Pragmatic Play Turns Its Fisherman Into Dracula for Halloween
Pragmatic Play’s ever-expanding fishing franchise has waded into spooky season again, and this time the fisherman himself has had a transformation. Big Bass Halloween Splash 1000 swaps the usual flat cap for a cape, turning the series’ familiar angler into Count Dracula for a reskin built on the studio’s high-volatility Splash 1000 engine. It’s now live across UK-licensed sites, giving players another seasonal variant to cast a line into before the month is out.
What’s been released
Pragmatic Play got into the Halloween spirit with Big Bass Halloween Splash 1000, released on the 12th of October 2026, with the 37th game in the series transforming the familiar fisherman into Count Dracula
. The game combines the popular fishing formula with a suitably spooky makeover and a headline win potential that dwarfs most of its predecessors.
It’s the fourth Halloween-themed entry in the franchise, extending the Splash 1000 engine with a Halloween theme, pumpkin-select modifiers and a 20,000x maximum win
.
How it plays
Big Bass Halloween Splash 1000 runs on a 5×3 grid using 10 paylines, with Pragmatic Play rating it medium volatility, meaning steady pays that can range from low to very high
.
The RTP sits at 96.50%, with a maximum win of 20,000 times the stake
, a notable step up from the 2,100x ceiling on the original Big Bass Halloween release.
The headline mechanics sit in the bonus round, where
Big Bass goes trick-or-treating with pumpkin upgrades and Fisherman Wilds driving the free spins feature
. For players who don’t fancy waiting for the scatters to land naturally,
the slot includes a buy feature priced at 100x and 450x the stake
, giving instant access to either the standard free spins round or a boosted variant.
Stakes run from a minimum of €0.10 up to €250 per spin, or €375 with the ante bet switched on
, which typically improves the odds of triggering scatters at the cost of a higher base wager.
Where it fits
The Big Bass series has become something of an annual fixture for Halloween, and this is the furthest the studio has pushed the formula’s win potential within the seasonal line-up.
Seasonal reskins of proven slot franchises have become a reliable volume strategy for major suppliers, with the Big Bass series alone now counting four Halloween variants in its catalogue
. That approach appears to be paying off in terms of reach, with
the series’ core titles holding three of the top ten UK slots by player visibility as of mid-2026
.
For UK players who have already worked through the earlier Halloween entries, Splash 1000 offers a familiar fishing format wrapped around a notably bigger ceiling than previous instalments, making it a straightforward addition to lobbies that already stock the rest of the Big Bass family rather than a departure from it.
