Santa Paws Slot

Graphics

Santa Paws might be starting to show its age now, but all that means is that it falls firmly into the Microgaming classics bracket. Even back when this slot was created, Microgaming pulled out all the stops to make sure each part of the game had a deft finish to it.

That’s why we see Santa Paws, draping over the title of the slot at the top. All the buttons are placed on mini icebergs at the bottom. And the dark blue backdrop of the reel case accentuates the whiteness of the snow and ice that cover all the symbols.

All the card symbols, Ten to Ace, are covered with snow, while the animal symbols all have something Christmas oriented with them. The Orca has a red nose and antler costume (Rudolph) while the Owl is holding a present. Even the Penguin has his flippers on a gift too, as it scurries across the screen to gift us Free Spins.

Gameplay

The cutely designed animals are fun to watch as the reels spin and the screen lights up to inform us of our wins.

Even better when the Penguin appears three, four of five times anywhere on the reels, as it gives us 12 Free Spins. Each win during the Free Spins game benefits from a randomly allocated multiplier up to x7, and Rudolph is now also Wild throughout the feature and giving us double the opportunity to create winning combinations as we help Santa Paws deliver the presents.

The biggest challenge is how far we go on the Gamble Feature, guessing the colour of a drawn card to double our wins and then guessing the suit to quadruple! We can do this up to five times, really ramping up the rewards if we make it through to the end.

Verdict

Microgaming knows how to create great slots and it knows how to incorporate the festive season, too. Santa Paws screams classic, cute slots play and offers hours of fun, watching the ursine Clause deliver presents to our account.

As it’s an easy-to-play slot with a generous RTP, it’s one that we keep coming back to, whether it’s Christmas or not. So if you like Christmas (or even if you don’t) and you like polar animals on slots Santa Paws is just the slot for you.