Apollo Games Slots: Slot Birds, Blood & 94 Titles

Apollo Games at a glance

From physical cabinets to online games

Apollo’s story begins with physical machines rather than mobile-first casino lobbies. The business was established in 2007 and produced its first cabinet in 2008, followed by its first themed games in 2011. It entered African markets in 2013 and began its first online operation in 2015. That path explains why so many Apollo games use a compact number of reels, strong paytable symbols and controls that feel as though they could sit beneath a real screen.

The company continued to expand through regulated European markets, recording a GLI 11 certificate in 2017 and a Malta Gaming Authority licence in 2019. Romania and Croatia followed, with an ISO 27001 milestone in 2022 and entry into Greece in 2023. Apollo Soft Ltd gives Malta company number C-75766 and B2B Games Provider authorisation MGA/CRP/523/2018. The public-facing operation also has a strong Prague base, where the Apollo Soft team continues to work on games and cabinets.

That mixed heritage is the reason the library does not look like the output of a typical recent slot studio. There are classic fruit games, darker cabinet favourites, roulette products, video poker and newer online releases with wider grids and animated features. The common thread is legibility. Even when the artwork becomes elaborate, the reels and buttons normally retain a clear physical-machine logic.

The ten Apollo Games worth knowing

These ten games span the main sides of the provider: numbered fruit editions, the Slot Birds flagship, a historic vampire slot, roulette and the newest colourful online releases. Each entry starts with the full branded game thumbnail, followed by two proper paragraphs about the game, then a separate loaded interface. The two images are never used interchangeably.

1. Blissful Jack 100

Blissful Jack 100 is Apollo at its most colourful. The reels mix familiar fruit symbols with a carnival dancer, feathered masks and a hot pink Rio-style backdrop. It uses five reels, four rows and 100 paylines, so it feels much broader than the earlier Blissful Jack 40. Wilds, bonus symbols and masked mystery symbols keep the base game busy without making the screen hard to read. The official range is 85 to 99 per cent RTP, with low volatility and a maximum win of 1,000 times the stake.

The free-spins round is the main attraction because the masks can turn into useful symbols while the taller grid gives them room to work. Apollo has resisted the temptation to bury the game under several unrelated meters, which suits the cheerful theme. The complete thumbnail captures the carnival identity, while the separate playing screen shows the 5×4 layout, the active paylines and the side controls properly. Anyone who enjoys the original Blissful Jack should treat this as a genuine expanded edition rather than a simple repaint. It is also a good first Apollo game for players who prefer gentle volatility and a feature set that explains itself quickly.

2. Cage Fighters

Cage Fighters turns mixed martial arts into a five-line slot with a tournament-style bonus. The ordinary symbols include four fighters, playing-card ranks and a fist wild, all framed by the wire mesh of the cage. Apollo’s published settings place it in the low-volatility part of the range, with an 85 to 99 per cent RTP choice and a maximum of 1,000 times the stake. The small line count gives every fighter symbol plenty of space and makes winning combinations easy to follow. It looks more like a sports broadcast than a conventional fruit machine, which immediately separates it from most of the library.

The tournament bonus asks the player to choose a favourite fighter, giving the round a little theatre before the result plays out. That selection should be enjoyed as part of the presentation rather than assumed to turn the slot into a skill game. The game screen chosen here shows the normal five-line interface with the fighter portraits, bet controls and bonus symbols all visible. It is a much better guide to the product than a background image of an empty arena would be. Cage Fighters earns its place because Apollo’s cabinet instincts work surprisingly well with a modern sports theme and because the bonus has a clear beginning, middle and end.

3. Happy Nuts 81

Happy Nuts 81 is set in a woodcutter’s forest, with berries, fruit, tools and a friendly wooden frame around the reels. Its 81-payline layout gives the small symbols more ways to connect than the rustic artwork initially suggests. Dynamic wilds can improve combinations during ordinary play, while mystery symbols become more prominent in the bonus. Apollo describes it as low volatility and lists a 1,000-times maximum, with an RTP range of 85 to 99 per cent. The result is a relaxed-looking game that still has enough movement to avoid feeling like another static woodland slot.

