New Slots Round Up: 13th June – 19th June 2026

We’ve got an abundance of new slots in this round up, so let’s dive into the best ones, starting with 2 from Backseat Gaming.

This studio has had a lot of older games added to its provider page and seems to have left Hacksaw‘s OpenRGS distribution for a more internal system linked to Clutch Gaming (at least on new titles). Anyway, head to the provider page to catch up on all things Backseat, and we’re going to focus on the 2 newest games: Deep Sea Mafia and Drac’s Bonanza.

We’re starting off with a decent max win here – 20,000x on Deep Sea Mafia. On the surface, this underwater-themed slot feels fairly basic, with a 5×5 grid and 15 paylines. However, things become more interesting when Don Wild Reels start appearing, bringing different characters onto the Wild Multiplier Reels. There’s no functional difference between the characters beyond their available multiplier values, but you’ll naturally be hoping for the higher-paying ones, particularly the octopus and hammerhead.

The bonus rounds are fairly straightforward too. They play out much like the base game, but do feel more restrictive because a single Don Wild Reel is selected at the start, and only that one can appear throughout the feature. It’s good if you get a high-value one and bad if you get a low-value one. Overall Deep Sea Mafia does feel a little dry, ironically for an underwater-themed slot!

Backseat seems to love a vampire theme – I’m thinking of previous titles like Mystery Bats and Old Drac. Now we’re back in a similar world for Drac’s Bonanza with a big 25,000x max win, although there’s no sign of the Drac character from before. This is cluster pays (5 or more symbols) on a 6 x 5 grid, plus a row at the bottom handles multipliers – every winning symbol adds 1 to the multiplier for that reel.

I soon noticed that this game is high volatility, and clusters and tumbling wins feel relatively rare. Also, those multipliers on the bottom row I just mentioned are inactive by default – you have to fill the Blood Meter with 30 winning symbols to activate a special respin with active multipliers. So wins are rare, but when they hit, they can hit high.

Big Bounty Bandits: 3 Pots from Peter & Sons is this studio’s take on the ‘3 pot’ formula. Regular readers will know I’m pretty bored of this concept by now, but I’m also a big fan of Peter & Sons games, so will this one feel more exciting? For a start, the theme is the Wild West, and I love the old school rubber hose animation style (similar to video games like Cuphead). The music is suitably retro and charming too.

The game is played on a 5 x 4 grid across 20 paylines, and you’ll come across plenty of Wilds to help form wins. Money bags can be collected by the Horseshoe, and Diamonds can trigger the 3 pots/wagons above the grid. The Red one guarantees a Horseshoe collector on each of its spins, the Blue one adds in Multipliers to boost collected winnings, and the Green one brings us the Golden Bandit who collects money bags and adds in a multiplier. To answer my question, the bar is low but I think this is my favorite 3 pots slot so far. Studios, you can stop making them now!

One of the most accessible styles of slot is scatter pays, and that’s what we have in Clawsy Collector from Bullshark. Players need to land 8 or more matching symbols in a cluster for a win, and collected symbols build up in a meter so you can unlock special Grid Booster features. This meter has to build over the course of a spin in the base game, but you can expect the removal of low-paying symbols, the addition of Wild symbols etc. – all helpful stuff! Then in the bonus round, the meter is progressive over the whole feature, although it does reset each time you hit a perk. The underwater theme is bright and bouncy, and the max win goes as high as 15,000x. Overall, this is about what we expect from Bullshark.

Dead by Noon follows in the footsteps of Wanted Dead or a Wild, Duel at Dawn, and Bullets and Bounty as a serious cowboy-themed slot from Hacksaw. You’ll find the same art style and typography here, plus a soundtrack Ennio Morricone might be proud of. The gameplay is relatively easy to grasp and revolves around the Poker Chip symbol – when one lands at the same time as a win, the Multiplier Reel at the top of the grid will receive a multiplier. These can multiply any wins that land on that reel, of course, and they’re always active, unlike in Drac’s Bonanza.

Also, this is a cascading game, but not in the standard way. Whenever there’s a win, only the bottom row of symbols drops off, meaning the winning line has a chance to hit multiple times as it falls down. This is not a classic on the level of the other Hacksaw cowboy slots I mentioned, but it makes for a satisfying session nonetheless.

If you’re in the mood for another Wild West/cowboy-themed game (there are plenty this week) try Dusty Duel by BGaming with its 97.00% RTP. But now onto Game of the Week below.

Game of the Week

Trap Tower has an unusual storyline centred around rival animal gangs locked in an inner-city turf war. Battles with pugs, chihuahuas, and geckos are woven into the gameplay, while the symbols are themed around various drugs and related items. Maybe you can guess what animal the cops are…

The grid is unusual too, with the 2 middle reels containing just 2 positions each. Despite the layout, the game uses an all-ways-pays system, so you simply need to land matching symbols from left to right.

Shootouts from rival gangs occur every few spins, and they’re actually a good thing when it comes to payouts, helping trigger smaller wins ranging from 0.2x to 5x your stake. Plus, if your gang takes out an enemy, you’ll land between 20x and 20,000x the base bet! Geckos armed with flamethrowers can also show up and create Mystery Symbols, while Gas Canisters add multipliers.

The bonus feature, Burn the Evidence, works a little differently. Fire Starter symbols land on reels 1 and 6, potentially creating Mystery Symbols and triggering any Gas Canisters. This round builds over 4 levels with the likelihood of spreading fires going up as you progress.

It’s another distinctive release from Shady Lady. The dark criminal theme won’t be for everyone, but the animal characters add a degree of levity. RTP is about average at 96.26%.

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