Haunted Reels Free Play in Demo Mode by BGaming

Haunted Reels review

Theme and Style

BGaming has hopped on board the bandwagon and provided its own ghoulish Halloween tale in the form of the popular slot Haunted Reels.

Players will have to make their way through a graveyard on the grounds of a mansion surrounded by lethargic skeletons and spiders, but there is something sinister afoot.

This Halloween-themed slot provides a splash of color, and those players who can dodge the traps that have been placed will be duly rewarded.

Graphics, Sounds and Animations

From the opening sequence, there is a cinematic feel to this game, and it bears some resemblance to popular horror movies, such as Pet Sematary.

Pumpkins and skeletons guard the gravestones in the foreground, and on a slab, there will be spiders and skullheads which will make players sit up and take notice.

The soundtrack is creepy rather than terrifying with its light notes, but the sound effects of spirits trying to communicate with the living help give this game an edge.

Overall, the visuals and soundtrack are in keeping with the theme of the game.

Gameplay

Haunted Reels takes place on a gaming matrix featuring 5 reels. Utilizing an anyway-wins pay system, there are up to 3,125 different ways to score a win on this slot.

A great meeting point for spooky creatures, the low-paying symbols are represented by the colored candles. For example, the blue and red candle pay 0.20x for a 5-of-a-kind win, while the purple spiders pays up to 0.75x for a 5-of-a-kind win.

Meanwhile, the green skull, red skull, and purple skull are more lucrative, paying between 1.25x and 3x your stake for collecting 5 matching symbols in one spin.

This Tim Burtonesque-style slot, which will provide wins for landing at least 3 matching symbols, looks great on mobile devices too.

Players can scoop up to a maximum of 5,000x their stake in this slot.

Wilds, Bonuses and Free Spins

The game’s Wild symbol is denoted by a glowing ghost that will carry multiplier values worth 2-10x. The Scatter, on the other hand, will be a pumpkin that will carry the text "Bonus".

Bonus games are triggered when players land at least 3 Scatters anywhere on the reels in the base game. Picking up 3, 4, or 5 Scatters will grant 5, 7, or 10 free spins, respectively.

During the Free Spins feature, a Coffin symbol will pop up randomly on the reels. The chosen symbol will be sticky, and it will award either additional free spins or multipliers. The multipliers will collect values of 2x, 3x, 5x, or 10x. When 5 have been collected, they will be absorbed and activated by the skeleton.

Then, the multiplier total multiplies values, and the skeleton will redistribute these values at the end of the round.

Bet Sizes, RTP and Variance

Haunted Reels boasts a slot return to player (RTP) of 97%. This is far higher than the industry-expected average which sits at 96%.

The range of bets we tested on this game ran from a minimum of $/£/€0.20 per spin, going up to a maximum of $/£/€50 per spin, so it will be suitable for the low rollers.

Unfortunately, this game is of medium volatility, meaning that players should expect moderate-sized wins on a moderate basis.

Normally, we tend to target games that have a mix of high RTP and high volatility, which fits in with our ideal slot strategies.

Conclusion

Haunted Reels is a professional and stylish production that is in accordance with what players should expect from Halloween-themed slots. The animations are crisp, and the soundtrack balances things out nicely.

At first glance, it looks like a refresh or reskin of Chicken Rush, but the 5,000x win cap is decent.

While this game is of medium volatility, the high RTP adds appeal, and we won’t be surprised if players wish to test their luck on this title.