Best New Online Slots of the Week | August 4, 2023

Best New Online Slots of the Week | August 4, 2023

Time Stamp: August 4, 2023 3:06 AM

It’s time for another dose of the best new online slots of the week. And this time out, Pragmatic Play, Spinomenal, and Slotmill are bringing along some hot new sequels. Don’t forget, you can try out all these brand-new games totally free right here.

We start with Cyclops Smash from Pragmatic Play. It’s the latest in Pragmatic Play’s range of Smash Feature games where random symbols can be rearranged after any winning spin.

Money Jar 2 is Slotmill’s much-anticipated sequel to a popular slot that features 15,625 ways to win, wilds, and a new Power Up symbol.

There’s more wild mayhem in Octoberfest from Octavian Gaming. Pour yourself a stein of beer and enjoy expanded wilds that can really enhance your wins.

We end our round-up of the best new online slots of the week with Spinomenal’s Book of Skulls Uncharted Treasure. It’s the newest release in a range of slots known for their exciting free spins bonuses. This time around, you can activate a free spins bonus that comes complete with random expanding symbols.

It’s Smash Time with Pragmatic Play’s new myth-inspired slot. Cyclops Smash features a tumble feature, free spins, and the random Smash Feature where new combinations can be created totally free!

Pragmatic Play’s 2023 output has already included tumbling reels (Diamond Cascade) and multiway fun (Power of Merlin Megaways, Rocket Blast Megaways). In August, the developer goes for cluster wins in Cyclops Smash. It’s the perfect addition to our best new online slots of the week for bonus hunters.

It’s a Greek myth-themed slot that you play on a 7×7 grid of symbols. Legs of ham jostle for space with fruit, gems, and Greek heroes’ helmets.

You make winning combinations by matching winning symbols in horizontal or vertical positions on the reels. There’s a cash prize up for grabs when you match anywhere from 5–49 symbols in a single cluster. Winning clusters are removed from play and replaced by the symbols sitting above on the reels.

There are no multipliers when you land a winning tumble. However, Pragmatic Play makes up for this with the Smash Feature.

After a non-paying tumble, you may trigger the Smash Feature at random. 5–12 symbols are rearranged by the angry Cyclops so that they land in new positions. Any winning cluster that is created is removed, with a new tumble action coming into force.

This wouldn’t be a cluster pays slot without some free spins. You trigger free games by landing 4–7 scatters in position anywhere on the screen. You win 10–16 free games, but this time a prize multiplier does come into play. The multiplier increases by one or more for every consecutive winning tumble.

It’s nice to see a tumbling reels slot that doesn’t rely on base game progressive multipliers as its main modifier. The random Smash Feature just adds to the excitement. Why not give Cyclops Smash a spin for free and see what you think?

The gambling den is back with a bang in Slotmill’s new Money Jar 2 slot. Respin winning symbol reels, or land the money jar scatters to trigger bigger and better bonuses.  

Slotmill’s original Money Jar game is still a popular choice here in the VSO office. The gambling-themed slot featured sticky wilds with respins and special reel respins after any winning spin. The game is played on six reels with 46,656 ways to win on every spin.

In this new venture from our underground gambling den characters, you play on a slightly smaller 6×5 set-up with 15,625 ways to win on each spin. The win respin feature makes a welcome return where every winning symbol spins independently one more time.

As well as wilds and Money Jar symbols, you may land a new Power Up symbol. This transforms itself into a Countdown Wild, where the count is linked to the number of wilds on the screen. Countdown Wilds remain as wild symbols until the counter reaches zero.

As in the original Money Jar slot, you trigger the main bonus game by hitting three Money Jar symbols on the screen. Start by choosing your preferred bonus game, then play it out.

The Coin Bonus Game features a series of respins where you collect wilds, money, or multipliers. The Countdown Wild Game starts with eight spins. Here, you play out your spins and rack up wild multipliers that are added to a progressive meter.

The number of bonus features may have increased in Money Jar 2, but so has the volatility. We love the new additions, though, even though the ways to win have dropped significantly. Give Money Jar 2 a play for free and see what you think.   

It’s time to start drinking with Octoberfest from Octavian Gaming. Collect wilds to earn wild reels, or trigger wild free spins in this high-volatility slot that gives you lot more oompah for your buck.  

Ah, the annual Oktoberfest is nearly here, so that means it’s time for another slot developer to bring out a game dedicated to Germany’s annual drinkathon. Many countries have their own Oktoberfest nowadays, but nothing can beat the original festival in southern Germany. And that’s the perfect trigger for slot developers to bring out the oompah and sausages.

Octavian Gaming’s Octoberfest is a close cousin to games like Oktoberfest and Bierhaus in terms of theme and style: waitresses holding multiple beer glasses, a bearded chap on a tuba, and plates full of wurst sausage. Some traditional German music accompanies the gameplay as you spin the reels.

The beer comes into play as a wild symbol. Randomly on any spin, 1–5 reels are selected to become wild reels.

You can also win free spins by landing the coaster symbols. You must land matching Coaster 1 and Coaster 2 symbols to trigger the feature. Start by choosing one of the coasters to win 5, 7, or 10 free games.

During free spins, you complete a meter by landing wild symbols. Once a meter is filled, the entire reel turns wild.

It’s the base game wild reels that really make the Octoberfest slot. They can appear quite regularly to help complete a winning payline. Couple that with some lovely animations and smooth reels and you have the makings of one of the best new online slots of the week. Give it a play for free now.

We take another trip out to sea with Spinomenal’s Book of Skulls Uncharted Treasure. Land wild scatters for free spins fun, then trigger a random expanding symbol for additional payouts.  

We end our round-up of the best new online slots of the week with Book of Skulls Uncharted Treasure from Spinomenal. The original Book of Skulls game was released in 2021 with 10 paylines, a 5000x maximum jackpot, and features including free spins and scattered wilds. Expanding symbols rounded out the various bonus features.

In this new Book of Skulls Uncharted Treasure slot, the pirates have made a return, and they are bringing some special features with them. As in the previous game, there are just 10 paylines, but also lots of bonus modifiers scattered throughout the base spins.

The wild symbol acts as a scatter while also replacing any symbol in the game. Three or more wild scatters pay up to 250x, plus you win ten free spins. And this is where things get interesting.

During the free spins bonus, you are presented with a prize wheel. All symbols are displayed on the wheel – spin the wheel to determine which icon expands for the duration of the bonus round. The symbol only expands after a winning spin.

You may also retrigger the bonus feature to win another ten free games. Just land additional wild scatters in order to reactivate the bonus.

Book of Skulls Uncharted Treasure may not offer a lot of win lines, but the modified free spins bonus makes this one of the best new online slots of the week we are most excited about. Try it for free today.

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