What Factors Contribute to the Popularity of Different Slot Machine Themes?

I recently conducted some basic research into how many online fruit machines there are and discovered that there are somewhere in the region of 8,000 individual titles, with new ones being released almost daily. In other words, it’s difficult to put an exact number on how many there are today.

Around 120 different companies produce online fruitys, which can now be found on one or more of the 4,800 licensed and regulated sites that offer online fruitys from one or more of these providers.
I’ve enjoyed playing them on my favourite sites for over a decade now, and throughout that time, I’ve noticed a handful of genres/themes are more prevalent than others.

On this page, I will take a closer look at some of the main factors that contribute to the popularity of online fruit machine themes and reveal the names of a couple of hit titles I think everyone aged or above 18 should know about.

Which factors contribute to the popularity of an online fruit machine theme?

I’ve found that many factors contribute to the popularity of online fruit machine themes, such as pop culture (e.g., movies, television shows, celebrities, cartoons, musicians/bands/artists) and everything else from folklore, ancient history and human civilization to the unknown.

What are the most popular online fruit machine themes that are more common than any others?

Since playing my first ever online fruit machine around ten years ago, I must have played hundreds, and during that time, I have found a handful of commonly recurring themes used in them that seem to strike a chord with most people like me who play them.

I’m fairly certain that the first online fruity I tried was the Book of Dead online fruity from Play’n GO, which had just been released at the time (so in 2014), followed by the Starburst online fruity from NetEnt that was released a couple of years earlier.

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The now iconic Book of Dead and Starburst fruitys both have popular themes. For example, the Book of Dead online fruity has an Ancient Egypt theme, and the Starburst fruitys has a couple of popular themes rolled into one – Space & Stars and Gems & Jewels.

Some of the other most common online fruit machine themes I have come across since playing my first-ever online fruit machine are the following:

● Leprechauns – if you have played online fruit machines before, you should have noticed by now how many Leprechaun-themed fruitys there are. These ones are also sometimes called Luck o’ the Irish-themed fruitys or Irish Folklore-themed fruitys – by far the most popular theme, and also my favourite theme
● Ancient Egypt – you should have also noticed how many Ancient Egypt-themed online fruitys there are, featuring Pyramids, the Sphinx, Scarab Beetles, Sarcophagi, Tombs, Relics, Pharaohs and other Egyptian iconography/hieroglyphics. This is my second favourite theme
● Ancient Civilization – similar to above. As well as Ancient Egypt (the most popular ancient civilization theme), you can also find many Ancient Roman-themed fruitys, Ancient Incan-themed fruitys, and Ancient Aztec-themed fruitys
● Wild West – there are hundreds of Wild West-themed fruitys, which are also often called Cowboy-themed fruitys, American West-themed fruitys, Gunslinger-themed fruitys, or Native American-themed fruitys. I’m a huge fan of online fruitys with this theme
● Horror – another staple online fruit machine theme. It’s extremely common to find online fruit machines with a horror theme, most of which focus on certain sub-themes/genres, such as Zombies, Werewolves, Ghosts/Paranormal, Monsters, and Vampires
● Mythology & Folklore – Three of the most popular themes commonly used here are Greek, Norse, and Egyptian Mythology. You can also find plenty of King Arthur/Arthurian Legend, Lost City of Atlantis/Atlantean, Celtic, Roman, and Chinese Mythology-themed online fruitys
● Fishing – for some reason, Fishing (which can also be classed as a sport, meaning a fishing-themed fruity is sometimes called a sports-themed fruity) is one of the industry’s most popular themes. There are literally hundreds of feature-rich, fishing-themed online fruitys out there – another one of my favourites, too.

These are just a handful of the most common themes used by the software providers who design and produce today’s best online fruit machines.

You may have also noticed Movies, Cartoons, & TV show-themed online fruitys, Diamond and Gold Mining-themed fruitys, and Animals/Pets, Nature & Wildlife-themed online fruitys.

That’s not forgetting African Wildlife and the Amazon Jungle/Amazonia-themed fruitys, Music/Rock Band-themed fruitys, Wealth & Luxury Lifestyle-themed fruitys, Las Vegas-themed fruitys, and Seasons/Holidays-themed fruitys.

I’ve found that when I play the latest online fruitys, I often choose which ones to play based on what kind of theme it has, regardless of which company made it, and I think that a lot of other people do this too, which goes to show how powerful a theme can be.

Do you have a favourite theme, or haven’t you given it too much thought until now? For me, nothing quite compares to the Leprechaun, Ancient Egypt, Wild West and Fishing themes.

You might agree with me or totally disagree. One thing we can almost certainly agree upon is that these commonly used themes in online fruit machines are one of the reasons why these games are so popular today; there’s something to suit all types of people.