October 2021 Slots Design Report
As slot machines continue to incorporate elements from other genres, designers have to strike a balance between introducing new mechanics and maintaining the flow of slots play.
September 2021 Slots Design Report
Slot machines with standalone fill meter progressions have much higher average revenue impacts than those that combine fill meters with maps or collections.
August 2021 Slots Design Report
Machines with mini-game bonuses have a high estimated revenue impact of +2.6% WoW, but they are released less frequently than many less impactful bonuses. Most tracked slots apps released one or no mini-game bonuses in the past 12 months
July 2021 Slots Design Report
Bunch Boom Animals, a new machine in DoubleU Casino, innovates on cascading reel sets with a scoring system inspired by match-3 games.
June 2021 Slots Design Report
During the base spins in House of Fun’s My Pet Dragon: Finnegan’s Fortunes, players collect gems to upgrade dragons. Each dragon offers a unique free spin bonus that improves with upgrades. Players choose which dragon to activate, and the active dragon randomly triggers its bonus.
May 2021 Slots Design Report
A new machine in Lotsa Slots offers an alternative to traditional paylines and an unusually deep poker mini-game.