Snowy Secrets Slot Review

Snowy Secrets Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Snowy Secrets slot is played on 5 reels, 3 rows and has 30 fixed paylines. Winning combinations are formed by matching 3 or more symbols from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel. Only the highest win is paid on each payline.

Stakes range from 30p up to £300 per spin, thus catering to all pockets. Use the + and – buttons below the reels to adjust your total bet. You can also select the bet value to bring up 12 predefined values if you want to do it that way. It’s also possible to set up to 50 autospins if you’re outside the UK.

The Snowy Secrets RTP is 94.93%, which is pretty low compared to a lot of other slots on the market both new and old. However, in terms of volatility, it’s in the medium to low range, which means bigger wins will land more often on average than, say, a slot with higher variance.

The maximum win is 1,000 x your stake. This is pretty low, but a screen full of Santa symbols will see you come away with the top prize.

Theme – jingle all the way

The festive theme in the Snowy Secrets slot game focuses on Santa and snowglobes. The reels are set outside in front of a log cabin, with a snowman to the right of the reel in front of a Christmas tree. The visuals are nicely done, and I like that the spin button is a bauble.

The symbols are pretty basic but bold and colourful, albeit tired looking with a dated feel. IGT slots don’t tend to be amazing graphically, but this one isn’t too bad. What I do enjoy here is the soundtrack. It’s essentially an upbeat version of Jingle Bells during the base game. Land the Free Spins feature and although the audio stays the same, the reels move inside next to a warm fire.

On the reels, there are card suits inside snowglobes that make up the lower-paying symbols. The higher-paying ones include a gingerbread house, a stocking, a Christmas tree and Santa himself. the Santa symbol is the most lucrative, paying 1.66, 10 or 33.3 x your stake for 3, 4 or 5 in combination.

The game’s Wild is a warm fireplace and it substitutes for all symbols except the Bonus symbol. 3 of the Bonus symbols in view will award 15 free spins. More on that in a moment.

Symbol	Payout/Info
Circle Snowglobe	3, 4 or 5 = 0.16, 0.66 or 3.33 x stake
Spade Snowglobe	3, 4 or 5 = 0.16, 0.66 or 3.33 x stake
Club Snowglobe	3, 4 or 5 = 0.16, 0.66 or 3.33 x stake
Heart Snowglobe	3, 4 or 5 = 0.16, 0.66 or 3.33 x stake
Diamond Snowglobe	3, 4 or 5 = 0.33, 1 or 4.16 x stake
Gingerbread House	3, 4 or 5 = 0.66, 3.33 or 10 x stake
Christmas Stocking	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 4.16 or 13,3 x stake
Christmas Tree	3, 4 or 5 = 1.33, 6.66 or 25 x stake
Santa Claus	3, 4 or 5 = 1.66, 10 or 33.3 x stake
Wild	Substitutes for all except Bonus
Bonus	3 in view awards 15 free spins and pays 3 x stake
Present	In view on last reel will fill in 1 start next to a symbol

Snowy Secrets Mobile

Snowy Secrets has been produced using the latest HTML5 technology. This means you can enjoy this festive slot on desktop, mobile and tablet devices. The 5×3 layout works well on smaller iOS and Android devices.

Snowy Secrets Bonus Features

There’s 1 main bonus feature here and that’s the Free Spins feature. The Present symbol becomes Wild in this bonus round and you could enjoy up to 225 free spins in total. Let’s explain how it all works for you.

Free Spins feature

Land 3 Bonus symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 to trigger this bonus feature with 15 free spins. When 3 Bonus symbols land during this bonus round, it will add another 15 to your total. You can retrigger this numerous times up to a maximum of 225 free spins.

The Present symbol is Wild during this bonus round and it can only be found on reel 5. Each time it appears, it’s saved in a special on-screen accumulator that you can see below the reels. So if you collect 3 of them, all Santa symbols become Wild on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5. Additionally, each set of 3 Preset symbols thereafter upgrades an additional symbol:

After 12 Present symbols have been collected, you won’t be able to collect any more of them. It’s as simple as that. There’s nothing more to this bonus feature. But while you’re collecting plenty of presents here, the feature doesn’t come close to the Plenty of Presents slot from Microgaming, which has a solid Free Spins feature with multipliers.

Snowy Secrets Review Summary – a fun slot but big wins are hard to come by

Overall, the Snowy Secrets slot doesn’t really hold any secrets as we’ve just explained how everything works. I was hoping to uncover an innovative secret, but all we have is a typical Free Spins feature. It would have been nice to see more features available, but maybe we weren’t good all year so Santa decided not to treat IGT to an innovative slot.

The RTP rate is low, which is disappointing to see, but at least the volatility level is reasonable when you consider the max win potential is below par at 1,000 x your stake.

This will no doubt suit anyone who enjoys festive slots, although arguably, it won’t keep players interested for too long. Unless you love the Jingle Bells song, then you might spin away for a long time. Why not give our free demo a try if you’re still unsure? It’s a great way to test out the slot and the Free Spins feature without using any real money.

While it falls short in many areas, the jolly soundtrack and the easy-to-understand gameplay will certainly appeal to some.