10 Santa’s Reindeers Slot Review
Talk about putting all your eggs in one basket…Push Gaming has doubled down on Christmas this year, rolling out not one but three festive releases in quick succession. Alongside Santa’s Vault and Santa Hopper, 10 Santa’s Reindeers arrives as the developer’s latest seasonal entry for players who prefer something familiar & easy to digest.
This instalment follows in the footsteps of 10 Swords and 10 Cash Bisons, two interesting titles that have since formed part of a series, built around the popular mechanics at the time of their release.
While the ’10’ series has never become Push Gaming’s flagship line, it has helped shape their decision to separate their current portfolio into unique categories. 10 Santa’s Reindeers falls comfortably into the ‘Push Actions’ family, a category designed for casual players who enjoy straightforward gameplay & predictable feature flow.
This festive addition returns the Push-Up mechanic, a promising attribute that adds an extra layer of progression without dampening player experience. With a medium volatility, an RTP of 96.26%, and a max win potential of 5,602x, this game positions itself as a seasonal crowd-pleaser rather than a high-risk, high-complexity release…
Base Game & Features
10 Santa’s Reindeers is a 5-reel, 3-row video slot with up to 60 fixed pay lines. Wins occur when 3, 4, or 5 high or low-paying symbols appear on reels 1 through 5, so long as they connect to existing pay lines, starting from reel 1.
The highest-paying symbol is Santa, followed by the Green Elf, Blue Elf, Hot Chocolate, Stocking, Bauble, and A, K, Q, & J royals. Once the reels settle, each winning combination awards a fixed payout between 0.2x and 30x your bet.
Other paytable symbols include Snowman Wilds, which substitute for all symbols except Scatters, Reindeer symbols, & Jackpot Prizes. Scatter symbols, in the form of Gold Bells, appear anywhere on the reels, triggering the Free Spins mode when 3 or more land in the same spin.
Reindeer & Jackpot Symbols
During the base game & Free Spins mode, Reindeer symbols can cover any reel position. When 4 or more land in the same spin, an Instant Prize corresponding to the Prize List outside of the main frame is awarded:
- 4 Reindeers: 2x your bet
- 5 Reindeers: 5x your bet
- 6 Reindeers: 10x your bet
- 7 Reindeers: 25x your bet
- 8 Reindeers: 100x your bet
- 9 Reindeers: 500x your bet
- 10 Reindeers: 1,000x your bet
Additionally, certain Reindeer symbols may reveal 1 of 4 Jackpot Prizes: Mini (15x), Minor (50x), Major (500x), or Mega (5,000x). Jackpot Reindeers that land alongside 3 or more standard Reindeer symbols are guaranteed to award their respective Jackpot Prize.
10 Santa’s Reindeers: Free Spins
Whenever 3, 4, or 5 Scatters land in the same base game spin, the Free Spins mode is instantly triggered, awarding 8, 10, & 12 Free Spins, respectively.
During this feature, each Scatter that hits will contribute towards filling the Locked Row Meters. For every 4 Scatters collected, an additional row is unlocked, starting from top to bottom, up to a maximum of 7 rows. Once a row is unlocked, additional Free Spins are awarded:
- First Row: Awards +3 Free Spins
- Second & Third Rows: Award +2 Free Spins
- Fourth Row: Awards +1 Free Spin
Push-Up & Bonus Buy
Players within permissible regions can purchase any of the following Push-Up & Bonus Buy options:
- Push Up 5×4: Expands the matrix to 5 reels & 4 rows for 2.5x your bet, with an increased chance of triggering Free Spins (96.46%)
- Push-Up 2 5×5: Expands the matrix to 5 reels & 5 rows for 5x your bet, with an increased chance of triggering Free Spins (96.31%)
- Random Free Spins: Guaranteed entry into Free Spins with 3, 4, or 5 Scatters for 75x your bet (96.28%)
The maximum win potential of 10 Santa’s Reindeers is 5,602x your bet. If a single session exceeds this, the player returns to the base game with the qualifying amount.
Our Honest Verdict
10 Santa’s Reindeers brings the spirit of Christmas to the reels, adopting familiar statistics from other releases in Push Gaming’s ’10’ series. While 10 Santa’s Reindeers does technically improve on its predecessors, offering a slightly higher 5,602x max win potential, the advance isn’t meaningful enough to earn it any real brownie points.
It’s an incremental boost, but it’s not a groundbreaking enhancement, while the familiar medium volatility & high-end RTP setup keeps it firmly in line with what came before.
Thematically, 10 Santa’s Reindeers is great. Seasonal releases always bode well with players, and Push Gaming’s dedication to Christmas this year is obvious & appreciated. But as we mentioned in Red Tiger’s Jingle Bells Bonanza 2, this isn’t a slot that transcends its festive wrapping. Once the decorations come down & the calendar flips to 2026, it doesn’t offer much that demands year-long attention.
Granted, it’s a nice offering. It’s polished, cheerful, & perfectly serviceable for the season, but it’s also an easily-forgotten one. The Push-Up mechanic adds some flavour, yet the wider package still feels like a safe & familiar template dressed in tinsel rather than a standout evolution of the series.
All in all, 10 Santa’s Reindeers is a pleasant festive stop-off with ample potential, but one that’s unlikely to leave a lasting impression once the snow melts.
*The images found in this slot review are currently from Demo Play. On average, our reviews are written prior to the initial release date & before the game is available for real play.
