
Play'n GO traces its roots to 1997 in Växjö, Sweden, where the team began as a subcontractor building casino software for other companies. In 2005 it struck out on its own and released its first proprietary slot — the date the studio itself counts as its founding, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025. The company was early to mobile, shipping a mobile-compatible slot in 2007, just before the first iPhone launched, and that head start helped it grow from a small Swedish outfit into one of the largest slot suppliers in the world, with offices in Malta, the UK, Hungary and the Philippines alongside its Växjö headquarters.
Its catalogue now exceeds 400 titles, but a handful define the brand. Rich Wilde and the Book of Dead is one of the most played online slots in iGaming history and effectively created the 'book slot' template: 10 free spins with a randomly chosen expanding symbol, high volatility, and a max win that made it a bonus-hunt staple across the Nordics and beyond. Legacy of Dead refines the same formula, while Reactoonz — a cascading 7x7 grid game with charge-up Quantum features instead of a traditional bonus round — anchors the studio's other signature line, alongside Moon Princess, Rise of Olympus and the ever-present low-stakes classic Fire Joker.
Play'n GO supplies regulated markets in over 35 jurisdictions, holding licences from the MGA and UKGC plus supplier permits from Sweden's Spelinspektionen, Ontario's AGCO and Alberta's AGLC, with games certified by labs such as GLI, BMM and iTech Labs. Recent recognition includes Slots Provider of the Year and Mobile Supplier of the Year at the 2023 Starlet Awards and CasinoBeats Game Studio of the Year in 2024.
For bonus hunters, the key fact: Play'n GO games save triggered bonus rounds, so you can collect a Book of Dead or Legacy of Dead feature and open it later in your hunt. Just note that grid games like Reactoonz have no discrete bonus round to bank.





