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Sneaky Santa: Realtime Gaming

Sneaky Santa, created by RTG (RealTime Gaming), is a solid addition to the array of Christmas-themed slots of 2023. It presents a traditional slot format with five reels, three rows, and 25 active paylines, offering bets ranging from $0.25 to $25. The has a maximum win of 50,000X your line bet – not to be confused with your total bet. Following the latter metric, the maximum win equates to 2,000X – still, not bad!

As the name suggests, Sneaky Santa is rich in classic Christmas spirit, naturally, themed around Saint Nick himself. The reels feature a beautifully decorated Christmas tree and a warm, inviting fireplace. The symbols include a mix of traditional Christmas icons and standard playing card royals. Key symbols are the letter to Santa, which serves as both a wild and scatter, along with other festive icons like the Nutcracker, an Elf, a Gingerbread Man, and an Angel figurine.

Of course, the main feature of Sneaky Santa is the letter symbol. It not only substitutes for other symbols to help you form winning combinations, but also triggers 12 free spins when appearing three or more times. During the free spins, a unique Morphing symbol can expand, covering an entire reel, similar to the mechanics seen in Book-style slots. 

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Sugar Rush Xmas: Pragmatic Play 

Sugar Rush Xmas, crafted by Pragmatic Play, is an Xmas version of the popular Sugar Rush slot. Keeping the original game’s mechanics intact, this Christmas version is again built around a 7X7 grid layout, and it uses a cluster pays mechanic. The reels – well, the whole game for that – is set in a snowy, candy-filled landscape. Aside from the visuals, little (nothing actually) has changed about the game; there’s still a high volatility math model in play, and the game’s RTP sits slightly above average at 96.5%. 

Betting-wise, players can stake as little as 20 cents per spin (some operators may even have a ten-cent stake option), with high-rollers able to wager as much as $240 per spin. One of the main parts of the game’s Christmas makeover is the fact that it’s set in a winter setting, with all symbols now covered in snow! Like the original, wins are formed by matching clusters including five or more symbols, with up to 150X your bet paid for the biggest clusters with the top-paying symbols!

Multiplier spots are created whenever winning symbols are removed, increasing in value with each successive win on the same spot, up to a maximum of 128X. These multipliers then apply to any wins that are formed on top of them.

Then, there’s the main free spins bonus round which is triggered by landing between three and seven scatter symbols. DUring these free spins, the multiplier spots remain highlighted, making it much easier to reach the higher 64X and 128X multipliers. It’s possible to re-trigger the free spins, like in the original, and there’s also a bonus buy mechanic available.

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Wonders of Christmas: NetEnt

NetEnt’s Wonders of Christmas isn’t the newest slot on today’s list, but it’s one worth checking out, as it takes you on a festive journey, and, theme-wise, it’s also very unique, drawing inspiration from the historical roots of Christmas in Rome. The game, a holiday reskin of ‘Rome: The Golden Age,’ features a diamond-shaped grid (3-4-5-4-3) against a beautiful winter backdrop. With stakes ranging from 10 cents to $50 per spin, and a high variance math model, Wonders of Christmas is ideal for players wanting a slightly higher variance slotting experience. While NetEnt now offers their games in varying RTP settings, Wonders of Christmas’ highest RTP setting is a generous 96.06%.

Wonders of Christmas’s symbols include traditional Christmas items and playing card values, including 10, jack, queen, king, and ace. When it comes to bonuses and features, the game spoils you for choice and you’ll find Frame Collections, multipliers, and free spins. Gift Symbols add an interesting twist, too, as they create frames that can fill with wilds that can also connect with other symbols.

During the main free spins bonus round, you’re taken inside a cozy Christmas house, and sticky coins appear on the reels. These offer various cash prizes, and any multiplier you accumulated during the base game is carried over to the free spins, too! With a maximum win potential of a whopping 100,000X your bet, it’s no wonder that Wonders of Christmas is a highly popular Xmas-inspired video slot!

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Jingle Balls: Nolimit City

Jingle Balls, a creation of NoLimit City, brings a unique Christmas theme to the world of slots. With a six-reel setup featuring varying row sizes (3-3-4-4-5-5), this game offers a wide variety of betting options; you can stake as little as 20 cents per spin, up to a maximum of $200! It boasts a decent RTP of 96.10% and high volatility, promising substantial rewards with a maximum win potential of 12250x the bet.

