It is that time of the year when everybody is preparing for the most festive holiday. Christmas is just around the corner, so plenty of presents will be delivered to all good boys and girls across the globe.
Most of the iGaming software providers have been thinking about their loyal followers, preparing Christmas video slots that will keep them occupied during the holidays. Amongst an array of games themed after Xmas, we have selected the top five that suited us the most. Here is the list of our Best Xmas slots in 2020:
Big Bad Wolf Christmas Special (Quickspin)
Most of you had the pleasure of playing the iconic Big Bad Wolf video slot from Quickspin. If you want to see what kinds of adventures are waiting for the three little piggies on Christmas Eve, then you should definitely try out the Xmas edition of the popular game. With 5 reels and 25 paylines, the 2020 release offers plenty of features gamers can benefit from.
Thanks to Swooping Reels, every time you land a winning combination, winning symbols will be blown from the reel grid by the Wolf, and new ones will fill the vacant cells. The Pigs Turn Wild feature is closely connected to Swooping Reels. For every two successive wins, one of the pigs turns Wild, but a non-winning spin resets the feature.
Wolf Scatters is what you need to trigger free spins. Players get 10 freebies and the Pigs Turn Wild feature is also active. Collect Moon Scatters during free spins and you will have a chance to trigger the Blowing Down the House feature, where you get extra free spins and a win multiplier. This medium variance game offers an RTP of 97.34% and a max payout of 1,225x stake.
Holiday Spirits (Play’n Go)
Every Christmas you get an opportunity to watch some of the movie versions of the famous Christmas Carol, and follow the adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge. Play’n Go made sure that there is a fresh version of the video slot as well. Apart from Mr Scrooge, you will see the ghosts of the past, present, and the future. Holiday Spirits is a three-reel video slot that offers only 5 paylines.
Even though it may seem like a classic slot machine, there are plenty of features players can benefit from. The Ebenezer’s Clock feature will be randomly triggered from time to time, delivering multiplier boosts from 2x to 10x. Another randomly triggered feature is Ebenezer’s Gift, It can only be triggered if Ebenezer’s Clock feature is active and delivers an additional 2x boost of the current multiplier.
Finally, there are three types of Win Spins – Win Spins of the Present, Future, and the Past. We need to have two stacked reels, and if it is a non-winning spin, the Double Stack feature will commence, triggering one of three Win Spin features. Depending on which of the multipliers are active, you get one of the three options, with stacked reels locked, while the non-stacked reel keeps respinning until you get a win.
Carol of the Elves (Yggdrasil)
If you still aren’t in a Christmas spirit, then you should try out Carol of the Elves. Santa’s little helpers appear as main characters in a five-reel video slot that offers up to 3,125 ways to win. Players begin with 45 ways to win and a 1-3-5-3-1 reel formation, and winning spins will unlock more ways to win and give you respins.
Every time you land a winning combination, you are rewarded with a free respin. Also, blocks that cover locked cells are gradually destroyed with the little help of Magic Stars, which are created with every win. If you are lucky enough, you can unlock all cells and get 3,125 ways to win.
Wins also activate the two Lantern Collections. The Green Lantern Collection gives you increasing win multipliers, while the Red Lantern Collection delivers lives that keep your tiles unlocked. After a non-winning spin, it all resets.
Take Santa’s Shop (BetSoft)
Picture a scenario in which a Robber is preparing to steal all the presents Santa has prepared for all boys and girls. Try to stop him and help Santa keep his workshop so that the Christmas could still be very merry. Take Santa’s Shop is a five-reel video slot that comes with 75 ways to win.
The BetSoft product is a progression game, where you will be spinning the reels in rounds of 10 spins. On the lower right side of the screen, we have the Christmas Ornament Meter, counting down from 10 to 0. During one period of 10 spins, all Robber icons that land on the reels will be turned into an Ornament. Once the meter comes to zero, all Ornaments turn into Wilds.
Get three Santa’s Sleigh Scatters on reels 2, 3, and 4 and you will trigger the Free Spins feature. With 15 free spins on the offer, from 5 to 10 Wilds will appear on the reels in each spin. They will change their positions for each freebie
Christmas Carol Megaways (Pragmatic Play)
Similarly to Play’n Go, Pragmatic Play looked for inspiration for their Xmas video slot in the famous novella Christmas Carol, but they did not bother to think about a new name. Christmas Carol Megaways is a six-reel video slot that offers up to 200,704 Megaways. This highly volatile video slot comes with an RTP of 96.5% and offers a max payout of 20,000x bet. Enjoy Tumble feature, Ante Bet, and four types of free spins.
The Tumble feature is same as cascading reels, removing winning symbols from the reels, adding new icons on blank positions. The Ante Bet feature can be triggered at any time, but will cost you a bit more. The trick is to boost your chances of triggering free spins, since more Scatters will be appearing on the reels.
Depending on the number of Scatters landed (4, 5, or 6), you will be given four options for each number of Scatters that appear on the reels. Land four Scatters and get 5, 10, or 15 freebies with 10x, 5x, or 1x multiplier. The fourth option is a mystery one, so you can even get 15 free spins with a 10x multiplier. Now, with more triggering Scatters, you get more free spins, up to 19 with 5 triggering Scatters and up to 23 with six Scatters on the reels. The multipliers remain the same.
