Covers the studios that build for the big max win, and the Megaways and new-release rankings.
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New doesn't mean better. Sometimes it does.
This list takes every slot in our data released in 2022 or later, 25 of them, and ranks them by Spin Score, with no more than three per studio. The top twelve are here. The newest is Fire in the Hole 3 from June 2025. We don't yet have a 2026 release in the data set, and I'd rather leave a gap than rank a game we haven't sourced.
What the recent crop does well is bonus design: escalating multipliers, persistent characters, several rounds to choose from. What it does badly is RTP, and the bonus buy has become standard. All twelve games here sell one somewhere. Every one of them also has a negative expected value, like every slot, and new mechanics don't change that.
At a glance
Top of the list
Razor Returns (July 2023), Spin Score 8.7
Newest here
Fire in the Hole 3, June 2025
What they share
Every one sells a bonus buy somewhere, and all 12 are high or very high volatility
The catch
RTPs are lower than older games: 96.05% to 96.55% at best
Who's missing
Big Time Gaming, NetEnt and Play'n GO have no 2022+ titles in our data
Play instead if...
You want something calmer: Le Bandit, from 2023, tops our beginners list
On this page
The ranking
Slots released in 2022 or later, in Spin Score order, at most 3 per provider. Spin Score = 40% RTP, 15% max win, 30% free spins round, 15% base game. How we score
Our top scorer overall, and the clearest case that a sequel can beat the original. It takes Razor Shark's nudging mystery stacks to a 5x5, 40-line grid and adds a bigger Razor Reveal with collectors, multipliers and converters. Free spins open at x1, x5 or x25 depending on scatters. 96.55% at best, 94.49% at worst, and the 100,000x is Push Gaming's highest observed win. Push Bet costs 10% more per spin. I wouldn't bother with it.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%8.6
Max winData · 15%10.0
Free spins roundEditors · 30%9.0
Base gameEditors · 15%7.0
What it is: A 5x5, 40-line sequel to Razor Shark with mystery stacks, a richer Razor Reveal feature, bonus buys and a Push Bet option.
Free spins round: Free spins start at x1, x5 or x25 depending on scatters, mystery stacks nudge to raise the multiplier, and Razor Reveal can fire inside the round.
Base game: Nudge and Reveal plus Razor Reveal with collectors, multipliers and converters give the base game regular features.
RTP, volatility and max win as Push Gaming publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
The series finale, September 2023, and its bonus scores a perfect 10. The Money Cart starts on 6x4 and unlocks rows, with the Arms Dealer, Upgrader, Unlocker and Reset joining more than 20 features. The Arms Dealer can also hand out features in the base game. Relax Gaming's description gives a 150,000x max win. RTP is the drag: 96.1% per SlotCatalog, and Relax lists a UK game ID ending _92. Max bet is just 6.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%7.3
Max winData · 15%10.0
Free spins roundEditors · 30%10.0
Base gameEditors · 15%6.0
What it is: A scatter-pays slot that ends the Money Train series, with a Money Cart hold-and-win bonus starting on 6x4 and unlocking more rows.
Free spins round: The final Money Cart bonus adds the Arms Dealer, Upgrader, Unlocker and Reset, with more than 20 features in play.
Base game: A base game respin feature and the Arms Dealer, who can hand out features at any time, add some base action.
RTP, volatility and max win as Relax Gaming publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
March 2025, and the busiest base game here. Fire Frames and Fire Reels split symbols into more ways, Enhancer Cells add wilds and xSplits, and Dead Patients reveal multipliers up to x9,999. Three free spins rounds plus a God Mode. Nolimit City calls the volatility Insane, and it means it. Its page shows 96.06%, but Bigwinboard lists settings down to 84.01%, and the most expensive buy, Experimental Spins, costs 1,800x. Don't.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%7.2
Max winData · 15%10.0
Free spins roundEditors · 30%9.0
Base gameEditors · 15%8.0
What it is: The sequel to Mental, on 5 reels with 108 base ways that Fire Frames and Fire Reels split into more. Enhancer Cells add wilds, xSplits and xNudge wilds, and Dead Patients reveal multipliers up to x9,999.
Free spins round: Three free spins rounds plus a God Mode, with Dead Patient multipliers up to x9,999 that carry through the round.
