There are thousands of different pokie game variations produced by a range of companies. The market leader in Australia and New Zealand is Aristocrat with IGT coming in second. Some games are more popular than others although one clear key to making a popular games is free spins. All of the top rated games have at least some sort of free spins bonus.
Top Aristocrat Pokies
- 5 Dragons
- Queen of the Nile
- King of the Nile
- Lucky 88
- More Chilli
- Super Bucks 4
- Big Red
- 50 Lions
- Jaws
- Indian Dreaming
Top IGT Pokies
- 100 Pandas
- Dragon Master
- Gold Fever – Shop Ahoy
- Fu Lu Shou
- Apache Valley
- Gypsy Moon
- Fort Knox – African Dawn
- Secret Tomb
- Tiger Dragon
- Lion Dance
Top Ainsworth Pokies
- Year of the Tiger
- Royal Diamonds
- Dragon Lines
- Dolphins
- The King
- Red Hot Dragons
- Rio Gold
- Vegas Fever
- Vegas Fortune
- Cash Castle
What Makes a Poker Machine Popular?
It’s quite clear that for a pokie machine to become popular it first has to have some sort of free spins bonus. It is uncommon to see a game without free spins these days. After the essential free spins players look for big jackpots and multipliers.
There is also a trend to move away from games with fixed lines and a move towards Multiway where all symbols pay as scatters aligned left to right. Examples of these sorts of games include 5 Dragons, Indian Dreaming, Fu Lu Shou and Dragon Master.