The app's hub-based design was originally inspired by the design for Windows 8's Start screen in 2012. Unlike the games included in Windows 7 and earlier versions, Microsoft Solitaire Collection is freemium adware with Xbox Live integration. It also introduces Pyramid and TriPeaks to Windows for the first time, as well as new daily challenges and themes (though an older version of Pyramid was previously bundled in Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2 under the name 'Tut's Tomb', and an older version of TriPeaks was previously bundled in Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3 both made the cut for Microsoft Entertainment Pack). It combines the Solitaire, FreeCell and Spider Solitaire titles that were included with previous versions of Windows. Microsoft Solitaire Collection is a video game developed by Microsoft Casual Games and published by Xbox Game Studios for Microsoft Windows.
