| Founded | 2010 |
| HQ | Sliema, Malta (with offices in Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Serbia and Gibraltar) |
| Group | Kindred Group (acquired 2021) |
| Signature mechanic | Money Cart respin bonus |
| RTP range | Typically ~96-96.5% on flagship slots (Money Train 4 default ~96.1%); Book of 99 is an outlier at 99%. Operators may run lower variable-RTP builds — check the info panel. |
| Style | High to extreme volatility, bonus-centric maths where most of the value lives inside the feature. Streamer-friendly big-win potential (Money Train 4 tops out around 150,000x), balanced by the occasional unusually fair release like Book of 99. |
RTP figures are the studio's published defaults — many operators run lower-RTP versions of the same games, so always check the in-game info panel. This is an independent, informational studio review; Relax Gaming is not affiliated with this site. 18+ · Play responsibly.
About Relax Gaming
Relax Gaming launched in 2010 out of Sliema on the Maltese coast, founded as a technical gaming platform rather than a slots studio. That origin matters: for years Relax was best known as an aggregator and a B2B company, with a Silver Bullet programme that distributes third-party studios' games. The in-house slot brand everyone now thinks of as "Relax" came later, and grew up fast. In 2021 the Kindred Group completed a full acquisition for around €320m, folding the studio into a major operator group while keeping its identity intact. Malta remains home.
What made Relax famous is one mechanic above all others: the Money Cart respin bonus, the engine of the *Money Train* series. When you trigger it, the reels clear to a fixed grid and special symbols — collectors, payers, persistent symbols, sniper wilds, the lot — lock in place and respin until you run out of lives. Each new special symbol resets the counter, so a run can spiral from nothing into a five-figure multiple of your stake. The series leans on hold-and-win logic but layers far more symbol types and persistent multipliers on top, which is exactly why it became a streamer favourite. *Temple Tumble*, their other flagship, took the Megaways and cascading-reels format and built a clean, fast jungle slot around it.
The other thing to know about Relax is that they are mechanically curious in a way most volume studios are not. They built Dream Drop, a network progressive jackpot layer (rapid, midi, maxi, major and mega tiers) that they bolt onto existing games. They shipped dynamic volatility, letting you pick a variance level before you spin on titles like *Lure of Fortune*. And in 2021 they did something almost nobody else has dared: *Book of 99*, a stripped-back book slot running a genuine 99% RTP — the most generous return I am aware of on a mainstream video slot, and a deliberate statement about transparency.
The honest caveat is that Relax's signature maths are brutally high variance. Money Train games can sit dead for hundreds of spins because almost all the value is locked inside the bonus, and they often pair that with a bonus-buy to skip straight to the Money Cart for a large multiple of your stake. Like every studio, Relax also ships variable-rtp builds, so the same game can run a lower RTP at one casino than another. None of that is a knock — it is the nature of the maths, and why I always check the info panel and respect the house-edge before I spin.
Relax Gaming signature mechanics
Every studio has a handful of mechanics it does better than anyone — the things you recognise the moment the reels move. Here are Relax Gaming's.
Money Cart respin bonus
The heart of the Money Train series. The grid clears and special symbols — collectors, payers, persistent symbols, multipliers, snipers — lock and respin. Every new symbol resets your remaining lives, so a run can snowball from nothing into a massive multiple of stake. It is the most-imitated bonus round Relax has produced.
Persistent symbols & stacking multipliers
Inside Money Cart and its kin, certain symbols stay live for the whole bonus and keep paying or collecting on every respin. Multipliers stack onto the final cluster, which is how a quiet-looking board can suddenly jump past a few hundred times your bet.
Temple Tumble (Megaways + cascades)
Their flagship cascading slot. Winning symbols tumble away, new ones drop in for chained wins, and the Megaways-style engine reshapes the ways-to-win each spin — fast, clean and the title that put Relax's own-game brand on the map.
Dream Drop progressive jackpots
A network jackpot layer (rapid, midi, maxi, major, mega) that Relax adds to existing games. A small slice of every bet feeds the pools and any tier can drop at random — the mega has seeded in the high six figures.
Dynamic / selectable volatility
On games like Lure of Fortune, Relax lets you choose your variance — medium, high or extreme — before you spin. Same RTP, different shape of the ride. A genuinely player-friendly idea that few rivals offer.
Most famous Relax Gaming slots
The games that built Relax Gaming's name. Where I have reviewed one, the card links straight to the full breakdown — RTP, volatility and my honest take.
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How I approach Relax Gaming games
No tip beats the house edge — there is no winning system. These are about playing this studio's games informed and keeping it fun.
- Understand where the money lives. On Money Train and Money Cart games, almost the entire payout potential is inside the bonus. The base game is mostly a waiting room, so long dead stretches are normal, not a fault — size your bets to survive them.
- Treat the bonus buy as entertainment, not strategy. Buying the Money Cart does not raise your RTP; it just compresses a very swingy session into one expensive click. Decide the price you are willing to lose before you tap it, and never chase a buy that misses.
- Check the RTP in the info panel every time. Like most studios, Relax ships variable-RTP builds, so the same Money Train at two casinos can run different maths. On their games it genuinely matters because the variance is already so high.
- Book of 99 is the one to study if RTP is your thing. At 99% it has about the lowest house edge you will find on a video slot — but it is still volatile and still loses money over time. A lower edge is not a winning system.
- Use dynamic volatility honestly. When a Relax game lets you pick a variance level, remember the RTP is identical across them — you are choosing how bumpy the ride feels, not improving your odds. Pick the setting your bankroll can actually take.
- Demo before you deposit. Relax titles are widely available in free play. Feel how rarely the Money Cart triggers and how it behaves before you ever risk real money on the buy.
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This is an independent, informational review of Relax Gaming as a slot studio. Relax Gaming is not affiliated with this site. No strategy beats the house edge. 18+ · Play responsibly.