Happy Hooves Free Play in Demo Mode by Pragmatic Play

Happy Hooves review

Theme and Style

Happy Hooves is themed around a stable of friendly horses.

Players will smell fresh hay as they step into a wholesome barn. Inside, they’ll meet a range of elegant horses who are keen to head out for a ride.

This slot is perfect for animal lovers, especially those with a soft spot for horses.

Graphics, Sounds and Animations

The soundtrack of Happy Hooves is a calming melody with a hint of country twang. The reels spin with a click that might bring to mind hoofbeats and chimes emphasize wins.

Each horse is animated in a realistic style, adding to the natural beauty of each steed. Snow white, deep chestnut, black, and tawny horses are all included among the symbols. Subtle tilts of their heads and tosses of the manes suggest different personalities for these mares and stallions.

Lower-paying symbols take the form of letters and numbers, all rendered in vivid shades that give the reels a festive appearance. The reels themselves are framed in dark wood, making them feel like part of a barn.

Behind the reels, players will see the inside of a stable, complete with plenty of hay and tack. Through a window, a purple and orange sky suggests sunset or sunrise.

Overall, the soundtrack and animation of Happy Hooves create a relaxing world of horses.

Gameplay

Happy Hooves is a five-reel, four-row slot, with 40 win lines.

The maximum win for this slot is 5,000x.

If players wish, they can buy into the Powernudge respin feature for 100x of their current total bet. Further details on the Powernudge feature can be found below.

Wilds, Bonuses and Free Spins

This slot features four Wild symbols as follows:

• Red Wild symbols substitute for all red symbols.
• Green Wild symbols substitute for all green symbols.
• Purple Wild symbols substitute for all purple symbols.
• Blue Wild symbols substitute for all blue symbols.

The Scatter symbol appears on reels 1, 3, and 5. When players land 3 Scatters, the Powernudge Respin feature is triggered.

Mystery symbols appear on all reels and whenever they land, the Powernudge feature is triggered. Mystery symbols open to reveal one of the Wild symbols or a Golden symbol.

Golden symbols trigger all Mystery symbols to respin and reveal a randomly selected value, or a Scatter symbol. Possible values range from 1x to 250x.

The Powernudge Respin feature begins with an automatic spin that results in a minimum of 8 Mystery symbols, split between two random reels. These symbols will then nudge and respin the reels as they do during the base game. The round continues until there are no remaining Mystery symbols after all nudges and respins.

During the Powernudge Respin feature, Mystery symbols can reveal Nudge Up symbols from the respins of the golden type. This will prompt subsequent nudges of Mystery symbols to move upwards rather than downwards. When more than one Nudge Up symbol appears on the reels at the same time, the number of subsequent nudges will correspond to the number of Nudge Up symbols.

Throughout the Powernudge feature, a win multiplier is active, increasing by 1x for each nudge and respin.

The Powernudge feature cannot be retriggered.

Bet Sizes, RTP and Variance

The return to player of this game is 96.49%, above our yardstick for an average of roughly 96%.

The range of bets on the site we tested ran from a minimum bet per spin of $/£/€0.20 up to a maximum of $/£/€100 per spin.

The volatility of Happy Hooves is high, making this slot a good match for our preferred slot machine strategies. Pursuing the highest possible volatility when choosing slots is our suggested strategy.

Conclusion

We recommend this high RTP, high volatility, equestrian-themed slot.

Mathematically inclined players will be pleased by this slot’s combination of ample volatility and a robust RTP.

The variety of bonus features and realistic animation will also capture the player’s attention.