The bonus selection is the memorable detail, using a row of nuts to reveal different numbers of free spins. It fits the theme, gives the round a playful pause and is much easier to remember than a generic scatter award. The playing screen below shows the full reel set and controls, not the selection panel or a win overlay, so it is possible to see how the game behaves between features. The separate thumbnail retains the proper Happy Nuts 81 logo and the surrounding forest art. Fans who collect Apollo’s numbered editions should keep the 81 suffix because it identifies the line structure and distinguishes this release from any related title.

4. Mystery Apollo 81

Mystery Apollo 81 combines old-fashioned fruit symbols with a deep green machine cabinet and a prominently branded mystery feature. Bells, plums, oranges, cherries and red sevens fill the reels, while multiplier symbols and a mischievous character give the screen its own personality. The 81 in the title is important because Apollo also offers several other Mystery Apollo editions with different names and layouts. Its public game page lists an 85 to 99 per cent RTP band but does not publish a volatility or maximum figure. That missing information is a reason to check the live rules, not an invitation to borrow figures from another edition.

The mystery symbol is the heart of the game and can reveal a paying symbol or strengthen a combination already on the reels. This is a classic Apollo design choice: one visible feature changes the outcome without requiring a complicated side game. The gameplay image shows the ordinary interface with fruit, multipliers, credit, stake and spin controls all in view. The complete thumbnail above it carries the full Mystery Apollo 81 title, which prevents the Roman-numeral and Arabic-numeral versions being confused. For fans of cabinet-style slots, it is one of the clearest examples of Apollo updating traditional fruit-machine play without losing its original rhythm.

5. Respin Lady

Respin Lady is a compact three-reel slot wrapped in purple nightclub lighting. The heroine acts as both the visual mascot and the wild symbol, while fruit and bells keep the underlying game firmly in classic territory. Respins provide the main variation, returning selected positions to play and giving the simple grid a little more suspense. Apollo lists medium volatility, an 85 to 99 per cent RTP range and a maximum of 1,000 times the stake. Those settings make it more ambitious than its three-reel shape might imply, especially when several lady symbols arrive together.

The screenshot below captures the respin feature in action, with the reels, repeated lady symbols, credit, stake and controls still visible. That matters because it shows the feature as part of the real interface rather than as a detached promotional panel. The complete thumbnail uses the proper neon Respin Lady title and dance-floor setting, so the branding is equally clear before the game is opened. Players who like mechanical simplicity will find the respin idea easy to grasp after one round. It is also a useful contrast with Apollo’s 81-line and 100-line games, proving that the studio can build a recognisable feature around only three reels.

6. Slot Birds

Slot Birds is Apollo Games’ flagship and the title that best explains the studio away from its fruit-machine roots. A cast of brightly drawn birds fills the reels, with collapsing symbols creating room for fresh icons after a win. Multipliers can grow as the sequence continues, while random wilds, bonus symbols and mystery symbols introduce extra changes without abandoning the same playing field. Apollo lists medium-low volatility, an 85 to 99 per cent RTP range and a comparatively modest 299-times maximum. The emphasis is therefore on frequent visual activity and character rather than one enormous headline prize.

The mystery screen selected here is a genuine playing state, with the bird symbols, reel frame, balance, stake and buttons all visible around the revealed values. It shows why Slot Birds became memorable: even a feature-heavy moment remains readable and the character art never disappears behind an unrelated overlay. The full thumbnail above includes the proper title and the main flock, making it a clear game identifier rather than generic woodland scenery. Slot Birds 81 should be treated as a separate release, not a substitute name for this original. For a fan choosing only one Apollo game to understand the brand’s humour and animation, this remains the obvious starting point.

7. Blood

Blood is one of Apollo’s most distinctive older slots, pairing gothic vampire artwork with a deliberately small five-payline layout. The five reels use coffins, hearts, crosses and character portraits, all rendered in the darker cabinet style that made the game stand out in a venue. An expanding wild can cover more of a reel and create additional wins, giving the straightforward paytable one dramatic event to anticipate. Apollo has published an 85 to 99 per cent RTP range, medium-high volatility and a maximum of 500 times the stake for the title. The contrast between the limited lines and the elaborate artwork is a large part of its appeal.

