Thunderkick on Stake
Thunderkick is the Swedish studio behind Midas Golden Touch and Esqueleto Explosivo, independent and around since 2012. It's a small name on Stake, about six million dollars of bets a month. Anything it released from 2024 on runs at roughly 94.2% RTP, which is low for a slot.
- Founded
- 2012 ("since 2012" on its homepage)
- Ownership
- Describes itself as independent; licensed entities Thunderkick AB and Thunderkick Malta Ltd
- Licences
- UK Gambling Commission accounts 40165 and 41752; Spelinspektionen, MGA and AGCO logos in the footer
- On Stake, month
- 99 games with wagers, $6.06M, rank 60 of 1073
- On Stake, all time
- $868.00M, rank 18
- Website
- thunderkick.com
Two RTP eras
| First on Stake | Games | Median RTP on Stake | Games under 95% | With bonus buy | Wagered, month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (incl. games listed before tracking) | 42 | 96.10% | 1 | 0 | $3.01M |
| 2021 | 7 | 96.14% | 0 | 0 | $0.25M |
| 2022 | 7 | 96.14% | 1 | 3 | $0.06M |
| 2023 | 10 | 96.16% | 0 | 8 | $0.35M |
| 2024 | 12 | 94.29% | 10 | 11 | $0.40M |
| 2025 | 9 | 94.18% | 8 | 8 | $0.41M |
| 2026 | 12 | 94.20% | 11 | 12 | $1.60M |
Grouped by us from bonushunt.gg per-game data for Thunderkick (Stake slot statistics), month window, snapshot 12 Nov 2026. The year is the first date a game appears in that data, close to release for newer titles.
The line falls at 2024. Before that, the median Thunderkick game on Stake runs at about 96.1%. Of the 33 games from 2024 on, 29 sit just above 94%, and nearly all of them sell a bonus buy, which the older catalogue almost never did. Stake isn't choosing the lower setting here, as the next table shows.
| Game | RTP on thunderkick.com | RTP on Stake | Volatility | Max exposure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Wildos | 94.20% | 94.20% | High | 5,000x |
| Greedy Pumpking | 94.15% | 94.15% | High | 10,000x |
| Midas Golden Touch: Thunder Pots | 94.22% | 94.22% | High | 10,100x |
| Bass Hunter | 94.19% | 94.14% | Medium | 5,000x |
| Bjorn | 94.22% | 94.22% | Very high | 5,000x |
| Hammerblaze | 94.13% | 94.13% | Very high | 10,000x |
thunderkick.com game pages read 12 Nov 2026 ("Game details"). Stake RTP from bonushunt.gg, same day. Each page lists one RTP figure.
The 94.2% comes from Thunderkick itself, its own game pages show the same number. Over time you pay for it, close to 6 cents per dollar bet against about 4 on the older games. Midas Golden Touch and Esqueleto Explosivo 2 are both from that older batch, at 96.1%.
Where the money goes
| Game | Wagered | Bets | Average bet | RTP on Stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midas Golden Touch | $1.50M | 646k | $2.33 | 96.10% |
| 3 Wildos | $0.93M | 147k | $6.35 | 94.20% |
| Sword of Khans | $0.26M | 173k | $1.48 | 95.36% |
| Midas Golden Touch 3 | $0.22M | 87k | $2.51 | 94.16% |
| The Falcon Huntress | $0.21M | 55k | $3.89 | 96.10% |
| Esqueleto Explosivo 2 | $0.19M | 137k | $1.39 | 96.13% |
| Greedy Pumpking | $0.16M | 472k | $0.34 | 94.15% |
| Midas Golden Touch: Thunder Pots | $0.16M | 47k | $3.45 | 94.22% |
bonushunt.gg per-game data, month window, snapshot 12 Nov 2026. Average bet = wagered ÷ bets.
Midas Golden Touch is Thunderkick's old reliable on Stake. Across bonushunt.gg's whole record it has taken about a fifth of all the money bet on the studio there, and it still leads this month. There's no bonus buy, so you spin until something happens, mostly at a couple of dollars a go.
3 Wildos is the new title doing best, with bets averaging over $6. Greedy Pumpking went the other way, nearly half a million spins in under a month at about 34 cents each, which looks like seasonal traffic around Halloween.
- Several settings for one game: RTP versions
- What a percentage point of RTP costs per 1,000 spins: RTP calculator
- Other providers on Stake: all studios
Not affiliated with Thunderkick. Game names belong to their owners.
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Questions
Who owns Thunderkick?
Thunderkick calls itself independent. Its games are licensed through Thunderkick AB in Sweden and Thunderkick Malta Ltd; we found no buyer named in any public filing or release.
What RTP do Thunderkick slots have?
Older games mostly 96.1%. Games released from 2024 on are mostly about 94.2%, the same figure Thunderkick prints on its own game pages.
Which Thunderkick game is played most on Stake?
Midas Golden Touch, by money and by number of bets: $1.50M over the last month.
Is Thunderkick a big provider on Stake?
No. It had 0.050% of Stake slot wagers over the last month, rank 60. Over the full tracking period it ranks 18.
Sources
- Thunderkick website and footer. since 2012; "Independent and Unstoppable"; Thunderkick AB and Thunderkick Malta Ltd; UKGC 40165 and 41752 Checked 12 November 2026
- Thunderkick game pages. RTP, volatility and max exposure for the six games in the table Checked 12 November 2026
- bonushunt.gg provider analytics (Stake slot statistics). Thunderkick: 99 games, 0.050% of Stake slot wagers (month); per-game wagers, bets, configured RTP, bonus-buy flag and first date, grouped by us Checked 12 November 2026
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