Ahh, the wonderful world of online pokies (or more commonly known to the rest of the world as slot games). Is there any other game so simple, yet deceptively complex and oh so very fun to play?
Witches Wild Brew by Booming Games
‘tis the season for more wicked deeds but with our
first pick, we’re going right to our favourite Halloween trope – Witches! When
you have dark melodies, sickly green bubbling cauldrons, and the Weird Sisters
or an approximation of them, what could go wrong?
The online pokie is your basic 5×4 reel and that’s
perfectly fine. Not everything needs to reinvent the wheel so to speak and this
game does plenty to excite players. Their biggest highlight is definitely the
graphics, but what gets us is the Bursting Wilds that turns itself into a Wild
multiplier and up to 8 symbols into regular wilds.
It’s a simple game to whet your appetites for the more exciting games to come. Hold on to your broomsticks…
Curse of the Werewolf Megaways by Pragmatic Play
Werewolves are a horror classic. Combined with
fan favourite Megaways, this online pokie by Pragmatic Play makes for a fun
little spin! Set against a typical European town and a gothic soundtrack, Curse
of the Werewolf Megaways is 6-reel multigrid symbols that hold up to 6 symbols that
packs a surprising punch with the potential for wins of over 40,000x! The game
features the titular werewolf, the local villagers and what looks to be a
stereotypical tourist.
Notably, the game loses its cascade/reaction
feature usually found in Megaways games for features like Free Spins, Mystery
Symbols and spin modifiers. Best yet, the game comes in two spin modifiers –
super spins and guaranteed win spins. A super spin drops stacks of high-value
symbols onto the reels, while guaranteed win spins allows you to buy a huge
win!
Now that’s a win in our books.
Vampire Senpai by Quickspin
Now jiangshi aren’t western, coming from
Chinese myths, but hey, they’re underworld ghouls that are feeding on the
innocent. That counts as scary and suitably Halloween, right?
Confusing name aside – honestly this is a very
unfortunate name for what is a Chinese monster on a weird Western-Japanese name
mashup; what were the creators of this online pokie thinking? – these scary
monsters aren’t just here for jump scares as they do influence the game
greatly!
One of the best features of this online pokie is the way they made the Wild symbol a larger feature in the game. Our favourite is the Vampire Wild symbol, turning all adjacent humans into a jiangshi that turns other humans into jiangshi! Isn’t that cool?
Wicked Tales: Dark Red by Microgaming
Heavily wooded and forested areas make for
suitably creepy atmosphere, and when you add in a bestial creature, that somehow
adds to the horror factor. Well this isn’t just any old horror themed pokie,
this is a fairytale where Little Red Riding Hood isn’t so little anymore, and
the Big Bad Wolf is back for vengeance.
Our favourite feature is the Wandering Reels, a group of three reels that moves randomly to one of three positions in every round, increasing or decreasing the grid, making it more interesting as you spin. When you hit the moon Scatters, that’s when things get a lot more fun. This guarantees one of two features on the slot: Forest of Fortune Pick Bonus or Free Spins round. Choose wisely when that happens.
Book of Shadows by Nolimit City
A Book of Shadows is traditionally a book used
by Pagans and Witches as a diary and compendium for their thoughts, rituals and
any spells that they come across. In this game, Book of Shadows is a high
variance online pokey that is one of the best and unique occult-horror themed
games created that any online pokies connoisseur would agree on.
You have your stylised graphics, suitably eerie
music that sets the dour tone and some very impressive features to the game.
What sets the game apart isn’t just the slot itself, but the extra features
that come with it – Lucky Locks, Gamble 50/50, and the Gamble Wheel of Bonus.
These features allow you to not only adjust the
rows via the Lucky Locks, any wins you get can also be wagered again for double
or nothing on their Gamble 50/50. And if you can’t wait for that big win, you
can always buy it with their Feature Buy option. That’s something we’ve not
seen with other online pokies, so it’s definitely something new and exciting.
For all those reasons, this is the game of the season!
