Pear Fiction
Pear Fiction is a Canadian slot studio founded in 2014, now owned by Games Global, known for its LockNWin feature and titles such as Chicago Gold and Squealin’ Riches.
Its portfolio stays close to 30 themed video slots built around one recurring mechanic, worth checking against a specific casino's own licence before playing.
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Pear Fiction Casinos — Games, Fairness and Where to Play
Pear Fiction Studios is a Canadian slot developer that builds video slots for online casinos, with a portfolio built around a mechanic it calls LockNWin. The studio is now part of Games Global, and its games appear at a small number of casinos in the casino directory on this site.
Who Is Pear Fiction
Pear Fiction Studios was founded in 2014 in Montreal, Canada, according to Games Global's own profile of the studio published in July 2023. The company started out building casual mobile games for iOS and Android, then switched focus to real-money casino games in 2016, a pivot the studio describes on its own history page. Thierry Semoff is named as CEO and founder in the same Games Global profile, and the team behind the studio is described there as spread across Malta, India, Estonia and South Africa rather than concentrated in one office.
Pear Fiction now sits inside Games Global, the group that also owns the former Microgaming platform. Chicago Gold, a 1920s mafia-themed slot, launched in February 2021 as the studio's first title built exclusively for the Microgaming platform, according to the studio's own history page.
Pear Fiction Games and Signature Mechanics
Pear Fiction's catalogue runs to more than 30 games, nearly all video slots rather than table or live titles. Recognizable names include Chicago Gold, Squealin' Riches LockNWin, Gustavo El Luchador, Pugs Life, Cerberus Gold, Blazing Mammoth, Bunny Loot, 15 Tridents, Outerspace Invaders, The Smashing Biscuit and Captain Skull & the Squidly Seas, each built around its own theme rather than one shared universe.
LockNWin is the mechanic Pear Fiction itself points to as its calling card: reels lock symbols in place across several spins and build toward a larger payout instead of resolving on a single spin, according to the 2023 Games Global profile of the studio. That same profile names Chicago Gold, Squealin' Riches and Granny vs Zombies as the studio's standout titles — three names worth checking first for the LockNWin mechanic before trying less familiar titles in the catalogue.
RTP, Volatility and Fairness at Pear Fiction
Return to Player is a theoretical figure calculated over a very large number of spins, not a promise for any single session — a slot with a stated RTP of 96% can still produce a losing session or a winning one that has nothing to do with that number. Pear Fiction publishes RTP figures on a per-game basis inside each title's paytable rather than as one portfolio-wide number, so the figure worth checking is the one in the specific game a player opens.
Volatility works alongside RTP rather than instead of it. A LockNWin-based slot that locks and rebuilds symbols over several spins typically leans toward higher volatility, meaning longer stretches without a win balanced by larger payouts when the feature completes, against a lower-volatility slot that pays more often in smaller amounts. Neither profile is better on its own — the fit depends on bankroll size and how a player wants a session to feel.
Pear Fiction's UK Gambling Commission remote gambling software licence, number 050457-R-327859-003, shows as surrendered from 13 January 2024 on the Commission's public register, even though the studio is separately listed in the Malta Gaming Authority licensee register.
Where to Play Pear Fiction Games
Pear Fiction ranks 433rd of 520 providers by the number of casinos in this site's catalogue that carry its games — a measure of how widely a studio is distributed across this catalogue, not a measure of its standing across the wider industry. Hacksaw sits far ahead of that group with 129 casinos carrying it, while providers such as Pulse 8 and NextGen Gaming sit near the bottom with 2 casinos each and Jili with just 1; Pear Fiction's position places it toward the lower end of that same scale rather than at either extreme.
The casino selection above this article shows which operators currently carry Pear Fiction's games. Two of them are Mason Slots, licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority, and Play Fortuna, licensed by the Curaçao Gaming Authority. Across these two casinos, 18 active bonuses are listed with wagering starting at 20x (averaging 36x across 14 of them), 11 include free spins and match bonuses go up to 175%. Minimum deposits run from 10 to 20 in the relevant currency, and payout processing for at least one of them falls under 24 hours; both details are worth rechecking against a casino's own current terms before depositing, since which operators carry a given provider's games can change independently of these figures.
- Confirm the casino currently lists Pear Fiction or Games Global-branded slots in its lobby before signing up for that reason alone.
- Check the casino's own licence — a Malta Gaming Authority operator and a Curaçao Gaming Authority operator follow different complaint-handling routes, a distinction covered on our Trusted Casinos hub.
- Look for a demo or free-play mode on the specific title, since not every operator enables it for every game.
- Verify your country is accepted at the casino, separately from whether Pear Fiction's games themselves are licensed there.
Common Misconceptions About Pear Fiction Slots
- A slot is not "due" for a win after a losing streak — each spin on a licensed slot is generated independently, so previous spins carry no weight on the next one, regardless of the LockNWin feature or any other mechanic.
- Higher volatility does not mean a higher RTP — the two are separate settings; a high-volatility Pear Fiction slot can carry the same, a lower, or a higher RTP than a low-volatility one from the same studio.
- A surrendered UK Gambling Commission licence, such as Pear Fiction's, ends that regulator's ongoing oversight in that market; it does not retroactively change how the games were tested while the licence was active.
- Being owned by Games Global does not mean every Pear Fiction game runs on the former Microgaming platform — the parent-company relationship covers ownership and distribution, not that every title shares one technical platform.
Verdict on Pear Fiction
"Pear Fiction is a small, Games Global-owned studio built around one recognizable mechanic — LockNWin — worth trying through its distinctive titles rather than expected to hold a very large catalogue."
Pear Fiction suits a player who wants a themed slot with a build-toward-a-feature mechanic and is comfortable checking a game's own paytable for its RTP rather than relying on a studio-wide figure. It fits less well a player searching for a very large single-studio library or a live-dealer product, since Pear Fiction's output stays close to 30 slots and does not extend into other categories. Before playing, check that the specific casino from the selection above still lists Pear Fiction's games and that its licensing terms match what you need.
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Update history
- Sep 24, 2026 — Covered studio background, licensing status, signature mechanic, and where the catalogue carries these games
- Sep 23, 2026 — Covered studio founding, UKGC licence surrender, Chicago Gold and PowerUp Slots milestones, and where to play.
Pear Fiction – FAQ
Which casinos in the catalogue offer Pear Fiction games?
Pear Fiction titles are currently listed at a small number of catalogue casinos, including Mason Slots and Play Fortuna; the current list appears in the casino selection above this article.
Who owns Pear Fiction Studios and where is it based?
Pear Fiction Studios was founded in 2014 in Montreal, Canada, by CEO Thierry Semoff, and the studio is now part of the Games Global group, according to Games Global's own 2023 profile of the studio.
What is Pear Fiction's signature slot mechanic?
Pear Fiction's calling-card mechanic is LockNWin, where symbols lock in place across several spins and build toward a larger payout instead of resolving on a single spin, as described in the studio's own material.
Does Pear Fiction still hold a UK gambling licence?
No — Pear Fiction's UK Gambling Commission remote gambling software licence, number 050457-R-327859-003, shows as surrendered from 13 January 2024 on the Commission's public register; the studio is separately listed in the Malta Gaming Authority licensee register.
Which Pear Fiction games are most recognized?
Chicago Gold, released in 2021 with a 1920s mafia theme, is named alongside Squealin' Riches and Granny vs Zombies as the studio's standout titles by parent company Games Global.
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