The incredible popularity of the Aviator game forced many casinos into searching for alternatives as well, in order to attract new players or to address the wishes of those who are not satisfied with what Aviator offers. That is why many software companies started to develop various games similar to the Aviator, some made just pure clones with the only difference being graphics, while others added some new features as well, making their offers more attractive.
Top 7 Aviator Game Alternatives
There are too many clones and Aviator-inspired games, so we tried to choose the most popular and those that offer some new features. Also, we tried to choose those that have fairness possible to confirm independently since many of them share the code of each round so players can test if the multiplier was chosen in a fair way.
We narrowed our choices to these 7:
- Space XY
- Spaceman
- JetX
- Lucky Jet
- Zeppelin
- RocketOn
- Balloon Run
Space XY
Space XY is a BGaming Aviator-style game but with one very special feature, it has an RTP from 96.88% to 98.92%. The higher end of this range puts it at the top of all games we tried so far. The only confusing thing about it is that we didn’t find an explanation for why they provided us with the range instead of the average RTP number as everyone else. But since even the lowest number is similar to other Aviator-type games, it is very comforting to know that it can be either the same or higher than others. And now a bit about the game, the main protagonist of the game is a glowing rocket that you need to escape before it blows up. Its color is changing with the growth of the multiplier and that is one very nice feature that makes it much easier to follow how high the multiplier is without checking numbers all the time.
Spaceman
Spaceman is a pretty fresh game by PragmaticPlay, and like any new game, they bring new features in order to attract new players. PragmaticPlay decided to introduce us to a 50% cashout, and they are the first company that did this. This is a very helpful option since it is no longer needed to make two parallel bets and to calculate all the time if you are making a profit or not. With 50% cashout, you can simply wait until profit reaches the desired amount and take half of it, leaving the other half to play for more profit. It is especially good for strategies where you try to hunt multipliers of 2.00 and above because 50% cashing out on multiplier 2.00 will cover the whole stake amount and the other half will be pure profit if cashed out in time. It is a bit different from Aviator because it offers multipliers only up to 5000, which is again not a big problem unless you are one of the players that want to hunt super high multipliers. If you play any of the usual strategies, you won’t need to worry. RTP is slightly lower and it’s claimed to be 96.5% but that shouldn’t be a reason for concern because it is just 0.5% lower than most of the games in the market, and won’t affect your chances.
JetX
JetX could be an 80s arcade game if we see only the visual part. But it is a modern casino game made by SmartSoft Gaming. All of the game features, RTP, and controls are totally the same as in AViator Aviator. It even features the plane, slightly different but still a plane, although it is very visually pleasing and makes us somehow feel good while playing it. Probably it is only because it brings us that retro vibe and makes us feel like we are more playing and enjoying than playing for money only. There is one important difference and that is the maximum stake of 300$, which makes it perfect for those that play strategies with increasing stakes since there is more space to grow your stakes before hitting the upper limit.
Lucky Jet
Lucky Jet is one of the freshest takes on Aviator-style games. A company that made it, Gaming Corps, is also a very young company and that really shows in being very adaptive to players’ needs. They correctly noticed that players are mostly attracted by being safe and money returned to players is the best way to show fairness to people. So they set up their RTP at 98.3% which is among the highest among this type of game. Also, they recognized the need of being able to make the process more automatic for those players that are multitasking so they added options, such as Automatic Entry and Automatic Withdrawal. With Automatic entry, you can avoid being late for the next round because you will be immediately applied for the next round when one round finishes. Also, you can set up automatic withdrawals which will cash out your winnings upon reaching the wished multiplier.
Zeppelin
Zeppelin is an incredibly simple Aviator clone and is made by Betsolutions company. They decided to strip the game of anything that is not essential for playing. So they left the game with just one bet option and with super simple graphics, which makes the game very pleasant when you enter for the first time. There is nothing to distract you, so you can just enjoy the pure game and nothing else. They even made it easier than everyone else by creating automatic play and cashout. The neat thing about it is that you are able to set up both the winning and losing limits, and upon reaching any of them, the game will stop and you will stay with your desired amount of money, not risking losing it all.
RocketOn
RocketOn is an extremely realistic game by Digitain, and they can proudly say that they surely made the best graphics in the whole Aviator-style game universe. It is a fresh add-on on the market and they tried to stand out by putting some more effort into the game and attracting those that are not satisfied with watching the too-simplistic drawings. They kept the same RTP as most – 97%, but they obviously listened to this community and didn’t miss the trend of playing the Martingale more and more. That is why they added the x2 button with which you can easily double the stakes for the next round, and through that, they erase any possibility of making mistakes in calculation and losing money over simple mistakes.
Balloon Run
Balloon Run was made by the Spinmatic company very recently in 2022. They decided to follow a different path than the other Aviator-like games, while everyone has more or less the same stake limits and multiplier, Balloon Run has them set on 1000$ and 1000x. That totally changes the type of players it will attract. If big multipliers are attracting those that want to make a million on just 1$ invested, those players will avoid this game because 1$ can make only 1000$. The whole game is obviously set in a way to attract those that like to make large bets, most likely those that play the Martingale system. With 1000$ max stake and the 1$ base stake, players can survive longer losing streaks – even 9 rounds, which is impossible in other games. They also allow for 4 bets to be placed parallel, which again is something that was missing in other games. This way players can make different combinations, or target different multipliers, some with larger sums and some with smaller ones. That always opens more room for playing some extremely low multiplier with the first bet that would cover all other stakes. Once a player cashes out the first one, he comes to a safe zone and after that moment anything that is cashed out is pure profit. If we have to find a negative thing about this game, let’s say that RTP is just 95.1%, which still won’t affect your winning much, but it is fair to mention it.
Why Are Aviator and Similar Games so Popular?
There are multiple reasons for the popularity of this type of game, so let’s tell yoa u few most important ones:
- Fairness – Almost every Aviator and the similar game is pretty open about the method they are using to choose multipliers and even offer the source code for every round for anyone to test it.
- Simplicity – Learning to play the Aviator and its clones is super simple due to the really small amount of controls needed to use while playing. That makes it really attractive to anyone because you can play on the highest level just after a few rounds are played.
Low stakes are allowed – Even if you don’t have much money, you can play this game and enjoy it like anyone else, since the only thing you need is 0.10$ per round. Combine that with the possibility to play very low multipliers, and you will see that anyone with even a minimal budget can play the game for days without the risk of going bankrupt.