Great slots based on video games

Ever since their popularization in the mid-1990s, video games have remained an important market in the entertainment industry, reaching over US$179 billion in revenue in 2020, even with an ongoing pandemic crisis. Video games have one of the biggest fan-bases in the industry, and some franchises are so successful that they are even taken to other mediums, such as movies and TV shows.

And another area that video game developers are focusing, and trying to capitalize on, is the gambling industry. Today, there are many video game publishers that have licensed their brands to developers in the iGaming market, to produce slot machines based on their titles.

The selection of licensed slots based on video games is quite large, with games like Resident Evil and even a parody on the Call of Duty series, called Call of Fruity. However, the following titles are regarded as some of the best slots available for video game enthusiasts and slots fans as well.

Tomb Raider
 

 
The popular video game franchise created by Core Design, and currently published by Square Enix, Tomb Raider was one of the first video games to be licensed by Microgaming, one of the leading iGaming developers in the past twenty years. So far, the British archeologist Lara Croft has been featured in three slots by the company.

The latest one, Lara Croft: Temples and Tombs, offers an immersive storytelling adventure, with all the action and fun a slot machine can provide. The game also features great graphics and sound effects, which resemble the latest titles released by Square Enix, and great bonuses that can significantly increase players winnings.

Hitman
 

 
Hitman is an acclaimed stealth video game franchise developed and published by Danish studio IO Interactive, created in 2000 and featuring eight main games. The franchise, which had sold over 15 million copies by 2015, also spawned two spin-off games for mobile devices, two novels, two adaptations to the silver screen, and even a slot game by Microgaming.

The Hitman slot machine is a 5-reel game, with 15 unfixed pay lines, which gives players 15 chances to win for each spin, and allows them to choose which lines to play. The game features special bonuses as well, and several images related to the video game franchise.

Street Fighter
 

 
Street Fighter is unarguably the most popular fighting video game franchise in the world, having sold more than 46 million copies worldwide as of 2021, and the highest-grossing media franchise of all time based on a fighting video game. So it was almost certain that the game would be adapted to a slot machine.

Released last year by NetEnt, one of the major developers in the gambling industry, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Slot features an innovative gameplay, in which players can choose one of eight characters to fight random opponents and bosses, including M. Bison, the series main antagonist.

Space Invaders
 


Classics never get old. And thats especially true with Space Invaders, the groundbreaking shoot em up arcade game released in 1978 by Taito. The game is considered one of the most influential video games of all time and helped usher in the golden age of arcade video games, becoming a pop culture icon worldwide.

The Space Invaders slot was developed and published by Playtech, one of the oldest gambling software developers still active. The game features a typical 5-reel, 3-row layout, with 10 fixed pay lines, and many special features that can boost players winnings.

Call of Duty
 


Over 400 million copies sold worldwide. The best-selling first-person shooter game series. The most successful video game franchise created in the United States. The third highest-grossing video game franchise of all time. Series of action figures, card games, and comic books. And of course, a slot game.

Call of Duty accolades speak for themselves, and it was only a matter of time for a COD slot machine to be released. Published by Amaya Gaming, this slot has many different features that are randomly triggered during the base game and can unlock several minigames, which grant free spins, multipliers and other bonuses.

Bejeweled
 


With more than 10 million copies sold and over 350 million downloads, the series of tile-matching puzzle video games Bejeweled is surprisingly a popular and successful franchise. And its theme and gameplay fit perfectly a slot machine setting.

Released by IGT, or International Gaming Technology, the Bejeweled slot is a 5-reel game, with 10 pay lines, filled with special features and colorful gems. Jewels have different prize levels, and the game even includes wilds, free spins and special bonuses.