As you all probably know, the month of October is reserved for Halloween and everything that goes with it. Everybody is preparing their costumes for parties and trick-or-treating, enormous amounts of candy are being stored for children, and so on. Of course, software providers are also extremely busy this time of year, preparing the best video slot that celebrates Halloween.

Every year, we get at least one top-notch game to enjoy. This time, in our humble opinion, there will be at least three of them. We are bringing you the list of the three most anticipated video slot themed after this popular festivity.

1. Rags to Witches (BetSoft)

This is probably the scariest game of all the three we will present. The reels are set at the entrance of the witch’s house, and she wanted to make sure only the bravest among players would dare to enter her yard. Tombstones, creepy Jack-O-Lanterns, and even zombies will greet you the moment you start playing the game. Furthermore, the creepy soundtrack and a spooky sound of a witch laughing will send a shiver or two down your spine.

Now, if you defeat the coward in you, you are ready to play the game. BetSoft’s product comes with 5 reels, 3 rows, and 30 fixed paylines. Rags to Witches pays left to right, beginning from the leftmost reel. Three-of-a-kind is the minimum for landing payouts. This highly volatile video slot comes with an RTP of 96.21% and offers a maximum payout of 3,355x the bet when talking about fixed payouts.

Every spin requires 30 coins. Fortunately, punters can alter the coin value. Betting starts at $0.30. Spinners cannot wager more than $112.50 per single spin. There is nothing scary about the control panel. It is pretty standard and offers all the usual options, including Autoplay, with up to 100 automatic spins.

If you are not scared of the background, then the symbols that populate the reels might startle you a bit. The Witch is the top-paying regular icon, followed by a Skeleton that sits in front of a Tomb. Every Witch has a Bat and a Cat, and there are some Candies for children and a Candle. Jack-O-Lantern is the Wild that substitutes for all regular symbols. The House is the Scatter that triggers free spins.

Wilds appear only on reels 2, 3, and 4. That is not the case with Scatters, which land on every reel. To trigger the Free Spins feature, you will need at least 5 Scatters on the reels. Five Scatters give you 10 freebies with a rising multiplier, which starts at 1x and can go up t 10x. Multipliers increase with every following spin.

With 6 triggering Scatters, players get 10 freebies with a win multiplier that goes from 2x to 20x. As for 7 Scatters, they trigger 10 free spins, while the win multiplier goes from 3x to 30x. You cannot retrigger the feature.

The Progressive Jackpot feature is triggered on random spins in the base game. Your chances of triggering the feature go up as you rise the bet. Spin the progressive reel and win one of four progressive jackpots on offer.

2. Tricks And Treats (Red Tiger)

The Red Tiger product is next in line, and we have to be completely honest and say that it does not look as scary as Rags to Witches. The action takes place on the streets of an unknown village, where All Saints Day is being celebrated. Everything is decorated with light and Jack-O-Lanterns. The only thing missing are the children running from door to door.

Trick And Treats is a medium variance game that offers a maximum payout of 1,696x the bet and comes with an RTP of 95.73%. It is played on a 5×4 grid and benefits from 25 fixed paylines. The slot pays left to right, beginning from the leftmost reel. Three-of-a-kind is the minimum for landing payouts. Betting starts at $0.10, while the maximum wager is $100 per single spin.

As for the symbols that populate the reels, you will come across simple playing cards, which act as low-value icons. Among the high-paying ones, there is a Candle, Cupcakes with Spiders, Ghosts holding Lanterns, and a Cat that rides a Broom and wears a Witch Hat. Two different Scatters appear, as well as one Wild.

Trick is one of the special symbols, which turns into a Wild every time it lands on the reels. That is not all, because it also adds a multiplier up to 3x, which is applied on every win. It is also applied to a win brought by the Treat icon if it appears on the same spin. The Treat Scatter brings instant wins every time it lands on the reels. Up to 4 Treat Scatters can appear at the same time and can carry instant wins of up to 25x the bet.

Land 3, 4, or 5 Halloween Spin Scatters on the reels to trigger 10, 12, or 15 free spins. During the feature, Halloween Scatters do not appear, so you cannot retrigger free spins. On the other hand, Trick symbols will appear and carry multipliers, which are accumulated. The win multiplier during free spins goes up to 15x and is applied on all wins.

3. Castle of Terror (BTG)

The BTG product takes you to a strange castle somewhere in the lovely countryside. Even though everything seems peaceful, the castle holds a terrible secret. It is inhabited by vampires. Lady, Gentleman, Maid, and Gardener are all vampires, as well as high-value regular symbols. Use the power of the Holy Water to turn them into Wilds and win up to 61,720x the bet per spin.

This is a high-volatility game that comes with an RTP of 96.72%. It is played on 6 reels and benefits from 4,096 ways to win. The slot pays left to right, starting from the leftmost reel. Land matching icons on at least three successive reels to win a payout. Bet between $0.20 and $15 per spin.

In the base game, there is a chance that the Holy Water feature is triggered on any spin. If that happens, Holy Water will appear and splash on 2+ cells. If at the end of a spin, that cell is occupied by either a Gentleman, Lady, Maid, or Gardener, it will turn into a Wild. The Holy Water splashes only on the four central reels. Also, the feature will be triggered on every free spin.

Trigger free spins in several ways. If you land a win between 25x and 100x the bet, you can spin the wheel and win 12 free spins. If your win is higher than 100x, you can buy 12 free spins. Buy them also for 70x the bet. Players even get a chance to trigger the Enhanced Free Spins feature. To trigger free spins regularly, you need Scatters. Silver Castle Scatters appear on all reels. Gold Castle Scatter lands only on the 6th reel.

Land 3+ Scatters to trigger 12 free spins. Every additional Scatter will secure 3+ extra freebies. If one of the triggering Scatters is the Golden Castle, you get Enhanced Free Spins. In regular free spins, you get an unlimited win multiplier, which starts at 1x and goes up by 1x for each high-value regular symbol that turns into a Wild.

As for Enhanced Free Spins, the win multiplier starts at 2x and goes up by 2x for the same reason as in regular free spins. Each time a multiplier reaches a multiple of 20, players get 6 additional free spins.