Fish ‘n’ Nudge Slot Review

Fish ‘n’ Nudge RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Fish ‘n’ Nudge slot is played on 5 reels and comes with 20 fixed paylines. Winners are formed when 3 or more matching symbols appear consecutively from left to right on a payline. Only the highest win is paid per line.

Stakes range from 10p up to £100 per bet, which is quite a typical range for many Push Gaming slots. Hit the coins icon above the spin button to adjust your total bet. You will have 12 predefined bet values to pick from. Note that the default bet size is 50p.

The Fish ‘n’ Nudge RTP is 96.4%, which is well above the industry average for online UK slots. It’s important to note that there are 4 other RTP versions that UK slot sites could utilise – 95.49%, 94.38%, 90.42% and 88.48%. So just make sure you’re playing the one you want to play before committing.

When it comes to volatility, this game is in the medium range. This means that low and high wins will be very balanced and not all over the place like highly volatile games.

The maximum win is 10,000 x your total stake. This is best achieved during the Free Spins feature due to the multiplier in play. More on that bonus feature further down. We don’t have any information from the provider on the max win probability, unfortunately.

Theme – head for the high seas

Some would argue that the Fishing theme has been overdone. But as long as there a new ways to present a fun fishing-themed slot, they will continue to appear in their droves. Push Gaming has done a great job here and I appreciate the visuals and the audio. Everything ties in very well together.

Bubbles are constantly on show in the background, which reminds me of the old Sonic the Hedgehog Megadrive levels where Sonic needs to catch a bubble to stay alive underwater. Any, I digress. The audio is very tranquil and the sound of bubbling water is quite relaxing. Land the Free Spins feature and the background turns purple as you go deeper underwater. There’s also a more upbeat soundtrack that adds to the overall appeal.

On the reels, the different coloured shells make up the lower-paying symbols. these are joined by higher-paying fishing equipment – green and purple tackle, fish, rods, tackle boxes and a Fisherman. The Fisherman symbol pays the most, awarding 2.5, 10 or 40 x the bet for 3, 4 or 5 in combination. The tackle box symbol actually pays the same, but the Fisherman also acts as a Wild.

Symbol	Payouts/Info
Blue Shell	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.4 or 1 x stake
Green Shell	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.4 or 1 x stake
Orange Shell	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.6 or 1.5 x stake
Purple Shell	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.6 or 1.5 x stake
Purple Tackle	3, 4 or 5 = 0.6, 1.5 or 7.5 x stake
Green Tackle	3, 4 or 5 = 0.8, 2 or 10 x stake
Fish	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 5 or 20 x stake
Fishing Rod	3, 4 or 5 = 2, 7.5 or 30 x stake
Tackle Box	3, 4 or 5 = 2.5, 10 or 40 x stake
Fisherman / Wild	3, 4 or 5 = 2.5, 10 or 40 x stake

Fish ‘n’ Nudge mobile

Created using the latest HTML5 technology, the Fish ‘n’ Nudge mobile slot can be played on mobile, tablet and/or desktop devices. As with all Push Gaming slots nowadays, it’s been produced with mobile play in mind. It’s compatible with iOS and Android smartphones, and the 5×4 reel setup looks great on smaller screens.

Fish ‘n’ Nudge Bonus Features

There are 5 bonus features in the Fish ‘n’ Nudge slot game. From Netsymbol bringing instant prizes and a Free Spins feature with multipliers to the Fisherman symbol acting as a Wild and an instant prize collector, there’s a lot going on. Let’s take you through all of the bonus features so that you can fully understand how the game works.

Net Symbols

You’ll notice that some positions on the reels may have a border around them as you spin. These are Net symbols and can appear anywhere in stacks of 4 symbols in the base game or the Free Spins feature.

On the following spin, the Net symbols will nudge down 1 position while all the reels spin. This process will be repeated until all Net symbols disappear from the reels.

Fish Symbols

You will receive a payout when you match a minimum of 3 consecutively from the leftmost reel. when a Fish symbol lands inside a Net symbol, the instant prize value attached to that symbol will be awarded.

Fisherman Symbols

The Fisherman symbol is the Wild in the game as well as an instant prize collector. If this symbol lands inside a Net symbol, all of the instant prize values are collected from Fish symbols regardless of whether they’re in Nets or not.

Free Spins Feature

Land 3 or more Bonus Scatters in the base game of the Fish ‘n’ Nudge slot game to trigger this bonus feature.

• 3 Bonus symbols will award an initial 1x total multiplier
• 4 Bonus symbols will award an initial 10x total multiplier
• 5 Bonus symbols will award an initial 25x total multiplier

As you start spinning away, reels 2 and 4 will be filled with Net symbols. These symbols will nudge down 1 position on each spin. The multiplier also increases by 1x with each nudge, and that multiplier is only applied to the Fish symbol instant win prizes. The bonus feature ends when all Net symbols have disappeared from the reels.

Bonus Buy Feature

The Fish ‘n’ Nudge slot also boasts Bonus Buy and Ante bet options. These are not available for UK players. The ante bet is known as the Push Bet, and activating this will raise your base bet by 20%, increasing the chance of triggering the Free Spins Feature.

With regards to the Bonus Buy feature, you have 4 options:

Fish ‘n’ Nudge Slot Review Summary – keep your eyes peeled for the Golden Fish

Before I give my verdict, here’s what Push had to say about why they made this game:

• First-time anglers will love the authentic experience we’ve provided. Anyone who loves fishing already will feel right at home playing Fish ‘n’ Nudge.
• We set out to create a game that would capture the feeling of being on a fishing boat, so players can have an exciting taste of the ocean without having to go get wet.
• A fishing game can provide players with a similar challenge to the real thing, especially in the satisfaction of finally catching that elusive fish.
• Fish ‘n’ Nudge is our first game with an instant prize collector mechanic, which will be familiar to many regular players. We have added our twist to this mechanic with an additional way to collect instant prizes in the form of the Net Symbol.
• We focused on creating a relaxing atmosphere to give players a calm break from the hustle and bustle of life.

If you’ve played Push Gaming’s Razor Returns slot, you’ll notice similarities with the bonus feature here and the way the nudges occur with the increased multipliers. As they’ve said above, it’s been used before but I like that they’ve added a twist to it with the Fish ‘n’ Nudge slot. It gives this game its own identity if that makes sense and isn’t just a clone of another game.

When you consider the 10,000 x max wins, the above-average RTP of 96.4% and the medium variance, it has all the makings of a very good slot. If you’re expecting another bog standard fishing-themed slot, you won’t find it here. Fish ‘n’ Nudge is a well-put-together game and will no doubt be enjoyed by those who enjoy the fishing theme. Don’t hesitate to try our free Fish ‘n’ Nudge demo slot and decide for yourself.