The game’s design deviates from typical Xmas theme, instead, relying on Grinches, elves, and a very unusual-looking Santa. Like you’d expect from a Nolimit City slot, Jingle Balls offers a solid selection of bonuses and features including scatter symbols, xSplit Wilds, xNudge Wilds, xWays, and various Spirit Spins modes.

While the game is, essentially, a reskin of Remember Gulag, it’s perfect for players wanting high variance Xmas action with very real potential of hitting the game’s maximum wins when using the bonus buy functions.

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Xmas Drop: Hacksaw Gaming

Xmas Drop, created by Hacksaw Gaming, is their newly-released 2023 slot release, blending classic holiday elements with innovative gaming features. Set in a snow-covered forest, the game features Santa Claus and is built on a five-reel, five-row format, and the game uses – strangely – just 19 fixed paylines. Xmas Drop has a medium volatility and offers an RTP of 96.22%, and you can wager from as little as ten cents and as much as $100.

Visually, the symbols include low-value playing card values, including 10, jack, queen, king, and ace, and the high-paying symbols include theme-specific imagery like stockings, candy canes, trees, teddy bears, and bells. Wins for five-of-a-kind combos range from 5-10X the bet for low-value symbols to 15-25X for high-value symbols. The game also features two types of wild symbols, appearing both in the base game and the free spins.

Regarding bonuses, Xmas Drop offers a lot to get excited about. The game’s features include expanding Wild Santa symbols, Wild Gift symbols with multipliers, and two bonus rounds: “Night Before Xmas” and “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.” The free spins round, for example, offers you free spins with extra wilds and “activated reels” becoming active.

Like we’ve seen from many Hacksaw Gaming slots recently, Xmas Drop also utilizes a bonus buy mechanic. However, in keeping with the game developers’ portfolio, they don’t offer just one bonus buy as there are several different options with different levels of volatility and RTP settings. You’ll also find options like the Feature Spins, where you can pay an increased stake to have guaranteed scatter symbols land, and entry into a Super Bonus, too.

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Big Bass Christmas Bash: Reel Time Gaming (Pragmatic Play)

Big Bass Christmas Bash, a festive twist on Big Bass Splash, offers a classic fishing slot experience with a holiday makeover. This slot, developed by Pragmatic Play and Reel Kingdom, is part of the wildly-successful range of “Big Bass” games, and features a snowy backdrop and Christmas-themed visuals.

Structurally, Big Bass Christmas Bash is built around a five-reel, three-row format, and the game uses 10 fixed paylines; these are unadjustable, in keeping with all of the other Big Bass games that we’ve seen so far. It’s a high variance slot, although the RTP is solid, coming in well above average at 96.71%. The game is playable from between ten cents and $250 per spin, and, like with many of Reel Time Gaming’s slots today, you can toggle the “ante bet” option, and purchase direct entry into the main free spins bonus round.

When it comes to the game’s symbols, Big Bass Christmas Bash uses playing card values, including 10, jack, queen, king, and ace for the low-value ones, and theme-specific icons for the high-paying ones. The latter includes fish, tackle boxes, dragonflies, rods, and a bulldozer. The biggest base game hits can be worth up to 200X for five-of-a-kind combos. for five-of-a-kind range from 5-10X the bet for low pays to 20x-200x for high pays.

Like many of the slots on today’s Xmas slots list, Xmas Drop focuses gameplay around a free spins bonus round which is triggered by landing 3, 4, or 5 of the scatter symbols anywhere in view. Depending on the number of scatters landed, you’ll then receive bewteen ten and 20 free spins.

During this mode, fish money symbols display multiplier values between 2X and 5,000X, and are, in standard Big Bass fashion, collected by the Fisherman symbol, who also acts as a wild. The bonus round also has a progression meter which collects any wilds that landed and adds them to a tally. Collecting enough wilds unlocks re-triggers and multipliers of up to 10X!

