Top 5 Slots for Christmas 2022
As the festive season approaches, many people look forward to exchanging gifts, enjoying good food and catching up with friends and family. For some Christmas-themed entertainment, here are our top 5 video slots for the holidays.
The lead-up to Christmas also brings new seasonal releases to online casinos, while older titles offer a chance to revisit holidays gone by. There are plenty to choose from, and reviewing them all can be a chore. To help narrow the field, we’ve picked 5 Christmas-themed video slots.
Sleighin' it (Betsoft)
Betsoft’s recently released Sleighin' it is a video slot with polished graphics and animations. Its features include four progressive jackpots: a spin may award the Mini, Minor, Major or Mega prize.
This 5-reel, 30-payline game also has stacked mystery symbols, wild reels and 4 free-spins rounds to choose from. In those rounds, wild reels can shift 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 swaps the usual wintry backdrop for a Hawaiian tropical setting. The original review also highlighted its Cluster Pays mechanic and range of bonus features as reasons the game appealed to players.
Wins are formed by matching symbol clusters rather than paylines. Mystery and wild symbols may help produce payouts in the base game. The free spins come in two options: 10 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 quality earned praise, with the game noted for looking good across devices.
Land a Sleigh symbol alongside Gift Box prize symbols to win the gifts shown. A gift can sometimes trigger the Collect Pots feature: keep picking 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 offers 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 straightforward festive gameplay, Habanero’s Christmas Gift Rush adds a holiday twist to the search for presents for friends and family. This compact game has 3 reels, 3 rows and 3 paylines, with a top payout of 2,675x your stake.
The main feature to chase is ‘Nudge’, which is described as paying at least 30x your stake. It activates when a winning combination lands on the centre 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 titles, and here Big Bass gets a Christmas makeover. Santa heads out on the water for 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, comparing it 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
One More Christmas-Themed Slot
To round out its 5 featured Christmas slots, the guide also offers a sixth seasonal online casino game title from Wazdan as an extra pick.
9 Coins™ Xmas Edition brings the original 9 Coins™ gameplay to a Christmas setting. 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 trigger 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 Top 5 Christmas Slots For 2021, featuring other festive games. Here are a few more 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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