Apart from bringing us the joys of Spring, May 2021 is also reserved for a number of new video slots that will keep us busy hopefully for years to come. Every year, software providers are battling against each other to deliver top-notch titles that will attract a broad audience.
This May, we had a really tough time selecting a list of the top 3 most intriguing video slots. So, we are well aware that there will be gamers that will not concur with our choices. Even so, this is the list of our top three games for May 2021.
1. 3 Secret Cities (4ThePlayer)
The first game on our list will take us to the forgotten Aztec temples, hidden deep in the jungle. Relax Gaming and 4ThePlayer joined forces to deliver this intriguing product, where players can win up to 50,000x bet. The five-reel, 1,024 ways to win game comes with a BONUS↑UP feature, where you get to move through the map and explore three different cities. As you progress on the map, the prizes and the bonuses get bigger and bigger.
Also, as you move from city to city, the surroundings become a little different. What stays the same are the symbols populating the reels. The female Adventurer and the Priestess are the two stacked high-paying symbols that can appear on all reels. These two, and the Puma, are the only three symbols that pay even for two of a kind.
To progress through the BONUS↑UP feature and move down the map, you need to land Scatters on reels 1 and 3. Here, you pick between a prize of 50x and the progress to the next location. Three cities are on offer, Jungle City, Lake City, and Golden City. Each of them offers a different number of free spins, a different win multiplier, and a different max payout.
In the Jungle City, you can trigger up to 15 free spins with a 5x multiplier and win as much as 16,000x bet. Lake City offers 25 free spins with an 8x max multiplier and a maximum payout of 30,000x bet. Reach the Golden City to trigger up to 50 freebies with a 15x multiplier and pocket up to 50,000x.
Three Scatters on reels 1, 3, and 5 trigger free spins. The Temple Free Spins feature first takes you to the Temple Pick, where you select tiles from each row, starting from the lowest one. The blocks reveal the number of spins, the win multiplier, and a symbol that lands super stacked during the feature. If you unveil an X sign before you reach the top row, the pick ends, and free spins start. Get 5 or 10 additional free spins by landing Scatters on reels 1 and 3.
2. What the Fox Megaways (Red Tiger)
After exploring ancient Aztec cities, we are taking you on a fun trip to the Gambling Capital of the World. Las Vegas is our next stop, and What the Fox Megaways is our next game. Red Tiger stands behind this flashy video slot done under the license of BTG. The Red Tiger product offers six reels, and up to 7 symbols can appear on one reel. Do the math, and you will realize that up to 117,649 ways to win can be activated in a single spin.
The reels are set in front of Mr. Foxter’s Foxtastic Palace in Las Vegas, with luxury, bright light, and flashy images surrounding the reels. Symbols on the reels include a Car, Money, Cigars and Whiskey, and Dice. Wily Wild is there to fill the entire reel and boost a win with a multiplier up to 7x.
Since up to three stacked Wily Wilds can land in a single spin, and since all three come with multipliers that can be combined, the max multiplier in a single spin can reach an eye-popping 343x. Of course, Wilds need to be a part of the winning combo to activate the multiplier.
The Megaways game engine goes with cascading reels in this game, meaning that each time you land a win, the winning symbols will disappear, making room for new ones to land and deliver new payouts. To trigger the Foxy Spins feature, punters need to land 3 Foxy Spins Scatters on the reels. Spin the Bonus Wheel, and you get between 5 and 20 free spins and a starting win multiplier between 2x and 5x.
Each new winning combination during the feature will increase the win multiplier by 1x, and it does not reset after a non-winning spin. Every additional Scatter landed during the feature will get you 1 extra freebie.
3. Poseidon Ancient Fortunes Megaways (Triple Edge Studios)
After such action in the hot desert, it is only normal to continue our voyage to a place where we can cool off. And there is no better way to wash off the desert sand than swimming in the blue ocean, looking for Poseidon’s lost riches. Triple Edge Studios and Microgaming stand behind Poseidon Ancient Fortunes Megaways, a six-reel video slot that offers up to 117,649 ways to win.
Several features are on offer here, including Rolling Reels, Jackpot Pick Game, and the Free Spins feature. The game comes with 6 regular reels and the 7th horizontal reel that adds symbols on reels 2-4. Also, the Wild will only appear on the horizontal reel. From 2 to 7 icons can appear on a single reel. Thanks to Rolling Reels, all winning symbols are removed from the grid, and new icons land to fill the blank cells.
Apart from substituting for all regular symbols, the Wild has one more important function. Every Wild that lands is added to the Treasure Chest, standing in the left corner of the screen. After each collection, there is a chance for the Jackpot Pick Game to be triggered. If that is the case, players get to pick between 12 tokens. Every token will reveal one of four jackpots. Collect three instances of the same jackpot to win the corresponding prize, up to 10,000x.
Collect 4 GOLD Scatters (or spell out the word GOLD) to trigger the Free Spins feature and get 12 free spins. Every additional Scatter landed will secure you 5 more freebies. The win multiplier in the feature starts at 1x and goes up by 1x after each win. It does not reset after a non-winning spin. Three or four extra Scatters landed during the feature will get you 5-10 new free spins. There are no limits when it comes to how many free spins you can trigger.
