NEW ONLINE SLOTS
It’s an exciting time to be playing slots with thousands of new games released each year. Our expert team pick out the highlights each month, test, review and rate them in advance of release for you. Check the live dates on this page to find out when you can play these games at your favourite slot sites.
A Guide To New Online Slots
For those seeking out new online slots this short guide will help you to understand more about the games we choose to review, release schedules and where to play.
New Slot Releases Every Month
This is a great time to be a fan of playing online slot games. The industry is thriving in the UK and there has never been more choice. Slots players are a demanding bunch. They constantly want new games to test their luck on. A popular slot this month can soon be yesterday’s chip paper.
The good news is, there are more than enough providers out there to service the demand, and every month we see upwards of 50 or 60 new games hitting the casinos.
Admittedly, not all these games are of the highest quality. Some are re-hashes of old game formats, or additions to existing series. That’s why we don’t cover every new release on our site, focusing instead only on those we think our readers need to know about. As well as looking for games by the most popular developers we also look for ones with new and innovative ideas, eye catching themes and compelling numbers.
We hope you agree that the games on this page all meet those standards.
More About Release Dates
Every game we include in our list has a release date published with it. These are taken first hand from road maps shared with us through our relationships with game providers. The release date will tell you when a slot is made available by the developer that built it. It is not guaranteed that your casino will make the game live on their site or app on the same date, though most aim to do so to meet demand and keep up with the competition.
As well as being provided with road maps and release dates we also have access to new games on test servers ahead of their release. That is how we write and publish in-depth reviews based on real game testing so you know what to expect when you start spinning for yourself.
We also recommend that you keep an eye on our news pages where we share information about high profile releases like Big Time Gaming’s much-anticipated Danger! High Voltage 2, sometimes months in advance of the live date.
We keep the content on this page fresh by moving games on once they have been live for a few months.
New Developments In Online Slots
This industry does not sit still.
Slot games have been evolving at a fast pace over the last decade with new features like Megaways, Infinity Reels, xWays and xSplits, to name just a few, all helping to create a more exciting and diverse landscape. Game developers like Nolimit City and Hacksaw Gaming are breaking new ground with every release, not afraid to try new features, and take volatility and max win potential to new heights whilst also breaking taboos with their irreverent humour and adult themes.
This is one reason why you should always be on the lookout for new games. For context, here are some of the most exciting new developments in online slots right now.
Megaways – Its now more than 7 years since Bonanza Megaways first hit UK slot sites and blew the industry apart with its random reel modifier mechanic. But whilst the Megaways format is far from new, it still drives some of the hottest new slots right now, whether they are from Big Time Gaming or one of their licensing partners like Blueprint Gaming or Pragmatic Play.Â
xWays, xSplits, xBombs and more … - We’re talking Nolimit City here, aren’t we?! NLC have had a profound impact on the world of online slots and if you are a dedicated player then you will know all about them for sure. Finding new ways to expand reels, add win ways, blow the grid apart and generally turn a spin on its head is what they do, and any new slot from this studio is a must play.
Echo Spins – the simple Echo Spins feature is one that Hacksaw Gaming have built games like Itero and Break Bones around. It’s simple – the activating spin is repeated, with the same symbols dropping, but the 2nd, 3rd, 4th … times with multipliers added.Â
Game Providers Creating The Best New SlotsÂ
There are so many game providers working to produce slots for the UK market right now that it would be impossible to list them all here. But here are four of our favourites - ones whose slots you should always look out for and which we regularly highlight in our ‘best upcoming games’ articles.
Pragmatic Play – one of the most prolific game developers around right now, you will regularly find 4 or 5 new games arriving from Pragmatic Play each month. Despite the occasional dip in quality they are still one of the best out there, renowned for their cluster pays and scatter pays games in particular.
Push Gaming – if high variance is your thing then you should certainly check out any new material from Push Gaming. Past hits include Wild Swarm and Razor Shark, and they are always finding new ways to produce spell-binding wins. They usually put out just one new release per month.
Nolimit City – they keep cropping up in our guide, and there is a good reason for that. NLC are quite simply the best game developer out there right now. Since becoming part of Evolution Gaming their release schedule has increased to two games per month. Just tread carefully around their ‘insane’ volatility!
Relax Gaming – popular for highly-polished games with great audio-visuals like Dead Man’s Trail and Book of Power, as well as the Money Train series, Relax Gaming release 1 to 2 games per month, including new editions of their multi-million GBP Dream Drop progressive network.
How We Review New Slot Games
Every game that appears in our new online slots list has been reviewed in detail by an expert in the field. Our review process is documented and includes live testing. We publish notes on our sessions as part of each review showing hit rate, highest wins and overall impression.
Here is a breakdown of the key components of each review. Each part is scored out of 10 and an overall score awarded at the end.
Theme and Design – there are so many different themes for slot games. Many have been used over and over again, but with good design and narrative, developers regularly breathe new life into them!
Return to Player (RTP) and Variance – these two elements of a game go a long way to determining your experience whilst playing it. They work together to influence how much and how frequently a slot pays out.
Maximum Win – this is the highest amount a game will pay out on a single spin. In the last 10 years developers have pushed the numbers up higher and higher, maxing out with NLC’s infamous Tombstone RIP (300,000x).
Paylines, Symbols and Paytable – slots come with all kinds of pay models these days, including paylines, win ways, connected win ways, scatter pays and cluster pays. Some of the best new slots mix interesting win way formats with dynamic reels and high value paytables for really thrilling gameplay.
Gameplay and Features – the beating heart of any slot game are the gameplay and features that drive the payouts. This is where good game developers really make their mark and there are numerous innovations being showcased in new slots each month. We explain how they work and what you should look out for when playing to trigger the best payouts.
Once we have completed our testing and profiled each new slot in full we give an overall score and final verdict. Remember, you won’t always agree with our writers as it is a subjective call, but we hope through our experience and knowledge we give you an accurate assessment that will help you decide which new slots you want to try next.
Have fun!