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Book of Yuletide: Quickspin

Book of Yuletide from Quickspin is another of the games on this list from a well known software provider, and this video slot offers a festive take on the classic ‘book of’ genre – something that will, ultimately, make some players groan. The game is modeled heavily around Quickspin’s previous ‘Book of Duat,’ and it’s structured around a five-reel, three-row layout with ten fixed paylines in play at all times. 

The RTP stands at 96.27%, which is above-average, slightly, in today’s online gambling world, and it’s a high variance game, so expect big wins – albeit lengthy dry spells, too. Stake-wise, you can bet as little as 20 cents per spin, with the maximum bet reaching as high as $100 per spin, depending on the sire you play at.

Visually, the game is set against a backdrop of Christmas themes, complete with a soundtrack featuring classic holiday tunes like ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’ and a jazzy version of ‘Jingle Bells.’ Look at the game’s reels, and you’ll find a wide variety of symbols including playing card values, including 10, jack, queen, king, and ace, Elves, and, of course, Santa himself – who’s the highest-paying symbol. In keeping with most book games, a five-of-a-kind combo of Santa awards a payout of 500X your bet.

The main free spins bonus round is triggered by landing 3, 4, or 5 of the scatter symbols anywhere in view. You are then awarded four free spins and a number of ‘picks’ in the “Pick me Bonus”. These picks can award additional free spins, expanding symbols, and multipliers. Of course, during the free spins, expanding symbols pay across all lines, enhancing win potential significantly.

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Christmas Catch: Big Time Gaming

Christmas Catch by Big Time Gaming is a festive reskin of the popular Golden Catch fishing slot. Set outside Santa’s Workshop, this Christmas-themed slot captures the holiday spirit with its snowy visuals, cheerful Jingle Bells background music, and a gameplay grid inside a brick building adorned with festive decorations.

Featuring the Megaways mechanic, Christmas Catch offers a dynamic grid with 6 reels, each capable of displaying 2-7 symbols, leading to a maximum of 117,649 ways to win. The RTP is 96.53%, with a high volatility model. Betting ranges from 20 cents to $30 per spin.

The symbols include low-value playing card values, including 10, jack, queen, king, and ace and high value stockings, and any win triggers the “reaction” mechanic, which removes winning symbols for potential additional wins. The game’s wild symbol appears on reels 2-5, substituting for all except the scatter.

The features include Sleighs with Gift Bonus Prizes, free spins with an unlimited Sleigh multiplier, and the Win Exchange. Sleighs can award cash prizes up to 500X your bet randomly during the base game. To trigger the free spins bonus round you must land 3, 4, or 5 of the scatter symbols anywhere in view. You will then enter the bonus which plays out identically to Golden Catch.

Now, if you hit a win during the base game you can, if it’s worth enough, choose to exchange it for a spin on the free spins wheel; this can either award direct entry into the bonus round or cause you to lose your winnings!

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Santa’s Stack Dream Drop: Relax Gaming

Played on an 8×8 grid, this cluster-paying slot has a 94% RTP and high volatility.  Like we’ve seen from a few Relax Gaming slots in the past, Santa’s Stack Dream Drop uses 8-bit style graphics and includes the Secret Santa Re-Spin feature and free spins with guaranteed wilds. 

Wins are created by clusters of matching symbols, with premium symbols offering up to 10,000X your bet! The more symbols that form part of the winning cluster, the higher the payout; wins are not determined based on the total number of symbols on the game screen; they must be connected.

Aside from the free spins bonus round, the main attraction of Santa’s Stack Dream Drop is the Dream Drop Jackpot. This progressive jackpot bonus round randomly triggers, and when it does, you’ll have the chance to win one of five progressive jackpots.

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Moon Princess Christmas Kingdom: Play’n Go

Moon Princess Christmas Kingdom is another cluster-pays video slot, this time, for Play’n Go. It’s been a while since we’ve seen 5×5 cluster-paying grid slots by Play’n Go utilizing the famed Japanese girls, but the Sailor Moon girls are, once again back, although this time they’re headed to North Japan into the snowy mountains. Fittingly, the game is set in a snowy landscape with castles and pine trees, offering a very unique Christmas experience. 

The game shares the RTP of 96.2% and high volatility with Sisters of the Sun, the slot the game has been modeled after, and like in most of these 8X8 games from Play’n Go, wins are formed when three or more matching symbols land in a row, either horizontally or vertically. 

