Studying the September releases of slot machine manufacturers, we can say one thing: the developers obviously had something to be inspired by. From Egypt to Germany, from Scandinavian myths to Aztec heritage, from forest monsters to hard-working bees – in the novelties of the first fall month found a place for a variety of themes. Machines came out and those who regularly replenish the portfolio, and the brands whose fresh releases players have been waiting for months, such as NetEnt. Casino.ru editorial staff evaluated the novelties of September and selected the best of them.
Octobeer Fortunes
Rating: 3.0
Provider: Pragmatic Play
- RTP (%):96.53
- Volatility:high
- Max. bet:100
- Min. bet:0,2
Brand:Pragmatic Play
Release date:01.09.2022
The upcoming festival, which attracts the attention of all fans of beer, was not ignored by slots manufacturers. Several providers have released Oktoberfest-themed slots. One of them is Pragmatic Play.
Octobeer Fortunes has 5 reels with 3 rows of symbols and 20 fixed lines.
The set of pictograms includes typical attributes of the legendary beer festival: mugs, pretzels, accordion and others. Portrait of a waitress from the tavern – a wild. To the right of the playing field there is a transparent scale. It is replenished every time the scatter in the form of a pint of beer appears on the reels at the same time as the wild. Scatter symbol falls out with a random multiplier from x0.5 to x50. Multipliers are accumulated in the tube, and come into force after the start of freespins (it is initiated by the simultaneous appearance of 5 or more scatters).
Whenever during a free spin on the playing field appears a wild, to it applies a multiplier obtained in the main mode. You can start freespins instantly by placing an additional bet. The theoretical return rate in the slot is 96.53%. The level of volatility is high.
Immortales of Egypt
Rating: 3.1
Provider: Play’n GO
- RTP (%):96.2
- Volatility:high
- Max. rate:100
- Min. bet:0,1
Brand:Play’n Go
Release date:09/22/2022
You can endlessly look at three things: how fire burns, how water flows and how providers try to play Egyptian theme in an original way. However, someone manages to do it: the September release of Play’n GO is proof of that. The provider released a truly charming slot with interesting bonuses and gorgeous visuals. No books and pyramids – on the 5 reels settled cats. The most revered Egyptian animals this time appear not in the form of statues, you need to play with funny pets.
Spins are realized in the form of cascading spins. In each round tiles with symbols disappear from the playing field, exposing the background – the wall with cat beds, whose owners are busy with their important business: sharpening claws, playing with balls of thread, wash. The option is decorative and does not affect the gameplay, but brings a cozy vibe to it. The key characters are three cats. Their images aprgade after a series of consecutive avalanches. The black cat turns into a wild after the first win. At the end of 3 cascading spins wild becomes a brown cat, after 6 – white.
Freespins begin on condition of the appearance of 3 scatters with the inscription Bonus. During them, cat wilds expand to the full length of the drum. The same fluffy turn into a formidable lion, panther and tiger.
Gods of Asgard
Rating: 3.3
Provider: Iron Dog Studio
- RTP (%):96.31
- Volatility:high
- Max. rate:50
- Min. rate:0.2
Brand:Iron Dog
Release date:07.09.2022
Rarely a slot of the month selection is without games inspired by Scandinavian myths. This September, Iron Dog has released a themed slot. Freya, Loki, Thor and Odin acted as the central characters. The machine has 6 reels. On them can appear a different number of cells. This is real thanks to the mechanics of MegaWays. In addition to the main vertical reels, there is an additional horizontal one. It can add pictures to the 4 middle reels. Spins in the slot Gods of Asgard go in the format of cascading spins. The machine has two wilds at once:
- Standard.It is made in the form of a portrait of a wolf.
- Multiplier.Wild symbol with two crows activates a double multiplier.
Each of the gods of the Scandinavian pantheon has its own superpower. Freya turns from 2 to 4 symbols into wilds. Loki – from 2 to 4 pictures into symbols of the same kind. Thor transforms 3 or 4 icons into high paying ones. Odin adds two wilds with multipliers to the playing field. Gods appear only on the additional horizontal reel. After the fallout of 3 scatter in the form of lightning, free spins will begin. They can be launched instantly for an additional bet.
Beastwood
Rating: 3.2
Provider: Quickspin
- RTP (%):96.11
- Volatility:high
- Max. rate:100
- Min. bet:0.2
Brand:Quickspin
Release date:09/13/2022
Quickspin started preparing for Halloween without waiting for the end of October. The main character of the September release is Mr. Bistwood, a hunter of forest monsters. The action unfolds in his country house with a fireplace, trophies and mysterious surroundings. The playing field with three reels is stylized as an ancient scroll. Spins come in avalanches, with each new win adding one reel, up to six. When this happens, the coefficient of the additional payout multiplier is doubled. The main character, monsters, card denominations and special symbols appear on the playing field.
The golden bas-relief with horns is used as a wild. In the role of the scatter is a sealing wax seal with the inscription Bonus. 4 such pictograms trigger 10 free spins. During the freespins, the action moves from the Bistwood house to the forest inhabited by fantastic creatures. The slot is designed with three RTP variants: 87%, 94% и 96%.
Aztec Artefacts
Rating: 3.1
Provider: Thunderspin
- RTP (%):95.61
- Volatility:high
- Max. rate:10
- Min. rate:0,1
Brand:Thunderspin
Release date:09/21/2022
Last September Thunderspin’s portfolio was enriched with an atmospheric slot dedicated to the Aztecs. The 7×7 square playing field is stylized as an ancient stone building. It is located among the green jungle, which will cause experienced players inevitable deja vu: painfully similar was already atNetEnt. The mechanics is also similar: the rounds take place in the format of cascading rotations.
