Every pokie has its own personality. Some pay small amounts often, others save most of their value for a rare bonus round. Some use classic paylines, while others use grids, clusters or reels that change size on every spin. Our slot game reviews explain how each game actually works, so you know what to expect before you decide whether to play.
Each review is written to help you understand a game, not to persuade you to play it. We describe the features as they are, including the drawbacks, and we never suggest that any game is more likely to pay than another.
Every review follows the same structure, based on the criteria on our How We Review page:
If any of the terms above are unfamiliar, our Pokies Guides explain them in plain English, starting with Pokies RTP Explained and Slot Volatility Explained.
| Game | Developer | How wins are formed | Signature feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Bonanza | Pragmatic Play | Pay anywhere, 8+ symbols | Tumbles and multiplier bombs in free spins |
| Gates of Olympus | Pragmatic Play | Pay anywhere, 8+ symbols | Multiplier symbols during tumbles |
| Sugar Rush | Pragmatic Play | Cluster pays, 7x7 grid | Multiplier spots up to 128x |
| Starlight Princess | Pragmatic Play | Pay anywhere | Tumbles with multiplier symbols |
| Big Bass Bonanza | Pragmatic Play and Reel Kingdom | Paylines | Fisherman wild collects fish cash values |
| Wolf Gold | Pragmatic Play | 25 paylines | Money Respin feature with jackpots |
| Wanted Dead or a Wild | Hacksaw Gaming | 15 paylines | Three western-themed bonus features |
| Bonanza Megaways | Big Time Gaming | Megaways, up to 117,649 ways | Unlimited free spins multiplier |
| Book of Dead | Play'n GO | 10 paylines | Expanding symbol in free spins |
| Starburst | NetEnt | 10 paylines | Expanding wilds with respins |
| Gonzo's Quest | NetEnt | 20 paylines | Avalanche multipliers |
| Immortal Romance | Microgaming | 243 ways | Chamber of Spins free spins modes |
| Lightning Link | Aristocrat | Varies by game in the series | Hold-and-spin with jackpot tiers |
| Dragon Link | Aristocrat | Varies by game in the series | Hold-and-spin with jackpot tiers |
| Cleopatra's Riches | See review | See review | Ancient Egyptian theme |
These games are among the most widely played online slots. Many of them use modern mechanics such as tumbles, pay-anywhere wins and multiplier symbols.
A colourful, candy-themed Pragmatic Play game on a six-by-five grid. Wins are formed by eight or more matching symbols anywhere on the screen, and winning symbols tumble away to make room for new ones. During free spins, multiplier bombs can land and boost the total win of a tumble sequence.
A Greek mythology game from Pragmatic Play built around pay-anywhere wins and tumbles. Zeus adds multiplier symbols to the reels, and during free spins these feed a running multiplier that does not reset between tumbles. The developer rates it as highly volatile.
A seven-by-seven cluster pays game from Pragmatic Play. Clusters of five or more connected symbols win, and positions where symbols explode can become multiplier spots that double each time, up to 128x.
An anime-style Pragmatic Play game released in 2021 that uses pay-anywhere wins, tumbles and multiplier symbols, in a similar style to Gates of Olympus. During free spins, multipliers add to a running total. It is described as highly volatile.
A fishing-themed game from Pragmatic Play, developed with Reel Kingdom. Its free spins feature a fisherman wild that collects the cash values shown on fish symbols, with extra spins and multipliers available as more fishermen are collected.
A Pragmatic Play game set in the American desert, with 25 paylines and a hold-and-spin style Money Respin feature that includes Mini, Major and Mega jackpot prizes.
A Wild West game from Hacksaw Gaming with three different bonus features: Great Train Robbery, Duel at Dawn and Dead Man's Hand. It is rated high volatility, with the potential for very large but rare wins.
The Big Time Gaming title that made the Megaways mechanic famous. Reel heights change every spin for up to 117,649 ways to win, and during free spins the win multiplier increases with every cascade, with no upper limit. See Megaways Slots Explained.
These titles have been popular for many years and helped shape modern slot design.
A Play'n GO adventure game released in 2016. The Book symbol acts as both wild and scatter, and at the start of free spins a special symbol is chosen to expand across the reels. It is rated high volatility.
A simple, fast-paced NetEnt game with 10 paylines. Its signature feature is the Starburst wild, which expands to fill a middle reel and awards a respin.
A NetEnt game that popularised the cascading "Avalanche" mechanic. Each consecutive avalanche raises the multiplier, up to 5x in the base game and 15x during the Free Falls feature.
A gothic vampire-themed game originally released under the Microgaming brand, with 243 ways to win and a Chamber of Spins feature that unlocks different free spins modes over time.
An Ancient Egyptian-themed pokie. Our review covers its layout, features and published figures.
One of the best-known pokies series in Australian venues, made by Aristocrat. Lightning Link games share a hold-and-spin feature in which coin symbols lock in place during respins, with tiered jackpot prizes.
Another Aristocrat series built around a hold-and-spin feature and jackpot tiers, with an Asian-inspired theme across its different games.
Learn more about how these features work in our Slot Bonus Features Explained and Progressive Jackpots Explained guides.
Our reviews cover games from several leading studios. Our Slot Game Providers section explains each studio's background and style, including Pragmatic Play, Play'n GO, NetEnt, Big Time Gaming, Hacksaw Gaming, Microgaming and Aristocrat.
No review can tell you whether a game will pay. Every spin is decided by a random number generator, and every game has a house edge.
If you choose to play, set a budget and time limit before you start, and stop when you reach them. Our guides on setting gambling limits and recognising gambling harm explain practical steps, and Gambling Help Online offers free, confidential support 24/7 on 1800 858 858.
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No pokie is more likely to pay on any given spin. Games differ in RTP, which affects the expected cost of play over time, and in volatility, which affects how wins are spread out. Our reviews list both where they are published.
Many games are released in several RTP versions, and each casino chooses which one to offer. We quote the developer's published figure. The game's information screen shows the version you are playing.
Lightning Link and Dragon Link are Aristocrat series found in many Australian venues. Most of the other games reviewed here are online slots.
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