Push Gaming mobile slots

Who makes Push Gaming mobile slots

Push Gaming is a game studio set up in 2010, with its head office in London and a second base in Ta' Xbiex, Malta. James Marshall is one of its co-founders. In May 2023 LeoVegas Group announced it had taken a majority stake, which puts the studio inside MGM Resorts, the American owner of LeoVegas.

The company supplies games to casinos rather than running a casino of its own, so you never sign up with Push Gaming. Its titles appear inside the lobbies of licensed operators, and the operator you play with holds your balance, runs your verification and applies your limits. For Great Britain, Push Gaming Holding Limited is on the Gambling Commission register under account 054984, and the Malta arm is licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority.

The studio's own site says its games are designed to play perfectly on mobile and describes a portrait-mode design. That matters more than it sounds: plenty of older slots were drawn for a wide monitor and squeezed onto phones later, while Push Gaming builds the vertical layout as a first-class version. You can browse other studios on our slot providers hub.

Push Gaming's signature mechanics on a phone screen

Three ideas run through the catalogue. Knowing them helps you read a new Push Gaming game in seconds rather than tapping through every help page.

Cluster grids with travelling wilds

Jammin' Jars uses an 8×8 grid and cluster pays: five or more matching fruits touching each other form a win, the winning symbols vanish and new ones drop in, much like cascading reels. The jam-jar wilds carry a multiplier that builds as they join wins, so one spin can chain several payouts. On a phone the square grid fills the width of the screen, which keeps every fruit large enough to follow.

Mystery stacks and reveals

Razor Shark and Big Bamboo lean on mystery symbols: stacks that land covered and then flip to show a regular symbol, a multiplier or a cash value. The reveal animation is the moment the game builds tension, and it plays out in the middle of the screen rather than in a corner banner, which suits a narrow display.

Collect-and-grow characters

The Fat series, starting with Fat Rabbit, gives you a character wild that eats collectable symbols and grows across the reels during free spins. It is easy to follow on a small screen because the progress is shown by the character itself rather than a separate meter.

Best-known Push Gaming slots and their published figures

The figures below are the ones published for each game. Casinos can run a different RTP version, so the help screen inside the game you open is the final word.

Jammin' Jars 2 was released on 2 June 2021 and keeps the cluster grid of the original while raising the published top prize. Big Bamboo followed in 2022 and moved the studio towards taller grids that still fit a phone in portrait.

How Push Gaming games look and feel in portrait

Open a Push Gaming slot in a casino app with your phone upright and the layout is normally stacked: the grid takes the top two-thirds, the win display sits beneath it, and the spin button, stake selector and menu are along the bottom where your thumb rests. You should not need to rotate the phone, and the game does not shrink into a letterbox the way some landscape-only titles do. Our guide to portrait vs landscape mobile slots explains why that layout is easier one-handed.

• Stake: tap the coin or stake icon next to the spin button, then pick a level. The total stake per spin is what counts towards the UK limit.
• Paytable and rules: behind the menu icon (three lines or a cog). The rules page lists the RTP of the version you are playing.
• Sound: a speaker icon in the menu. Muting does not change anything about the results.
• Balance and net position: always on screen in UK versions, usually above the spin button.

The first time you open a game, the app downloads its artwork and sounds, so loading takes longer than on later visits. Big animated grids use more mobile data than a classic three-reel slot; if you are on a limited plan, our casino app data usage guide shows how to keep an eye on it.

RTP versions in Push Gaming slots and what they cost you

Several Push Gaming games are offered to casinos in more than one RTP range. Big Bamboo, for example, has a 96.13% version and a 94.13% version. Both play the same way and look identical; only the long-run return differs.

Here is what that two-point gap means in pounds. Say you play 200 spins at 50p, which is £100 staked. Over a very long run the 96.13% version is designed to return about £96.13 for every £100 staked, a theoretical cost of £3.87. The 94.13% version returns about £94.13, a theoretical cost of £5.87. In a single session on a high-volatility game you could finish far above or far below those numbers, but over time the lower version takes more.

1. Open the slot in the app and wait for the grid to load.
2. Tap the menu icon at the bottom of the screen.
3. Choose Rules, Help or Game info (the label varies by casino).
4. Scroll to the section on return to player and note the percentage.
5. Compare it with the figures in the table above to see which version this casino runs.

Our step-by-step guide on how to find a slot's RTP in an app shows where the figure sits in different casino lobbies.

High volatility on mobile: what a Push Gaming session looks like

Almost every Push Gaming headliner is rated high volatility. In plain terms, a large share of the return is concentrated in rare features, so a typical session has long runs of small or no wins between bigger moments. That is entertainment with a price, not a pattern you can predict or time.

A practical way to set expectations is to size your stake to the number of spins you want. With a £20 budget, 20p spins give you 100 spins, while £1 spins give you 20. On a high-volatility game the shorter session is much more likely to end before a feature lands. Losses are the most likely result over time because the house edge applies to every spin, so set a deposit limit in the app before you start.

UK rules that change Push Gaming slots in British apps

The versions of Push Gaming games served to players in Great Britain differ from some international builds:

• No bonus buy. Feature buy is not offered to players in Great Britain, so you reach free spins only by landing the trigger. See bonus buy.
• Stake caps. Online slots are limited to £5 per spin if you are 25 or over and £2 per spin if you are 18–24, as our UK stake limits guide explains.
• Speed and autoplay. Each spin takes at least 2.5 seconds, with no autoplay, turbo or slam-stop.
• No false wins. A return smaller than your stake is not celebrated with win sounds or animations.
• Demo play. Free-to-play versions are only available after the casino has verified your age.

More on the design rules is in our UK slot design rules on mobile guide.

Push Gaming compared with similar mobile studios

If you like Push Gaming's style, three other studios produce games in a similar high-volatility, feature-led vein. The table describes them in general terms; check each game's own rules for its figures.

How to find Push Gaming games in a casino app

Casino apps organise their lobbies differently, and not every operator carries every studio. These steps work in most apps:

1. Log in, using Face ID or a fingerprint if you have set it up.
2. Tap Search, usually a magnifying glass at the top or in the bottom menu.
3. Type a game name such as Razor Shark; a studio name sometimes works too.
4. If the lobby has a Providers or Studios filter, choose Push Gaming to list everything available.
5. Tap the heart or star on a game to add it to favourites for one-tap access next time.

If nothing comes up, the casino may not stock that studio. Our guide to finding games in a casino app covers filters, favourites and recently played lists.

Where to play Push Gaming mobile slots

Push Gaming slots are only available through licensed casinos, and the selection varies from app to app, so search the lobby before you deposit. The apps below are UKGC-licensed and list thousands of games; their welcome offers are not tied to Push Gaming titles. 18+, terms apply.

18+. Gambling should be entertainment that costs money, not a way to make it. Set a deposit limit before you play: how to set limits. Free, confidential help: National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133.