Print Studios slots

Who are Print Studios?

Print Studios is a slot provider based in St Julian’s, Malta, the island where many online gambling suppliers have offices. It put out its first games in 2020 and is run by chief executive Carl Wiggman. Unusually for the industry, every team member is a shareholder, so the people making the games also own the business rather than answering to an outside group.

In a published interview with the slots site OLBG, Wiggman described a remote team that meets in person twice a year and keeps every part of production in-house: illustration, animation, maths, sound and music, development and a producer who ties them together. He said the studio would rather release fewer games that stay popular for longer than chase a high release count.

That small-batch approach separates Print Studios from the big factories covered on our online slot providers hub, some of which release several new slots every month.

Print Studios slots style: games, horror and humour

The studio names video games and horror films as its main influences, and its catalogue shows both. Titles such as Darkness and Dreadworks belong with Halloween and horror slots, while Royal Potato, Punk Penguin and Uncle Profit take a more comic, cartoon-led route. Themes like these are aimed at adult players who enjoy game-style presentation; they are still gambling products with real-money stakes.

Wiggman has also described a cautious attitude to follow-ups: a sequel goes ahead only when the team has an idea strong enough to justify it. Holy Hand Grenade 2, for example, kept the original’s core and added grenade types in free spins, including one that makes symbols pay in both directions. Our win both ways page explains how that doubles the paying combinations, and the slot sequels guide looks at how follow-ups usually change the maths.

We don’t yet hold checked RTP, volatility or max-win figures for Print Studios games, so this page doesn’t quote any. Treat any number you see elsewhere as unconfirmed until it matches the game’s own rules.

Dream Drop jackpots on Print Studios slots

Several Print Studios games come in a Dream Drop version. Dream Drop is a networked progressive jackpot run by Relax Gaming, and the studio has said Relax’s push to improve those jackpots shaped its recent work. A small slice of every qualifying stake, across all the games and casinos on the network, feeds the pots, which is why they can grow larger than a single game could pay on its own. Our explainer on linked progressives shows the mechanism.

The trade-off is that the jackpot contribution comes out of the game’s overall return. If a version has a total RTP of 96% and part of it is set aside for the jackpot, the regular base game and features return less than 96% between them. The jackpot share is paid out only to the rare winners, so for nearly every player the effective return of a session is lower than the headline figure.

The split in the table is an illustration, not the published split for any Print Studios game. The help screen of a jackpot version normally states how the RTP is made up; our jackpot contribution glossary entry explains how to read it, and how jackpots are funded covers seeding and contributions.

What Print Studios slots cost to play

Whatever a game’s exact RTP, the average cost of a session follows simple arithmetic: total staked multiplied by the house edge (100% minus the RTP). Here is how that looks across 100 spins on a game with a 96% return.

• Ten pence a spin: £10 staked; average long-run cost 40p.
• Fifty pence a spin: £50 staked; average cost £2.
• £2 a spin (the cap for 18–24s): £200 staked; average cost £8.
• £5 a spin (the cap for over-25s): £500 staked; average cost £20.

Real results scatter widely around those averages, and any session can lose much more. Games with modifiers and challenge-style features usually hold a lot of their return back for those features, which makes quieter stretches common. Our pages on house edge and volatility explain why, and the slot cost calculator runs the sums for your own stake.

How to check a Print Studios slot before you play

1. Find the game in a UK-licensed casino’s lobby and open it at the lowest stake.
2. Open the information or rules screen and read the paytable from top to bottom.
3. Look for the RTP line; on a Dream Drop version, note whether it is split between the game and the jackpot.
4. Read how the free spins or challenge feature starts and what modifiers it can add.
5. Check the maximum win and the stake range, and decide on a session budget before the first spin.

Print Studios slots and UK rules

A slot supplier needs a Gambling Commission licence, or must supply through a licensed partner, before its games can be offered to players in Great Britain. We haven’t confirmed which entity supplies Print Studios games to Britain, so if that matters to you, search the Commission’s register of gambling businesses (opens in a new tab) and check the casino’s own licence details.

Whoever supplies them, the British builds have been reshaped by the slot game design rules since 31 October 2021. Each round needs its own press of the button and lasts 2.5 seconds or more, quick-stop controls are absent, and a grenade explosion that returns less than you bet is shown plainly rather than celebrated. Game descriptions must also meet RTS 3 on rules and the likelihood of winning (opens in a new tab).

Your age sets the ceiling on each spin: £2 if you are 18 to 24, £5 from 25 upwards, as our stake limits page explains. Bonus buy options, where they exist in other markets, aren’t offered on slots at UK-licensed casinos.

How Print Studios games reach casinos

Small studios rarely sign deals with hundreds of casinos individually. Instead they distribute through partners and aggregators, which plug many studios’ catalogues into a casino at once. Print Studios’ link with Relax Gaming’s Dream Drop network is one example of that kind of partnership. Our explainer on how new slots are released follows a game from certification to the lobby.

Because the casino picks the RTP version, the same Print Studios game can return slightly different amounts at two casinos. That is covered in our page on RTP variants.

Are Print Studios slots worth trying?

If the game-style presentation appeals but you want published figures to compare, our guide on how to compare slots suggests what to look at side by side.

Where to play Print Studios slots in the UK

Print Studios games appear at some UK-licensed casinos, but not every title is in every lobby, so search for the game name at the casino you choose. None of the offers below is connected to Print Studios.

Coral offers new players 100 free spins after depositing and betting £10 on slots; the spins are worth 10p each on selected games, must be accepted within 48 hours and used within 7 days, and winnings carry no wagering. Ladbrokes hands out as many as 500 free spins once you have played £10 on slots, drip-fed in daily batches of 50 across 10 days, each spin worth 10p on selected games with no wagering. PlayOJO offers 80 free spins on Big Bass Bonanza (10p each, no wagering) with a first deposit of at least £10. All are for 18+ new customers and terms apply.

Decide your limit before you play, and use GAMSTOP or the casino’s time-out if you need a break.

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.