Yggdrasil Gaming

MORE ABOUT YGGDRASIL GAMING SLOTS

Yggdrasil have produced games in the bingo, lottery and table games sectors but it is online slots that they are best known for. In total they have more than 80 titles in their catalogue and on average they pump out a new one each month. The list covers every kind of maths model from low to high variance, high RTP and high payouts and fixed jackpots too. Regular features include wilds, sticky wilds, multipliers and free spins. Yggdrasil are also known for adding a layer of gamification into slots where earning points can unlock extra features and enhance the paytable.

BY THE NUMBERS – BEST YGGDRASIL SLOTS FOR RTP

If you are savvy about your slots play then you will know that Return to Player (RTP) is an important figure. It tells you the likely return for your wagering for a particular slot. You can find out more in this guide to RTP.  For their part, Yggdrasil have a wide spectrum of games , some of which can be categorised as high RTP. The best return in fact comes from their Vikings Go … series, of which there are currently 3 games.

• Tuts Twister – 96.1% RTP
• Beauty and the Beast – 96.3% RTP
• Baron Samedi – 97% RTP
• 9k Yeti – 97% RTP
• Wilhelm Tell – 97% RTP

BEST YGGDRASIL SLOTS MINI REVIEWS

Here are 5 of our favourite Yggdrasil slots with a mini review of each so you get a flavour of what is on offer.

JUNGLE BOOK

This medium variance slot with a loose association with the Jungle Book cartoon is our first choice as it highlights the wonderful production values you will always associate with Yggdrasil games. Not only does it look in places like it was made by a Hollywood studio, but it is also packed with an insane array of quality features.

There are five characters in the game – boy, tiger, panther, bear and snake – each with their own realm and two bonus features. Win both ways, sticky wilds, expanding symbols, synced reels and wild multipliers all combine to devastating effect. This is a great introduction to the world of Yggdrasil through a slot with a more forgiving variance than many others.

EASTER ISLAND

Ok, so we have to include this one principally because of its hilarious animated Easter Island statues that reel and grin with every winning spin. This one also showcases Yggdrasil’s genius for off the wall themes and fine artwork alongside quality gameplay.

There are a few important points to this game – it starts as a 5×3 game but the rows expand to up to 7 high if you get a 5 of a kind win. Wilds land on reels 2 and 4 and expand and stick too after each win. The top payout is just 500x but for a slow-paced, easy on the eye game you could do a lot worse than check out this Pacific beauty.

BICICLETA

This high variance game from Yggdrasil is not about bikes, but football in fact. It takes its name from the ‘bicycle kick’ trick that footballers do. The engine here is the same as Vikings Go Wild, including the free spins feature that starts with 24 free plays.

The objective is to get your footballers scoring goals when they land on the reels – a neat animation will show you if they do. Any player who scores will turn wild and stick for the remainder of the free spins. It is possible here to land a full sticky wild reel too.

CYRUS THE VIRUS

This strange little game reminds us a bit of the kind of slot that Thunderkick might push out. It’s pretty safe to say that you will not have seen a game themed around microscopic germs before!

It’s simple, with 5 reels and 10 active paylines, but no free spins round. Instead, you get to watch the germs on a payline being zapped on every winning spin and the opportunity to score sticky expander wilds on the middle reel. Payouts come from left to right and right to left and the action is fast, if slightly monotonous.

NIRVANA

If you like your fantasy slots then you will love this one that has an ethereal feel and features three goddesses, each with their own additional feature. You need to land the pink flower icon to unlock the free spins round where the action hots up.

There is a Mega Reel add-on that comes in the bonus round. Now all three middle reels will merge to show just one symbol across them. Extra Wilds and Nudge Reels are also key to scoring bigger wins across the 20 paylines. This is a truly eye-catching and superb slot game that shows off the very best of Yggdrasil.

INTERESTING YGGDRASIL GAME FEATURES

Yggdrasil have plenty of tricks up their sleeve to turn an ordinary slot into something completely different. This is down to a series of innovations that set their games apart from the rest of the pack. Here are some examples:

Gigalbox – Much like an Exanding Reels Megaways™ game, Gigablox is a way for a game to reshape itself on every spin. Here, the reel size changes and different size symbols come into play. 2×2, 3×3 and 4×4 are all possible, and in the free spins round in Lucky Neko Gigablox the 6×6 icon comes into play.

Splitz – this one is used in games like Temple Stacks: Splitz. You’ll see Mystery Symbol Stacks landing on the reels – blocks of space on the reel that will reveal up to 9 identical icons each. This can increase your paylines up to 59,049 for a single spin.

Progressive Jackpots – these appear in Yggdrasil games like Atlantean Gigarise where there are 5 progressives in total. You’ll also find them in games like Joker Millions and Holmes and the Stolen Stones.