Playtech was founded in 1999 in Tartu, Estonia and is now regarded as one of the most iconic and successful in the online casino industry. They’ve produced some of the most popular casino games, ranging from online slots to live casino games. In this article, we will be looking at Playtech’s top 3 online slots on the market right now.
Age Of The Gods
In 2016, Playtech released the first in their series of Age Of Gods with a detailed slot game based around the theme of Ancient Greek Mythology.The slot theme is based around Mount Olympus with its 5x3 playtable at the forefront of the screen with 20 different paylines. The playtable sets the Greek mythological theme with a dark blue backdrop and gold accents separating each reel. The game's background features a dark blue colour, complementing the playtable's dark backdrop, which is framed by imposing pillar structures reminiscent of the mythological Mount Olympus. The overall colour scheme blends shades of dark blue, gold, and white/stone, tying in with the overarching theme. The symbols in the game maintain the theme with various Greek Mythological Gods and a series of numbers and letters in a powerful font that fits the game’s logo in a variety of prestigious colours.
What makes this game one of Playtech’s best is the attention to detail when it comes to game bonuses and playing experience. Within the base game, users can get free spins when matching the Age Of The Gods scatter symbol or matching 3 of the same God to unlock free spins. Wild symbols can also appear on the playtable. Landing three or more Gods on a payline triggers a variety of bonus games, with different combinations unlocking rewards, such as matching Gods that provide bonuses, until Hades is selected. Furthermore, matching 3 of one God can unlock different free spin variations. Finally, a jackpot game can be unlocked at any time and will reward one of 4 combinations equating to a prize value.
Blue Wizard Fire Blaze
Blue Wizard was released in 2019 and has since become a popular title. It provides a typical Playtech visual experience alongside gameplay mechanics that add to the overall quality of play.The playtable of Blue Wizard Fire Blaze is a 5x3 grid with a potential of 30 paylines. The design of the playtable features a dark blue backdrop with gold accents around the reels, adding to the mystical theme of the game. The symbols further add to the mythical theme, featuring letters and numbers in a metallic gold serif font, each with a glowing effect that shifts in colour depending on the symbol. The imagery found on higher value symbols references the ‘wizard’ theme with the likes of a ring, spellbook, cauldron and owl. Bonus symbols also include similar imagery, with a crystal ball, a castle and the wizard himself.
One of the available bonus features is the Fire Blaze bonus, triggered by landing 6 to 15 crystal balls. This activates a respin, offering the chance to unlock various prize values, which are held until all respins have been completed. Another of the bonus features is the Fire Blaze Classics, which is triggered by landing six to fifteen crystal ball symbols. Once triggering the Fire Blaze Respin feature each crystal ball symbol that lands on the reels during the triggering spin will show either a cash prize or a star icon. These crystal ball symbols will then stay in their position through the further three spins that are rewarded. On these following spins if one or more crystal balls land they will be held in place and the respin count will return to three. Players are rewarded with the GRAND prize when all symbol positions are filled with crystal ball symbols.
Hot Gems Xtreme
In 2020, Playtech released the third game of the Hot Gems series, which soon became the fan favourite of the three.The layout of the playtable is a 6x4 with up to 262,144 available paylines. Hot Gems Ztreme features a mining theme with ties into the gold run. The playtable sits on a wooden lift, reminiscent of those used in western mines, with lower-value symbols represented by gems. All gems share a grey stone background, while the higher-value symbols include TNT, a mine, a cart, a pickaxe, a miner, and a diamond as the Wild. The game's backdrop features an animated mine with a dark colour scheme, showcasing rocks and wooden beams, along with bright gems being extracted.
Hot Gems Xtreme features two additional symbols, the wild and bonus. The wild symbol is represented by a diamond can can substitute fir all of the base symbols. On the other hand, the bonus symbols can trigger free games when three or more land on the reels at once.
There’s a range of bonus features available on this title including growing reels, TNT, big symbols, walking mystery and free games.