Regency Solitaire

Regency Solitaire

Released May 2015

Experience romantic Regency England in this sumptuous solitaire game. Play your cards right as you tour historic London, Brighton and Bath, and help Bella create a dazzling ballroom. Unlock gameplay features with your makeover project and improve Bella’s chances of finding true love!

94% positive · 899 reviews
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All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Regency Solitaire launched on May 18, 2015 as a self-contained solitaire game with 180 levels across 20 chapters, 31 gameplay upgrades, and a complete narrative. The store description presents a fully featured, finished product with no mention of planned additions or future content. The developer's news posts from this game's Steam page are almost entirely announcements and updates for other games in the studio's catalog — Regency Solitaire II, Shadowhand Solitaire, the Jewel Match Solitaire series, and the upcoming Forbidden Solitaire. The one notable update for this specific game was a November 2024 patch (V1.22) that added Steam Deck improvements, Steam Cloud fixes, and quality-of-life refinements — purely maintenance work with no new content. No DLC has been released or announced for this game. There is no post-launch content roadmap, no season pass, and no developer statement promising future additions. The studio is clearly active and productive, but their output is focused on new standalone titles rather than expansions to this original game. Regency Solitaire shipped as a complete, finished experience and has remained exactly that for over a decade.
Evidence
Store description presents a complete, self-contained game with 180 levels, 20 chapters, 31 upgrades, and a full narrative. No mention of DLC, future updates, or additional content.
description · May 18, 2015 source development ending
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Studio announced Regency Solitaire II as a new standalone game, indicating the original's story is complete and future development is channeled into a sequel rather than updates to this title.
news post · Feb 22, 2024 source development ending
medium

Media

Details

Publisher
Grey Alien Games
Achievements
17
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Experience the romance of Regency England in this sumptuous solitaire game. Help Bella take charge of her destiny and create the ballroom of her dreams.

Play your cards right as you tour historic locations, from stately homes and lavish gardens to the fashionable towns of London, Brighton and Bath. Decorate the family ballroom to unlock gameplay features and improve Bella’s chances of finding true love!

Avoid the clutches of the odious Mr. Bleakley, and reclaim a lost fortune. Cupid’s arrow can’t fail to find his target - in Regency Solitaire, love is always just around the corner.

Features:

  • Smooth, satisfying solitaire gameplay.
  • Makeover Bella's ballroom and costume.
  • Sumptuous art and romantic storyline.
  • 180 unique levels spread over 20 chapters.
  • Unlock 31 exciting gameplay upgrades.
  • Normal and Hard modes.
  • Specially-composed, classical music.
  • Can set backgrounds as Desktop Wallpaper (PC only.)

More Glowing Reviews:

  • "It's a really nice game. Expertly made, wonderful art, animation, and well-written characters."
    - PC Gamer
  • "I started it thinking it would just be a bit of throwaway fun. I’ve now played it more than StarCraft 2."
    - Kotaku
  • "A hypnotic plaything which takes the pastime of patience in a radically different direction."
    - Eurogamer
  • "Playing Regency Solitaire for 26 hours was an honour and a delight."
    - Giant Bomb/Felix Kramer
  • "I love every minute, every second, every word of this game."
    - Wardfire (youtuber)
  • "I am so in love with this little game, I find that no superlatives will do."
    - Jenn Frank (The Frisky)
  • "Regency Solitaire, with its attention to detail in story, gameplay, and artistry, stands as an example of how a standard game can be reinvented with creativity"
    - Game Rant (4.5/5)
  • "Regency Solitaire is as beautiful, clean, and elegant as the time period it represents."
    - jayisgames (4.2/5)
  • "It had me hooked from start to finish and is definitely one of the most addictive examples of the genre"
    - GameRamble (8.3/10)
  • "A wonderfully addicting, deceptively simple solitaire game. Get it!"
    - Nerdy But Flirty (A)
  • "The next eleven hours of my life were a blur."
    - Smart Bitches Trashy Books (A-)
  • "Regency Solitaire is one of this year's most surprising games."
    - DefunctGames (B+)
  • "Regency Solitaire is a fantastic game in an underappreciated genre."
    - Gamestyle (8/10)
  • "The game is wonderfully endearing and I think a lot of people will be surprised if they give it a chance."
    - Indie Games
  • "Challenging, relaxing and satisfying in equal measure, the game managed to keep my attention for long periods of time"
    - Go Play That
  • "Regency Solitaire manages to engage the player while using game mechanics that are easy to pick up, but can require a lot of strategy to master."
    - Infinite Indie
  • "This is a game that you could play and enjoy even if you have no interest in the historical period or the story."
    - Emily Short
  • "The solitaire genre might be quite traditional in nature, but it’s far from old fashioned under the watchful eye of Grey Alien Games."
    - Remeshed
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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