What Are Branded Slots?
A branded slot is an official game inspired by movies, television series/shows, music, musicians, board games, superheroes and even cartoons. Unlike more general themes like ancient Egypt or Norse mythology, the theme in branded slots is instantly recognisable and carries a certain power.
Brands are a huge part of popular culture and deeply influence us. Slot providers offer branded casino slots as they offer great source material to work from, leading to graphically superb slots we can instantly relate to.
Games Global (then Microgaming) produced the first ever branded slot, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, way back in October 2004. With an explosion of branded casino slots, Big Time Gaming released Who Wants to be a Millionaire Megaways in late 2018. Playtech is well known for its branded slots too, including their slots based on comics. Some other providers include NetEnt, IGT, iSoftBet, and more.
Movie Slots
Movie slots are branded slots with a movie or film theme. These are most popular types of branded casino slots and cover a whole range of popular movies. These film slots feature characters from the movies themselves as well as official soundtracks, graphics and even movie clips.
The trend is sure to continue with slot providers determined to create slots that stand out from the crowd. This can only be a good thing. Here are some of the better movie themed slots you can play online in the UK:
 NetEnt
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Jumanji, The Invisible Man + Dracula |
 Games Global
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Jurassic World, Jurassic Park + Terminator 2 |
 Playtech
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Gladiator: Road to Rome, Suicide Squad + The Dark Knight Rises |
 Blueprint Gaming
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The Goonies, The Goonies Return + Mars Attacks |
 WMS
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Wizard of Oz Ruby Slippers + Bruce Lee Dragon’s Tale |
 NextGen Gaming
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Judge Dredd, King Kong Fury + The Mask |
 IGT
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Bridesmaids, Ghostbusters + Ghostbusters Triple Slime |
 iSoftBet
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Basic Instinct, Rambo + Paranormal Activity |
 Bally
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Anchor The Legend of Ron Burgundy + Titanic |
TV Slots
In recent years, there’s been an increase in the number of TV slots. These branded games are themed on a TV show or television series. With the popularity of services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, TV series are now more commonly watched than movies.
They have transitioned into modern culture due to long-form storytelling, the bond created with characters and bigger budgets from production companies. Typically, a movie will last 90 to 120 minutes. TV series can run for years and create a long-standing relationship with viewers.
Shows like Game of Thrones, Vikings and Narcos have enjoyed unprecedented success and slot providers have cashed in on this, creating dedicated branded slots which are popular with the show’s viewers. There’s quite a selection of TV slots available, including:
| Game of Thrones and Game of Thrones Power Stacks (Games Global) |
| Vikings (NetEnt) |
| Narcos (NetEnt) |
| Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen (NetEnt) |
| Peaky Blinders (Pragmatic Play) |
| The Last Kingdom (Skywind) |
Superhero Slots
Superhero-themed slots are extremely popular, as superheroes have been featured in comic books, books, movies and television series for decades.
Playtech used to offer the Marvel slot series, including games like Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Avengers, Wolverine, Captain America, Thor, The Mighty Avenger and Fantastic Four. Marvel was acquired by Disney, and the Marvel slots were removed in March 2017.
Since then, Playtech has released DC Comics slots with games based on characters like Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Batman. They are based on blockbuster films like Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League and Man of Steel.
Music Slots
Music slots or music themed slots are casino games based on songs, musicians, rock bands or musicals. Whilst not as common as movie or TV show slots, you can play online slots based on Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Jimi Hendrix, Guns ‘N Roses, Motörhead and the Village People.
Slot providers like Big Time Gaming have used popular songs like Danger! High Voltage by Electric Six and Lil’ Devil by The Cult in slots. The Gold Megaways slot is based on Spandau Ballet’s ‘Gold’ song.
NetEnt have a NetEnt Rocks series with 4 music slots available: Jimi Hendrix, Guns ‘N Roses, Motörhead and Ozzy Osbourne.
Play ‘n GO also have a good selection of branded music slot games. ZZ Top Roadside Riches, Hammerfall, House of Doom 2: The Crypt, Saxon, Annihilator and Twisted Sister are all based on popular bands.
Other Branded Slots
You will also find other branded slot games based on board games, popular sports stars and sporting events, for example. Monopoly-themed slots are extremely popular, with Monopoly Megaways by Big Time Gaming being the pick of the bunch.
Yggdrasil Gaming have one based on an action sports event in Nitro Circus. There are even slots based on board game Subbuteo (NextGen Gaming), the Rubik’s Cube (Playtech), and Las Vegas show Cirque du Soleil (Bally).
My pick would be Street Fighter II: The World Warrior by NetEnt, which is based on the iconic video game by Capcom. It comes with all the characters, lots of bonus features (13) and 7,142 x stake max wins.
Free Branded Slots
Branded slots, like ordinary online slot games, can be played for free at Online-Slot.co.uk and at online casinos.
You can play slot demos right here and see all the features and gameplay for yourself before you go on to play for real money. Some slot sites will allow you to play in demo mode before you play for real.
Branded Slots FAQs
A branded slot game is an official slot for a movie/film, TV series/show, musician/band, board game and much more. These games are instantly liked by players if they connect with the source material. If you’re a fan of Game of Thrones for example, playing the official Game of Thrones slot will appeal.
All the top slot providers make branded content these days. These include Games Global, NetEnt, Big Time Gaming, IGT, and Play ‘n GO.
This depends on what you like. Many players like branded slots based on TV shows Game of Thrones, Vikings, Narcos and Gordon Ramsay: Hell’s Kitchen.
There are lots of branded movie slots, some of which include Jurassic Park, Jumanji, Gladiator (Road to Rome), Suicide Squad, The Goonies, Wizard of Oz (Ruby Slippers) and The Mask.