Most slot players meet Thunderkick through Esqueleto Explosivo, Pink Elephants or the Beat the Beast series. Set up in Stockholm in 2012, it’s an independent studio that still designs and builds every single game in-house. (It’s also licensed by the UKGC and MGA, pushing its games out through Relax Gaming’s network.)
If you look at the recent releases below, you’ll notice a clear Thunderkick recipe. Volatility is high on most of them, and almost every new game features free spins with retriggers, multipliers, bonus buys and ante bets. About half of these use cluster pays instead of traditional lines, and a lot of them feature tumbling reels where winning symbols pop and new ones drop in. You’ll see everything from classic 5×3 boards to tall 7×7 grids, with max wins usually sitting around 10,000x your stake (though Midas Golden Touch: Thunder Pots pushes that a bit higher). Themes bounce around from Greek and Egyptian mythology to quirky outliers like Shark Park.
One thing to know about the math: the Return to Player (RTP) on these newer titles hovers around 94.1% to 94.2%. That’s lower than the studio’s older hits, several of which ran near 96%, and lower than many slots on the market today. In return you get a high maximum win and the option to jump straight into the bonus rounds.