In December 2024, Red Tiger Gaming pulled on its holiday stockings and delivered Dear Santa, a slot that oozes Yuletide cheer. Everyone loves Christmas. As a child, writing a wish list was one of those delightful moments where all your dreams could come true. Well, it all depended on your behaviour throughout the year of course!
About Dear Santa
Dear Santa sets the scene with a postcard-perfect winter wonderland. Think snowy landscapes, a roaring fire, and a mailbox waiting for your wish list. The reels, framed with twinkling lights and holly, perfectly blend the holiday aesthetic. Even the soundtrack jingles merrily along as you spin the reels.
The symbols continue the holiday theme. Low payers include the 10, J, Q, K, and A, which have been reimagined as colourful Christmas ornaments. Five-of-a-kind pays between 2x and 3x the bet. The higher-paying symbols include candy canes, golden rocking horses, ice skates, and jingle bells. Five-of-a-kind awards between 4x and 20x the bet.
Other notable symbols include the Christmas Letter and Santa, each unlocking special surprises. Snow White, who seems to be moonlighting in the game, is the Wild. She substitutes for regular paying symbols except for the bonus Scatter.
Dear Santa has a 5×3 reel setup with 25 paylines. The betting range is pocket-friendly, from 10p to £20 per spin. With an RTP of 95.76% and medium-to-high volatility, Dear Santa will deliver frequent smaller wins with the potential for a Santa-sized surprise. The maximum win is capped at 3,580x the bet.
Festive Features
Dear Santa is packed with a stocking full of features. These include Wilds, Santa Wilds, Christmas Letters, Christmas Present Wilds, Free Spins, and a Buy-In feature.
Snow White Wild
Snow White, inexplicably moonlighting as Santa’s helper, shows up on reel 1. Her job? Gifting a random multiplier of 2x, 3x, 5x, or 10x to any winning combination she’s involved in. Consider her as your fairy-tale turbo boost.
Santa Wild
Santa makes an appearance on reels 2, 3, and 4. When part of a win, he expands to cover the entire reel. However, during the Free Spins feature, he remains on the reels for the duration of the spins.
Christmas Letters
Every time a Christmas Letter lands on the fifth reel, it’s added to a mailbox above the reels. Collecting 60 letters triggers the Free Spins feature.
Free Spins
The free spins trigger in two ways. Landing 3 Scatters on reels 2, 3 and 4 awards 10 free spins. If you collect 60 letters, you trigger the free spins and receive 10 free spins. Before the free spins start, a Santa Wild appears in the middle of the reels and stays there until the free spins end. Santa chucks presents on reels 2 and 4 for every Christmas letter collected. The number of presents he chucks is random but no more than 6. Any Christmas Letters remaining in the mailbox at the end of the free spins will carry over to the base game. They will contribute to the Present chucking in the next free spins round.
Buy-Ins
Players can Buy into the free spins at an extra cost of 40x, 100x, or 300x the bet for 10, 25, or 60 letters, respectively.
Dear Santa Conclusion
Dear Santa by Red Tiger Gaming is a playful, feature-packed slot that captures the essence of the festive season. Whether spinning for festive fun or aiming for that 3,580x max win, it delivers charm, excitement, and plenty of opportunities for that stocking-filled payout.
