Top 5 Slots for Christmas 2022
With the festive season approaching, many people look forward to exchanging gifts, enjoying good food and catching up with friends and family. For Christmas-themed entertainment, here’s a guide to our top 5 holiday video slots.
The countdown to Christmas also brings new seasonal releases to online casinos, while older games offer a chance to revisit holidays past. The options are plentiful, and reviewing them all can take time. This guide narrows the field to 5 Christmas-themed video slots.
Sleighin' it (Betsoft)
Recently released by Betsoft, Sleighin' it is a video slot with polished graphics and animations. It also features four progressive jackpots: a spin may award the Mini, Minor, Major, or Mega prize.
This 5-reel, 30-payline game also features stacked mystery symbols, wild reels and 4 free-spins rounds to choose from. During these rounds, wild reels can move from one spin to the next.
- Reels: 5x4 with 30-Paylines
- RTP & Variance: 96.19% with ‘High Variance’
- Max Win: 568x
Aloha Christmas (NetEnt)
First released in 2020 by NetEnt, Aloha! Christmas brings a Hawaiian tropical setting to the holiday slot genre instead of the familiar snowy backdrop. The review also highlighted its Cluster Pays mechanic and bonus features as reasons players might enjoy the game.
Wins come from forming symbol clusters rather than completing paylines. Mystery and wild symbols can help create payouts in the base game. The free spins come in two configurations: 10 free spins with 2x, 3x, or 4x wild multipliers, or 6 spins with 4x, 5x, or 7x wild multipliers.
- Reels: 6x7 with Cluster Pays
- RTP & Variance: 96% with ‘Medium Variance’
- Max Win: 1,750x
Santa’s Fortune (Wizard Games)
Wizard Games released Santa’s Fortune, a new slot, in time for the Christmas season covered by this guide. Its production values earned praise, with the game looking good across devices.
Landing a Sleigh symbol alongside Gift Box prize symbols awards the gifts shown. A gift may also activate the Collect Pots feature: keep choosing gifts until three symbols match one of the Mini, Minor, Major, or Grand jackpots. The review says the Grand award pays 1,000x your stake. This Wizard Games slot also features a free-spins round and 25 paylines.
- Reels: 5x3 with 25 Paylines
- RTP & Variance: 96.03% with “Low to Medium Variance’
- Max Win: 1,229x
Christmas Gift Rush (Habanero)
For players who like simple festive gameplay, Habanero’s Christmas Gift Rush puts a seasonal twist on finding presents for friends and family. The compact game has 3 reels, 3 rows and 3 paylines, with a listed top payout of 2,675x your stake.
The key feature to look for is ‘Nudge’, which is described as paying at least 30x your stake. It activates when a winning combination lands on the central line: the first nudge opens the payline above, and the second opens the one below. The only other bonus feature is a wild symbol, keeping things simple for players who prefer easy-to-follow slots.
- Reels: 3x3 with 3 Paylines
- RTP & Variance: 96.66% with ‘High Variance’
- Max Win: 2,675x
Christmas Big Bass Bonanza (Reel Kingdom/Pragmatic Play)
Pragmatic Play’s Big Bass series includes several popular games, and here Big Bass gets a Christmas makeover. Santa heads out on the water in search of a festive catch.
The free-spins feature can be triggered or purchased, awarding up to 20 spins. If a Wild symbol and Fish ‘Money’ symbols land together during the feature, the wild collects the fish and their values. The review also praised the game’s presentation, which it linked to the high quality associated with Pragmatic Play.
- Reels: 5x3 with 10 Paylines
- RTP & Variance: 95.67% with ‘Medium to High Variance’
- Max Win: 2,100x
An Extra Christmas-Themed Bonus Slot
Alongside its 5 featured Christmas slots, the guide also recommends a sixth seasonal online casino game title from Wazdan as an extra option.
The 9 Coins™ Xmas Edition combines the original 9 Coins™ gameplay with a Christmas backdrop. Its features include Cash InfinityTM and Hold The Jackpot respins.
Wins come from the respins bonus rather than symbol combinations. Land Cash Infinity™ and gold symbols to start respins, collect cash prizes and build jackpot multipliers.
The Mini, Minor and Major jackpots pay 10x, 20x, and 50x, respectively. Fill all 9 reel positions to win the 500x Grand jackpot prize. The slot was nominated for slot of the year at the International Gaming Awards in 2023.
Want More Christmas-Themed Slots?
For more seasonal picks, check out the guide to Top 5 Christmas Slots For 2021, featuring other festive games. Here are some additional titles to explore.
- Merry Xmas (Play’n Go)
- Yule Be Rich (1x2 Gaming)
- Santa’s Surprise (Playtech)
- A Christmas Carol (Betsoft)
- Secrets of Christmas (NetEnt)
- Santa’s Big Bash Megaways (Iron Dog Studios)
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