Avatar UX casino games

Avatar UX: the studio behind PopWins casino games

Avatar UX released its first slot in 2019 and made its name a year later with PopWins, a mechanic it has since built a whole catalogue around. The companies behind the brand are Epic88 Limited and Epic88 Malta Limited, which hold the studio’s licences. Early on its games reached casinos through the Yggdrasil network, which is how many players first came across CherryPop.

Unlike larger suppliers on our providers hub, Avatar UX is defined by mechanics rather than by a famous character or theme. Almost every game carries one of its trademarked features, and the names tend to end in Pop.

How PopWins works in Avatar UX casino games

In a PopWins game, each winning symbol bursts after it pays and is replaced by two new symbols on the same reel. The reel gets taller, the number of ways to win increases, and the sequence continues as long as new wins form. When no further win lands, the reels reset for the next paid spin. It is a cousin of cascading reels, with the extra twist that the grid grows rather than simply refilling.

1. You place a stake and spin.
2. Any winning combination pays.
3. Each winning symbol pops and two symbols drop into its place, so that reel grows.
4. More symbols on the reels means more ways to win on the next drop.
5. The chain ends when a drop produces no win, and the reels return to normal.

Only the first spin costs a stake; every pop and drop that follows is part of the same game cycle. That matters under UK rules, because the 2.5-second minimum runs from the start of one paid spin to the start of the next, not per drop.

Avatar UX mechanics beyond PopWins

The studio site names these mechanics without a full technical description, so we describe only PopWins in detail and leave the rest to each game’s rules page. The rules page inside each game explains the exact behaviour, and our slot features explained guide covers the general families they belong to.

Some recent Avatar UX titles use features from other slot traditions, such as a hold-and-win round in Pots of Power: Mummy’s Treasure and expanding wilds with a four-tier jackpot mini-game in 20 Power Joker.

Best-known Avatar UX slots

Our verified slot records contain no RTP, volatility or max win figures for Avatar UX, so this list names games without figures. The studio’s own site groups them as follows.

The recent list shows the studio branching into numbered series such as Power Joker and Pots of Power, alongside the Pop games. Blondes and Beers, for example, is described as using a single wild that can carry a large multiplier. A new or unfamiliar title is a good reason to read the help screen before staking; our guide to how to read a slot paytable shows what to look for.

Volatility and RTP in pop-style casino games

Growing-reel mechanics usually concentrate the return in long chains. A single spin that sets off five or six pops can pay many times the stake, while plenty of spins pop nothing at all. That pattern tends to sit at the higher end of the volatility scale, although we do not hold verified ratings for Avatar UX games.

Worked example: £25 at 25p a spin buys 100 paid spins. If a game returns 96% over the very long run, the average cost of those spins is about £1, but chains are rare enough that a single session could lose most of the £25 or end well ahead. The chain feature is already priced into the RTP; it does not tilt the odds. Our RTP explained guide covers the difference between an average and a forecast.

Avatar UX licensing and UK availability

According to the studio’s website, Epic88 Limited holds Swedish licence 23Si1469 from Spelinspektionen, granted on 7 June 2023, to supply gambling software. Epic88 Malta Limited holds a Romanian Class 2 licence granted on 31 March 2025 and a Malta Gaming Authority recognition notice, RN/024/2025, issued on 9 July 2025.

Games supplied to British operators must come from a Commission-licensed supplier or through an approved supply arrangement. We could not verify how Avatar UX games are supplied to Great Britain, so we do not say they are available here. Search the Commission’s register of gambling businesses (opens in a new tab) for Epic88 if you want to check current entries. If a UK-licensed casino lists an Avatar UX game, that casino is responsible for offering only approved content; our how to check a casino licence guide covers the operator check.

UK rules for Avatar UX casino games at licensed sites

Any slot at a UK-licensed casino must meet the Commission’s remote gambling and software technical standards (opens in a new tab). Since 31 October 2021 that has meant no autoplay, a minimum of 2.5 seconds per spin, no turbo or slam-stop and no celebratory effects when a return is equal to or below the stake. Long pop chains are fine, because they belong to one game cycle; turbo-speeding them is not.

Stakes are capped at £5 per spin for players aged 25 and over since 9 April 2025, and £2 per spin for players aged 18 to 24 since 21 May 2025. Our £5 slot stake limit and spin speed limit pages explain the detail, and our latest slot rules page keeps the timeline.

Looking for Avatar UX games in a UK lobby

Search for CherryPop or another title by name; studio filters may not list Avatar UX even where a game is present. You must be logged in and age-verified before a demo will load, a rule in place since May 2019. If a title does not appear at a UK-licensed casino, do not go looking for it on an unlicensed site; our page on unlicensed casino risks explains the protections you would lose.

Avatar UX compared with Yggdrasil and other studios

Avatar UX reached many casinos through Yggdrasil, the Malta-based studio that runs the YG Masters partner programme. Peter & Sons is another small studio that has used the same route. Of the three, Avatar UX is the most mechanic-led: where Yggdrasil leans on presentation and Peter & Sons on hand-drawn art, Avatar UX builds nearly everything around popping reels. ELK Studios offers a different take on moving grids with its Avalanche mechanic.

Chain reactions and keeping control

Chain-reaction games are lively to watch, and that can make sessions run longer than planned. Gambling costs money and losses are likely over time, so set a limit before you start and stick to it. The free National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 is open 24/7, and the NHS gambling support pages (opens in a new tab) explain how to refer yourself to a specialist clinic. Our time-outs explained guide shows how to take a short break.

Where to play slots like Avatar UX casino games

We cannot confirm Avatar UX titles at our partners, so the offers below are simply the welcome offers we promote, checked on 5 October 2026. They are for 18+ new customers, terms apply, and the spins run on games each casino selects.

Coral’s offer runs from 1 October 2026 to 1 February 2027: deposit and bet £10 or more on slots and you receive 100 free spins at 10p on selected games, to accept within 48 hours and use within 7 days, with no wagering on winnings. Neteller, PayPal, Paysafe, Skrill, prepaid cards and certain debit cards do not qualify. Ladbrokes gives 50 free spins on each of the first 10 days, up to 500 at 10p each, once you deposit and spend £10 on slots; claim before 23:59 each day, 7 days to use, no wagering, and prepaid cards, PayPal, Paysafe, Neteller, Skrill and Moneybookers deposits do not count.

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