Games Like Mahjong Titans: Where to Play It Now
Mahjong Titans was the mahjong solitaire game in Windows Vista and Windows 7, and Microsoft no longer ships it. Here is where the same calm tile-matching game lives now, on a Windows PC, a phone, Linux or a browser tab.
Mahjong Titans was the mahjong solitaire game built into Windows Vista and Windows 7, and it has not shipped with Windows since. Its direct successor is Microsoft Mahjong, a free Microsoft Store app for Windows 10 and 11. If you want a board with nothing to install, our free Mahjong Solitaire runs in any browser, including on a Chromebook. For thousands of layouts, Mahjong Epic is free on Windows and Mac, and on Linux, GNOME Mahjongg and KMahjongg are free and open source. Mahjong Titan, without the s, is a phone game from a different developer, not the Windows game.
What happened to Mahjong Titans
According to Wikipedia, Mahjong Titans was developed by Oberon Games and included in Windows Vista and Windows 7, except the Starter and Home Basic editions of Windows 7. On Vista it came with Home Premium and Ultimate, and Business and Enterprise carried it as an optional component that was not installed by default. Wikipedia, citing a 2006 GameSpot preview, lists six layouts: Turtle, Dragon, Cat, Fortress, Crab and Spider.
It did not make it into Windows 8. Microsoft moved mahjong to its app store instead: the Microsoft Mahjong listing shows a release date of July 2012, and Wikipedia credits that standalone version to Arkadium. Windows 7 itself reached end of support on January 14, 2020, and a new PC will not have the old game on it.
How we chose
We judged each pick against the original Windows 7 game, not against the newest mobile releases.
- Classic rules. Two free tiles match and leave the board. Level ladders with boosters and timers are out, because that is a different game.
- Where it runs. Windows 10 and 11 first, then phones, Chromebooks and Linux. We say plainly when a pick has no Windows version.
- What it asks of you. Ads, sign-in and a constant connection are stated for every pick, from the developer’s own listing.
- Still maintained. Every app below had a store update or a tagged release between September and November 2026, and both browser options were live when we checked on November 13, 2026.
- Listed facts only. No ratings or download counts. Where a listing does not say something, such as whether a site shows ads, the table says "not stated".
Quick comparison
| Game | Developer | Platforms | Layouts and help | Cost and ads | Account and offline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Mahjong | Microsoft (Xbox Game Studios) | Windows 10 and 11, iOS, Android | Four themes, four difficulty settings, five daily challenges; undo and reshuffle | Free, included with Game Pass. Windows listing does not mention ads; mobile has ads, removed by a $1.99 a month or $9.99 a year subscription | Sign-in saves progress; mobile listings require a persistent connection |
| Mahjong Solitaire on this site | Brightpoint Studios (ours) | Any browser, including Chromebook | One 144-tile, five-layer pyramid; every deal solvable; hint, undo, unlimited shuffle | Free, no ads, nothing to buy | No account; needs a connection to load |
| Mahjong Epic | Kristanix | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Kindle Fire | More than 3,000 boards, new puzzles daily, 8 tile sets | Free; ads and in-app purchases on Android | None stated; plays offline per the phone listings |
| Mahjong Titan | Kristanix | iOS, Android, Kindle Fire; Mac via Apple Arcade | More than 3,000 boards, a new board daily | Free; ads and in-app purchases on Android | None stated; plays offline per the listings |
| TheMahjong.com | Kraisoft | Any browser | More than 260 layouts including Turtle; hints, shuffle, undo | Free; ads not stated | Turtle plays without registration; needs a connection |
| GNOME Mahjongg | The GNOME Project | Linux | 10 layouts including Turtle and Taipei; hints cost a time penalty | Free, open source | No account; installed desktop software |
| KMahjongg | KDE | Linux; Windows as nightly test builds only | 72 layouts in its source | Free, open source | No account; installed desktop software |
Microsoft Mahjong, the official successor on Windows 10 and 11
If you want the game Microsoft replaced Mahjong Titans with, this is it. The Microsoft Store listing shows it as free from Xbox Game Studios, included with Game Pass, and last updated October 27, 2026. It needs Windows 10 version 19041 or later, so it runs on any current Windows 11 PC. It offers four themes, four difficulty settings, undo and reshuffle, plus five new daily challenges. Signing in with a Microsoft account saves your progress across Windows devices.
The limitations are in what it asks. On phones, the Google Play listing says it contains ads, and the App Store listing sells a Premium subscription at $1.99 a month or $9.99 a year that removes them, valid on mobile only. Both mobile listings say a persistent internet connection is required. The Windows listing does not say whether the PC version shows ads, so we make no promise either way. And it is a modern app with challenges and achievements around the board; if you wanted the plain Windows 7 window, that wrapper may feel busy.
Our free browser games, nothing to install
We make these, so weigh our description accordingly. Mahjong Solitaire uses the same rules as Mahjong Titans: a tile is free when nothing sits on top of it and its left or right side is open, and any two Flowers or any two Seasons match. The board is a 144-tile, five-layer stepped pyramid, every deal is built from a known solution so it can be cleared, and the toolbar has Hint, Undo, a timer and a Shuffle you can use as often as you like. Our rules guide covers the full tile set.