As in Gonzo’s Quest, the role of the wild is assigned to a tile with the letter W. Scatter is the image of a book. Thanks to the scatter symbol, the user can get up to 30 free spins. The theoretical return rate is 95.6%, volatility is high.
Phoenix Paradise
Rating: 3.2
Provider: Thunderkick
- RTP (%):96.13
- Volatility:high
- Max. rate:100
- Min. rate:0,1
Brand:Thunderkick
Release date:07.09.2022
Like its colleagues with a similar name, Thunderkick also offered players to go to the jungle with its September novelty. The Phoenix Paradise machine is dedicated to the indefatigable adventurer Jeanette. Everything happens on 5 reels with 15 paylines. Phoenix bird is the slot’s wild. If there are several such pictures in the combo, an additional multiplier is activated.
At any point in the game can start the Mystery Wild feature
At any time of the game can start the Mystery Wild feature.
After its activation will start respins, during which the fixed on the playing field of wilds move one position to the left. Repeated spins continue until all wild symbols disappear outside the reels. 3 or more scatters in the form of an egg of the Phoenix bird start a series of freespins. During them, the wilds work on the same mechanics as during the re-spins. The theoretical return rate in the slot is 96.1%, volatility is high.
Bee Hive Bonanza
Rating: 3.0
Provider: NetEnt
- RTP (%):96.09
- Volatility:high
- Max. rate:200
- Min. rate:0,1
Brand:NetEnt
Release date:01.09.2022
NetEnt does not often please its audience with new machines, but in each case the expectation is fully justified. And so it is this time: the September release impresses with both visuals and gameplay. The 5×5 playing field is located on a flowering meadow and is populated by bees. Row symbols are made in the form of medals with profiles of striped workers. Payouts are awarded for combinations of 6 or more symbols in adjacent positions. Rounds take place in the form of cascading rotations: the elements that made up the combo, disappear, and in their place move neighboring.
On the playing field can appear colored images of bees, activating additional multipliers from x1 to x10. Another group of special symbols – beehives. They activate such functions:
- Summing up all bee multipliers and crediting them to the player’s account.
- Doubling multipliers.
- Progressive increase of multipliers.
Scatter combo in the form of a bowl filled with honey triggers from 10 to 20 freespins. Free spins can be launched instantly by making the appropriate bet.
Beer Bonanza
Rating: 3.2
Provider: BGaming
- RTP (%):96.03
- Volatility:high
- Max. rate:12
- Min. bet:0,2
Brand:BGaming
Release date:08.09.2022
BGaming is another provider inspired by last month’s Oktoberfest. The Belarusian studio has released a six-reel machine with cascading spins and freespins. Square playing field with a grid of 6×6 is on the background of thickets of hops. On the reels appear cans, mugs and bottles with beer, fruits, snacks.
Get access to freespins is possible thanks to the symbol in the form of a pretzel
Get access to freespins can be accessed thanks to the symbol in the form of a pretzel.
Such pictures should be from 4 to 6, the location does not matter. During the free spins, the multiplier symbol in the form of a barrel comes into play. There are two options that accelerate the start of freespins:
- Instant start for an additional bet.
- Doubling the chances of falling out the right combination of scatters.
The theoretical return percentage is 96%, volatility is above average.
Emirate II
Rating: 3.1
Provider: Endorphina
- RTP (%):96.1
- Volatility:high
- Max. bet:200
- Min. bet:0,2
Brand:Endorphina
Release date:09/27/2022
The developers at Endorphina have burst into action this fall with an updated version of the oriental-style game. The Emirate II machine features 5 reels, 3 rows of symbols and 20 fixed payouts. On the background of the playing field flickers the lights of the Arabian metropolis with luxurious skyscrapers. The set of symbols includes portraits of wealthy residents of the UAE, luxury attributes (yacht, jewelry and others).
Oriental gold jewelry acts as a wild. It complements combinations, replacing in them any pictures, except for the scatter. The scatter symbol is a night landscape. This pictogram is paid regardless of location relative to the lines. After a successful spin you can run a risk game. To win in it must choose from four inverted cards that will be older than the open. RTP is 96.01%.
Calavera Crush
Rating: 3.1
Provider: Yggdrasil Gaming
- RTP (%):96
- Volatility:high
- Max. bet:100
- Min. bet:0,2
Brand:Yggdrasil
Release date:26.09.2022
Another September harbinger of Halloween is a new Yggdrasil slot. Calavera Crush is clearly inspired by Latin American traditions of honoring the dead: skeletons are drawn in the style of Mexican religious pictures of retablos and the aesthetics of the afterlife holiday El Día de Muertos (celebrated right after Halloween). Everything takes place on a 6×6 grid format. Sweets, cartoon skulls and other symbols appear on the reels. The reels rotate on the background of burning candles and garlands. Winnings are awarded with the simultaneous fallout of at least 8 matching pictograms anywhere on the grid.
When choosing mechanics, the developers favored avalanche spins. Scatter in the form of a skeleton in a sombrero triggers free spins. They can be purchased for a separate bet. The chances of activating the feature are increased with the Golden Bet option. Before the freespins start, you can increase their number in the risk game. The theoretical return rate is 96%.
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