The most searched fish shooter of the lot, and the one with a jackpot attached
Jackpot Fishing is an arcade shooter with a progressive jackpot bolted on. You control one of four cannons around a tank, spend ammunition on every shot, and collect a multiplier when a creature dies. The jackpot is what separates it from the rest of the range and why it outsearches every other title here by a factor of three.
Ceiling: 888x from a single catch. Up to 4 at one table.
THE SHORT VERSION
The pick of the range if you want the jackpot chase. Set an ammunition budget before you start, because this genre burns one fast.
WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENTJackpot Fishing
Two special weapons, including a freeze gun that stops everything on screen so you can empty a clip into a stationary target. It is the closest this genre gets to a bonus round.
The loop that catches slot players out. You pay per shot, a miss costs the same as a hit, and shots-per-kill decides the session.
HOW IT PLAYS
The loop, in plain terms
Pick a bet level, which sets what each shot costs. Fire at whatever is on screen. Small fish die in a shot or two and pay small multiples of your shot cost; the large creatures soak up far more ammunition and pay accordingly. Nothing is guaranteed to die, and every miss is spent money, which is the part that catches slot players out.
What costs people money here
The jackpot is the hook and it is the least likely outcome in the game. Judge a session by what the ordinary fish are returning against your ammunition spend, because that is what actually decides whether you finish up.
THE FACTS
Jackpot Fishing at a glance
From the studio's own material and independent coverage.
Studio
TaDa Gaming, sister brand of JILI
Format
Multiplayer arcade shooter
Best published RTP
Up to 97%
Top single catch
888x your shot
Special weapons
Freeze gun and one more
Jackpot
Progressive, pooled across players
PLAY IT FREE FIRST
The demo is the whole studio, on play money
TaDa Gaming hosts an official Jackpot Fishing demo that opens in a browser with no account, no email and no deposit. It is the full game rather than a video, which means you can measure the thing that matters: how many shots a kill actually takes at your bet level.
Give it five minutes and watch your shots-per-kill ratio rather than the balance. That number, multiplied by what a shot costs on a real account, is what a session will really run you.
Jackpot Fishing is an arcade shooter with a progressive jackpot bolted on. You control one of four cannons around a tank, spend ammunition on every shot, and collect a multiplier when a creature dies. The jackpot is what separates it from the rest of the range and why it outsearches every other title here by a factor of three.
Can I play Jackpot Fishing for free?+
Yes. TaDa Gaming hosts an official demo that runs in a browser with no account and no deposit. It is the same game with play money, which makes it the cheapest way to learn what a shot costs and how many of them a kill takes.
What is the RTP of Jackpot Fishing?+
Up to 97%, according to the published figures that agree across sources. Confirm it in the game information panel anyway, because this genre often ships with operator-selectable settings.
Is Jackpot Fishing the same as Ice Fishing?+
No. Jackpot Fishing is an arcade shooter where you aim a cannon and pay for every shot. Ice Fishing is Evolution's live game show: you place a bet, betting closes and a 53-segment wheel decides without any input from you.
Does aiming well make Jackpot Fishing profitable?+
It makes a budget last longer, which is not the same thing. Fewer wasted shots means more play for your money, but the return built into the game does not change with your accuracy.
Who makes Jackpot Fishing?+
TaDa Gaming. JILI and TaDa Gaming are sister brands run by the same people, sharing games across two labels: TaDa for Europe and Latin America, JILI for Southeast Asia. That is why the same title turns up under both names.