Games Global and Alchemy Gaming launch festive slot Bass Cash Christmas X UP

Games Global has released Bass Cash Christmas X UP, a holiday-themed sequel to Alchemy Gaming’s Bass Cash X UP slot, developed by its exclusive studio partner Alchemy Gaming.

The title places the studio’s fishing-themed format in a winter underwater setting, retaining the X UP mechanic from the original game while adding festive visuals.

Game mechanics

The slot uses a multi-level trail meter that increases cash and jackpot multipliers as players collect X UP tokens. Gold X scatter symbols apply the current multiplier to cash and jackpot wins during the base game. Red scatter symbols award tokens that raise the multiplier level, while blue scatters permanently upgrade the trail multiplier, with the top level able to reach 15x.

Landing three red scatters triggers eight free spins, during which the active multiplier applies to all cash and jackpot prizes. Further red scatters and tokens collected during the feature can extend the spins and raise multipliers further.

Santa fisherman collect symbols appear on reels one and five, gathering prizes from metallic fish trophy symbols that represent jackpot tiers, including Mini, Minor, Major and Mega jackpots offering payouts up to 1,000x. Two fishermen landing on the same reel double all collected prizes.

Filling the reels with golden fish bonus symbols activates the Big Cash Bonus, during which the Santa fisherman expands across the first reel while the remaining reels respin to collect visible trophies and cash prizes.

An optional Upsizer feature also lets players pay to start free spins with a higher X UP multiplier, with the cost reduced by tokens collected beforehand.

Company comment

Marcus Thorpe-Fairall, creative director at Alchemy Gaming, said the game had been performing well and that its combination of seasonal visuals with the X UP and collection mechanics delivered what he described as an engaging player experience.

Andy Booth, chief product officer at Games Global, said the release reflected Alchemy Gaming’s ongoing output of titles that resonate with players, highlighting the integration of the X UP feature within the winter fishing theme.

Games Global’s catalogue includes more than 1,300 games across 40 studios, distributed to around 600 gaming operator brands. Alchemy Gaming is an independent studio known for its mathematics-led approach to game design, including its WowPot progressive jackpot network.