About Yggdrasil Gaming
Company Website: www.yggdrasilgaming.com
Company Head Office: Level 4, Pangea 122/123, St George’s Road, Paceville, St Julian’s STJ 3204 Malta
UK License Account Number: 45735
Yggdrasil was founded in 2013. The company has Swedish routes but like many igaming businesses it is headquartered in Malta. On their website the company’s stated mission is to push boundaries with unique mechanics and strong player engagement. Over the years they have certainly achieved that goal and they now have over 200 top quality titles in their catalogue covering a vast range of themes and formats. Yggdrasil were also the first to create in-game promotional tools like tournaments and prize drops, whilst their Game Engagement Mechanics (GEMs) like Gigablox and DuoMax are stand out features that you won’t find on any other online slots.
Here are some of the highlights of their catalogue.
DuoMax™ and DoubleMax™ Slots
These mechanics, found in Florageddon DuoMax™ and Raptor DoubleMax™ introduce two concurrent multipliers into the slot right from the start of the base game, rather than in the free spins round. Mixed with the cascading win mechanic, multipliers double in value with every win in a sequence, with no limit. So 2x becomes 4x, then 8x and so on. In DuoMax games, paylines pay left to right AND right to left too.
Gigablox™ Slots
Gigablox™ slots make super-sized symbols a core component of the gameplay. A randomiser decides what size symbols will land on each spin, usually from 1×1 up to as high as 6×6. Bigger symbols create more chances to complete paylines. Top Gigablox games include Champion of the Underworld and Hades Gigablox.
FastPots5™ Slots
These progressive jackpot games include five jackpots – one per reel – that can only be unlocked by hitting triggers in the base game like collecting keys or other special symbols. FastPot5 is pooled between 5 different slots, including Elysian Jackpots, to increase the prizes at faster speeds.
Incredible Visual and Audio Production
Yggdrasil don’t do things by halves. If you like a slot with a good storyline and intro video then check out their Vikings series, including Vikings Go Berzerk and Vikings Go To Hell, where Vikings give Satan a run for his money in the fiery pits.
YGG Masters
As well as producing their own slots, Yggdrasil also run their YGG Masters program. This allows smaller independent studios to benefit from the broad reach of Yggdrasil’s distribution network to make their game available at many more slot sites than would be possible if they worked alone. These developers also benefit from Yggdrasil’s own expertise in game design and adaptation to the requirements set out by different regulators. Both Peter and Sons and ReelPlay are part of YGG Masters.
Award Winners
Many slot providers can claim to have won an award or two here and there but few have notched up as many as Yggdrasil Gaming, an indicator of the consistent quality of the games in their production line. Amongst others gongs, at the annual industry EGR awards this studio has won Software Rising Star (2015), Slot Provider of the Year (2016 and 2017), Innovator in RNG Casino Software (2018) and Platform Supplier of the Year (2022).