2018 is coming to an end. The tear has brought in an amazing number of amazing video slots from different games suppliers to online casinos. Microgaming, NetEnt and Playtech are the leading slots developers in the industry. This article picks the best slot game from each that was released in 2018.

Playboy Gold was released by Microgaming in March 2018. It is based on the Playboy brand and has been developed by Triple Edge Studios for Microgaming. The slot machine has a 6x10 structure with 100 defined paylines. The high paying symbols represent four Playboy Bunnies named Stephanie, Hiromi, Cia and Carly. These are followed by gold and silver casino chips and the four playing card suits. The four central reels spin together and include jumbo blocks of the Playboy Bunnies. If you get the full jumbo block of any of the girls then one of three features is randomly activated. These include multipliers, bonus credits or the Respins feature. Three Playboy ring symbols trigger the wheel bonus that may award the Match Bonus on the second screen or a free spins feature.

NetEnt launched a branded slot titled Jumanji in June 2018. It is based on the 1995 fantasy adventure film that was a blockbuster hit. The hexagonally structured reels are laid in a board game. The high paying symbols are the jungle creatures from the movie like lion, rhino, crocodile and pelican. The low paying symbols are the playing card icons. The Wild logo is the wild symbol. Some exciting thematic features may be randomly triggered in the base game. They award benefits like sticky wild symbols, wild reels, random reshuffling of symbols and additional wild symbols. The Jumanji game box scatter symbol triggers the bonus Board Game. You move a token on the board according to the number rolled by a pair of dice winning free spins features.

2018 was the year of the FIFA World Cup, so there were a number of football themed video slots released. Playtech launched Top Trumps Football Stars World Cup Edition, which was also included in its Sporting Legends series. For the high paying symbols you can pick your favourite five players. The low paying symbols are playing card icons. The football is the wild symbol and it awards the top line payouts. The main game has a randomly triggered bonus feature called Free Kick Respin. The ball is kicked on the reels and converts random players into wild symbols. You may also be awarded respins with the wilds held in place. The game logo triggers the free spins feature. The trophy symbol triggers the Top Trumps Bonus. This is a pick objects game on the second screen. The slot game is connected to the network of Sporting Legends progressive jackpots.