The playing screen below shows the reels, start buttons, stake and credit displays, with no title card or empty castle background standing in for the game. The complete thumbnail carries the Blood logo and both leading characters, so it works properly as the visual identifier. Blood Revival belongs to the same family but should remain a separate entry because a sequel can change the mathematics, interface and feature behaviour. This original is best approached as a compact, atmospheric cabinet game rather than judged by modern maximum-win advertising. Fans of provider history should see it at least once because it captures the land-based Apollo style more clearly than almost any newer release.

8. Apollo European Roulette

Apollo European Roulette shows that the provider’s library extends beyond slots. It uses a single-zero European wheel and includes hot and cold number information alongside the standard inside and outside bets. Apollo publishes an RTP of 97.3 per cent for the usual roulette wagers, corresponding to the familiar 2.7 per cent house edge of a single-zero game. Special bets can be selected through the racetrack view, which is useful for neighbours and named wheel sections. The dark green table and wooden wheel give it a convincing casino-floor appearance without trying to imitate a live dealer broadcast.

The screenshot below shows the actual wheel after a winning result, with the number, win amount and betting interface visible. It is clearly a roulette game screen rather than a logo laid over a green background. The branded thumbnail above uses the full European Roulette Apollo title and the table artwork, so the two images serve different jobs exactly as they should. Players should still check the rule panel for any market-specific treatment of even-money bets and the exact limits at their casino. As part of an Apollo collection, the game is valuable because it demonstrates how the studio translates its physical-machine experience into a digital table product.

9. Apollo X

Apollo X is a space-themed fruit slot, despite a name that could easily be mistaken for a crash game or platform. The reels mix planets, gems and fruit inside a purple spacecraft frame, keeping one foot in classic design while the presentation looks thoroughly digital. Apollo lists an 85 to 99 per cent RTP range, medium-high volatility and a maximum of 800 times the stake. Winning combinations can gain a futuristic glow that makes the value of the result immediately obvious. The game is simple enough to recognise after a few spins but has far more visual polish than the studio’s oldest fruit machines.

The selected game screen shows a paying combination across the live reels, with the Apollo X logo, credit, stake, win display and controls all present. It is neither background art nor a separate Big Win panel, which makes it useful for understanding the normal interface. The complete thumbnail uses the rocket-ring logo and surrounding planets, allowing the game to be identified at a glance in a long list. Apollo X is a good middle ground for players who enjoy familiar symbols but want something more atmospheric than a traditional cabinet. It also underlines why titles should be checked rather than guessed, as nothing about the name alone reveals the actual format.

10. Fiery Dice

Fiery Dice is a four-reel, 81-payline game built around blazing fruit, gems, sevens and a glowing die. A winning line needs four matching symbols across all four reels, so the compact grid has a different rhythm from Apollo’s five-reel games. The public settings list high volatility, a 91 to 97 per cent RTP range and a maximum of 180 times the stake. That relatively low maximum does not contradict the volatility label, because volatility describes how prizes are distributed rather than only the biggest possible result. The game looks direct, but the 81 visible line patterns give the reel set more depth than a simple four-symbol row.

The gameplay image is a clean normal screen with all four reels, symbols, credit, win, stake and controls visible. It avoids the paytable panel because a rules page is not a substitute for seeing the game itself. The full thumbnail above contains the Fiery Dice title and the main symbols, preserving the fiery identity without cropping the logo down to text alone. Players who enjoy unusual layouts will find the four-reel construction more interesting than another 5×3 slot. It closes this ten-game selection well because it shows Apollo continuing to experiment with line structures while retaining the bold cabinet art that runs through the whole range.

How Apollo’s game families fit together

Slot Birds

Slot Birds is the original flagship, remembered for collapsing symbols, growing multipliers and a cast of comic birds. Slot Birds 81 is a related edition rather than a replacement title. The shared characters make the family easy to recognise, but the line structure and rules should be kept with the exact game name. A fan comparing them should look at how wins are formed, whether multipliers persist and how the mystery symbols behave.

