Fantasma Games slots

Who makes Fantasma Games slots?

Fantasma Games is a Swedish slot studio founded in Stockholm in 2016. Its founder, Fredrik Johansson, was also its chief executive at the time of the 2024 takeover. Like most online studios it does not take bets itself: it designs games and supplies them to licensed casinos, which run the accounts, payments and safer gambling tools. That division is explained in our answer to what is a slot provider.

Fantasma is a small studio compared with the names at the top of our online slot providers list, but by September 2024 its games were integrated with more than 250 operators across 50 countries. That reach comes largely through distribution platforms, which is why the 2024 sale to EveryMatrix, itself a games distributor, made sense for both sides.

Fantasma Games history and timeline

The studio’s first three games arrived together in 2017: Samurai Ken, Spooky 5000 and Super Sumo. Two years later it signed a licence to use Megaways, the random-reel-height mechanic created by Big Time Gaming, joining a group of studios that built their own games on the format. Over time the Gold Pigger series became its flagship.

For the background to the format Fantasma licensed, see our history of Megaways and our guide to how Megaways slot machines work.

The EveryMatrix takeover of Fantasma Games

Before the sale, Fantasma was listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Sweden. In September 2024 EveryMatrix offered SEK59 in cash for each share, valuing the company at about SEK209.8m, or roughly £15.6m at the time. The price was 40% above the previous day’s closing price of SEK48.60. Shareholders owning 50.79% had agreed in advance to sell, and the offer needed at least 90% acceptance; by the end of the period on 10 October 2024, 95.2% had accepted.

EveryMatrix said the deal would strengthen its games output alongside its SlotMatrix aggregation platform and its in-house Armadillo Studios. In practice that means Fantasma’s games now sit inside a group that also runs a distribution platform, a model explained in our page on what a slot aggregator is.

Does a takeover change how Fantasma slots pay?

No. A change of owner does not change the maths of games already released. Each game’s reel strips, paytable and RTP settings were fixed when it was certified, and any new version would need its own testing before release to UK casinos. What can change is distribution: which casinos carry the games, how quickly new titles reach lobbies, and which RTP versions are offered. The RTP variants page explains why the same game can appear with different settings.

The rules on testing are set by the Gambling Commission. Games offered in Great Britain must meet its technical standard on random outcome generation (opens in a new tab) and present their rules accurately under the standard on game descriptions and the likelihood of winning (opens in a new tab). For a plain-English summary, see how machines are tested.

Best-known Fantasma Games slots

Fantasma’s flagship series is Gold Pigger, and its first three titles were Samurai Ken, Spooky 5000 and Super Sumo. We have not independently confirmed RTP, volatility, layout or max win figures for any Fantasma game, so we do not print them here. Figures quoted on third-party sites may refer to a different version from the one your casino runs.

How to judge a Fantasma Games slot before you play

Because published figures for smaller studios are patchy, the most useful thing you can do is read the game’s own information. It takes a couple of minutes.

1. Open the game and find the information or help menu.
2. Note the RTP shown; this is the version the casino is running.
3. Look for a volatility indicator or a description of how often features trigger.
4. Read the paytable for the top symbol award and any stated maximum win.
5. Check how the bonus is triggered, since the UK version will not offer a feature buy.
6. Decide your stake and session budget, and keep within the UK stake limit.

What RTP and stake limits mean for Fantasma slots

Whatever figure the help screen shows, the arithmetic is the same. The house edge is 100% minus the RTP, and the long-run average cost is the total staked multiplied by the house edge. The table uses a 96% RTP purely as an illustration; substitute the real figure from the game. Over a single session, results vary widely around these averages, as our RTP explainer shows.

The two rows marked as limits reflect the UK caps: £5 for over-25s since 9 April 2025 and £2 for 18–24s since 21 May 2025, per the Commission’s stake limit guidance (opens in a new tab). A max win quoted as a multiple is worth that multiple of your stake, so a 5,000× top prize would be £25,000 at £5 or £10,000 at £2; such outcomes are rare. Our stake limit for 18 to 24-year-olds page covers how casinos apply the lower limit.

UK rules on Fantasma Games slots

Every Fantasma game at a UK-licensed casino runs under the online slot design rules in force since 31 October 2021: no autoplay, at least 2.5 seconds per spin, no turbo or slam-stop, no win celebrations when the return is equal to or below the stake, and a constant display of your balance and net position. Slots at UK-licensed casinos are not supplied with a bonus buy (see bonus buy in the UK), and free demo play is available only after age verification. The slot game design rules page explains the reasons behind each rule.

Are Fantasma Games slots worth playing?

Fantasma suits players who enjoy trying smaller studios and are happy to read the rules first. If you prefer games with widely published figures, our guide to choosing a slot machine suggests where to start.

Where to play Fantasma Games slots in the UK

Fantasma games are not in every UK casino lobby, and listings change, so search the lobby for the title first; we do not claim any partner below carries them. New players aged 18+ at Coral receive 100 free spins after depositing and betting £10 on slots; the spins are 10p each on selected games, must be accepted within 48 hours, expire after 7 days and have no wagering on winnings. New customers aged 18+ at Ladbrokes who deposit and spend £10 on slots get 50 free spins a day for 10 days, up to 500, at 10p each on selected games and without wagering. Coral and Ladbrokes are run by the same company, so check whether you can open both.

At PlayOJO, new UK customers aged 18+ (not in Northern Ireland) get 80 free spins on Big Bass Bonanza, 10p each, with a first deposit of £10 or more, and winnings are paid as cash with no wagering. Terms apply. Treat any session as paid entertainment and stop when your budget is spent.

18+. Gambling should be entertainment that costs money, not a way to make it. Decide a budget before you play: plan a slot budget. Free, confidential help: National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133.