New Slots Round Up: 18th July – 24th July 2026

There’s plenty to unpack in this week’s slot releases, from one of my favorite games of the year to a few titles that really tested my patience.

3 Chili Charms is not the kind of slot I want to play. In fact, it actively grinds my gears. The hot chili theme already feels dated at this point, although that’s not the biggest issue. The real problem here is that 3 Chili Charms feels like another copy and paste ‘3 pot’ game, with three different versions of the Hold & Win bonus round (Collect, Multiplier, and 2x Board). To make matters worse, the artwork feels obviously AI-generated, which is not a great look. My expectations for AvatarUX have dropped in recent months, but somehow 3 Chili Charms still manages to fall below them.

If you’re into infernal, heavy metal-style aesthetics, Born in Hell from Backseat Gaming could be right up your street – at least visually. Unfortunately, the gameplay follows the usual Backseat formula: a fairly forgettable base game with one main feature thrown in to try and keep things interesting. Here, that’s the Wild Multiplier Reel (2x-1,000x), featuring what I assume is Satan himself in all his evil glory.

This can help boost wins across the game’s 16 paylines, but beyond that, there’s not much going on. Also, the bonus round simply increases the chance of landing the Wild Multiplier Reel. Overall, this is a game that looks more interesting than it actually plays. The theme does the heavy lifting but the mechanics are nothing we haven’t seen countless times before.

Merge Up 2 is one of my favorite BGaming slots, so I was interested to see what Space Knight Merge Up 2 brought to the table. The theme appears to be based around a medieval knight thrown into a retro version of ‘space’, and as far as I can tell, it’s not based on any existing IP. One thing that immediately stood out was the 98% RTP, which has been carried over from the original. That also gives away the biggest clue about this game – it appears to be a straight reskin.

The gameplay remains the same, with cluster pays at the heart of the action and square multipliers that double every time a win hits. Plus, when those clusters land, they collapse into a smaller area and upgrade to the next symbol in the progression – keep progressing and you’ll eventually unlock Bombs and Scatters for bigger wins. Ultimately, this is the same excellent mechanic that made Merge Up 2 great, just with a new sci-fi skin.

Speaking of reskins, Hacksaw Gaming is back with Rage of Egypt, which is essentially a redo of Hand of Anubis from 2022. The biggest changes I can spot are the RTP increase from 96.24% to 97.49% and a new red color scheme replacing the original blue aesthetic. Beyond that, this is very much the same game underneath. The cluster pays format remains, along with the Soul Orb multiplier wilds in the base game and the two bonus features. Landing 3 Scatters triggers the Underworld feature, where reel multipliers build up based on winning symbols, with Green Soul Orbs activating those multipliers.

Personally, I prefer the Judgment feature, which is triggered by 4 Scatters. This is more of a Hold & Win-style bonus, with reel multipliers, Skulls, Ice Blocks, and Crusher Blocks all interacting to create bigger multiplier-based combinations. Overall, Rage of Egypt is still a fun game, and the higher RTP is certainly welcome, but with so little changed from Hand of Anubis, did we need another reskin four years later?

When I reviewed 40 Power Joker 2 weeks ago, I had a feeling it would be the start of a series. That’s something AvatarUX seems to do – keep the same core gameplay and tweak things like the number of paylines, grid shape, and RTP for a new release. To be blunt, 40 Power Joker wasn’t exactly a game that needed expanding into a franchise, so releasing 20 Power Joker as a separate game feels like a waste of time overall. Studios seem intent on filling lobbies with new releases above all else these days, and while more games might look good on a provider page, quantity often doesn’t equal quality.

Rounding this section out, Mummy x Riches from Popiplay is a medium-volatility, tumbling scatter pays slot that keeps things fairly simple in the base game. Random Multipliers land on the reels and apply to any total wins you manage to build up, giving the scatter pays format a little extra spice.

The real action comes in the Free Spins round, where multipliers are collected into a persistent pot. This gives Mummy x Riches a similar feel to Gates of Olympus, but with one key difference: the multiplier pot continues building even when the multipliers don’t contribute to a winning spin. There’s also a Super Free Spins mode, where the multiplier pot starts at 10x, giving you a useful head start. Overall, this feels like Popiplay’s lighter, more playful take on the Gates of Olympus formula – not exactly groundbreaking, but a fun twist on a mechanic players already know.

Game of the Week

I mentioned the idea of quantity over quality earlier in this post, but Print Studios likes to do things the other way round – and I certainly appreciate that. In my opinion, this studio is right at the top of the pile when it comes to slots in 2026. Print averages around one new slot every couple of months, and the extra time taken is reflected in the interesting themes, excellent visuals, and measured gameplay.

Deck of Divinity immediately made me think of Deck of Scurra, released last fall. It was our Game of the Week on release, featuring an intimate, magical feel built around a deck of Tarot-esque cards. The gameplay was all ways pays, but the way the special cards modified the game made it feel like much more than that.

Although there are obvious throughlines, I wouldn’t call Deck of Divinity a straightforward sequel to Deck of Scurra. For a start, this is a scatter pays game, and the feel has been pushed much more in a mystical, astral plane-type direction, compared to the more rustic atmosphere of Deck of Scurra.

This time you’re looking to land five or more matching cards anywhere on the grid, while Prize Cards with multipliers attached upgrade your wins. These Prize Cards are always hidden beneath standard paying symbols, but if you manage to remove the covering card as part of a winning cluster, the multiplier underneath comes into play. The gameplay actually feels a bit more accessible than Deck of Scurra, but the presentation is still something to behold. It’s so well done, and so different to what you normally expect from a slot that you can almost forget that’s what you’re playing.

Moving into the bonus round, there’s almost a card collection feel to it. You start with a base set of Prize Cards, then gradually unlock more as you go, either by revealing them on the grid or by progressing through the collection meter. On top of that, every time a Prize Card is used it gets upgraded. The whole feature has a really unique feel and I enjoyed it a lot. There’s also a ‘More info’ option which explains the UI and mechanics in a really nice way. More slots should do this, to be honest.

The stats are fairly average at 96.22% RTP and a 10,000x max win, but that’s not really the point. Deck of Divinity is worth playing if you’re after something that feels genuinely different to the usual slot formula. While so many modern slots seem determined to overstimulate you (including titles from Print like 12 Burning Baseballs), this somehow manages to make playing feel relaxing and elevated.

It’s full of lovely little touches, offers a genuinely unique atmosphere, and, most importantly, brings some actual innovation to the table, literally.

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