FreeCell
Shares rank 11 of 15 card games by recommenders
Recommended as a classic Windows solitaire game that helped players improve; the most common caveat is that the modern version changed the card decks.
Recommended as a classic Windows solitaire game that helped players improve; the most common caveat is that the modern version changed the card decks.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Enjoyable classic card game
“I personally enjoy playing Free Cell with a deck of actual cards”
Comment from 27 May 2026 in “My new obsession: A horse-racing board game of pure luck” “our only win was Freecell”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Oldest GUI application that still runs on Windows 11”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Card decks changed in modern version
“She hated the new version that came out somewhere along the way because the card decks changed.”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Oldest GUI application that still runs on Windows 11” Modern version considered worse
“She hated the new version that came out somewhere along the way because the card decks changed.”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Oldest GUI application that still runs on Windows 11” “She was right, the modern freecell sucks”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Oldest GUI application that still runs on Windows 11”
Other card games people recommend
The four most recommended other card games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic: The Gathering | 27 | 25 | 52% | 10 | 31 yrs7 owners | — |
| Dominion by Donald X. Vaccarino | 14 | 4 | 78% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Inscryption | 11 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Solitaire Alone Together | 11 | 1 | 92% | 1 | — | — |
| FreeCellThis page | 5 | 3 | 63% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the latter was immensely helpful in letting me get better at the game”
“This is the quick easy way around it.”
“She was right, the modern freecell sucks”
“She hated the new version that came out somewhere along the way because the card decks changed.”
“our only win was Freecell”
“If you don't support PowerQuery”
“I personally enjoy playing Free Cell with a deck of actual cards”
“Stop charging money for Freecell and Minesweeper.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.