New Slots Round Up: 14th February – 20th February 2026

It’s been a quieter week for slots, but it’s worth reading through for the couple of highlights, including our Game of the Week which puts all the others to shame!

The title of Cod of Thunder Dream Drop seems to be a pun on ‘god of thunder’ – this slot has a Norse setting, but rather than an all-powerful Thor, we have an old man sitting next to a boat, which is where all the symbols fall, including some fish. The art style is nice, I must say.

This is an all ways pays slot on a 5 x 5 grid, and with each tumble, the global multiplier jumps up by 1. It reminds me of Ragnarok for this feature, although in that game, the multiplier doubles – in Cod of Thunder it just goes up by 1, so it’s less exciting. I’m personally not interested in the Dream Drop random jackpot mechanic that Relax Gaming seems to love, either. Combining that with a 94% RTP and a max win of 7,500x, this title feels a little underwhelming.

Magic Mummy Megaways from BGaming doesn’t bring an awful lot to the table. It’s a Megaways slot, which tells you much of what you need to know. The look is cartoony and very colorful – unusual for an ancient Egyptian slot, so you could say that’s somewhat unique. You could also perhaps point to the 97% RTP as another reason to play, but the max win is a little low at 5,000x. There are also Multiplier Wilds in the bonus game, but they don’t build over the course of the round, unfortunately – they reset with each spin.

Griffin’s Vault by Popiplay is a Hold & Win title, and it has another low max win of 5,000x. Anyway, in terms of standout features, we’re probably talking the Expanding Wilds and the Progress Bar in the Hold & Win game that can award an extra 2 or 3x on top of the standard score. If you’re a Hold & Win fan, this might be worth a few spins, but most players will find Griffin’s Vault uninspired.

A new slot from Backseat Gaming is usually something I look forward to, and Arc Lord is certainly the second best release this week.

It works via 19 paylines on a 5 x 5 grid, and, much like Cod of Thunder Dream Drop, every win/tumble adds 1 to a global multiplier. The other main feature is how Zeus shows up once in a while and can furnish the grid with 1 to 5 Wild Reels, although it’s usually just 1. Upon triggering the bonus round, there’s the ‘Wheel of Fortune’ to gamble on increased free spins and a higher starting multiplier, but once this round begins proper, things are much the same as in the base game, just with the global multiplier being persistent.

At first glance, Paddy’s Payouts Race for Riches (Gaming Corps) feels a lot like a slot from 10 years ago with its Irish theme, 5 x 3 grid, and 5-tier jackpot. Wins come via 20 paylines, and things seem fairly predictable, but then in the bonus game it seems to borrow a mechanic from all those 3 Little Piggies/Big Bad Wolf slots, as you aim to build up borders on your squares by landing Scatters in the same spots repeatedly.

At the end of the round, the leprechaun character comes by on his hobby horse and randomly awards multipliers and jackpots depending on how many Green, Bronze, Silver, and Gold borders you have. Of course, the higher the level, the higher the multipliers and jackpots you can hope for. It’s just a shame the max win is only 1,000x, and it does continue the trend this week.

OK, what on earth is going on with the max wins this week? Hopefully this isn’t the start of a new era of ridiculously low figures, but our final game of the week Panda Fortune Rush (Playzia/BGaming) is also registering a max win of only 1,750x.

Anyway, this is a scatter pays slot on a 7 x 7 grid, and on every spin, 1-3 symbols receive a random multiplier amount that triggers if said symbol is involved in a win (12 or more). There’s no tumbling here though.

Landing 12 Scatters takes you into the bonus round where a guaranteed 3 symbols receive multipliers. It’s not a bad concept, but the visuals and music feel surprisingly cheap here, and the lack of tumbling keeps things rather static.

Now read on for our Game of the Week, which ups the ante considerably!

Game of the Week

Truth is the latest slot from Shady Lady, a studio that’s been delivering hit after hit, usually with a one word title – Sew, Laced, Suck etc. Truth has the one word title down, but will the gameplay be on the same level?

The theme of Truth revolves around conspiracy theories, and this subject matter is handled with the usual tongue-in-cheek, slightly risqué humor that Shady Lady is fast becoming known for. The grid flashes up on a retro computer screen in a dark room, while spooky, X Files-esque music plays in the background. There’s a fuzzy tinge to all the visuals and it all adds up to an enchanting atmosphere.

There are 15 paylines in play, but the focus is really on the 4 Conspiracy Features that offer a chance at bigger wins. These come around randomly in the base game, perhaps once every 12 spins or so.

There’s ‘Birds Aren’t Real’, where mechanical birds land randomly on the grid to function as Wilds. Next is ‘5G Transmission = Brainwashing’, where 5G Wilds land randomly on the grid with multipliers attached. Then ‘The Reptilians are Everywhere’ attempts to convert matching symbols to the high-paying Reptilian symbol to form wins. Finally, ‘It’s All a Simulation’ creates a bar in the middle of the grid and selects a random symbol, pulling in all instances of that symbol. As they move towards the center, they increase your multiplier figure, and if you pull in 3 or more horizontally, you’ll score a win.

This last Conspiracy Feature is actually what the bonus game is based around too, except now the multiplier builds over the course of the round, and – importantly – instances of the chosen symbol can lock in place if they land on the middle row.

The Conspiracy Features keep things interesting in the base game, along with random pop-up ads which don’t affect the game, but offer some chuckles along the way. Some of the ads are NSFW, by the way. Not that you’re likely to be playing slots at work, but you get my point – the easily offended shouldn’t play this, or most of Shady Lady’s catalog, for that matter!

To answer the question posed at the start, I would class Truth as another hit from Shady Lady. The mechanics are innovative and interesting, and the theme is immersive and atmospheric. Max win is 20,000x (rejoice!), RTP sits at 96.10%, and volatility is rated as high, although I felt this was an extremely volatile game – I didn’t have the best luck in my test session, and I’ve seen other players say similar things online. I made use of the plentiful bonus buy options, but it was rare that they paid off.

As with all slots, of course, your mileage may vary, so give Truth a go below and see what you think for yourself!

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