New Casino Games This Week: Pragmatic Play, Play'n Go & More (Oct 12, 2026)

The new casino games of October 2026 keep coming. This week (Oct 12 to Oct 18), 18 new slots landed on Goated, led by Wicked Grin from Hacksaw Gaming at 97.27% RTP. Last week's $25,000 Weekly Race paid $10,000 to first place, and the $1,500 Wild West challenge ends Oct 19. Missed the last batch? Read last week's issue.

New Casino Games This Week

Eighteen slots from 13 providers this week, with Pragmatic Play, Play'n Go and Hacksaw Gaming at the front of the list. Halloween is the loudest theme, with horror, vampires and haunted coins all in the mix. The full list is below in provider rank order, and you can also browse everything on the latest releases page.

Spotlight and Pick of the Week: Cheetah Wild

Cheetah Wild is Pragmatic Play's safari slot, with 1024 paylines and a 96.5% RTP. Volatility is low, the only plain low rating in a week where five games are rated very high. Both Bonus Buy and Bonus Rounds are on. That is why it is the pick: the RTP sits above the week's 96.17% average, and the low volatility makes it the calmer option in a very high-volatility crowd. The house still has its edge, as always.

Spotlight: Redtail Robber Cash Vault Heist

Redtail Robber Cash Vault Heist is Play'n Go's neon crime caper with animal characters, 20 paylines and medium volatility. It carries Bonus Rounds and an in-game jackpot. It also has the lowest RTP of the week at 94.2%, about two points under the average. That is worth knowing before you chase the jackpot, because the published return is clearly lower than almost everything else released this week.

Spotlight: Wicked Grin

Wicked Grin is the highest-RTP release of the week at 97.27%, which is unusual for a Hacksaw Gaming title in this batch. The look is cartoon Halloween mixed with retro fruit symbols, and volatility is medium. Bonus Buy and Bonus Rounds are both included. If you want the best published return among this week's new slots without going to extreme volatility, this is the one the data points to.

Spotlight: Gator Hunters 2

Gator Hunters 2 is Nolimit City's sequel, tagged sea, guns and characters. It runs at 96% RTP with Bonus Rounds and Bonus Buy. The feed gives no usable volatility rating for it, so I'm listing it as not rated rather than guessing. Kamo Insect Hunter from Backseat Gaming is in the same boat. Check the in-game info panel before you size your bets.

This Week by the Numbers

The average RTP across all 18 releases is 96.17%. The highest is Wicked Grin at 97.27% and the lowest is Redtail Robber Cash Vault Heist at 94.2%. On volatility, 1 game is very low, 1 is low, 7 are medium, 2 are high, 5 are very high and 2 are not rated, which adds up to 18. Bonus Rounds appears on all 18 games, Bonus Buy on 16 of the 18, and an in-game jackpot on 3. The Halloween tag is the clear theme cluster, showing up on 5 of the 18 releases.

Hot Slots This Week

These three slots paid back the most over the past 7 days compared with what was wagered on them. The published RTP is listed for each, and a good week for a slot says nothing about what the next spin will do.

1. Dr Zappo by Hacksaw Gaming, published RTP 96%
2. RIP City by Hacksaw Gaming, published RTP 96.22%
3. Floating Dragon by Pragmatic Play, published RTP 96.71%

Weekly Race: $25,000 Up for Grabs

The current Weekly Race has a $25,000 pool and runs through Oct 18, closing at the start of Oct 19 UTC. Last week's race finished with all three top names hidden. Rank 1 finished on 1,808,795 points and took $10,000, rank 2 had 1,729,419 points for $5,000, and rank 3 had 1,350,138 points for $2,000.

The pool pays 20 ranks, from $10,000 for first place down to $25 for 20th, with the full ladder on the Weekly Race page.

There is also a Daily Race with a $2,500 pool. It resets every 24 hours instead of weekly, so a bad day does not cost you the whole week. For the mechanics, see our explainer on how crypto casino daily races work.

Promotions Live This Week

$1500 Wild West

Hit all the set multipliers and win a share of $1,500. The challenge started Oct 12 and ends Oct 19. Every game below has a minimum multiplier you need to reach, and the minimum bet on each is $0.198.

Friends With Benefits!

Refer a friend to Goated and get paid up to $800 when they VIP Transfer. The promotion is live now and runs through Oct 31, 2026.

Goated Loans!

Loans are open to Sapphire VIP members and above. The promotion is listed through Dec 31, 2026.

Finished: $1500 Ice Queen

The Ice Queen challenge ended at the start of Oct 12, so it is over. Players had to hit set multipliers on five games, including Stormforged, Xmas Drop and Snow Party. The top five were bassabar (rank 1), kaftanu (rank 2), a hidden player at rank 3, Shaco (rank 4) and mtdv4 (rank 5), each credited about $51.72.

FAQ

Which new slot has the highest RTP this week?

Wicked Grin from Hacksaw Gaming has the highest RTP this week at 97.27%. It is followed by Grimms' Bounty: Princess and the Frog at 96.77% and Witchcraft Riches at 96.68%.

How many new slots landed this week?

18 new slots landed on Goated this week. They come from 13 providers, from Pragmatic Play to BGaming.

How many of this week's new slots have Bonus Buy?

16 of the 18 new slots have Bonus Buy. The two without it are Redtail Robber Cash Vault Heist and Monstroland.

How much does the Weekly Race pay?

The Weekly Race has a $25,000 pool this week. It pays 20 ranks, from $10,000 for first place down to $25 for 20th.

Find every new release on the latest releases page, and play within limits you set for yourself.