Xmas Drop Slot Review

Xmas Drop Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Xmas Drop slot takes place on 5 reels, 4 rows and 19 fixed paylines. If you see 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols appear from left to right and on any of the paylines, you’ll form a winning combination. Matching symbols need to start on the leftmost reel. With the 2 wilds, 5 are needed to get a win.

This game can be played from 10p to £100 a spin. In the Bet area below the reels, use the up/down arrows to change your bet. Non-UK players can use Autoplay which allows up to 1,000 auto spins with optional loss and single-win limits. Also, there are Turbo and Super Turbo Modes for quicker spins (again, not available in the UK).

The Xmas Drop RTP is 96.22% which is average for Hacksaw Gaming and above the 96% slots norm. You might encounter 94.27% and 92.32% RTP versions though. Check the version you’re playing in the Paytable. Additionally, the demo above uses the top RTP rate.

Variance-wise, it’s in the medium category (3/5). Nicely balanced, the hit frequency rate is 18.22%. This means a winning combination will form every 5.45 spins on average. Finally, Xmas Drop can reward you with 12,500 x bet max wins. The max payout can be won in the base game and Night Before Xmas and Santa Claus is Coming to Town features.

Theme: help Santa deliver all gifts in time for Xmas

With an obvious Christmas theme, the Xmas Drop slot sees you join Santa on an adventure to deliver all the gifts in time for the big day (that’s Christmas Day by the way).

Jolly and festive, you are taken to a snow-capped forest where Santa Claus stands to the side of the reels. He wobbles from side the side holding his big belly. With a light-hearted feel, the graphics are cartoon-like. The soundtrack is rather jolly and traditional.

On the reels, A, K, Q, J and 10 royals appear on toy cubes. Then you have stockings, candy canes, Christmas trees, teddy bears and gold bells. The gold bells symbol is the highest-paying offering 2, 10 or 20 x your total bet for 3, 4 or 5 across a payline.

With 2 wilds, you have the Wild Gift and Wild Santa symbols which both substitute for all paying symbols above. 5 of either across a payline awards a 25 x bet payout. Finally, there is a Snow Globe Free Spins Scatter which triggers the 2 main bonus features (more details below).

Symbol	Payouts/Info
10	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 1 or 5 x bet
J	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 1 or 5 x bet
Q	3, 4 or 5 = 0.3, 1.5 or 7.5 x bet
K	3, 4 or 5 = 0.3, 1.5 or 7.5 x bet
A	3, 4 or 5 = 0.4, 2 or 10 x bet
Stocking	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 5 or 15 x bet
Candy Cane	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 5 or 15 x bet
Christmas Tree	3, 4 or 5 = 1.5, 7.5 or 17.5 x bet
Teddy Bear	3, 4 or 5 = 1.5, 7.5 or 17.5 x bet
Gold Bells	3, 4 or 5 = 2, 10 or 20 x bet
Wild Gift	Pays 25 x bet (for 5) + expands downwards
Wild Santa	Pays 25 x bet (for 5) + transforms into multiplier
Snow Globe Free Spins Scatter	3/4 triggers free spins features

Xmas Drop Mobile

Released on the 30^th of November 2023, Xmas Drop is compatible with mobile, tablet and desktop devices. The 5×4 layout works well on all devices especially smartphones using iOS and Android technology.

Xmas Drop Bonus Features

The Xmas Drop slot has 5 bonus features. Wild Santas expand to give you wild reels and can award multipliers up to 200x if passing through a Wild Gift symbol. With 2 free spins feature, you’ll benefit from more Wild Santa reels and multipliers as well as activated Wild Santa reels for wild reels on remaining free spins.

Wild Santa feature

The Wild Santa symbol expands if it would be part of a winning combination once expanded. Wild Santa only expand downwards towards the bottom of the reels. With 1 Wild Santa possibly landing on each reel, you could in theory benefit from 5 Wild Santa reels which would result in a 475 x bet payout.

Wild Gift feature

Look out for the Wild Santa symbol expanding through a Wild Gift symbol. If this happens, the Wild Gift transforms into a multiplier that applies to the expanded Wild Santa. Wild Gift multipliers are worth between 2x and 200x. If a winning combination includes more than 1 expanded Wild Santa with a multiplier, the multiplier values are added together and applied to the win.

Night Before Xmas feature

The Night Before Xmas feature is triggered when you land 3 Snow Globe Free Spins Scatters simultaneously during a base game spin. 10 free spins are awarded.

You have a higher chance of landing Wild Santa and Wild Gift symbols compared to the base game. If you land 3 scatters during the feature, 4 more free spins will be won. Landing 4 scatters will trigger the Santa Claus is Coming to Town feature.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town feature

Landing 4 Snow Globe Free Spins Scatters in the base game or Night Before Xmas feature will activate the Santa Claus is Coming to Town feature. 10 free spins are won.

In the feature, each reel can be activated by landing a Wild Santa symbol. Once activated, a Wild Santa symbol is guaranteed to land on the activated reels for all remaining free spins. Finally, landing 3 scatters will reward you with 4 extra free spins.

Bonus Buy feature

Non-UK players can opt for the Bonus Buy feature. There are 5 options available ranging from 3 to 200 x your total bet. Below are the details:

Xmas Drop Verdict: festive clone of popular RIP City slot

Dripped in festive spirit, the Xmas Drop slot may seem familiar if you’re a fan of Hacksaw Gaming titles. That’s become it’s a clone of RIP City (released in January 2023). Jolly and a lot softer than the dark and sinister approach taken in RIP City, it sets the scene perfectly for the Christmas period.

In terms of the gameplay, the focus is on the Wild Santa symbol which expands to give you wild reels. If they expand through a Wild Gift, a multiplier up to 200x will apply to your win. Multiple Wild Santa and Wild Gift symbols can lead to plenty of wild reels with multipliers.

The 2 free spins features see the above happen more frequently (in the Night Before Xmas feature) and activated Wild Santa reels which ensure Wild Santa landing on remaining free spins.

With 12,500 x bet max wins, Xmas Drop may not be an original slot release but it offers bigger payouts potentially than the likes of Fat Santa (Push Gaming), Money Sleigh (Relax Gaming), and Scrooge Megaways (iSoftBet). Hopefully, you can spin away in a cosy armchair with your favourite pair of slippers on.