NetEnt

About NetEnt

NetEnt is a studio that started in 1996 and is now part of Evolution, with 53 slots in our slot studio library on 10 November 2026. It is known for Starburst, Dead or Alive 2 and the avalanche wins of Gonzo's Quest 2.

In its 2025 annual report, Evolution says NetEnt, which started in 1996, "played a big role in shaping today's online video slots". NetEnt bought Red Tiger in September 2019 (NetEnt release), and Evolution acquired NetEnt at the end of 2020. Today NetEnt sits in Evolution beside Nolimit City and Big Time Gaming, and the report says its games reach casinos through Evolution's One Stop Shop platform.

NetEnt signature features

NetEnt has no single trademark mechanic. It is known for simple rules and clear bonuses, and these features repeat across our library:

• Avalanches: winning symbols vanish and new ones drop, with a multiplier that rises on each drop. In Gonzo's Quest it climbs by 1 per avalanche to 5x in the base game, according to Evolution. 7 NetEnt slots have cascading reels, such as Gonzo's Quest 2.
• Sticky wilds: the wild stays put during free spins, as in Dead or Alive 2. 5 slots have sticky wilds.
• Expanding wilds: Starburst fills a whole reel and awards a respin. 10 slots have expanding wilds.
• Jackpots: Divine Fortune has Minor, Major and Mega prizes, and the Mega is progressive (Evolution). 6 NetEnt slots have a jackpot.

How the best-known mechanics play, step by step:

1. Starburst, win both ways. The 5x3 grid has 10 lines, and wins pay from the left and from the right (Evolution). A Starburst wild landing on a reel spreads to cover it, stands in for the paying symbols, and gives a respin (NetEnt). With only 10 lines and low volatility, it is a game of small, regular wins.
2. Twin Spin, twin reels. Each spin starts with two identical adjacent reels, which can grow to three, four or five matching reels across 243 ways to win (NetEnt). The top prize is 1,000x.
3. Reel Rush, respins. Each respin opens new positions, and in the free spins the grid reaches 3,125 ways (NetEnt). It has a 96.96% RTP in our library.
4. Gonzo's Quest, avalanches. Winning symbols fall away and new ones drop in; the multiplier rises by 1 with each avalanche, up to 5x in the base game.

Put a €20 session on those: 100 spins at 20 cent on Twin Spin (96.55%) costs about €0.69 in the long run, and the same session on Reel Rush costs about €0.61. Any single session will differ a lot from that.

Beyond those, 36 slots have free spins and 32 have multipliers. Each game's rules are on its info screen, and the demo lets you see them without a stake.

Best-known NetEnt slots

RTP 96.08%LOW

Starburst

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RTP 96.8%HIGH

Dead or Alive 2

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RTP 96.06%HIGH

Gonzo's Quest 2

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RTP 98%LOW

Blood Suckers

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RTP 96.59%MED

Divine Fortune

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RTP 96.32%HIGH

Jack and the Beanstalk 2

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RTP 96.03%HIGH

Dead or Alive 3: Wanted

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RTP 96%HIGH

Starburst Galaxy

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  Starburst

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  10 lines paying both ways, an expanding wild and a respin. Low volatility.
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  Dead or Alive 2

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  A Wild West slot with three free-spin bonuses (Old Saloon, High Noon Saloon and Train Heist). NetEnt advertises up to 100,000x, and the RTP is 96.80%.
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  Gonzo's Quest 2

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  The sequel to the 2011 avalanche original, which is not in our library. It runs from 4,096 to 262,144 ways.
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  Blood Suckers

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  A vampire castle with 98.00% RTP, the highest in the studio, and low volatility.
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  Divine Fortune

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  Greek mythology with falling wilds, a respin and three jackpots on 5x3 and 20 lines.
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  Jack and the Beanstalk 2

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  The fairy-tale sequel, with a 20,000x top prize on NetEnt's page.
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  Dead or Alive 3: Wanted

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  A 5x5 grid and multiplier wilds, up to 66,666x according to NetEnt.
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  Starburst Galaxy

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  The Starburst sequel, with avalanches (NetEnt release).

