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Crystal Rift perfectly combines the mining theme with brightly-coloured futuristic surroundings packed with sparkling treasures.
The slot takes place in a cavern. Although there’s no information about the cavern’s location, we assume it’s somewhere across the galaxy, in a distant world rich in precious crystals. A squiz is enough to realise that you have already left the Earth.
No matter where you are, there are several ways to claim vast riches. Although its name may confuse you, the Bonus Fall feature works in a familiar manner and offers the chance to claim multiple wins within a single spin. Wild Grid provides additional excitement and adds a distinctive touch to Crystal Rift.
The entire paytable consists of vibrantly-coloured crystals of different shapes. They’ll populate the slot’s transparent reels and form winning combinations across the game’s paylines.
In addition to having different shapes and colours, these crystals offer different prizes. Purple, dark blue and brown crystals are low-value icons, while light blue and gold rocks provide slightly bigger payouts. Red, green, and orange crystals are high-paying symbols, with the latter being the most generous one in terms of prizes.
The ice crystal serves as Wild, replacing other symbols to create additional wins. It pays only for five of a kind but awards the same prize as the slot’s highest-value icon.
Crystal Rift is played on a 5-reel, 3-row reel set with 25 fixed paylines. The game has low volatility, while the RTP of 96.00% is at the current industry average. All regular symbols pay for three or more, with prizes ranging from 0.24x the stake to 40x the bet for a five-of-a-kind winning combination. Wild awards payouts for five of a kind only, matching the highest-paying regular icon in terms of prizes.
Betting options aren’t as wide as expected from a low volatility game. A stake of $0.25 is enough to start mining for crystals, while the max bet is $50 per spin.
Embarking on a space journey in search of shiny crystals does sound like hard work. That’s why the top payout of 1,000x the bet is hardly a satisfying reward. Such a half-pie prize may discourage players from giving Crystal Rift a go.
Luckily, the features on offer deliver more excitement. But is that enough to make up for the absence of free spins?
The Crystal Rift pokie offers two extra features, which provide an additional dose of excitement and offer a helping hand when it comes to grabbing wins.
If you’ve ever seen the Avalanche feature in action, you’ll be familiar with how this feature works. Whenever a winning combination of crystals is created, the triggering symbols will explode. A fresh set of symbols will drop into empty positions, which can lead to new wins.
The feature continues until there no more wins are created. The possibility of claiming multiple wins in a single spin spices things up and boost the feature’s win potential.
Hexagon-shaped grid lines will make their appearance on each spin, further adding to the game’s appeal. Three falls in a row trigger this grid, making the lines visible on the grid and then transforming into Wilds. With each new Wild in place, you’ll receive a respin.
Crystal Rift is a beautiful-looking pokie where it’s all about pressing the Spin button until something happens. Every winning spin activates the Bonus Falls feature, while three falls in a row unlock Wild Grid.
These can deliver more than enough excitement, although things can get repetitive after some time, especially as triggering Wild Grid is not easy.
Developers at Rabcat could have added multipliers or free spins, which would have provided more thrill. The win potential of 1,000x the bet doesn’t sound too appealing, but that’s what you get for such a low volatility level. It’s a solid game, but expect nothing spectacular.
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