Playtech

If you’ve spent any time around online casinos, you’ve probably bumped into Playtech. They’ve been at this since 1999, making them one of the oldest names in the business, and while they do everything from live dealer tables to sports betting, we’re just here for the slots.

Because they’ve been making games for a quarter of a century, their catalog has a very classic feel. You’ll find a lot of traditional 5×3 grids and standard paylines rather than modern Megaways or cluster pays. Playtech also loves a jackpot. More than half of their slots are tied to one. The crown jewel is Age of the Gods, a big Greek mythology series that outlived their famous Marvel and DC superhero licenses. You’ll also want to keep an eye out for the long-running Buffalo Blitz series.

A quick heads-up on the math before you pick a game: Playtech’s RTP is all over the place. You’ve got outliers like Ugga Bugga sitting at 99.07%, while some of their older and jackpot-linked games dip down to around 88%, with the middle hovering around 95.9%. The top prizes are pretty old-school too. A typical one caps out around 2,600x your stake, so the 50,000x max wins that newer studios push turn up on only a handful of their games.