New Casino Games January 2023 (Week 1) – 4 New Titles to Start the Year!

Epic New Games! Discover 4 hot and fresh titles in our New Casino Games January 2023 (Week 1)! We now move onto 2023 and another barrage of top quality iGaming content! (Image from casinoplusbonus.com)

We at CasinoPlusBonus hope you all had a fabulous New Year.

While 2022 produced an amazing 365 days of new casino games, our attention now turns toward what 2023 has in store for us.

It will be tough to beat last year’s mammoth number of games after totting up over 1,300 new casino titles launched.

The question is, will 2023 prove more prolific than the year just gone? You would have to assume it will, as there are more iGaming developers establishing themselves all the time while new online gambling markets continue to open up.

That said, with a mere 4 new titles launched in the last week, you might be fooled into thinking it’s not a great start to 2023. However, we never expected many as even developers have time off over the festive period (how dare they!).

For that reason, this Week 1 New Casino Games Report will look a bit different from the norm. There are just 3 new slots to review. However, we won’t leave you empty handed. At the end of this report, we let you know about 23 new video slots coming your way throughout January. Plus, it’s a safe bet to assume there will be many more to add to this list as some developers keep their cards close to their chests and will surprise us new releases throughout the month.

Last Week’s Report: If you need more than just 3 mini reviews and a bingo game to help fill the time, there’s no need to fear. You can read about 16 new casino games launched last week (last year in fact) via our 2022 Week 52 New Casino Games Report.

3 Video Slot Mini Reviews – New Casino Games January 2023 (Week 1)

Right, let’s take a look at the 3 new casino games that are sitting fresh and pretty at your favourite online casinos. We think you will find that despite the low number, the games featured here are all of a high standard. There are titles from Play’n Go, Hacksaw Gaming, and 3 Oaks Gaming!

A new Bingo game release: If you are a fan of Bingo, then lookout for Bauble Blast, which is yet another Bingo game title to join the Pragmatic Play portfolio, which you can read more about Pragmatic Play bingo here.

• Shamrock Miner (Play’n Go)

Play’n Go has this week released the last of many new slot titles in 2022. Called Shamrock Miner, this 5-reel slot offers a theme that combines the luck of the Irish and mining. That means rainbows and leprechauns mixed with expensive looking gems. As for the features, this 5-reel slot offers cash collect symbols, wild multipliers, and a free spins round with expanding reels and increasing multipliers.

During the base game, there are 12 paylines for you to dig up some winning combinations. Along the way, you can collect cash symbols whenever you land a wild symbol on the same spin as those values. Plus, to the side of the reels is a cash multiplier value that applies to any wins you land. During the base game that value can grow as large as 10x the stake.

The real fun on the Shamrock Miner video slot comes when you trigger the free spins feature. You receive 10, 15, or 20 free spins when you land 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols anywhere in view, respectively.

During this feature, the wilds continue collecting the cash values but this time you also collect the wild symbols. Above the reels is a meter that shows how many wilds you have collected. Each time you collect four, you trigger an additional 10 free spins. As well as those additional spins, the reels expand by giving you an additional 5 paylines. On top of that, the wild multipliers increase up to a maximum of 30x.

As you can imagine, it is that bonus feature that offers you the potential to secure some hefty wins. If you reach the wild symbol milestones, you really have a chance of landing some epic payouts. You might even scoop the slot’s top payout of 5,000x the stake! By the way, if you enjoyed this slot and want some other epic titles to enjoy from such a leading iGaming developer, you can take a peek at our Play’n Go games overview.

Combination Spin Bet Multipliers: You need to land 3 or more matching symbols on the reels from left to right to create a winning combination. The 5-symbol combination payouts as a multiplier of your stake are as follows: Red Gem (200x), Green Gem (100x), Purple Gem (50x), Yellow Gem (50x), Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten (10x).

• RIP City (Hacksaw Gaming)

Players who enjoy old-school slapstick humour and cat-and-mouse battles will enjoy the RIP City video slot from Hacksaw Gaming. It’s a fantastic new title and one that should prove a great addition to the iGaming firm’s portfolio. It is available for play on PC, MAC, Android, and iOS devices.

