Every casino game starts with a studio, and the studio tells you more about how a game will play than almost anything on its cover art. Pragmatic Play slots tend to tumble and multiply. Hacksaw games swing hard and cap high. Evolution’s game shows are built for an audience as much as a player. Once you know the studios, you can usually guess the shape of a game before your first spin.
This is our directory of the casino game providers we cover, with what each is known for and links to every free demo and review we’ve published for them. All the games are free to play in demo mode, with no download or sign-up. 18+ only.
Casino game providers at a glance
| Provider | Best known for | Our coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Pragmatic Play | Gates of Olympus, Sweet Bonanza, Sugar Rush, the Big Bass series | Gates of Olympus, Sweet Bonanza, Big Bass Bonanza and more |
| Evolution | Live casino and game shows: Crazy Time, Monopoly Live, Lightning Roulette | Crazy Time, Funky Time, Dream Catcher, Lightning Baccarat, First Person Blackjack |
| Hacksaw Gaming | High-volatility slots with huge caps, such as Chaos Crew and Wanted Dead or a Wild | Chaos Crew 2 |
| Spribe | Crash and instant games: Aviator, Mines, Plinko | Aviator, Mines, Plinko |
| Novomatic | Land-based classics, above all Book of Ra | Book of Ra |
| PG Soft | Mobile-first slots in portrait mode, including the Fortune series | Fortune Mouse, Fortune Tiger, Mahjong Ways |
| Massive Studios | Online slots including Drac’s Stacks | Drac’s Stacks |
| NetEnt | Starburst, Gonzo’s Quest and other online slot classics | Starburst, Gonzo’s Quest |
| Play’n GO | Book of Dead, Reactoonz and Rise of Olympus | Book of Dead |
| Aristocrat | Buffalo, Lightning Link, Queen of the Nile | Buffalo |
| IGT | Cleopatra, Wheel of Fortune and Double Diamond | Cleopatra |
| Light & Wonder | 88 Fortunes, Dancing Drums, Huff N’ Puff | 88 Fortunes |
| Playtech | Casino classics and table games, including video poker | Jacks or Better |
The online-first studios
Pragmatic Play
If you’ve played an online slot in the last five years, there’s a good chance it was a Pragmatic Play game. Its formula of tumbling reels, pay-anywhere grids and multiplier orbs has become the default for a generation of slots, and franchises like Gates of Olympus and Sweet Bonanza now run to half a dozen versions each. With partner studio Reel Kingdom, it also makes the Big Bass fishing series. Pragmatic is also a major live casino supplier. See all our Pragmatic Play games.
Hacksaw Gaming
Hacksaw started out making instant-win scratchcards before switching to slots, and it’s now known for compact, bold games that swing harder than almost anyone’s, with maximum wins running into the tens of thousands. If you like long dry spells broken by huge hits, this is your studio. See Hacksaw Gaming games.
PG Soft
PG Soft builds for phones first, so most of its games play in portrait mode with chunky, readable symbols. Its Fortune series, with Fortune Tiger, Fortune Ox and our own Fortune Mouse review, is especially popular in Asia and Latin America. See PG Soft games.
Spribe
Spribe made its name with Aviator, the game that took the crash format mainstream, and has since built a range of quick-fire instant games around the same rising-multiplier idea, including Mines, Plinko and Dice. It’s a very different experience from slots: faster, more social and decided by when you cash out. See Spribe games.
Live casino and game shows
Evolution
Evolution is the biggest name in live casino. It created the live game show genre with Dream Catcher in 2017, then pushed it further with Monopoly Live, Crazy Time and Funky Time, and it runs live tables from studios around the world. It has also grown into a slot giant through acquisitions, which now include NetEnt, Red Tiger, Big Time Gaming (the inventor of Megaways) and Nolimit City. Most live tables can’t be played for free, so our Evolution pages focus on how each game works, its odds and its RTP.
The online slot pioneers
NetEnt
NetEnt made some of the first truly famous online slots, and Starburst and Gonzo’s Quest remain reference points for the whole industry: Starburst for low-volatility, both-ways simplicity, Gonzo’s Quest for popularising the avalanche mechanic that tumbling reels grew out of. The studio has been part of Evolution since 2020. See NetEnt games.
Play’n GO
Swedish studio Play’n GO is behind Book of Dead, one of the most-played slots of all time and the game that defined the modern “book” slot alongside Novomatic’s Book of Ra. Its catalogue runs from the cluster-pays chaos of Reactoonz to the Greek mythology of Rise of Olympus. See Play’n GO games.
The land-based giants
Some of the most searched slot names online started life on casino floors. These studios built their reputations with physical cabinets and have since brought their best-known games online, though availability of their online versions varies a lot by country.
Aristocrat
Founded in Sydney in 1953, Aristocrat is one of the world’s biggest slot machine makers and a household name for anyone who has played the pokies in Australia. Buffalo, Lightning Link and Queen of the Nile are among its most recognisable games. See Aristocrat games.
IGT
IGT is behind some of the best-known slots on American casino floors, including Cleopatra, Wheel of Fortune and Double Diamond, many of which also exist as online versions. See IGT games.
Light & Wonder
Light & Wonder, known as Scientific Games until 2022, makes some of the most popular cabinet slots in the US and Australia, including 88 Fortunes, Dancing Drums and the Huff N’ Puff series. See Light & Wonder games.
Novomatic
Austrian manufacturer Novomatic made Book of Ra, the game that started the “book” slot craze in German-speaking Europe and inspired countless imitators. See Novomatic games.
Why the provider matters
Knowing the studio helps in three practical ways. First, volatility: studios have house styles, so a new Hacksaw game will usually be far swingier than a new NetEnt one. Second, RTP: many providers supply several RTP versions of the same game and let each casino choose, which is why the same slot can return different amounts at different sites. Our RTP and volatility guide explains how to check which version you’re playing. Third, fairness: established studios have their games tested by independent labs for the markets they’re licensed in.
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