Cupcakes Free Play in Demo Mode by NetEnt

Cupcakes review

Theme and Style

Cupcakes takes players to a whimsical realm of desserts.

Players will channel their inner child as they discover rolling hills of frosting and plenty of colorful candies. In this magical world, giant cupcakes are just a part of the landscape.

Players looking for a cheerful, light-hearted aesthetic will be captivated by this slot.

Graphics, Sounds and Animations

The soundtrack of Cupcakes is a meandering tune filled with bells and heavenly vocalizations. This contributes to this slot's relaxing vibe.

The reels are filled with fruit-shaped candy symbols animated in a cartoon style. Grapes, strawberries, orange wedges, and blueberries are all portrayed in sweet-form.

The bright hues of the candy symbols contrast with the pastel pink frosting landscape in the background. Sharp-eyed players will notice a purple soda river that flows across the scene.

This slot’s titular cupcakes are as large as mountains in the background, and players will have fun imagining climbing each one.

Together, the animation and soundtrack create an enchanting fantasy world.

Gameplay

Cupcakes is a six-reel, seven-row slot.

Players are awarded wins for landing 8 or more matching symbols on the reels in any location. On any one spin, only the highest winning combination is awarded.

The Cascade feature means that winning symbols will vanish after paying out, and new symbols will fall in from above.

For 100x their total bet, players can opt to buy into the Free Spins feature (see further details below).

Wilds, Bonuses and Free Spins

This slot features special Cupcake symbols which cover a larger area of 2x2 positions. Cupcake symbols always come with a multiplier with a value from 2x to 100x, but cannot contribute to forming winning combinations.

Whenever Gumdrop symbols create a winning combination, Cupcake symbols of the matching color will collect them. Once Cupcake symbols have accumulated 10 or more Gumdrop symbols, the Cupcake symbol will award its multiplier and vanish.

During both the base game and the Free Spins feature, 1, 2, 3, or 4 Cupcake symbols may be visible on the reels.

If 5 or more Gumdrop symbols form a win on certain reels, the Crush feature is triggered. This prompts an extra Cupcake symbol to appear on the screen.

When players land 3 or more Scatter symbols, the Free Spins feature begins. The number of Scatters that trigger the feature determines the number of free spins players receive. 10 free spins are awarded for 3 Scatters, 13 free spins for 4 Scatters, and 16 free spins for 5 Scatters.

The Free Spins feature can be retriggered if players land at least 3 Scatters during the feature. In this case 3 Scatters award 3 additional free spins, 4 Scatters award 6 additional free spins, and 5 Scatters award 9 additional free spins.

The awarded Multiplier does not reset until the end of the Free Spins feature.

Bet Sizes, RTP and Variance

The return to player of Cupcakes is 94.01%, well below our yardstick for average of roughly 96%.

The range of bets on the site we tested ran from a minimum bet per spin of $/£/€0.10 up to a maximum of $/£/€200 per spin.

The volatility of Cupcakes is high, making it a good match for our preferred slot machine strategies. We propose a strategy of targeting the highest possible volatility when selecting slots.

Conclusion

We do not recommend this low RTP, high volatility cupcake-themed slot.

The fantastical animation and creative bonuses might draw some players in, but the low RTP of Cupcakes is a let down.

Mathematically-minded players would do well to seek out slots that offer more favorable RTPs.