Among the thousands of slot machines, there are those that players forget about within a couple of months after release, and there are those that have been played for years. The demand for them is not determined by any special graphics or advanced bonus features. On the contrary, the most popular slot games are, for the most part, all relatively simple slots.
It is safe to say that Starburst is a special slot and that it is ahead of all other NetEnt slots in popularity. This is not just an assumption, but a fact that one of the directors of the company spoke about. In August 2018, he was asked on the Casinomeister forum if this slot is really as popular as it is believed, to which he replied that it really is their most popular slot machine.
One can only guess which slots players consider the best. This can be seen from the communication on numerous forums, according to reviews on thematic sites. But there is another way to identify popular slots, and it is used on the SlotCatalog website, where they decided to use information about how many operators offer a slot machine and what position it is in the collection of games.
This method of determining the popularity of slot machines has a good logic. Casinos can choose which slots to place and in which positions. They will try to get the most famous and popular slot machines and try to place them higher so that players can immediately see them. So, everything is logical.
Moreover, the rating provided by the SlotCatalog site in most cases supports the overall impression of which slots are the most popular. Top slots can be determined by region, including Russia, or you can choose the international option. They offer to compare three ratings at once: Russian, international and the UK rating, as this is one of the largest regulated markets.
Interestingly, Starburst occupies the top position both in the international rankings, as well as in Russia and the UK. Everywhere he tops the list of the most popular. Therefore, we can assume that this is not only the best NetEnt slot, but in general.
From the charts presented above, it is also clear that other top positions are in different order: Bonanza, Book of Dead, Gonzo's Quest, Immortal Romance, Vikings, Demi Gods II, Twin Spin. Of these, there can be no doubt about the first four. They are really mega popular, players talk about them, operators often use them in their bonus promotions.
Vikings from NetEnt is still quite young and can only temporarily be in the top. But Demi Gods II from Spinomenal is definitely out of place here. It is unlikely that it is a popular slot among players, most likely, few people have even heard of it. So, in the end, we can make a universal final rating:
Starburst was released in 2013 and is a low variance slot machine. That is, the winnings are small, but frequent. Perhaps this is why players like to play it. Starburst is very simple in all plans, including bonus features. It has ten lines in total, an expanding wild symbol, and a respin. No free spins and nothing else.
In the second place of the best slots, you can put Bonanza. On the face of it, this is a completely unattractive slot, like many other Big Time Gaming products. But the mechanics of MegaWays were so unique at the time that Bonanza became mega popular. Despite the fact that Bonanza is not the first MegaWays slot, it has become one of the most famous slot machines of this kind.
Today, MegaWays mechanics are no longer new. Developers buy a license to produce such slots, so new slot machines in this category are released very often. They are produced by Blueprint, Red Tiger Gaming, NextGen and some other studios.
Book of Dead, Gonzo's Quest and Immortal Romance are all at least five years old. So they definitely passed the test of time. All three popular, interesting slot machines that you will find in almost any casino where the software of their developers is available.
In addition to the list, I would also like to note the Dead or Alive slot machine, it should also be one of the most popular slots. Although he is not higher in the ranking, the players constantly talk about him and he is always heard. Moreover, many know it as one of the highest variance NetEnt slots. In light of the release of the second part of Dead or Alive with even more potential and excellent graphics, even more attention will be paid to this slot machine.
Probably the most popular slot machines can be called the best slots. The top five online slots listed above have passed the test of time and have not lost their appeal. Based on what titles are included in this list, we can conclude that graphics are definitely not the main determinant of the best slot. After all, all of them have been released for quite a long time and are visually inferior to some recently developed slot machines.
The main characteristics, most likely, is how the slot machine pays out and whether it meets the expectations of the players. For example, does the slot offer good potential or evenly pay out small wins. Dispersion must be the main factor in whether a slot machine will enter the top slots of all time or not.
For example, Starburst is one of the lowest variance NetEnt games. The Bonanza slot machine is generally referred to as the slots with the highest variance, and Book of Dead is the leader in the same category among Play’n GO slots. Immortal Romance is also one of the highest variance slots from Microgaming.
The only thing that does not fit this theory is Gonzo's Quest. It has neither the highest nor the lowest variance. But this is a very cute slot machine, which at one time became a breakthrough in the world of online slots. He offered the first cascading reels, when winning combinations disappear and new symbols fall in their place.
