Scatter Monsters

Designed by the established and innovative studio Quickspin, Scatter Monsters introduces players to an exciting world of demons and zombies as they spin the reels to find big prizes. One of the first things you will notice about this game is that the graphics and animations are high quality and immediately engaging. The other is this game's scatter pays dynamic, which makes the playing experience a little more interesting. Mechanically, this is a six-reel, six-row game with an RTP of 96.08% and a maximum payout per spin of 1,493x the stake. Players can bet in the range of 20p to £100 per spin. This game is also available across mobile, tablet, and desktop platforms.

Scatter Monsters Overview

The features for this game begin with the heavens gifts feature. This concerns the heavens gift symbols that appear on the reel throughout the game as a treasure chest. When these turn up on the board, they can award between 10 to 59 souls into one of the soul meters. Soul meters you will see surrounding the board. You fill these meters with souls by scoring wins or landing heavens gift symbols. Three of these are tailored to collect a certain symbol type. Filling the meters will award various modifiers to enhance the value of your spins. Finally, this game also has a free spins game as part of one of the meter rewards. All features will be explained in more detail later in the review.

Scatter Monsters Theme and Symbols

The theme for this game is hell and all the associated monsters that might dwell there. The theme has been designed to make you fill as though you are in the depths of Satan's lair and that you have been cursed to inhabit this terrible place for eternity. Players will find zombies, demons, vampires, and other hideous creatures in and around the reels. The graphics and characters are pretty convincing and certainly lend a unique style to the game, which perhaps does not appear in similarly themed online free online slots.

The background for Scatter Monsters depicts one of the many pits of hell. Right at the bottom of the screen is a pool of molten lava. Surrounding it on the banks are a horde of horned beasts that look like imps or goblins. Further up into the image, players will see huge stoic columns of granite forming the pillars that this pit is constructed underneath. Scattered around the screen are bats, skulls, and other paraphernalia you might associate with the horrific setting that is conventional hell. The playing board for this game is a floating scatter pays grid in a 6x6 formation.

The symbols for this game are split into low-paying, medium-paying, high-paying, and special symbols. The low-paying symbols are the impish vampire, the hatchling zombie, and the small demon. The most valuable of these is worth 1.25x the stake for the top combination. The medium-paying symbols in this game comprise the vampire, zombie, and demon. The most valuable of these is worth 3x the stake for the top combination. The high-paying symbols are the large angry vampire, the huge zombie, and the grand demon. The grand demon is the most valuable regular icon, paying 10x the stake for the top combination. The specials finally are the wild and the heavens gift icon.

Game Play

Scatter Monsters is played on a 6-reel, 6-row machine using a scatter pays dynamic. This means that wins are formed based on the number of a symbol on the screen without any need for lines or adjacency. Only the highest count per symbol is paid. The betting range for Scatter Monsters is 20p to £100 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stakes up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.

Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen. The volatility for this slot is rated in the medium range. The return-to-player percentage for Scatter Monsters is 96.08%, which is above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 1,493x your stake.

Scatter Monsters Features

The main bonus content you will come across in this game is based on the three meters that players can see on the screen's left-hand side. The idea is to fill these meters and be awarded different modifiers that improve the player's experience. To fill the meters, you must land wins with the right comprising symbols whose souls will fly into the appropriate meter. The three meters and the modifiers that they award are explained below:

• The Vampire Soul Meter – To fill this meter, you'll need to accrue 20 vampire symbols in the wins you land. If you manage this, you'll be granted a symbol upgrade. All low symbols of all colours will be upgraded to one of its higher versions. If there are no low symbols on the grid, all medium symbols are upgraded.
• The Zombie Soul Meter - To fill this meter, you'll need to accrue 40 zombie icons. Its modifier will award the Colour Removal bonus. This means that all symbols of a random colour will be removed, and their souls become stored in the appropriate meter.
• The Demon Meter - The red Demon Soul Meter takes 60 souls to fill. Once filled, it will award eight free spins. After the meter is full, you can overfill the Soul Meter and get +1 free spin for every 25 Demon Souls above 60.

The other way to fill these meters is to land the heavens gift icon on the board. These icons can appear randomly at any point and will award 10 to 59 souls into a random Soul Meter. Finally, this game also has a free spins round, which, as explained, is triggered by landing 60 demon souls in the demon meter. The more souls that you collect beyond this threshold, the more spins will be awarded, and multipliers will also come into play to boost your payouts.

Conclusion

Scatter Monsters is a fun and novel game with creative features that present an exciting and dynamic playing experience. Players will surely enjoy being stuck in hell as long as they can play this fun online slot. Regarding payout potential, things aren't bad, as the RTP is pretty high, and the volatility is manageable. However, the top payout is a little low. Therefore if you prefer your games with a little less risk but less reward, Scatter Monsters could be a good game for you.