Halloween Brings Thrills and Chills for Players and Game Studios

November 14, 2024

Author: Maria Dimitrova

This Halloween, players and studios experienced a mix of tricks and treats. Kevin Dale from Egamingmonitor dives into this month’s charts and highlights the top Halloween-themed games on the “chill scale.”

Slot Performance Overview

The main chart saw little movement this month, with most online slot titles maintaining their positions. No new games entered the top spots, which is typical for this time of year as the focus shifts toward spooky, seasonal titles.

Halloween Chart Highlights

The Halloween chart, based on the performance of themed slots across 40,000 pages from 3,500 operators, featured only the best-performing titles from each studio.

Top 20 Halloween Slots (2024):

Big Bass Halloween 2 (Pragmatic Play)
Blood Suckers (NetEnt)
Baron: Lord Of Saturday (Play’n GO)
Rip City (Hacksaw Gaming)
Mummy Megaways (Red Tiger)
Lil Demon Mega Cash Collect (Playtech)
Immortal Romance 2 (Stormcraft Studios)
Esqueleto Explosivo 3 (Thunderkick)
Immortal Romance (Microgaming)
Halloween Golden Winner (Inspired Entertainment)
Blood And Shadow 2 (Nolimit City)
Spooktacular Bonanza (Booming Games)
Granny Vs Zombies (PearFiction Studios)
4 Horsemen 3 (Spinomenal)
Halloween Bonanza (Bgaming)
Reel Nightmare (Quickspin)
Devilish Fortunes (Triple Edge Gaming)
Amazing Legends Lucky Devils (SpinPlay Games)
Hell Hot 100 (Endorphina)
Blood Moon Hold And Win (1X2 Network)

Key Insights

Top Performers: Pragmatic Play’s Big Bass Halloween 2 dominated the chart, echoing the success of its predecessor. Blood Suckers by NetEnt and Baron: Lord of Saturday by Play’n GO rounded out the top three.
New Faces: Studios like Bgaming, Spinomenal, Booming Games, and Endorphina made their Halloween chart debut, signaling their rising influence.

Best New Halloween Releases

Half of the Halloween chart titles were new for 2024. Highlights include:

Big Bass Halloween 2 (Pragmatic Play)
Baron: Lord Of Saturday (Play’n GO)
Mummy Megaways (Red Tiger)
Forgotten (Bgaming)
Dreadworks (Print Studios)

Fun vs. Fright: What Resonates?

The Halloween slot landscape was evenly split between fun and eerie themes. While lighter titles often feature dancing skeletons and quirky visuals, darker games embraced macabre elements like haunted toys and sinister clowns. Both approaches performed equally well, though serious titles might avoid scrutiny over “appealing to minors.”

Game Production Trends

Spinomenal led the way with 10 new horror titles, while Wazdan focused on reskinning a dozen games for Halloween. Other active studios in the genre included Onlyplay, Habanero, and Light & Wonder.