Reel Fear

There seems to be a insatiable appetite for horror in film, literature, and even podcasts these days… from Hostel and Saw, to It and Pet Sematary, to Lore and the great array of true crime stories out there, with Serial perhaps the most famous among them, it’s clear that this genre is having a cultural moment. Thanks to Booming Games, horror finally comes to online slot play in Reel Fear, a five-reel slot where fear and the chance for profits come together. Expanding symbols during free spins take gameplay to the next level.

Theme

This title is rich in the blood, gore, and dark sense of suspense that are ever-popular in the horror genre take center stage in this slot’s design. Gaming symbols include a bloody victim clad in white, a sword-wielding, masked fright, a blood-shot eye, and six tarot cards depicting horrific scenes: a burning church, the grim reaper, a hanged man, a body with an assortment of swords sticking out of its back, a toothed, menacing moon, and undead hands reaching up out of the ground. A pale brunette with lips stitched shut acts as wild, while offering the game’s top payout at 5,000 times the total bet for five-of-a-kind, while a terrifying, bloody stuffed bunny acts as wild.

Betting Options, Functions and Features

Good gaming and a good scream share certain characteristics: first among them, the scene has to be set perfectly in order to achieve the intended result. In this respect, the team at Booming Games does not disappoint. There are 10 adjustable paylines, with bet per line variable from 0.03–3.00. This yields an overall per-spin betting range of 0.30–30.00 times the betting currency. Auto-spin up to 100 spins, quick spin, detailed payable and game rule information, as well as sound options are all available on pop-up screens. Unfortunately, information regarding the overall theoretical return to player ratio is not available, a major oversight on the part of the design team.

Booming Games includes a double-or-nothing gamble feature for players who like to live dangerously. Those who correctly predict the bloody symbol next to appear will see their win size doubled, and will be presented with the opportunity to risk it all again. This feature can be played up to ten times in a row, or up until winnings exceed 10,000.00 times the betting currency. The gamble feature is not available when autoplay is activated.

The appearance of three of more of the bloody bunny scatter symbols trigger the free spin feature. Before free spins begin, an expanding symbol is selected at random: whenever three or more of the selected symbol appear on at least three different reels, these symbols will expand to fill their entire reels. Though the wild symbol will not substitute for the selected symbol, this is still a chance for major payouts, with the chance of all reels being entirely taken up by the selected symbols, with all paylines triggered.

Our Take

It’s refreshing to see a new perspective on slot gaming, which is precisely what Reel Fear provides. While it is difficult to whole-heartedly recommend a slot without known RTP, from a thematic, design, and game feel perspective, this is an outstanding title.