Pragmatic Play’s Q4 Release Calendar: Three POP Games, Two Christmas Slots and Sugar Megarush Through Early December
Pragmatic Play’s Q4 roadmap, unveiled in September, is built around three POP titles, two Christmas releases and Sugar Megarush, a new game from the Sugar Rush family. We lay out the schedule from mid-November to the first week of December, with the key points of each game in date order.
Key takeaways
- After Sweet Bonanza POP (October 20), the POP series continues with Zeus vs Hades POP (November 17) and Starlight Princess POP (December 1).
- Sugar Megarush launches on November 30, with a reel layout that changes every spin and with it the number of ways to win.
- The Christmas releases are Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000 (November 16) and Sweet Bonanza Xmas 2500 (December 3).
- All three POP games and Sweet Bonanza Xmas 2500 advertise a max win of 25,000x.
Pragmatic Play announced its Q4 roadmap ahead of SBC Summit in Lisbon in late September. It is a single schedule covering slots, arcade games and live casino. On the slot side the direction is clear: proven franchises are coming back in new formats. Director of public relations Sharon McHugh said the last few months of 2026 are “shaping up to be an incredibly exciting period for Pragmatic Play.”
The Q4 slot schedule by date
Combining the roadmap with release dates published since, the order looks like this. The two games already out can be played as demos now.
| Release date | Games | Type | What has been revealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.09.28 | Gates of Olympus 2500 | 2500 series | Multipliers up to 2,500x, max win 25,000x |
| 2026.10.20 | Sweet Bonanza POP | POP | 3-reel board, POP jackpot up to 25,000x |
| 2026.11.16 | Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000 | Christmas | Max win 20,000x |
| 2026.11.17 | Zeus vs Hades POP | POP | Expanding wild multipliers up to 100x |
| 2026.11.30 | Sugar Megarush | Sugar Rush family | Reels that change the number of ways to win every spin |
| 2026.12.01 | Starlight Princess POP | POP | Multipliers up to 1,000x, instant jackpots up to 25,000x |
| 2026.12.03 | Sweet Bonanza Xmas 2500 | Christmas | Max win 25,000x |
Five games are packed into just over three weeks, from mid-November to the first week of December. Release trackers also list Xmas Guardians Megaways on November 26, so the year-end Christmas lineup may grow further.
POP adds its third and fourth franchises
POP is the casual brand Pragmatic Play unveiled in July. Its shared rules: flagship titles are shrunk to a 3-reel vertical screen, and POP symbols landing with scatters pay instant jackpots based on how many appear. After Gates of Olympus POP and Sweet Bonanza POP, two more arrive in Q4 alone.
Zeus vs Hades POP, out November 17, uses paylines and expanding wilds instead of tumbles. Wilds expand and pick up multipliers of up to 100x. Starlight Princess POP, out December 1, keeps the multiplier symbols of the original Starlight Princess and promises multipliers of up to 1,000x. Both cap the POP jackpot at the same 25,000x. The release order and shared rules of the series are covered separately in our Pragmatic POP series guide.
Sugar Megarush changes the board every spin
The only game in the Q4 lineup bringing a completely new framework is Sugar Megarush on November 30. Pragmatic Play describes it as having “dynamic reels that change the number of ways to win on every spin.” That is the biggest departure from the existing Sugar Rush games, which use a fixed board size. Figures such as RTP, max win and bonus buy prices have not been released yet.
As the name suggests, its roots are in Sugar Rush. The original Sugar Rush (2022) had a 5,000x max win, Sugar Rush 1000 (2024) raised it to 25,000x, and Sugar Rush Super Scatter pushed it to 50,000x this January. Changing the board structure itself in the same candy world makes it the most intriguing slot of the quarter.
The first week of December belongs to Christmas
The Christmas releases go two ways. Big Bass Christmas Blast 1000 on November 16 is the year-end edition of the Big Bass fishing series, with a reported max win of 20,000x. Sweet Bonanza Xmas 2500 on December 3 reskins Sweet Bonanza 2500, released in April, with a Christmas theme and advertises a 25,000x max win. That cap is higher than the 21,175x of Sweet Bonanza Xmas from 2019.
We will cover Pragmatic Play’s history of Christmas games and Hacksaw Gaming’s year-end releases in a separate feature.
The lineup beyond slots
The same roadmap also includes games that are not slots. On the arcade side, Keno+ arrives on November 23 and Pump+ on November 30. In Keno+ players pick 1 to 10 numbers out of 40 for a chance at up to 1,000x, while Pump+ is about inflating a balloon and stopping before it pops. Live casino plans include table events hosted by comedian Kevin Hart on November 6 and 7, and the number-guessing game ‘Guess the Number’ on December 1.
Try the originals in demo first
Playing the originals before the Q4 games arrive makes it easier to see what changes. Gates of Olympus 2500 from September and Sweet Bonanza POP from October can be played as free demos on AI Slot now.
You can also try the Sweet Bonanza POP free demo and Sugar Rush 1000, the root of Sugar Megarush. New games from November onward will be added to the Pragmatic Play free slots list on their release dates.
Sources: Pragmatic Play Q4 roadmap (Gaming Intelligence, Focus Gaming News), Bonusjungle, SlotsLaunch, DGN Zone