This 5×5 slot offers 19 paylines, an RTP of 96.22%, a medium variance, and a potential top payout of 12,500x the stake. Adding to that are bonus features including expanding wilds, wild multipliers, and two free spins bonus rounds.

In terms of how RIP City looks, it offers the same minimalist style as many of the firm’s other titles. It’s a black and white design that is accented with neon graffiti. In the background, you’ll find the two cartoon characters, Ro$$ the cat and Maxx the mouse.

One of the most exciting bonuses of the RIP City slot is its expanding wilds. For each spin, one of the expanding Wild Cat symbols expands to the bottom of the reels. If it expands over a wild symbol, you receive an increased multiplier value of between 2x and 200x for any wins it helps to create. Better yet, those multipliers stack up if you land more on a single spin.

Those expanding wilds also play a big part in the two free spins bonus rounds. Essentially, 3 FS symbols trigger 10 Ro$$ free spins and 4 give you 10 Maxx free spins. In the Ro$$ feature, there is a better chance of landing wild cat symbols and wilds. Plus, you can land additional spins and even trigger the Maxx free spins round directly after that one.

As for that Maxx free spins feature, when the Wild Cat symbol lands, it activates its reel. That ensures that you’re guaranteed to land a Wild Cat symbol on that reel across all remaining spins. Obviously, activates several or all the reels and you can expect some big payouts.

Finally, you can use a Buy Bonus feature to purchase both those rounds at 110x and 200x your stake, respectively. You can also opt to improve your chances of triggering the bonuses or landing wild cat symbols.

Combination Spin Bet Multipliers: You need to land 3 or more matching symbols on the reels from left to right to create a winning combination. The 5-symbol combination payouts as a multiplier of your stake are as follows: 8 Ball (20x), Smiley (17.50x), Dice (17.50x), Candle (15x), Banana (15x), Ace (10x), King, Queen (7.5x), Jack, Ten (5x).

• Rio Gems Hold and Win (3 Oaks Gaming)

3 Oaks Gaming is a fast-growing iGaming developer that has had a fantastic 2022. The firm has signed off the year with yet another release and this time it is a 5×3 video slot with 25-fixed paylines, high variance, 95.7% RTP and a 10,000x top prize.

Themed on Rio, this bright, bold, and cheerful slot features a Hold and Win bonus round, free spins, and wild symbols. Plus, if you trigger the former there is a chance of winning one of five fixed jackpots.

When you power up the slot for the first time, you will notice a great soundtrack that perfectly depicts the festival-loving city of Rio. That is evidenced further when you see the colours and designs of the symbols on the reels. However, it is the bonus features that offer the most fun and the potential for bigger payouts.

To trigger the Hold and Win bonus game, you must land 6 or more cash bonus symbols anywhere in view. The symbols used to trigger the feature then remain sticky on the reels. You receive an initial 3 re-spins and must try to land new symbols in the vacant reel positions. Whenever you land a new symbol, your 3 re-spins reset.

You can land additional cash value symbols while mystery symbols that will pay one of five jackpots, the Mini (20x), Minor (50x), Major (150x), Grand (2,000x), and Royal (10,000x). The round ends when you run out of re-spins or have filled all positions. You are credited with what you have collected.

The other feature of note is a free spins round that gives you 8 spins if you land 3 scatter symbols during the base game. If you land another 3 scatters during the feature, you win a further 8 free spins.

Combination Spin Bet Multipliers: You need to land 3 or more matching symbols on an active payline starting from the leftmost reel.. The 5-symbol combination multiplier payouts are as follows: Wild Symbol (12x), Blue Lady (10x), Red Lady (8x), Green Lady (6x), Purple Lady (4x), Ace, King, Queen, Jack (2x).

What’s Coming in January?

Well, we do expect things to pick up again in the next couple of weeks. We already know of 23 new casino games that will make their debut in January. Realistically though, you can expect 4 times that number by the end of the month. In 2022, there was an average of around 25 new casino titles launched each week.

This Week: Wazdan, Pragmatic Play, Quickspin, and iSoftBet are among the developers that have releases planned this coming week. Each of those is an iGaming industry award-winner, so that bodes well for what you can expect to come your way.