4ThePlayer and Yggdrasil team up on new Vikings-themed fishing slot

4ThePlayer released 4 Fantastic Vikings Go Fishing on 29 October 2024, a joint title developed with Yggdrasil that combines elements of two established slot franchises: 4ThePlayer’s 4 Fantastic Fish and Yggdrasil’s Vikings Go Berzerk.

The high volatility game is themed around a voyage into the domain of Njord, the Viking sea lord, with a maximum win of 12,500 times the stake. It uses several mechanics including the MONEY WAYS feature, Fighting Respins and Viking Fights.

Game mechanics

The MONEY WAYS mechanic allows players to form winning combinations carrying cash values, with four top prize tiers, BIG, SUPER, MEGA and ULTRA, able to land on the sixth reel. A giant squid symbol can also appear, randomly redistributing cash prizes and generating new winning combinations.

Three scatter symbols trigger Fighting Respins, during which cash prizes from the triggering spin are locked in place while the remaining reels respin. Any additional cash prizes landing on open reels are also locked, and if an open reel becomes completely filled, a shark symbol collects the prizes and doubles them, holding the total at the top of the reel.

During this bonus round, Viking symbols can appear and battle for one of four outcomes: Cash Collect, which gathers visible prizes; Cash Multiplier, which increases prize values; Cash Incrementor, which raises cash amounts; and Cash Nets, which guarantee prize payouts. If a Viking in “Berzerk” mode takes part in a fight, it automatically wins and triggers its associated feature.

Players also have the option to buy into the Fighting Respin Bonus, which offers a chance of Berzerk Vikings appearing, or a Mega Respin Bonus, which guarantees four Berzerk Vikings.

The game runs on Yggdrasil’s GATI technology, a standardised, regulation-ready development toolkit designed to help partners build and distribute new content efficiently.

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Zoe Bird, head of Masters at Yggdrasil, said the title brought together two well-known game worlds and expressed confidence that players would respond positively to its range of features.

Henry McLean, co-founder for commercial and marketing at 4ThePlayer, described the project as a strong collaboration that merged Yggdrasil’s Vikings Go Berzerk with the 4 Fantastic Fish series, adding that the team was pleased with the result and expected it to resonate with players.

Yggdrasil, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sweden with additional offices in Malta, Poland and Gibraltar, operates a global publishing network alongside its GATI technology and YG Masters programme. 4ThePlayer is positioned as a challenger-brand supplier focused on innovation and player entertainment.