Indi Slots

About the Company

Indi Slots is a specialty online gambling game developer with a very low business profile. We can assume it's an independent studio that focuses on India-centric themes.

They may even be located in India - we just can't say as they don't have a website, their management, designers, mathematicians... not even their janitor is listed in the diaspora of the WWW anywhere that we could find. We'll update this page when the website we found becomes active.

You may be able to find places on this page to try out their games in demo mode. For now, we'll walk you through what we have come to learn about the offering.

Software and Games

All games are played in a web browser on mobile, tablet, or desktop devices.

All titles are played on 3x5 reel sets with 243 ways to win.

After a winning spin, the participating tiles disappear and are replaced from the top in the cascading style.

Wilds are stacked on reels 3, 4, and 5.

One or two of the reels will be turned wild at random intervals to guarantee a winning spin.

Scatters pay 5x, 50x, and 250x stake for 3, 4, or 5 and they award 15, 20, or 25 extra games respectively.

During the triggered games multiple consecutive wins increase the win multiplier progressively from 1x to 10x.

All of their current games use the same theoretical return to player percentage of 92.7%

The scatter mechanic becomes almost seismic as the 3rd, 4th, and 5th symbols land.

The logo appears to be rendered in a sort of Faux Sanskrit font. This sets the mood for the games currently in their catalog: 

• Kabaddi Raiders
• Premier League Cricket
• Diwali Lights
• Bollywood Nights
• Lord's Balcony

So, we see three titles related to sports, one celebrating the most important Indian holiday, and one memorializing Bombay Hollywood, sometimes known as Hindi Cinema.

Kabaddi is a contact sport that is native to the region of India and is the national sport of Bangladesh. It's also the official state game of 11 Indian states - so players from anywhere in South Asia will be familiar with the theme of this slots game.

Here is a glimpse for the rest of us...

Kabaddi Raiders

The game has a fitting soundscape and decent enough artwork. It's a 3x5 video slot with 243 ways to win, scatters, triggered extra spins, and wild multiplier symbols.

The jackpot prize is 250x your stake.

Premier League Cricket

This game pays homage to the British sport of cricket that the people of India have made their own. While Kabaddi may be the official sport of many states and is definitely the most popular indigenous sport, cricket is a national pastime.

The nation has had several World Cup championships since their first surprise win in 1983. Many say it should be the national sport, but field hockey maintains that title in many observer's minds.

This too is a 3x5, 243 ways to win game featuring team players from the sport. Wilds and scatters spice up the action.

Diwali Lights gives a respectful nod to the most important holiday event in India. Each November, or thereabout, the Festival of Lights celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil.

While the actual festival usually only lasts about five days, Hindis and others who enjoy well-themed slots can play this game every day of the year. Good fortune and prosperity are welcome to those who hit the 250x five-scatter jackpot.

Bollywood Nights endeavors to capture the vibrant colors and grandeur of Bombay (Mumbai) cinema. From the first feature-length film in 1913, Raja Harishchandra, to the epic love stories and human struggle titles of today, Indian cinema is a source of pride for all who participate in the industry and all who enjoy the genre, in India and elsewhere.

Lord’s Balcony is another cricket-themed game possibly based on Lord's Cricket Ground.

This game uses the same engine as the others already mentioned - which brings us to...

The Final Analysis

It's nice to see a catalog of games catering to players in India and throughout the diaspora. This is anecdotal evidence of increased interest in online casino gaming in the country.

The laws are antiquated and in a patchwork there with no actual federal law allowing online gaming but reserved for states to decide.

Unlicensed bookies, poker sites, and lotteries attract quite a bit of action from the new but rising middle class, so it is good to see that someone is creating content for the specific market.

Others, such as myself will enjoy the games as well.

However, it's a very good thing that Indi Slots has created at least three themes with two variations because they are all actually the same slot with different sights and sounds.

I found myself going back to themes (games) I enjoyed, even after analyzing the mechanics and breaking down the maths to some degree.

It bears noting that even Microgaming used to pump out clones simply to stay in the spotlight with "new" game releases.

It's much harder to "get away with" in the day of bespoke and boutique studios, not to mention real industry contenders who make a decided point to never "slap new paint on an old car" for business reasons.

With the focus on India, players will most likely gravitate to the games they like, for whatever reasons, even if it "feels like" they are all the same. Under the hood and behind the curtain, they are, indeed, all the same game so far.