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About Hold Your Hat
Under a unique name and quirky logo of a skateboarding bird, Hold Your Hat entered the scene in 2026 as a startup slot studio founded by industry veterans Lars Rustemeier and Daniel Klangefeldt, the latter of whom has previous experience at ELK Studios.
They want to combine their collective experience and evolve it into a new era, with their titles clearly taking inspiration from current trends, pop culture, and viral memes. Their mechanics are purposely ambitious, focusing on mechanical depth and production value, with clear attention and TLC going into presentation and the overall design.
It’s immediately clear right from the off that they’re not here to play it safe and they aren’t interested in simply adding another title to the pile – they want to tell a story, create new experiences, through thoughtful innovations.
Their debut, Cooked, arrived in February 2026, taking players on a wild culinary ride to a chef’s jungle camp-out, with six reels, 6-10 rows, cascades, and a cluster-pays win system. The game RTP sits as 94%, which is way below the industry average RTP, with a max win of 10,000x. It also had Feature Symbols as the main ingredients, feeling similar to Pirots and Tropicool in its mechanics.
With a slow and steady approach to game development, we’d encourage players to hold onto their hats as the Stockholm-based studio takes players on a rollercoaster ride of innovation, creativity, and experimentation.
“Hold Your Hat is a really exciting new studio. The games don’t take themselves too seriously and feel very “trendy,” like Copium and Cooked, with innovation clearly running through their DNA.” Maya, Content Editor
“I like how Hold Your Hat combines recognisable slot mechanics with some genuinely unusual themes. There’s a playful quality to the games that makes them easy to remember.” Jamie R., Fruity Slots Co-Founder & Streamer
FAQs about Hold Your Hat
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When was Hold Your Hat founded?
Hold You Hat launched in 2026 with an explosive debut in 2026. The two founders, Lars Rustemeier and Daniel Klangefeldt, both have deep roots in the iGaming industry, with the latter previously working at ELK Studios as Chief Architect. -
What types of games does Hold Your Hat make?
Hold Your Hat specialises in creating innovative video slots, with games like Cooked and Copium. -
What RTP do Hold Your Hat games have?
There aren’t enough games in the Hold Your Hat catalogue to derive an average RTP, but the two games released so far sit at 94% by default.
Maya Sattar
Head of Content
Jamie Rosen
Online Casino & iGaming Expert