What PG Soft is, and why AU players see it
PG Soft, short for Pocket Games Soft, is a studio headquartered in Valletta, Malta, licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority among other regulators. It builds everything mobile-first, in portrait orientation, around bright Asian-leaning themes — mahjong, lucky cats, tigers, Aztec gold. That design fit, plus a steady stream of releases, is why PG Soft is one of the studios AU-facing offshore casinos lean on alongside JILI and Spadegaming.
What sets PG Soft apart from many of its peers is a shared mechanical signature: a symbol-swap (or "tumble") system where winning symbols disappear and new ones drop in, paired with an unlimited win multiplier that climbs through the free-spins round. That combination is what drives the big results players chase on Mahjong Ways 2 and its siblings.
Popular PG Soft pokies worth knowing
These are the PG Soft titles you will meet most often, with the theme and the signature feature that defines each one. Use it to understand what each game does; read the live RTP in the game's own info screen, as the next section explains.
| Pokie | Theme | Format | Signature feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahjong Ways 2 | Mahjong tiles | Ways-to-win | Symbol-swap tumbles with an unlimited win multiplier building through free spins |
| Mahjong Ways | Mahjong tiles | Ways-to-win | The original of the series — gold tiles and a rising free-games multiplier |
| Lucky Neko | Maneki-neko cat | Ways-to-win | Coin-value cat symbols and a multiplier that persists across the free-spins round |
| Fortune Tiger | Lunar / tiger | 3-reel | A stripped-back, high-hit classic with a re-spin on wins — the simplest of the set |
| Treasures of Aztec | Aztec / jungle | Ways-to-win | Multiplier wild symbols that stack during free spins |
| Wild Bandito | Day of the Dead | Ways-to-win | Wild collection that upgrades the free-spins multiplier mode |
| Ganesha Gold | Mythology / fortune | Ways-to-win | Golden-symbol wilds with multipliers in the bonus round |
| Fortune Ox | Lunar / ox | 3-reel | A Fortune Tiger-style classic with respins and golden symbols |
| Dragon Hatch | Dragons / fantasy | Ways-to-win | Cascading wins and wild multipliers through the free-games round |
Names and features reflect PG Soft's published titles as carried at AU-facing casinos; exact mechanics can differ slightly between a casino's deployed version and PG Soft's own demo.
PG Soft's RTP — published, but still worth checking
Here PG Soft behaves differently from a studio like JILI, which does not publish a headline figure. PG Soft does publish an RTP for its games. Mahjong Ways 2, the flagship, has a base RTP in the region of 96.95%, and the great majority of PG Soft titles sit inside the 96 to 97 percent band — competitive with mainstream Western studios. The figure is also printed in each game's information screen.
The one caveat is the same one that applies to every online studio: a casino can choose to deploy a lower-RTP configuration of the same game. So the published base figure tells you what the game can run at, but the number in the info screen at your casino is the one that actually applies to your spins. It takes ten seconds to open and it is the single most useful check you can make. Our how pokies RTP works explainer covers why a couple of points matter over a long session, and high RTP pokies covers how to verify deployed settings.
Availability at the six AU casinos we review
We checked the studio each casino publishes or that our reviews confirm (October 2026). PG Soft is listed at three of the six; for the others the studio detail we verified does not name it, which we record as not confirmed rather than absent.
| Casino | PG Soft | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fortune88 | Listed | Part of its 49-studio list, with JILI, Fa Chai, Spadegaming and BNG |
| The Star | Listed | Studio list includes JILI, PG Soft, Spadegaming and BNG |
| Ripperbet | Listed | Studio list built around JILI, PG Soft, Spadegaming and Fa Chai |
| B4Bet | Not confirmed | Our review does not enumerate PG Soft in its studio detail |
| Le88Win | Not confirmed | Asian-theme catalogue highlighted (JILI, VPower, Jackpot); PG Soft not named |
| Aussie2Win | Not confirmed | Does not publish a detailed studio list |
As always, an exact game name is not proof of a genuine title: open the info screen and check the studio and its RTP before you play.
FAQ
Which AU casinos carry PG Soft pokies?
Of the six AU-facing casinos we review, three list PG Soft among their studios: Fortune88, The Star and Ripperbet. The other three — B4Bet, Le88Win and Aussie2Win — do not enumerate PG Soft in the studio detail we verified, so we mark them as not confirmed rather than absent. Check each casino's live library before registering if a specific PG Soft title matters to you.
Does PG Soft publish the RTP of its pokies?
Yes. Unlike some Asian studios, PG Soft publishes a return-to-player figure for its games — Mahjong Ways 2, for example, has a base RTP around 96.95%, and most PG Soft titles sit in the 96 to 97 percent band. The figure is also shown in each game's information screen. Note that a casino can deploy a lower-RTP version of the same game, so the info screen at your casino is the number that actually applies.
What is the most popular PG Soft pokie?
Mahjong Ways 2 is PG Soft's signature title and the most-played PG Soft game among players in this region, built on mahjong tiles with a symbol-swap mechanic and an unlimited win multiplier in the free-spins round. Lucky Neko, Fortune Tiger and Treasures of Aztec are the next most recognised.
Are PG Soft pokies fair and licensed?
PG Soft (Pocket Games Soft) holds licences from the Malta Gaming Authority and other regulators, and its games are tested for random-number-generator fairness by independent laboratories. As always, this protection applies to the genuine game on a casino running the certified build. Offering online casino games to people in Australia is not legal for the operator, so AU-facing casinos run offshore with no local regulator behind them.
Can I play PG Soft pokies on my phone?
Yes. PG Soft is a mobile-first studio and every title is built in HTML5 with portrait-orientation support. The games run the same on Android and iOS through any current mobile browser, with no separate download needed at a browser-based casino.
Related reading
- AU online pokies hub — overview + all categories
- JILI pokies online — the studio that does not publish RTP
- High RTP pokies — how to verify deployed RTP
- How pokies RTP works
- All six AU casino reviews