Base game: Fire Frames, Fire Reels, Enhancer Cells and Dead Patients fire constantly, and the max win can land in the base game.
RTP, volatility and max win as Nolimit City publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
September 2022. The bonus is the reason it exists: persistent Shapeshifter, Absorber and Tommy Gun symbols keep acting on every respin of the Money Cart, which earns a 10. The base game mostly teases. Four bonus buy levels, including a 500x persistent option, none offered in the UK. Settings of 96.1%, 94% and 90% are listed, plus a UK game ID ending _92. Money Train 4 is the better buy of the two on our numbers.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%7.3
Max winData · 15%10.0
Free spins roundEditors · 30%10.0
Base gameEditors · 15%5.0
What it is: A 5x4, 40-line sequel where the Money Cart hold-and-win bonus adds persistent symbols that keep acting on every respin.
Free spins round: Money Cart bonus with persistent characters, the Shapeshifter, Absorber and Tommy Gun, plus four bonus buy levels including a 500x persistent option.
Base game: Base game has some respin teases, but most value sits in the bonus.
RTP, volatility and max win as Relax Gaming publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
The newest slot on this list, June 2025. A 6x6 grid with collapses where xBomb wilds explode, raise the multiplier and crack ice blocks hiding features, so base spins score 8. Lucky Wagon Spins come in versions for 3 to 6 scatters plus an Evil Dwarf variant. Max win 70,000x. Bigwinboard lists more buy and booster options than I can keep track of, up to a 7,000x one, and five RTP settings down to 84.07%.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%7.1
Max winData · 15%10.0
Free spins roundEditors · 30%9.0
Base gameEditors · 15%8.0
What it is: The third mining game, on a 6x6 grid with collapses. xBomb wilds explode to raise the multiplier and reveal features hidden in ice blocks.
Free spins round: Lucky Wagon Spins come in 3 to 6 scatter versions plus an Evil Dwarf variant, with coins that collect values down each reel.
Base game: xBomb wilds, Wild Mining and ice blocks hiding features act on most spins, with a gamble option on 2-scatter results.
RTP, volatility and max win as Nolimit City publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
May 2022, and the most balanced Push Gaming game here: 96.43% at best, a 7 for the base game, an 8 for the bonus. There are two bonuses: a Fortune Link respin round that collects bullion and multipliers, and free spins where the banker grows by eating money bags. Bullion symbols land often and a random Red Car adds wilds or safes. Highest observed win 25,000x. There's a 94.45% version to watch for.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%8.3
Max winData · 15%8.8
Free spins roundEditors · 30%8.0
Base gameEditors · 15%7.0
What it is: A 6x6, 50-line 1920s slot with bullion and multiplier symbols, a Fortune Link respin feature and growing-banker free spins.
Free spins round: Two bonuses: a Fortune Link respin round collecting bullion and multipliers, and free spins where the banker grows by eating money bags.
Base game: Bullion and multiplier symbols land often and a random Red Car feature adds wilds or safes.
RTP, volatility and max win as Push Gaming publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
March 2022. Mystery stacks and the Golden Bamboo respin, with instant prizes, multipliers and collectors, can hit in the base game. Free spins convert symbols to bamboo, and you can gamble the award on a wheel for a stronger version. That gamble is fun and costly. Push Gaming lists 96.13% and 94.13%, and Bigwinboard says the bonus buy runs at 96.52%. Highest observed win 50,000x. A low RTP score is what keeps it at 8.1.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%7.4
Max winData · 15%10.0
Free spins roundEditors · 30%9.0
Base gameEditors · 15%6.0
What it is: A 5x6, 50-line slot with mystery stacks, Golden Bamboo instant prize respins and gamble-able free spins.
Free spins round: Free spins come with symbol conversions to bamboo, and you can gamble the award on a wheel for a stronger option.
Base game: Mystery stacks and the Golden Bamboo respin with instant prizes, multipliers and collectors can hit in the base game.