NetEnt game series

NetEnt stretches its hits into families, and several add a Megaways or XXXtreme version:

• Starburst: Starburst, Starburst XXXtreme (2021) and Starburst Galaxy.
• Dead or Alive: Dead or Alive (2009), Dead or Alive 2 (2019) and Dead or Alive 3: Wanted (2026).
• Divine Fortune: the original, Divine Fortune Megaways, Divine Fortune Black and Divine Fortune Gold.
• Fruit Shop: five versions, from Fruit Shop (2011) to Fruit Shop Grand Re-Opening (2026).
• Twin Spin and Piggy Riches: both have Megaways versions, Twin Spin Megaways and Piggy Riches Megaways, which reaches 10,474x on the Red Tiger page.

NetEnt RTP and volatility profile

The average RTP of the 52 NetEnt slots in our library with one is 96.29%, with a median of 96.18% and a range of 94.03% to 98.00%. It is a whole-studio average, lifted by classics such as Blood Suckers. For comparison, Blueprint Gaming averages 94.99%.

On a €20 session of 100 spins at 20 cent, the long-run cost at 96.29% is about €0.74. At Blood Suckers' 98.00% it is €0.40, and at Finn and the Dragon Tales, the lowest at 94.03%, it is €1.19.

The older games pay back a little more. The 13 NetEnt slots released before 2019 that carry an RTP average 96.70%, against 96.00% for the 12 from 2025 and 96.18% for the 12 from 2026. A newer game gives you a bigger top prize and a slightly higher cost per spin.

Volatility has crept up with the years. Of the 51 slots with a volatility in our library, 20 (39%) are in the high band of our scale, and every one of them was released in 2019 or later apart from the original Dead or Alive. The 2010 to 2013 classics, such as Starburst and Blood Suckers, are low or medium. A cap like Dead or Alive 2's 100,000x would be €20,000 on a 20 cent spin, in theory. It is a ceiling, not a typical payout, and long losing runs are normal.

NetEnt themes

The most common look is cartoon, with 17 games, and 9 are colourful. Among themes, fresh fruits appear in 7, Wild West in 5, and ancient Greece, pigs and Jack and the Beanstalk in 3 each. 2 are vampire games.

New NetEnt releases in 2026

12 NetEnt slots in our library are from 2026, the same as in 2025. Besides Dead or Alive 3: Wanted and Jack and the Beanstalk 2, they include Monopoly Money Line in January, Godbreaker in March, Spice in July and Aftermath in September. The recent ones aim high: NetEnt's pages give Aftermath a 25,000x top prize, Spice and Judgemental 15,000x each, and In & Out 12,086x. At 20 cent, 25,000x is €5,000. Those are caps, reached rarely if ever. See them on the new slots of 2026 page.

NetEnt in Ireland

Casino coverage. 25 of the 37 casinos we review for Ireland list NetEnt among their game providers (November 2026), so it is easier to find here than Blueprint's 21.

What lobbies show. In our check of Irish casino lobbies in early November 2026, Starburst appeared on PlayOJO IE's Popular Games row, in William Hill Vegas IE's Featured row, and twice on BetVictor IE's casino home page. It is a one-day snapshot, not a ranking, but it shows a 2012 game still gets lobby space.

Searches. "NetEnt" gets about 70 searches a month in Ireland on Google, and "NetEnt slots" 20 (November 2026).

The Irish theme. NetEnt has two Irish-tagged games in our library. Irish Pot Luck (2020) has 20 lines, 96.06% RTP and a 5,000x top prize. Leprechaun Joy (2024) has 96.19% and 5,255x. See all Irish slots.

Where to play NetEnt slots in Ireland

Every demo here is free, with no account. For real money, our best NetEnt casinos in Ireland list shows where to find the studio, and the real-money casinos we rank cover the wider field. Not every casino with NetEnt carries the full catalogue, so search the lobby and check the RTP version. The GRAI has licensed remote betting in Ireland since 1 July 2026 and online gaming licences are due from 2027, so check the casino's licence first.

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