Most Engaging Slot Releases from January 2022

The new year has recently started, but we’ve already seen a number of high-quality releases hit the market. Beautiful looks, innovative features and numerous opportunities to claim wins attracted the attention of slot lovers around the world.

Without any ado, here are some of the most engaging games launched this month. Judging by its start, there’s no doubt 2022 will be an exciting year for the online gambling industry.

Money Mariachi Infinity Reels – Yggdrasil Gaming

As you may have guessed from its name, this Mexican-themed slot draws its inspiration from the Day of the Dead.

The action takes place on a grid consisting of three reels and four rows with the Infinity Reels mechanic in use. Whenever the rightmost reel is involved in a winning combination, another reel is added to the playing area. A symbol multiplier starting at 1x is applied to all wins when this happens. It will go up by one for every added reel.

Get ready for a highly volatile experience, with potential payouts going up to 50,000x your stake.

Add twelve or more reels within a single round to receive the Infinity Bonus worth 888x the bet. It can happen in the Main Game or during respins.

Land three or more Shrine symbols to activate Level Up Respins. You’ll get three respins while the triggering icons are held in their place until the feature ends. Any new Shrine symbol appearing will reset the number of respins.

A Shrine symbol can level up to turn into a special icon. There are four special symbols on offer:

• Grower – levels up on every symbol and can get hearts from the Charmer symbol.
• Freezer – freezes two respins and then turns them back into Shrine symbols.
• Booster – increases all Shrine or special symbols by up to 10x the bet.
• Charmer – reduces the number of skulls needed to level up and adds one heat to surrounding Grower symbols.

Agent Jane Blonde Max Volume – Stormcraft Studios/Microgaming

Agent Jane Blonde returns to the reels in the new release titled Agent Jane Blonde Max Volume. The game itself looks similar to the previous instalment of the series, with the biggest changes in the appearance being a new combination of colours.

Maths model and features have also been upgraded, with the volatility moving from low to medium. Agent Jane Blonde Max Volume is played on a standard five-by-three grid, and instead of traditional paylines, we have 243 different ways to win.

When it comes to features on offer, players can benefit from Rolling Reels, Free Spins, a multiplier trail and three jackpot prizes.

The Rolling Reels mechanic comes into play after every win, removing all triggering symbols from the reels. New ones will roll in, repeating the process if this forms a new win.

Landing at least one Scatter symbol on all reels will unlock the Free Spins selection. Players can choose between three options:

• Fifteen spins with a starting multiplier of 1x; it goes up by one with each new spin.
• Ten spins with a starting multiplier of 2x; it goes up by two with each new spin.
• Five spins with a starting multiplier of 5x; it goes up by five with each new spin.

At least five Scatters are needed to activate the jackpot feature. There are three prizes up for grabs: Gold, Silver, and Bronze, worth 100x, 25x, and 5x the stake, respectively.

Bison Battle – Push Gaming

It’s all about bison in Push Gaming’s release aptly titled Bison Battle, as the majestic beasts appear as regular and sticky Wilds and on the slot’s special symbols.

The game takes place on a five-reel, five-row grid with twenty paylines. Three or more matching symbols form a winning combination, paying up to 50x the stake. The Wild Bison also appears on the reels, substituting for all symbols except the Scatter.

The Blue Bison and the Green Bison serve as Scatters, landing only on reel 1, while the Red Bison appears on reel 5 as well.

A Green Bison on reel 1 and a Red Bison on reel 5 activate the Green Valley feature. On the other hand, a Blue Bison on reel 1 and a Red Bison on reel 5 unlock the Ice Park feature.

But that’s not all, as Red Bison on reel 1 awards instant prizes of up to 2,500x the stake, moving one reel to the right until it falls off the grid. A Red Bison on reel 5 comes with a multiplier of 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, or 10x.

Ice Park comes with three free spins, where coin symbols or blanks appear on the middle three reels, with Bison symbols landing on reels 1 and 5.

Green Valley awards eight spins. Wilds appear only on reels 2, 3, and 5, turning sticky when they land. Red Bison symbols come with multipliers and offer an additional spin.

When the Red Bison symbol appears on reels 1 and 5 simultaneously, during the Main Game, they will come together in the Bison Clash feature, awarding instant prizes boosted by the multiplier.