Say Hello to Red Papaya, A New Studio Backed by Microgaming

A fresh slot game studio has officially entered the chat. Red Papaya, a new flagship developer powered by Microgaming, has announced itself with the confidence of a meteor punching through the atmosphere.

We are promised a bold new developer making the most of features like Hold & Win, Cash Collect, Bonus Buy, Pot Link and Maxways. If the branding is anything to go by (the logo presents a burning comet breaking the speed of light), we can expect an explosion of colour, creativity, and big-energy features that refuse to sit quietly on the reels.

Kong’s Jungle Tower: A Big Ape With Big Ambitions

The studio’s first release, Kong’s Jungle Tower, is already shaping up to be one of the most hotly anticipated slot titles of late 2025.

Slated to swing into the best crypto casinos on November 26, it’s a vertical adventure that lets you help the mighty Kong climb the Jungle Tower, with bananas, coconuts, and Kong himself starring across the reels.

Under the hood, the game lands with an RTP of 96.30% and high volatility, signalling a clear intent to deliver climactic gameplay, towering features, and payouts that grow even during the base game.

Namely, the standout is the Kong trigger symbol, which can apply random multipliers to 15 Cash Prizes during normal gameplay. Combine Kong with the game’s Collector symbols, and the payout table inflates before any Multiplier is added.

But the true showstopper of Kong’s Jungle Tower is the bonus feature. Once triggered, the reels expand to a 5×5 layout, blowing the total number of ways to win from 720 to 3,125. The bonus round is where Kong’s climb truly kicks off, as players chase a max win of 5,000x and watch the tower open up into a full cinematic experience.

If you’re eager to get a feel for the mechanics before the official casino drop, the demo is already live.

New Studios of 2025

2025 has been a wildly good year for fresh studios, each hoping to plant a new flag on the ever-expanding slots landscape. Players want new voices, new visuals, and new math models, and the industry is responding with a near-constant stream of fresh entries.

Games Global launched Deep Stake, whose inaugural release, Texas Joker’Em, introduces poker hands as slot symbols. Similarly, Evolution recently added Sneaky Slots to its growing portfolio. They entered the market with Nip Tuck, a slot that combines goofy themes of body modification with NoLimitCity’s state-of-the-art xMechanics features.

Add to that a handful of other rising developers, some backed by major platforms (Prospect Gaming), others proudly indie (EXCO Game Studio), and the result is a 2025 line-up full of newcomers all trying to one-up each other with bold features and even bolder branding.

Yet even in this busy year, Red Papaya’s entrance feels big. Maybe it’s the Microgaming connection. Maybe it’s the comet-logo swagger. Or maybe it’s because a giant gorilla flashing its perfect set of teeth is simply impossible to ignore. Whatever the reason, Kong’s Jungle Tower puts Red Papaya on the radar from day one.

More Slots Coming Up from Microgaming

With over 500 in its publisher portfolio, Microgaming is one of the most popular software providers on the market today. Besides Kong’s Jungle Tower, another game hitting the reels on November 26 is Organ Orphan, a game by Shady Lady in which six alien orphans sing cosmic tunes after receiving jolts of electricity.

The December lineup includes equally eccentric Swool (Shady Lady), Mahjong Reels by FXGames, and Red Papaya’s second release, titled Curse of Medusa. That one goes for Maxways mechanics with unlimited ways to win, comboed with cascading reels and a max win of 17,000x.