“New” is a slippery word in a market where studios publish dozens of games a year. For this ranking we looked for providers that started releasing in 2018 or later, and asked one question of each: what does this studio give an operator that its lobby does not already have?
How to read this list
The rank follows the criteria above, not the MediaSoftware score. A studio can sit lower on the overall grid, where track record and catalogue size weigh heavily, and still top a list about freshness. Each studio’s full score is on its review page.
Nocturn Play: the newest catalogue
Nocturn Play released its 18 games in a single week of autumn 2026. Ten are slots; the others include Altitude Zero (crash), Fox Festival (a pachinko-style ball game), Night Bingo, Firefly Sweets (match-3), Ghost Fleet (naval battle), The Peacock Cube (3D jewel cube) and The Spindle of the Fates (ring board). Seventeen titles are distributed through SoftAggregator. The obvious caveat: none of them has a long live history yet.
Hacksaw Gaming and Spribe: the 2018 class
Hacksaw Gaming and Spribe both date from 2018 and both changed what operators expect: Hacksaw with comic-style, high-volatility slots, Spribe with Aviator. They are no longer newcomers in reputation, but their catalogues keep renewing.
BGaming and SmartSoft Gaming
BGaming built its catalogue for crypto casinos, with provably fair casual games. SmartSoft Gaming is the oldest studio on this list, founded in 2015, and earns its place through recent additions to its crash family.
Methodology note
MediaSoftware has a commercial relationship with Nocturn Play; the ranking criteria are published above and applied to every studio listed.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a new casino game provider in this ranking?
Studios founded in 2018 or later, or older studios whose recent releases carry their catalogue. Recency carries the most weight, followed by what each studio adds that a lobby does not already have.
Why is Nocturn Play ranked first if its score is lower?
Scores measure a studio on the full MediaSoftware grid, where track record and catalogue size count. This ranking is about newness and originality, where a studio launched in autumn 2026 with unusual formats comes out ahead.
Should an operator build a lobby only from new studios?
Rarely. New studios are best used to refresh a lobby built on established suppliers, giving players something they have not seen elsewhere.
How can an operator test a new studio's games?
Most studios offer free play or a test environment. Nocturn Play, for example, serves free play on its own website only.