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New Slots to Play in August 2021 | Week 1

It’s time to dust off your black fedora and rock out. You’re invited to a head-banging party moshpit of new online slots releases this week, taking the spotlight at casino lobbies.

Play’n GO adds an instantly recognisable 80s iconic rock band to their extended playlist, whilst Iron Dog Studio manage the supporting act. Pragmatic Play brings the fruit punch to get reel giddy on, and iSoftBet gets hammered in Mega-ways.


Recommended Casinos to Play this Week’s New Slots

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5th August 2021 | Play’n GO – ZZ Top Roadside Riches

Rock music legends, ZZ Top, take centre stage at online casinos for August, with expanding wilds, multiplier wilds, plus a choice of ‘Legs’ or ‘Gimme All Your Lovin’ free spins, with walking expanding wilds or increased multiplier wilds that can combine up to x3,125 and propel screaming wins of up to 40,000x your bet.

Play'n GO ZZ Top Roadside Riches band screenshot

ZZ Top Roadside Riches is a 5×4 video slot with 1024 ways to win. Wins are awarded for three or more symbols from left to right in any position. You can give it all your loving from 0.20 to 100 credits per spin, and this game comes with a 10/10, very-high volatility rating, and a default RTP of 96.20%.

Consider that customizable RTP’s for Play’n GO titles exist and ZZ Top Roadside Riches will be found at 94.20% and 91.20% at some casinos.

5th August 2021 | Pragmatic Play – Fruit Party 2

On tour globally this week, Pragmatic Play return to the farm with Fruit Party 2. With a twist in volatility, the tumbling symbols, cluster pays, random increasing multiplier wilds and free spins bonus is not miles away from the original and capable of filling your basket with up to 5000 times your bet.

Pragmatic Play Fruit Party 2 multiplying wilds feature

Fruit Party 2 is a cascading, cluster-pays, 7×7 grid slot that awards a win for clusters of five or more matching symbols, connected horizontally or vertically. Get your five-a-day from 0.20 to 100 credits per spin in a maximum 5/5 volatility setting and a default RTP of 96.53%.

Pragmatic Play offers customisable RTP’s and some casinos will choose to offer Fruit Party 2 with an RTP of 95.45%, 94.46% and possibly lower. Fruit Party 2 also comes with a Bonus Buy of 100x your stake for standard entry into the free spins bonus (restricted in some jurisdictions).

4th August 2021 | Iron Dog Studio – Rock the Reels Megaways

Iron Dog Studio delivers Rock the Reels Megaways to get you headbanging with up to 200,704 ways with wild substitutions. Four band-members string symbol-transforming modifiers into the base game and a free spins round. Rock the Reels Megaways offers unlimited multipliers and retriggers that can lead to chart-topping wins of up to 50,000 times your bet.

Iron Dog Studio Rock the Reels Megaways modifier screencapture

Rock the Reels Megaways is a cascading video slot with six dynamic reels featuring 2 to 8 rows and 324 to 200,704 ways to win. Pays are awarded for two to six matching symbols landing on adjacent reels from left to right only. You can join the band on desktop, mobile and tablet from 0.10 to 10 credits per spin. The game has very high volatility and comes in a single version RTP of 96.70%.

This game also features a standard Bonus Buy choice plus two boosted Bonus Upgrader versions. The High and Super options will have a higher frequency for the band member modifiers to appear. The RTP for all possible variations for the Bonus Buy ranges between 96.30% – 96.50%. Using the Bonus Buy or Bonus Upgrader options results in an RTP of 96.00%

4th August 2021 | Wild Hammer Megaways – iSoftBet

iSoftBet closes the party with Wild Hammer Megaways, an intense encounter with mighty deities using six dynamic reels with cascading symbols, wild substitutions and reactive wins. A Wild Hammer Match feature transforms pay symbols into wilds on the reels for both the base game and a free spins round. Four choices of bonuses with unique starting spins and progressive multipliers can lead you to smash wins of up to 50,000 times your bet.

iSoftBet Wild Hammer Megaways Hammer Math modifier screencapture feature

Wild Hammer Megaways is a cascading video slot with six dynamic reels, 2 to 7 rows and 324 to 117,649 ways to win. Pays are awarded for two to six matching symbols landing on adjacent reels from left to right. You can journey to the Norse lands on desktop, tablet or mobile from 0.20 to 20 credits per spin. The game has high volatility with an RTP of 95.78%. Using the Wild Hammer Bet option to buy a feature will slightly increase the RTP value.


There are plenty more slots to tickle your gaming tastebuds this week, such as the strange Fate of Fortune from Elk Studios and Relax Gaming with more respinning reels on Deep Descent. And Yggdrasil Gaming continues to power up-and-coming studios like TrueLab and G.Games with Siren Song and Tiger Tiger: Wild Life.

Upon drafting the newsletter, we were sorry to hear that Dusty Hill, the longtime band member of ZZ Top, has passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Houston, Texas, on 27th July 2021. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends.

Rest in peace, Dusty Hill.

Team GMBLRS