Two variations use the same tiles. Tile Mahjong keeps the pyramid but sends each free tile you tap into a four-slot bar, where pairs clear, and four mismatched tiles in the bar jam the run. Mahjong Connect is Shisen-Sho: a flat grid in three sizes, from 60 to 112 tiles, where two matching tiles clear when a line through empty cells joins them with no more than two turns. All three are free, with no ads, no sign-up and no download, and they run on a Chromebook or any computer with a browser.
The limitation is the one most Mahjong Titans players will notice first: one layout each. There is no turtle here, no layout menu, no daily challenges and no progress saved across devices, and the games need a connection to load. If layout choice is what you miss, Mahjong Epic and TheMahjong.com both beat us on it.
Mahjong Epic, thousands of layouts on Windows and Mac
Kristanix’s Mahjong Epic is free on the Microsoft Store and was updated October 26, 2026. The listing advertises more than 3,000 boards, new puzzles daily, 30 backgrounds and 8 tile sets, which is far more variety than Mahjong Titans ever had. It is also on the Mac App Store as Mahjong Solitaire Epic, and on iPhone, iPad and Android. The Google Play listing says every puzzle is possible to win and that it plays offline.
The catch is the business model. On Android it is marked as containing ads and in-app purchases, and the Windows listing does not describe its purchases, so expect some kind of upsell. With thousands of boards, finding the half-dozen classic shapes you remember takes more digging than it did in a six-layout menu.
Mahjong Titan, the similar name that is a different game
Search for Mahjong Titans and you will often land on Mahjong Titan, also by Kristanix. It is a separate game, not a port of Microsoft’s. Its developer page links to iPhone and iPad, Android, Kindle Fire and an Apple Arcade edition, Mahjong Titan+, which runs on Mac. The Google Play listing advertises more than 3,000 games, a new board every day and offline play, and says every puzzle is possible to win.
For a Windows player, the limitation is decisive: no Windows or browser version is listed. It is a good phone answer and no answer at all on a PC, where Mahjong Epic is the Kristanix game to get. The Android version contains ads and in-app purchases.
TheMahjong.com, the most layouts in a browser
TheMahjong.com, run by Kraisoft, says it offers more than 260 free layouts, Turtle, Fish and Butterfly among them, with hints, shuffle and undo. Its Turtle layout plays without registration, and it works with a mouse or a touchscreen. If you want the turtle shape in a browser tab, this is a closer match to Mahjong Titans than our pyramid.
The limits are those of any website: it needs a connection, there is no app, and the homepage does not say whether the site shows ads, so we cannot tell you.
GNOME Mahjongg and KMahjongg, free on Linux
If you moved from Windows 7 to Linux, two open-source games cover it. GNOME Mahjongg has 10 layouts, including Turtle, Red Dragon and Taipei, and its latest release came out in September 2026. Hints are available but add a large time penalty. KMahjongg from KDE ships 72 layouts in its source and had a stable release in November 2026. Both are free, with no ads and no account.
Reach is the problem. Both are Linux desktop apps. KDE lists Windows only as nightly builds from its development branch, which are test builds rather than a release, and neither helps on a phone. On a Chromebook they work only if you turn on Linux support.
Can you get the original Mahjong Titans back?
Not from Microsoft. It does not offer Mahjong Titans for Windows 10 or 11; the Microsoft Store has Microsoft Mahjong instead. You will find third-party downloads that repackage the Windows 7 games for newer Windows. We do not link to them, because they are not distributed by Microsoft and you cannot check what else is in the installer. If you still have a working Windows 7 machine, the game is already on it, but that system has not had security updates since January 2020.
What about Solitaire Castle Royal?
Our mobile game has no mahjong mode or mahjong event. Solitaire Castle Royal is TriPeaks, a card game, with 15,000+ levels, so it is not a replacement for Mahjong Titans. If you also played Solitaire on that Windows 7 PC, our guide to games like Microsoft Solitaire Collection covers the card side.
Picking one
- Want the official successor on Windows 10 or 11? Microsoft Mahjong, accepting sign-in and a modern challenge layer.
- Want a board right now, with no install and no ads? Mahjong Solitaire here, or Mahjong Connect for a change of rules.
- Miss choosing layouts, and the turtle in particular? Mahjong Epic on a PC or Mac, or TheMahjong.com in a browser.
- Playing on a phone, sometimes offline? Mahjong Titan or Mahjong Epic, both of which list offline play.
- On Linux? GNOME Mahjongg for a short, clean menu, KMahjongg for more layouts.
Start from the device. On Windows the choice is Microsoft Mahjong or Mahjong Epic; on a Chromebook or a borrowed computer it is a browser game; on Linux it is open source. If you only want to remember how the game felt, play Mahjong Solitaire free in your browser, and our best mahjong solitaire games guide compares more apps.