Free card games are those card games which can be played on the Internet without having to pay a fee. These are contrasted with pay card games, in which you pay to play but run a chance of winning cash prizes, either large or small, depending on the game and site you choose to access. There are many card game freeware sites on the Internet where players can download and play free card games.

Sites like http://geocities.com/thanoscardgames and http://www.cardgames4free.com offer enhanced versions of the standard Klondike Solitaire, FreeCell Solitaire and Spider Solitaire games that come with extra features, such as the ability to save games during play as well as better graphics and sound. These sites also contain comprehensive information on many other popular card games such as Tripeaks Solitaire, Addition Solitaire,Texas Hold'em and Video Poker.

Free Games (www.free-games.au), a directory of free games on the Internet, also reviews and ranks free card games. Per their lists, here are the three most popular free card games in their directory. AS-Solitaire, a collection of 40 card games that uses more than 1000 different card sets in Photo Quality, is the top-ranked card game. Top 10 Solitaire is a combination game of the world's 10 most popular solitaire card games, with a world wide online ranking system. Speed is a card game that uses a single deck of cards for the player to compete against the computer. The action is intense and needs split second timing. In Animated Rummy 2.0 the user plays rummy against animated computer characters.