Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, and FreeCell were originally included in earlier versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system while FreeCell, Tut's Tomb, and TriPeaks were originally part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack series, Released as an official launch title for the Windows Store for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 (alongside Microsoft Mahjong, Microsoft Minesweeper, and Taptiles) and part of the Microsoft Casual Games series, Microsoft Solitaire Collection is a spiritual successor to five games: Solitaire (as 'Klondike'), Spider Solitaire (as 'Spider'), FreeCell, Tut's Tomb (as 'Pyramid'), and TriPeaks.
It was later ported to Android and iOS devices (on November 23, 2016), was made available on online browsers (via MSN Games), and was later included in installations of Windows 10. Microsoft Solitaire Collection is a free-to-play digital card solitaire game collection developed and digitally released by Microsoft Studios (co-developed first with Arkadium, then with Smoking Gun Interactive) for the PC on Octoand for Windows Phone on October 29, 2012.
