26 Tri Peaks solitaire Published in Microsoft Solitaire Collection.
Tut's Tomb 1991-??-?? Pyramid solitaire Published in Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2.

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