Mystery Apollo

Mystery Apollo is one of the easiest families to muddle because the library includes Mystery Apollo 2, Mystery Apollo 81 and Mystery Apollo 243, while older listings can also use Mystery Apollo II. The number or numeral is part of the title and may signal a different layout or edition. Artwork alone is not enough to merge them. The safest comparison uses the full name, official page, reel arrangement and rules panel together.

The numbered fruit slots

Apollo often places 27, 40, 81, 100 or 243 in a title to describe paylines or ways. Bonus Joker 81, Joker Double 27, Joker Double 81, Neon Funk 40 and Vegas 243 Multiplier all make more sense when that number is treated as product information. A new number can mean a different grid as well as more winning patterns. It should never be dropped merely because two releases share the same characters.

Blood and the darker cabinet games

Blood represents the older, moodier side of Apollo, where a small number of paylines is paired with unusually detailed art. Blood Revival carries the family forward but belongs in its own record. Scary Night, Occultum 81 and Red Evil occupy nearby gothic territory without automatically being sequels. These games are most appealing when approached as cabinet experiences built around atmosphere and one memorable feature.

Dice, jokers and traditional symbols

Burning Dice, Dice 81 and Fiery Dice use related objects but do not share one set of mathematics. The same rule applies to the many joker titles and to Four Fruits, Multi Fruits and Flooded Fruits. Apollo enjoys revisiting familiar symbols through a new line count or modifier. The interest lies in what changed between editions, not in pretending every fruit or dice game is completely unrelated.

What Apollo games feel like to play

Cabinet clarity

Apollo’s interfaces normally keep the credit, stake, win display and spin control visible around the reels. That may sound ordinary, but it is a real strength when modern games cover the screen with meters and purchase panels. A player can usually understand the available actions before opening the rules. The physical-machine influence also gives the symbols generous space and makes low-line games such as Blood unusually easy to read.

Mystery symbols

Mystery symbols recur throughout the library because they add variety without requiring a separate bonus board. They can reveal a paying symbol, improve a group already on the reels or create a larger combination. Mystery Apollo 81 makes the idea central to its identity, while Blissful Jack 100 folds it into carnival masks. The feature works best when the game shows the transformation clearly and returns to the ordinary reels without a long interruption.

Respins and expanding wilds

Respin Lady builds an entire game around repeating part of a simple three-reel layout. Blood uses an expanding wild to change more of its five-reel screen at once. Both ideas suit Apollo because they make one visible mechanical change rather than moving the player into a completely different environment. The resulting games are easy to remember and still feel distinct from a plain fruit machine.

Collapsing wins and multipliers

Slot Birds is the main exception to the traditional spin-and-stop rhythm. Winning symbols disappear, new birds fall into place and multipliers can strengthen the sequence. The feature gives the provider a more modern flagship without losing its taste for clear symbols and bold character art. It also explains why the game’s 299-times maximum is not the whole story: repeated activity and entertaining sequences are the point.

Roulette and other formats

The wider library is not limited to slots. Apollo European Roulette uses a full single-zero wheel, special bets and a racetrack view, while Apollo Petite Roulette experiments with a smaller number field. Crash Birds Singleplayer carries the Slot Birds characters into a crash format. Keeping these products in the same provider guide makes the breadth of Apollo’s machine-building background much easier to understand.

How to compare Apollo editions properly

The first rule is to keep the exact title, including every number and numeral. Apollo uses suffixes such as 27, 40, 81, 100 and 243 often enough that dropping one can point to a different grid or pay structure. Mystery Apollo II and Mystery Apollo 2 may look interchangeable in casual conversation, but a fan’s list should preserve them exactly until the rules and artwork prove they are the same build. The same discipline keeps Slot Birds separate from Slot Birds 81 and prevents Joker Double 27 being confused with Joker Double 81.

