January 2024 Slots Design Report

January 2024 Slots Design Report

GSN Casino’s Holiday Haven follows a major trend of machines that sell bonuses, but it’s one of the first machines we’ve seen to also include an extensive progression of unlockable customization options. This progression increases retention as players seek to unlock more valuable (and expensive) bonuses and earn the tokens to buy them. 

November 2023 Slots Design Report

November 2023 Slots Design Report

Huuuge Casino’s Nick’s Monsters prolongs engagement by incentivizing players to complete its progression with multiple characters. Each time players finish the machine’s map, they receive a unique bonus based on their chosen character—plus a final bonus once they’ve completed the map five times.

October 2023 Slots Design Report

October 2023 Slots Design Report

Jackpot World’s Mid-Autumn Fantasy offers one of the most extensive arrays of bonuses we’ve seen in a single machine—including 15 unique bonus mechanics. But the machine’s biggest innovation is how it combines those bonuses with a win streak mechanic to create prolonged waves of anticipation that raise the stakes as streaks progress.

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