Kalamba Games

Kalamba Games is a Malta-based slot studio that, since 2016, has grown from a straightforward game developer into a provider of its own technology infrastructure for casinos. The company's portfolio spans dozens of video slots with recognisable signature mechanics, and its own remote gaming server, BullsEyeRGS, puts the studio in the same league as providers offering operators not just content, but the technology behind it too.

At most studios, a single CEO stands behind the brand alongside a vague team of "industry experts." At Kalamba Games, there are four co-founders, each with a clear area of responsibility backed by dedicated experience in that exact field:

That distribution isn't accidental: the CTO came from the bookmaking industry, where infrastructure has to withstand thousands of bets per second, while the COO came from Quickspin, a studio known specifically for thoughtful game design. That exact combination of experience explains why the studio looked beyond just slots from the very start.

Kalamba Games Ltd is registered in Malta (company number C78382) and operates under a licence from the Malta Gaming Authority — MGA/B2B/861/2020, issued 11 October 2021.

From startup to a partnership with the inventor of Megaways™

In 2018, Vereeni Investments partnered with RB Capital to acquire a stake in the studio — a move that seemingly accelerated the company's growth from there. Big Bounty Bill, Temple of Heroes, and Joker Supreme Xmas launched as early as 2019, and 2020 brought several more releases along with a content distribution deal with SoftGamings.

In 2021, the Bullseye remote gaming server went live in Italy through operator BetFlag.it, and the studio secured its MGA licence. But the truly telling moment came in 2022: Kalamba became a partner of Big Time Gaming — the studio that invented Megaways™ — and began adding the mechanic to its own slots. For a relatively young company, securing a licence for such a sought-after technology is a sign that Kalamba was already being taken seriously by the industry at that point.

What nominations has Kalamba Games received?

In 2018, just two years after founding, the studio picked up two nominations at the B2B Awards — for "Slot Innovation" and "Rising Star in Gaming Software." Since then, the company has continued to regularly appear on shortlists at major industry awards.

From extreme volatility to transparency: three slots, three eras of the studio

Lining up Kalamba's hits chronologically reveals not just a shift in mechanics, but a shift in how transparent the studio's public data has become.

• Blazing Bull (2020) — a spirit-guide theme (bear, eagle, wolf, cougar) on a 6×4 grid with a 4096 ways mechanic. Maximum volatility at 10 out of 10, a 28.6% hit frequency. Stacked bull symbols boost win potential, while Free Spins Chase lets players collect extra spins through silver (2x wild) and gold (3x wild) symbols before even entering the bonus. RTP and the payout cap aren't publicly disclosed — typical for the studio's releases from this period.

  

• Joker Gold 7s (2024) — a classic joker theme on a 5×4 grid with 40 paylines. Volatility at 9 out of 10, a 15.08% hit frequency. Nine Cashpot levels pay out for specific symbol combinations, and HyperBet offers four stake tiers — the top one instantly grants a x10 wild multiplier and turns all Cashpots into Super Cashpots. RTP also isn't published.

  

• Emerald Bisons PrizeMatch (2025) — an Irish theme with bison on a large 6×6 grid with an 11,664 ways mechanic. Volatility is noticeably gentler at 7 out of 10, a 33.59% hit frequency, stakes from €0.20 to €100, and a cap up to 11,000x the stake.

  

The gap between the newest release and the two earlier ones is striking. Emerald Bisons PrizeMatch publishes six official RTP versions at once — 88%, 91%, 93%, 94%, 95%, and 96% — with the operator choosing the specific one, so it's worth checking the exact figure in the info window on your own platform before playing. The game also runs the signature PrizeMatch mechanic: players look for matches between highlighted symbols in the first two columns and symbols in columns 3–6 for potentially large instant payouts — available in both the base game and free spins. The HyperBet feature adds three stake tiers, increasing both the number of highlighted symbols and the ways to win up to a maximum of 11,664.

Who should look into Kalamba Games' slots?

Where can you play Kalamba Games slots?

Kalamba Games' slots are available at casinos featured in the GamblingShot ranking, and the full slot catalogue with filters by RTP, volatility, and theme is in the grid below this review.