The branded thumbnail and the playing interface should also be treated as different pieces of information. The thumbnail tells you which game family and edition you are looking at, while the interface reveals the reel count, paylines, controls and active feature. Apollo’s artwork is consistent enough that two related releases can share colours, characters and symbols. A logo alone cannot establish that the maths or mechanics are unchanged. Comparing the full title art with a clean normal game screen avoids most of the easy mistakes.

Next, compare the rule panels rather than only the headline feature. Two fruit games may both use mystery symbols but apply them at different times, on different reels or with a different set of possible reveals. A respin can mean repeating one reel, holding selected symbols or replaying a larger part of the screen. An expanding wild may cover a whole reel in one title and grow one position at a time in another. Writing down the trigger, affected positions and end condition gives each feature a useful identity.

RTP settings belong to the exact version as well. Apollo’s broad ranges make it possible for two casinos to carry the same name and artwork while using different approved returns. Record the percentage shown inside the game, then keep volatility and maximum beside it rather than merging figures seen at another operator. This is particularly important for older titles whose public pages have blank fields or fewer technical details. A gap is more honest than a number borrowed from a sequel.

Release dates need a little caution too. A recent online page can represent a new digital edition of a theme that existed on cabinets much earlier. Blissful Jack 100 is clearly an expanded continuation of Blissful Jack 40, but the date attached to the 100-line product does not redefine the age of the whole family. The useful record keeps the edition date, the family relationship and any known cabinet history separately. That makes Apollo’s move from venues to online casinos visible rather than flattening everything into one launch year.

A balanced favourites list should mix the different sides of the provider. Slot Birds covers the flagship and cascade style, Blood represents the gothic cabinet period, Blissful Jack 100 shows the newer wide-grid releases, and Apollo European Roulette adds the table-game side. Respin Lady and Fiery Dice then provide unusual reel structures, while Mystery Apollo 81 represents the numbered fruit families. That selection tells a much richer story than ten nearly identical joker games, even if traditional fruit themes are what first attracted someone to Apollo.

RTP, volatility and maximum wins

Apollo is unusually open about configurable RTP ranges. Many of its game pages show 85 to 99 per cent rather than one fixed percentage, while Fiery Dice uses a narrower 91 to 97 per cent range and European Roulette lists 97.3 per cent. The highest number in a range is not a promise that every casino uses it. The applicable figure should appear in the information or rules panel of the exact version being played.

The range matters because two casinos can offer the same title with different approved settings. A review that quotes only 99 per cent can therefore make the game look more generous than the version a player actually opens. The provider name and game title are not enough on their own. The live RTP, version and stake basis belong together whenever two offers are compared.

Volatility labels also need context. Happy Nuts 81 and Blissful Jack 100 are described as low volatility, Respin Lady as medium, Slot Birds as medium-low, and Blood and Apollo X as medium-high. Fiery Dice is labelled high even though its published maximum is only 180 times the stake. That is entirely possible because volatility describes the pattern of returns, not simply the largest available prize.

Maximums range from 180 times on Fiery Dice to 1,000 times on several featured games. Those figures make sense only when the provider explicitly states they are stake multiples. Older listings can contain raw numbers without a clear unit, and those should not be silently converted into enormous x-stake claims. The rules inside the game remain the sensible place to confirm the limit and any conditions attached to it.

Playing Apollo Games in Britain

Apollo Soft Ltd’s website identifies its Malta B2B authorisation and international market history. For a British player, the immediate legal check is still the casino rather than the popularity of the provider name. The exact casino domain and operating company should appear on the UK Gambling Commission register before any deposit is made. A familiar Apollo logo does not replace that operator check.

Once the casino has been verified, the game itself should show the Apollo credit, title, version and rules. This is particularly important for a provider offering broad RTP ranges, since an attractive figure seen elsewhere may not apply to the selected build. The same check should cover stake limits, autoplay controls and any local changes to feature timing. British versions can differ from demonstrations made for other markets without being a different game.

Apollo’s own market list emphasises Central and Eastern Europe and parts of Africa rather than presenting Britain as its main territory. Availability can therefore vary sharply between British casinos. The absence of one title at a particular operator does not mean Apollo has withdrawn the whole family. It usually reflects the casino’s platform, commercial agreements and approved content selection.

