Christmas and New Year are one of the most beloved holidays in the whole world, and developers of slot machines did not forget about winter celebrations. In order to get acquainted with the most interesting slots from leading developers, read the following article provided by the GBC Time team.
Naughty Santa: Milk & Cookies by Habanero
Naughty Santa: Milk & Cookies is a story from Habanero, the main character of which is naughty Santa. The biggest advantages of the slot are its high level of volatility and theoretical return percentage, which, according to the development company, is 97.98%. The indicator is one of the highest in the line. Five spinning reels and 432 winning combinations are available to the user. Despite the classic design and architecture of the slot, the game is an atypical storyline in which the good and bad Santas confront each other.
The symbolism is represented by images of the character and his good antipode, as well as multi-colored Christmas crackers and a glass of milk. In addition, on reels, you can see the image of a young girl who is completely unlike Mrs. Claus.
The design and graphics of the gaming machine are of high quality so even very demanding users will like it.
Santa vs Rudolf from the company NetEnt
NetEnt has also created an exciting Christmas story. The bad Rudolph stole Santa’s hat, and users need to help a fairy-tale character to pack for his trip since the deer are already waiting. The release of the Santa vs Rudolf slot also took place this year.
At the disposal of users, according to the developer, there are 20 paylines. The architecture is standard. The background of the game is a snowy winter forest. The theoretical percentage of return, according to the information published in open sources, is 96.35%, and the volatility is estimated as average.
The game uses such symbols as a figurine and a collar of a deer, letters from children, a sleigh, Santa Claus, as well as numbers and letters of playing cards. The latter are stylized as traditional Christmas treats.
The decision to make the control panel in white colors can be called unsuccessful because it blends in with the background landscape.
XMAS 3X3 from the developer 1X2gaming
The release of the XMAS 3X3 slot machine from the developer 1X2gaming took place on December 4, 2019.
The architecture of the slot requires special attention. In front of the user, there are nine autonomous blocks, each of them has three reels located in one row. There is only one winning line.
According to the developer, the theoretical percentage of return of the gaming machine is 95%. The game can be launched on any modern device, including smartphones.
The symbolism is represented by images of the traditional attributes of Christmas – Christmas-tree decorations, stars, Santa’s hats and striped lollipops.
Space Christmas from 1X2gaming
The peculiarity of the Space Christmas project is that the studio tried to connect two planes – a traditional Christmas theme and space travels. The game was released in December this year.
Here, an open space in the color of the northern lights serves as the background for the game instead of snow-covered cities.
The architecture of the simulator is standard. According to the developer, the game assumes the presence of 20 active paylines. The theoretical percentage of return, according to the information published in open sources, is 96%.
The symbolism reflects a hybrid combination of futuristic and Christmas themes – that is why the traditional characters of the slot are dressed in spacesuits.
On the reels, you can see four types of gems, Rudolph, Santa, starry jungle and planets.
Xmas Magic by Play’n GO
The project, dedicated to the Christmas theme and released this year, has faced a flurry of criticism. According to the experts, Xmas Magic can be called sloppy boring and quite a universal work. Undoubtedly, it is difficult to resist using clichés when it comes to something as traditional as Christmas. However, Play’n GO is criticized for the fact that the team did not even try to think outside the box.
At least in the architecture of the slot, there are differences from the patterns: in front of the users, there are five reels located in four rows. The number of paylines can be adjusted – from 1 to 50. The theoretical percentage return of the slot machine is 96.5%. The slot can be launched on all modern devices.
The background of the game is a townhouse with towering snow-covered mountains.
Symbolism is represented by images of snowballs, hot cocoa, candies and stockings. A special symbol is a mistletoe.
Polar Paws from the developer Quickspin
Polar Paws is the studio’s contribution to the 2019 Christmas season of slots. Experts called the slot machine a mixture of nostalgia and disappointment.
In this slot machine, the reels are standard. Players have 25 paylines at their disposal. Dispersion is rated as average. The best features of the game is a high theoretical return percentage of 97.84%, as well as the fact that it is available on all modern devices.
At the same time, experts highly evaluated the work of the design team, who phenomenally managed to present the true Christmas spirit in the slot. The background of the game is a fabulous winter landscape, the inhabitants of which became polar bears.
The symbolism of the slot is represented by card denominations and images of the polar bear family.
Rudolph Awakens by RTG
The novelty from RTG, presented this year, is a classic example of the themes of the confrontation between Santa and Rudolph, the slot machines which we examined above. The bottom line is the conflict between the characters that erupts on Christmas Eve. According to the experts, the story does not fully correspond to the classics of the genre.
The architecture is standard: five reels arranged in three rows. Winning combinations are formed from left to right. According to the developer, the game has 30 paylines. In this case, the user can independently choose the number of those that must be activated during rotation.
The theoretical percentage of return of the game, as reported in open sources, is 95%.
The symbolism is represented by images of the main characters, gift boxes, Mrs. Claus. In addition, letters and numbers corresponding to the values of playing cards are shown on the reels.
Mystical Santa Megaways by Stakelogic
Stakelogic studio presents the slot machine Mystical Santa Megaways to its customers. It should be noted that the launch of the game took place in November, and already at that time, the category of Christmas slots began to gradually be packed with novelties.
The presence of six reels adds brilliance to the holiday, and snow-covered trees, which along with the purple sky serve as the background, create the necessary mood. The interface is made in light green tones.
The theoretical return percentage is 96.11%.
The developer carefully thought out the correspondence of all the details to the Christmas theme so the symbols, including card denominations, are stylized accordingly. In addition, images of elves, snowmen and reindeer are depicted on reels.
Book of Santa from Endorphina
It is a slot machine with five reels located in three rows on 10 lines. Book of Santa includes all the traditional Christmas symbols such as a bell, star, gift, book and, of course, the famous Santa Claus.
In the simulator, there are three Scatter symbols with the Santa Claus Book, when they occur, a player gets access to free games. During free spins, a special symbol selected automatically cannot be replaced by a scatter. Such symbols work only if there is enough money to win, they are paid for non-adjacent positions and only on included lines.
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