The world of casino games might seem like something that doesn’t change much since many of the same table games that are popular today have been around for centuries. Yet, by looking at a few of the latest online slots, we can discover new trends worth knowing about.
Age of the Gods: King of Olympus Megaways - Continues the Rise of Multiple Jackpots
When we look at the options for online casino betting at Paddy Power, we see a large number of new games including the latest in the Age of the Gods series by Playtech. Based on the Greek God Zeus, it has numerous features that add to the gameplay, such as increasing multipliers, free spins, stacked wilds, and collapsing Megaways reels.
It's the four jackpots with different amounts in them that catches the eye in terms of the latest trends, as well as the use of Greek mythology as covered here by History. Progressive jackpot slots have been around for some time, but the inclusion of several prizes has added an extra element to this type of feature.
Wild Wild: Riches Luck of the Irish Megaways - The Ongoing Appeal of Megaways
As with the first game that we looked at, this slot uses the increasingly popular Megaways system. Before this type of mechanic was introduced in 2015 by Australian game developers Big Time Gaming, slots used a simple payline method where players had to complete a winning combination of symbols over the fixed paylines.
However, Megaways changed this by having a dynamic set of reels and an ever-changing number of ways of winning. More slots are adding this mechanism and in the case of Wild Wild Riches, it’s a remake by Pragmatic Play of an earlier game of theirs, with the Megaways mechanism added to an Irish-themed slot with four progressive jackpots.
Pacific Boom II – Interesting Bonus Games
While both of the previous slots on the list use Megaways and have four progressive jackpots, the industry has diversified in other ways too. The Pacific Boom II game from Core Gaming shows us how a slot can be enhanced through the addition of interesting bonus features that add to the overall gameplay. In this case, the game has an underwater theme that includes the likes of submarines and mines, giving it a feeling of a light-hearted version of the naval battles explained here by Naval Technology.
These objects are used in the bonus games, such as where players need to steer the submarine through a grid and avoid the mines. Free spins and sticky wilds are among the other features used to keep the gameplay varied, and the developers have worked hard to keep all of the different elements in line with the deep-sea theme.
These trends all help to show us how the casino industry has changed and is still bringing in new ideas that are designed to enhance the playing experience. Since this is now such a big and fast-moving industry, we can expect other trends to appear in the future and further changes to the way that we play these games.