Free slot: Spirit of the Beast

How Spirit of the Beast works

Back to the time of the Indians in Native America! You are in the wilderness, on the shore of a lake where your teepees are set up. In search of the treasure of the golden totem, the spirits of the wild beasts are there to help you... Spirit of the Beast is a slot developed by online gaming provider Relax Gaming. It has been available since 22 June 2021 at online casinos offering this provider.

Spirit of the Beast has a high payout ratio (RTP) of 96.52%, a high volatility and an impressive maximum win potential of up to 10,000 times the original bet. The starting grid has a classic 5 reel format with 3 symbols each. The reels are triggered to reveal payout symbols that must line up on paylines to trigger a win. A Wild symbol is present and substitutes for all other symbols. Spirit of the Beast offers a base game feature in addition to its free spins bonus which we'll look at later. At any random time at the start of a payout round, the Spirit Summoner feature can be triggered. A high value symbol is selected which will be the only premium symbol to appear on that spin and will be stacked each time. This means that it occupies the entirety of the reel. A spin where a premium symbol would have been present on each reel becomes a screen filled with the same high value symbol thanks to this feature!

The different symbols in Spirit of the Beast

In addition to the Free Spins symbol and the Wild which has the value of the best symbol (the buffalo), there are 10 symbols in Spirit of the Beast. They are divided into two categories:

• High value symbols, otherwise known as premium symbols, are represented by wild animals that can be found in America. They appear less often, but pay much more;

• Low value symbols are represented by the 4 suits of a pack of cards and a red star. They appear more often, but pay considerably less.

Below are the potential payouts for a €1 bet.

The different connections in Spirit of the Beast

There are many different ways to connect in Spirit of the Beast. Indeed, whether it is keys, lines or diagonals, there are 15 predefined paylines on the game grid. In order for a connection to pay out, it must occur on one of these lines. Connections are made from left to right and require at least 3 identical symbols to be valid.

The graphic below shows the 15 different paylines in this game.

How the Spirit of the Beast Bonus works

Earning 3 Free Spins symbols in a single pay round triggers the Spirit of the Beast bonus. These bonus symbols can only appear on the middle 3 reels and trigger 12 free spins. During the free spins, the premium symbols appear more often than during the base game. Above the grid, you will find 6 boxes representing the Wild and the 5 wilds that make up this game. Each box also has a soul counter that needs to be filled. When a premium symbol appears stacked (occupying the entirety of its reel), its soul is collected in the allocated counter. The counter does not reset between free spins and you will win an extra free spin each time a Scatter appears on the grid. Collect 5 souls from an animal or the Wild to get its jackpot represented by a multiplier:

• 5 stacked Gold Totem Wilds pay a jackpot multiplier of 10,000 and end the bonus;

• 5 Stacked Bisons pays a jackpot multiplier of 1,000;

• 5 Stacked Bears pay a jackpot multiplier of 300;

• 5 stacked Eagles pay a jackpot multiplier of 100;

• 5 stacked Horses pay a jackpot multiplier of 50;

• 5 stacked Wolves pays a 20x jackpot.

Spirit of the Beast's bonus buy-in feature is available and allows you to redeem 70 starting bets for at least 12 free spins without waiting to get 3 Scatter symbols in the payout rounds.

Our review of Spirit of the Beast

Spirit of the Beast succeeds in transporting us into a rather atypical theme and universe, much more original than cowboys versus Indians. Here we are in the place of the Indian in search of the sacred totem or the souls of wild animals. The graphics are of a high quality and it is clear that the animations and sound effects have been worked on. The impressive volatility is characterized by the gap between the x10,000 jackpot of the Wild which is quickly divided by 10 with the Bison being able to pay out 1,000 times the stake. Despite this, the free spins bonus remains pretty close to the base game and it can quickly become boring. An extra feature during free spins would have made this very good machine a great success!