SC Analytics Insights 2019H1 – The best slots released in the first half of 2019
In the first edition of SlotCatalog Analytics Insights, we look game releases during the first half of 2019, and how they have performed 3 months after their release date.
Between January and June 1069 slot games from 179 different game providers have been released. On average, game providers have released 6 games (one game a month), but the median game provider only released three titles during the first half of 2019. The average RTP of the games released was 95.46%.
SlotCatalog have measured the quality & exposure of these slot games for four different markets (United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Japan). Each game has been evaluated by its 30-day average SlotRank, starting 3 months after the games release date (day 90-120).
Example: Dead or Alive 2 was released on 2019-04-23. We’ve measured its average SlotRank in day 90-120 of the release (2019-7-23 - 2019-10-23).
For more information on SlotRank & our methodology, read the FAQ.
United Kingdom
Top 10 performing releases
# | Logo | Game | Provider | RTP | Release date | Avg SlotRank |
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1 | Dead or Alive 2 | 96.82% | 2019-04-23 | 7.23 | ||
2 | Turn Your Fortune | 96.24% | 2019-01-03 | 21.42 | ||
3 | Fishin’ Frenzy Megaways | 95.02% | 2019-04-25 | 23.73 | ||
4 | Mercy of the Gods | 96.64% | 2019-05-16 | 23.94 | ||
5 | Legacy of Ra Megaways | 96.01% | 2019-03-05 | 24.84 | ||
6 | Return of Kong Megaways | 96.03% | 2019-04-26 | 25.77 | ||
7 | Mustang Gold | 96.53% | 2019-01-17 | 27.97 | ||
8 | Reel King Mega | 96.00% | 2019-05-09 | 30.17 | ||
9 | Scudamore’s Super Stakes | 96.99% | 2019-03-07 | 31.39 | ||
10 | Golden Grimoire | 96.44% | 2019-02-22 | 40.55 |
Three games that didn’t make it, but still impressed us!
Germany
Top 10 performing releases
# | Logo | Game | Provider | RTP | Release date | Avg SlotRank |
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1 | Dead or Alive 2 | 96.82% | 2019-04-23 | 12.70 | ||
2 | Mercy of the Gods | 96.64% | 2019-05-16 | 20.58 | ||
3 | Mustang Gold | 96.53% | 2019-01-17 | 26.61 | ||
4 | Turn Your Fortune | 96.24% | 2019-01-03 | 26.77 | ||
5 | Narcos | 96.23% | 2019-05-23 | 30.84 | ||
6 | Pirate Gold | 96.50% | 2019-03-18 | 33.23 | ||
7 | Golden Grimoire | 96.44% | 2019-02-22 | 41.87 | ||
8 | Mystery Reels Megaways | 96.18% | 2019-03-28 | 47.06 | ||
9 | Mega Pyramid | 96.18% | 2019-04-24 | 50.27 | ||
10 | Ecuador Gold | 96.10% | 2019-02-19 | 52.90 |
Three games that didn’t make it, but still impressed us!
Sweden
Top 10 performing releases
# | Logo | Game | Provider | RTP | Release date | Avg SlotRank |
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1 | Dead or Alive 2 | 96.82% | 2019-04-23 | 7.60 | ||
2 | Return of Kong Megaways | 96.03% | 2019-04-26 | 27.97 | ||
3 | Temple Tumble | 96.25% | 2019-02-06 | 30.71 | ||
4 | Turn Your Fortune | 96.24% | 2019-01-03 | 34.10 | ||
5 | Narcos | 96.23% | 2019-05-23 | 35.94 | ||
6 | Ecuador Gold | 96.10% | 2019-02-19 | 37.39 | ||
7 | Legacy of Ra Megaways | 96.01% | 2019-03-05 | 40.97 | ||
8 | Mercy of the Gods | 96.64% | 2019-05-16 | 41.55 | ||
9 | Mustang Gold | 96.53% | 2019-01-17 | 42.06 | ||
10 | Mega Pyramid | 96.18% | 2019-04-24 | 45.70 |
Three games that didn’t make it, but still impressed us!
Japan
Top 10 performing releases
# | Logo | Game | Provider | RTP | Release date | Avg SlotRank |
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1 | Dead or Alive 2 | 96.82% | 2019-04-23 | 5.27 | ||
2 | Mustang Gold | 96.53% | 2019-01-17 | 10.13 | ||
3 | Gemtastic | 96.07% | 2019-01-09 | 39.97 | ||
4 | The Shadow Order | 96.98% | 2019-05-02 | 40.77 | ||
5 | Vegas High Roller | 95.88% | 2019-05-13 | 61.30 | ||
6 | Temple Tumble | 96.25% | 2019-02-06 | 69.39 | ||
7 | Carnival Queen | 96.10% | 2019-02-07 | 74.39 | ||
8 | The Great Albini | 96.60% | 2019-01-10 | 77.81 | ||
9 | Savage Jungle | 96.54% | 2019-04-25 | 89.67 | ||
10 | Dwarf Mine | 96.80% | 2019-03-08 | 101.00 |
Three games that didn’t make it, but still impressed us!
FAQ
What is SlotRank?
We scan casino sites for 23 markets daily to find out what games they have and which games they place in their lobby. Some of these casinos have enough estimated traffic to be included in the SlotRank calculation, others will be excluded since their exposure towards players is minimal.
We aggregate this data and distribute points to each game based on its positions in the crawled casinos. Points are distributed based on lobby position (where position 1 will give the most points) and then multiplied with a weight-multiplier.
The weight-multiplier is determined by the geographical popularity of the casino site, based on estimated traffic (For example the largest UK casino will have full weight, and the least popular UK casino included in the ranking will have the smallest weight-multiplier).
Why is the ranking based on day 90-120 SlotRank average methodology?
New games come and, sometimes, goes. Highly established game providers have their games published in a lot of casinos quickly, and their games automatically get a chance to prove their quality in the lobbies. If the release is of high quality it will stay at premium lobby positions. However, lesser-known game providers might need some time to prove their high-quality release.
When can I see this data on SlotCatalog?
We know you’re eager to browse this data yourself, and you will have the opportunity soon! Stay tuned for early 2020 as Santa Claus seems to be running late this year!