Yggdrasil Gaming

Yggdrasil Gaming has been on the scene for more than a decade now, where they have forged a mighty reputation as an iGaming innovator. From their wintry home in Sweden and their forward base in Malta, Yggdrasil is behind many great slots – a few of which we will look at below.

They also pioneer new technology in the space, while supporting other brands in the industry through their YG Masters program. Here you’ll learn about everything Yggdrasil has been doing since they first appeared in 2013.

Name	Yggdrasil Gaming
Founded	2013
Headquarters	St Julian’s, Malta
Licenses	Malta, UK, Sweden, Gibraltar, Romania
Game Types	Slots, Table Games, Bingo
Number of Games	100+

History

If the name didn’t tip you off, Yggdrasil Gaming was founded in Sweden by Stockholm native Fredrik Elmqvist. That was in 2013 and since then, they have gone international as a purveyor of many bold, epic slot titles in pretty much every fictional genre. They secured early success with their slick, minimalistic iSENSE 2.0 platform in 2014.

Then, in 2015, they started their long tradition of supporting others in the industry through the YGG Network Campaign. This would culminate in YGG Masters in 2019, a privileged partnership where Yggdrasil shares tech, knowledge, and resources with other iGaming businesses. During that time, they also added bingo and table games to their growing slots library.
Since 2020, their library exploded thanks to their YGG Masters partnerships and they even launched a podcast covering industry trends. In 2022, Fredrik stepped down as CEO and several men have filled the role since. However, Fredrik remains on the board and is an active consultant in Yggdrasil’s future adventures.

Popular Games

Yggdrasil Gaming’s library consists of 100+ games. Around half of them were developed by Yggdrasil directly, while the others were created in collaboration with Yggdrasil through their partnership and support schemes for up-and-coming developers. A lot of their games dabble in Norse mythology, as you might expect, but they’ve covered every genre from whimsical candy themes to dramatic sci-fi or mystery slots.

Here are just some of Yggdrasil’s popular titles:

• Vikings series: A series of Norse adventure slots that started with Vikings Go Wild and spawned sequels like Vikings Go Berzerk, Vikings Go To Valhalla, Vikings Go To Hell, and Vikings Go To Egypt.
• Cazino Zeppelin: A stylish industrial steampunk slot favorably compared to Western classic slot games like NetEnt’s Dead or Alive.
• Monkeys Go Bananas: A pirate slot with a primate twist, featuring Yggdrasil’s MultiMax unlimited multiplier system.
• Neon Villains DoubleMax: A sci-fi heist caper where multipliers are automatically doubled.
• Holmes and the Stolen Stones: A progressive jackpot slot inspired by the mysterious literature of Sherlock Holmes.

Innovations and Awards

Yggdrasil Gaming has been winning awards as far back as 2015, just two years after it formed. That was none other than the EGR B2B’s Software Rising Star award which has been proven absolutely correct since. More awards followed, ramping up in 2018 when both the EGR and IGA gave Yggdrasil awards for Innovator in RNG Casino Software and Innovator of the Year awards. Also in 2018 Yggdrasil won the coveted Best Online Slot award at the GGA for ‘Vikings Go Berzerk’.

Since then, Yggdrasil has won Innovator of the Year in 2019, 2020, and 2023. They also took Platform Supplier of the Year at the EGR Nordics. They reliably get accolades not just for their slot library, but for the support software and platform technology they provide to others in the space.

Yggdrasil has pioneered many GEMs – Game Engagement Mechanics – like Splitz, GigaBlox, MultiMax, TopHit, and WildFight. These add special multipliers, splitting symbols, horizontal reels, and spontaneous wilds that can elevate the action of a standard slot game. Yggdrasil continues to create new features through their YGG Forge.

Conclusion

That ends the story of Yggdrasil so far, but they are still hard at work innovating in the iGaming space. Being just a decade old, they’re quite young compared to other contributors out there. So, there’s no doubt that they will continue to grow their library and their network of partners in the future. Check out their website for a nifty countdown to the latest games produced by Yggdrasil and their partners.

Yggdrasil Gaming website