Special features include mistletoe-marked positions increasing the win multiplier, Girl Power features triggered randomly on non-winning spins, and the Trinity Feature, which offers a free game round. The free spins round is triggered by clearing the grid during the Trinity Feature or on a normal spin. Like the original Moon Princess, during the free spins, players have the option of choosing from one of three different free spins bonuses, each associated with one of the princesses, including perks like multipliers, symbol removals and more.

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Jingle Bells Slot (Microgaming)

Jingle Bells Slot by Microgaming takes you right into the heart of the festive season. It’s also (by far) the oldest video slot on this list, first released all the way back in 2006! However, it’s clear that this video slot has stood the test of time, especially among players who favor a classic style. Why? Because Jingle Bells is built around a three-reel setup, with just five paylines! Jingle Bells Slot sets a cozy, Christmas-themed backdrop, drawing players into a world of holiday cheer and potential rewards.

As you’d expect in many classic slot machines, the symbols are displayed on the paytable which is located directly on the main screen to the left-hand side of the reels. The Holly is the most valuable symbol in the game, and it also functions as a wild – helping you to form winning combos!

While there’s no bonuses and features, the game offers simple, straightforward and uncluttered gameplay. Like with many of Microgaming’s older slots, there’s also an Expert Mode, where you can set up functions like autoplay – although not much else to be honest. Despite the lack of any bonuses and features, Jingle Bells does offer some pretty decent win potential; 6,000 coins which translates to $30,000 when playing at the game’s maximum stake!

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Christmas Krampus Slot: Light and Wonder

Christmas Krampus Slot, developed by Light & Wonder, was released on December 13, 2022, offering a unique and slightly darker twist on the traditional Christmas slot theme. Set in a mysterious winter landscape, the game features a 5-reel, 3-row layout with 10 paylines, so it’s fair to say it’s built around a pretty classic slot setup. 

The RTP stands at an impressive 96.16%, although be aware that it is available in a separate RTP version, where it stands at 94%. The game offers a maximum win potential of 2,000X your stake; not the best in the world, but certainly not the lowest, either. Visually, the slot is beautifully designed, with the reels set outdoors on a snowy night. 

Christmas Krampus offers a range of symbols; the low-value ones include the standard playing card values, including 10, jack, queen, king, and ace, while the medium-paying symbols are represented by festive items like Christmas gifts, candy, snowmen, and Christmas trees. The higher-paying symbols, such as an elf in green clothes and the game’s logo, offer the more significant wins – and these are the symbols you’ll want to aim for when playing!

There’s a pretty decent selection of bonuses and features, including free spins – triggered by landing 3, 4, or 5 of the scatter symbols anywhere in view – and during these spins, any Kramaus symbol will collect the cash value of a nearby present, with multiple collections possible if more than one present appear!

Like many slots we’ve seen released in the past few years, there is also a bonus buy mechanic. This allows you to purchase instant entry into the main bonus round for a fixed cost – and this is ideal for players who prefer not to wait around for bonuses to trigger naturally!

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Naughty Santa: Habanero

The final game on this Christmas Slots 2023 roundup is Naughty Santa from Habanero. This is a Christmas-inspired slot, clearly, with an interesting twist; load up the slot to find out what it is! In terms of structure, the game is built on a five-reel, four-row format, and there’s an additional multiplier reel in play, too! The game has a whopping 432 paylines, and you can stake between $0.15 and $60 per spin. One of the first things that makes this game stand out is the incredibly high RTP; 97.98%! This is much higher than what we’re generally seeing in the industry right now and is something many players will appreciate, we’re sure.

In terms of visuals; Naughty Santa has a vibrant design, and we love the win animations; symbols involved with any wins light up like Christmas lights. When it comes to the game’s high-paying symbols, the top-paying ones are four unique female characters, while colorful crackers make up the low-value ones.

When it comes to bonuses and features there is quite a lot going on, including expanding Santa wilds, exploding crackers, colossal symbols, and a free spins round – the latter of which can award up to 25 free spins! While the free spins can’t be re-triggered, they do offer some decent win potential.

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