The official Apollo Games website

Apollo’s official website is one of the more useful provider sites for fans. The games section runs across twelve pages and currently contains 101 distinct game pages, with filters for slots, table games, video poker and roulette. Many detail pages include several real playing screens as well as the branded card art, which makes it possible to see the interface before looking for the game at a casino.

The individual pages often publish an RTP range, volatility label, maximum, language list and market certifications. Some older entries are less complete, and an empty field should remain empty rather than being filled from a similarly named edition. The company pages also preserve the timeline from the first cabinet to the move online. Together, those sections make the site valuable for following both Apollo’s history and its newest releases.

Our verdict on Apollo Games

7.8/10. Apollo Games has a personality that is easy to recognise. Slot Birds is a genuine flagship, Blood preserves the darker cabinet tradition, and the numbered fruit games reward anyone who pays attention to their exact editions. The best titles are clear, colourful and unashamed of their physical-machine roots.

The score is held back by repetition across some fruit, dice and joker variants, plus the need to check broad RTP ranges carefully. British availability is less obvious than it is for the largest online-only studios. For a fan, though, those weaknesses do not erase the appeal. Apollo offers a real history, several memorable families and enough unusual layouts to make its 94-title index worth exploring properly.

Every Apollo Games title

Apollo’s titles are unusually fond of numbered editions, so the full name matters. Slot Birds and Slot Birds 81 are different releases, just as Mystery Apollo 2, Mystery Apollo 81 and Mystery Apollo 243 belong in separate entries. The table below keeps all 94 titles distinct and includes 91 slots, two roulette games and Crash Birds Singleplayer.

Apollo Games FAQs

Who makes Apollo Games slots?

Apollo Games is the public brand associated with Apollo Soft. Apollo Soft Ltd is incorporated in Malta, while the wider business also has a substantial operating base in Prague.

When was Apollo Games founded?

Apollo's own company history begins in 2007. It produced its first cabinet in 2008 and began its first online operation in 2015.

What is Apollo Games best known for?

Apollo is best known for cabinet-influenced fruit slots and for Slot Birds, its self-described flagship. Its library also includes themed slots, roulette, video poker and crash-style games.

What are the best Apollo Games slots?

Slot Birds is the essential flagship, Blood is the strongest historic cabinet-style game, and Blissful Jack 100 is a colourful modern introduction. Respin Lady and Mystery Apollo 81 are good choices for simpler numbered editions.

How many Apollo Games titles are listed here?

The complete index on this page contains 94 titles: 91 slots, two roulette games and one crash game. Apollo's own website currently displays 101 game pages across twelve portfolio pages.

Why do Apollo games have numbers such as 27, 81, 100 and 243?

The number usually identifies a payline or ways structure and often marks a separate edition. Slot Birds and Slot Birds 81, for example, should remain distinct products.

What RTP do Apollo Games slots use?

Many Apollo pages advertise a configurable range rather than one universal percentage. The examples on this page commonly show 85 to 99 per cent, but the rules inside the exact casino version determine the applicable RTP.

Is Slot Birds the same as Slot Birds 81?

No. They are related editions with shared characters, but the titles indicate different products and line structures. Their rules, volatility and maximums should be checked separately.

Does Apollo Games make roulette?

Yes. Apollo European Roulette is a single-zero game with a racetrack view, hot and cold statistics and special bets. Apollo Petite Roulette is another roulette-format title in the wider library.

Is Apollo Games licensed in Malta?

Apollo Soft Ltd states that it holds Malta Gaming Authority B2B Games Provider authorisation MGA/CRP/523/2018, issued on 29 March 2019.

Can British players play Apollo Games slots?

Availability depends on the casino and its content arrangements. British players should use a casino whose exact domain and operating company appear on the UK Gambling Commission register, then check the Apollo credit and rules inside the game.

Which Apollo game is best for beginners?

Respin Lady is easy to understand because it uses three reels and one clear respin idea. Blissful Jack 100 is a better choice for players who want more paylines, free spins and mystery symbols while keeping volatility low.