RTP, volatility and max win as Push Gaming publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
December 2023. Pragmatic's remake keeps the 6x5 pay-anywhere grid and tumbles but raises the multiplier symbols to 1,000x and the max win to 15,000x. Fifteen free spins add every multiplier to a running total, with five more for three scatters. The casino chooses 96.5%, 95.51% or 94.5%. Bigwinboard's 125 max bet likely includes the ante. If you liked the original, this is the same game with a higher ceiling.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%8.5
Max winData · 15%7.9
Free spins roundEditors · 30%8.0
Base gameEditors · 15%7.0
What it is: A 6x5 pay-anywhere grid with tumbles and multiplier symbols worth up to 1,000x. Four or more scatters start 15 free spins with a running multiplier.
Free spins round: Fifteen free spins with a running total multiplier fed by multiplier symbols up to 1,000x, plus five more spins for three scatters.
Base game: Tumbles and random multiplier symbols from 2x to 1,000x can land on any base spin.
RTP, volatility and max win as Pragmatic Play publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
September 2023. Cranky Cat multiplier wilds multiply each other on shared lines, and a random drop feature gives a taste of the bonus. The two bonus tiers collect reel multipliers up to 100x with refilling lives. The Best of Bonus buy plays a round three times and pays the best, which is clever and still a 200x or 500x purchase. Max win 20,000x. Four RTP settings, 96.27% down to 88.28%.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%7.8
Max winData · 15%8.4
Free spins roundEditors · 30%9.0
Base gameEditors · 15%6.0
What it is: A 5x5, 19-line sequel where multiplier wilds multiply each other on shared lines. The bonus and Super Bonus collect reel multipliers with refilling lives, and buyers can pick a best-of-three version.
Free spins round: Two bonus tiers with reel multipliers up to 100x, plus a Best of Bonus option that plays the round three times and pays the best result.
Base game: Cranky Cat multiplier wilds land often and a random drop feature gives a taste of the bonus during normal play.
RTP, volatility and max win as Hacksaw Gaming publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
March 2022. A 7x7 grid that starts small and opens up as xBomb wilds explode, from 27 ways to 823,543. Each explosion raises the multiplier and wins collapse, so the base game earns an 8. Free spins come in three strengths depending on super scatters. Nolimit City rates it Extreme. Odd detail: Bigwinboard lists buy RTPs of 96.41% to 96.85%, above the 96.09% base game. Max win 70,000x.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%7.3
Max winData · 15%10.0
Free spins roundEditors · 30%8.0
Base gameEditors · 15%8.0
What it is: A mining slot on a 7x7 grid that starts small and opens up as xBomb wilds explode, from 27 to 823,543 ways. Wins collapse and each explosion raises the multiplier.
Free spins round: Free spins come in three strengths depending on super scatters, building on the expanding mine.
Base game: Collapses, exploding xBomb wild multipliers and barriers that move outward act on most spins.
RTP, volatility and max win as Nolimit City publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
June 2022. On a 7x7 cluster grid, winning symbols mark their spots and further wins there double a multiplier up to 128x. In free spins those spots stay for the whole round, which is why the bonus scores 9. In the base game they reset after each spin. Bigwinboard gives a hit about every 2.9 spins. The 5,000x max win is low for a very high volatility game, and it costs it points.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%8.5
Max winData · 15%6.0
Free spins roundEditors · 30%9.0
Base gameEditors · 15%6.0
What it is: A 7x7 cluster pays grid with tumbles. Winning symbols mark their spots, and further wins on marked spots add multipliers from 2x doubling up to 128x.
Free spins round: Ten to 30 free spins where marked grid spots and their doubling multipliers (up to 128x) stay for the whole round, so value builds spin after spin.
Base game: Tumbles and spot multipliers can build within a single base spin, though they reset after it.
RTP, volatility and max win as Pragmatic Play publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
May 2024, per Pragmatic's page date. Candy bomb multipliers now go up to 1,000x and are added together at the end of each tumble in 10 free spins. The max win rises to 25,000x, and that's most of the reason it ranks. The bonus itself is the familiar one with bigger numbers, so a 7. Tumbles pay small and often, around 1 in 2.33 spins per Bigwinboard. The casino picks 96.53%, 95.52% or 94.51%.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%8.6
Max winData · 15%8.8
Free spins roundEditors · 30%7.0
Base gameEditors · 15%6.0
What it is: A 6x5 pay-anywhere grid with tumbling wins. Four or more lollipop scatters start 10 free spins where candy bomb multipliers up to 1,000x apply to the spin's total win.
