{{Short description|1995 video game}} {{Infobox CVG | title = Solitaire Deluxe | image = Solitaire Deluxe video game cover.jpeg | alt = | developer = Presage Software<ref name="PR">{{cite web|url=http://www.presage.com/pSolitaire.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970614015139/http://www.presage.com/pSolitaire.html|title=Presage Products - Solitaire Deluxe|website=Presage Software|archivedate=June 14, 1997|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref> | publisher = Interplay Entertainment | series = | producer = | designer = | programmer = | composer = | engine = | released = 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interplay.com/press/soldelpr.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19971009015207/http://www.interplay.com/press/soldelpr.html|title=Interplay Stands Alone With Release of Solitaire Deluxe For Windows|website=Interplay Entertainment|archivedate=October 9, 1997|date=August 15, 1995|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref> | genre = | modes = | platforms = Windows |caption = }}'''''Solitaire Deluxe''''', also known as '''''Solitaire Deluxe For Windows''''',<ref name="PR"/> is a 1995 video game developed by American<ref name="Presage">{{cite web|url=http://www.presage.com/overview.html|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/19970614015351/http://www.presage.com/overview.html|title=Overview|website=Presage Software|archivedate=June 14, 1997|accessdate=November 26, 2024}}</ref> studio Presage Software and published by Interplay Entertainment.
==Gameplay== ''Solitaire Deluxe'' is a game in which players can explore two dozen different Solitaire tableaus, each offering unique rules and scoring variations. Players can play casually by selecting any game or enter into a structured Tournament mode that strings multiple games together for extended play. Classic favorites like Klondike, Monte Carlo, and Pyramid are included, alongside more intricate options such as Spider, Calculation, and Osmosis. Players can choose from 18 themed decks, ranging from traditional designs to Japanese and Mayan styles, and even personalize the playing surface with colorful backgrounds or their own bitmap images.<ref name="cnet"/>
==Development== The game was developed by Presage Software, a company founded in 1986.<ref name="Presage"/>
==Reception== {{Video game reviews |rev1=''Power Play'' |rev1Score=58%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=22337|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121004221/https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=22337|title=Solitaire Deluxe|magazine={{ill|Power Play (magazine)|de|Power Play (Zeitschrift)}}|language=de|archivedate=January 21, 2025|date=September 1995|accessdate=January 29, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> |rev2=''PC Gamer'' |rev2Score=75%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/970.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000302010149/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/970.html|title=Solitaire Deluxe for Windows|magazine=PC Gamer|archivedate=March 2, 2000|date=December 1995|accessdate=February 24, 2025}}</ref> |rev3=''The Electric Playground'' |rev3Score=8/10<ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Shaw|url=http://www.elecplay.com/pc/solitare.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970804210839/http://www.elecplay.com/pc/solitare.html|title=Solitaire Deluxe for Windows|website=The Electric Playground|archivedate=August 4, 1997|accessdate=January 29, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> }}
''CNET'' said "Still, what Solitaire Deluxe for Windows lacks in history, it makes up for in games".<ref name="cnet">{{cite web|first=Peter|last=Scisco|url=http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Cdcentral/Reviews/0%2C50%2C226%2C00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19961222203141/http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Cdcentral/Reviews/0,50,226,00.html|title=Solitaire Deluxe for Windows|website=CNET|archivedate=December 22, 1996|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
''The Oregonian'' said "With a selling price of less than $30, "Solitaire Deluxe" should find plenty of desk-top card players eager to add to their Windows game library. And the success of yet another solitaire game will ensure that other publishers will continue to develop even more versions of this game that already comes with most computers".<ref>{{cite web|first=Randy|last=Chase|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregonian/163544994/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124040004/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregonian/163544994/|title=Solitaire Deluxe for Windows|newspaper=The Oregonian|page=25|archivedate=January 24, 2025|date=August 29, 1995|accessdate=January 29, 2025|via=Newspapers.com|url-status=live}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/19970609053647/http://www.interplay.com/games/soldwin.html}} (archived)
Category:1995 video games Category:Interplay Entertainment games Category:Patience video games Category:Presage Software games Category:Video games developed in the United States Category:Windows games Category:Windows-only games