Free spins round: Ten free spins with candy bomb multipliers up to 1,000x that add together at the end of each tumble, plus five more spins for three lollipops.
Base game: Tumbles give chain wins in the base game, but the big multipliers are kept for the bonus.
RTP, volatility and max win as Pragmatic Play publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
Demo buttons open the free-play version on the game studio’s own site: no deposit, no account. We are not paid for them. How we make money
How this list is made
We filter our 105 scored slots to those with a release year of 2022 or later, sort by Spin Score, and allow three per studio. The score weighs RTP at 40%, max win at 15%, and the editors' scores for the free spins round and the base game at 30% and 15%. Full method: how we score slots.
A slot without a recorded release date can't be filtered by year, so it's left out. Eight of our slots have no date we could source, including Retro Tapes and Cubes 2. If we confirm them, the list will change.
What the new games have in common
Big ceilings and big swings. Seven of the twelve reach 50,000x or more, the top of our max win scale. Eight are rated very high volatility and the other four high. Not one is calmer than that.
Lower RTPs, too. The best setting on any game here is 96.55%. Older games look different: Blood Suckers (98%) and Dead or Alive (96.82%) both date from 2009. And 11 of the 12 list at least one lower setting, with Mental 2 and Fire in the Hole 3 reaching down to around 84%.
Then the buy button. All 12 sell a bonus buy in some markets. It makes sense for streamers. For anyone else it's the fastest way to spend a budget, because you often pay 100x the stake or more for one round that still returns less than you put in, on average.
What's missing, and why
Tombstone RIP (January 2022) scores 8.0, the same as Misery Mining, but Nolimit City already has three games above it on this list. Folsom Prison misses out for the same reason. Both have a provider page entry.
Hacksaw's Le Bandit (2023) scores 7.7 and is the best medium volatility game from this period. It just missed the twelve, and leads the beginners list instead.
ELK Studios has three recent games in our data, Nitropolis 4 and both Pirots titles. All three publish a 94% RTP, which scores the minimum, so none comes close. And Big Time Gaming, NetEnt, Play'n GO and Red Tiger have no 2022 or later titles in our data at all. That's a gap in our coverage, not a verdict on the studios.
Sequels: better or just bigger?
Two thirds of this list are sequels or remakes. Some genuinely improve. Razor Returns adds real base game features to Razor Shark. Money Train 3 and 4 add persistent and new bonus symbols to Money Train 2.
Others are mostly a bigger number. Gates of Olympus 1000 and Sweet Bonanza 1000 keep the original's bonus and raise the multiplier ceiling to 1,000x. That lifts the max win, which is 15% of our score, and changes little else. If the original bored you, the 1000 version will too.
Try the demo first
Recent games pile on features and the paytables get long. Spend a few minutes in a free demo to see how often anything happens before you decide to play for money, or not to. Check the RTP line in the info screen too, since new releases often ship with several settings from day one.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best new slot?
On our scores, Razor Returns from Push Gaming, released July 2023, at 8.7. It's also our top slot overall. For something released in 2025, Mental 2 and Fire in the Hole 3 both score above 8 but are very high volatility.
Are new slots better than old slots?
Not on RTP. The highest top setting on this list is 96.55%, while older games like Blood Suckers publish 98%. New games tend to have richer bonus rounds and bigger max wins, so they score well overall, at the cost of much higher volatility.
Why does every new slot have a bonus buy?
Studios add them because players and streamers use them. The buy is sold at a fixed price, often 100x the stake or more, and is switched off in some markets such as the UK. It doesn't make the game fairer or easier to win.
How often is this list updated?
When we add or correct slot data, every list is recomputed from the same program. This version uses data checked on November 3, 2026.
Further reading
Official sources
Push Gaming: Razor Returns– RTP 96.55% and 94.49%, highest observed win 100,000x, Push Bet; checked November 3, 2026
Relax Gaming: Money Train 4– Bets 0.10 to 6, 150,000x max win, September release, UK game ID; checked November 3, 2026
Nolimit City: Mental 2– Release March 25, 2025, RTP 96.06%, Insane volatility, max win 99,999x; checked November 3, 2026
