Vault Cracker Megaways Slot Review

Vault Cracker Megaways RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Vault Cracker Megaways slot is played on 6 rows, up to 7 rows and has up to 117,649 ways to win. Wins are awarded by landing 3 or more matching symbols from left to right on adjacent reels beginning from the leftmost reels. It’s a typical Megaways slot in that sense.

Stakes range from just 10p up to £40 per spin. Catering to all bankrolls, you can use the + and – buttons on either side of the bet value to adjust your total stake. Autospins and turbo spins are also possible but only for non-UK players. If you’re in the UK, you won’t see these options.

The Vault Cracker Megaways RTP is 95.68%, under the industry average for slots at UK casino sites. In terms of volatility, it’s in the high range.

The maximum win is 2,383 x your total stake. This is best achieved in the Respins feature but can happen at any point in all honesty. Although rare to land, it’s a shame to see the figure so low as it’s below par versus many other slots on the market in my opinion. The low RTP rate doesn’t help either.

Theme – the chase is on

This game is based on a bank heist, which is kind of given away but the slot’s title. The setup is very similar to the original Vault Cracker slot but there are more reels here due to the Megaways mechanic. The symbols are the same, the visuals are the same and some of the features are the same.

It’s got a cartoony look to it, which is very popular with players. The reels are set in front of a huge vault, with money and expensive items on display everywhere in the background. The soundtrack fits the theme well with a nice melody as you spin away. Note that the audio goes quiet if you’re not spinning. But as soon as you hit the spin button, it increases in volume again.

On the reels, the A-10 Royals make up the lower-paying symbols. These are joined by higher-paying items – a gun, a piggy bank, a necklace and a bag of money. The money symbol is the most rewarding, paying 1, 1.5, 2.5 or 5 x your total stake for 3, 4, 5 or 6  in combination.

There’s no Wild or Scatter in the game, but the Cash Safe symbols act as Scatters if that makes sense. Here’s a list of the paying symbols you’ll come across in the game:

Symbol	Payout/Info
10	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 or 0.4 x stake
Jack	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 or 0.4 x stake
Queen	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 or 0.5 x stake
King	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 or 0.5 x stake
Ace	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 or 0.6 x stake
Gun	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.3, 0.4, 0.6 or 0.8 x stake
Piggy Bank	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 or 1 x stake
Necklace	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.5, 0.8, 1 or 1.2 x stake
Money	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 1, 1.5, 2.5 or 5 x stake

Vault Cracker Megaways mobile

Like all Red Tiger Gaming slots, the Vault Cracker Megaways mobile slot runs on the latest HTML5 technology, making it suitable for all devices. You can play the slot on mobiles, tablets, laptops and desktop PCs.

Whilst the visuals make the slot impressive on mobile, we recommend playing on a laptop or a PC. With a larger screen, the large grid layout is easier to follow and you’ll be able to appreciate the detail more.

Vault Cracker Megaways Bonus Features

There are 5 bonus features to enjoy in the Vault Cracker Megaways slot game. From Cash Safes offering random cash prizes to a Respins feature and a couple of other fun features, there’s a lot going on. Read on as we run you through them all, starting with the Cash Safes.

Cash Safes

Cash Safes are non-paying Scatter symbols that can land anywhere on the reels. Each Cash Safe that lands will have a random cash prize inside. But it needs to be unlocked first. This can be done by the Heist Master or the Hold-Up Artist. Here’s what the different Cash Safes can offer:

• Bronze Safe = wins between 1x and 5x stake
• Silver Safe = wins between 8x and 15x stake
• Gold Safe = wins between 20x and 30x stake

Character Features

We’ve mentioned the characters in the game a couple of times but what do they do? What are their powers? You’ve got the Heist Master, the Hop-Up artist and Scarlet Rogue. Here’s a useful breakdown of what they do in the game:

Symbol	Info
Hold-Up Artist	Cracks open all Cash Safes on the reels for an instant win.
Heist Master	Triggers the Heist feature with unlimited Respins for more Cash Safes. Fill a reel with Cash Safes for a Heist multiplier but watch out for Scarlet Rogue!
Scarlet Rogue	Triggers a spin on the Rivalry Wheel. If it stops on a green sector, play contonues, If you land on the red sector, you lose and she steals everything.

Heist feature

This bonus feature is triggered when the Heist Master lands on the reels. Any Cash Safe symbols will lock in place along with the Heist Master and the unlimited Respins will begin. None of the usual paying symbols are present – on the Cash Safe, Scarlet Rougue and empty symbols will land during this bonus round.

Each reel, except the one where the Heist Master is, will receive a Hesit Multiplier equal to the number of symbols that are present on the reel. That multiplier can be anywhere between 2x and 7x.

If you manage to fill a reel with Cash Safe symbols, you will be awarded the multiplier for that reel. If you do this with more than 1 reel then those multipliers are added together. At the end of a Heist, all Cash Safes are then cracked open and you will win all of the prizes that are in there, multiplied by the sum of all Heist Multipliers. The bonus round ends when all symbol positions on the reels are filled with Cash Safes or by the Rivalry feature.

Rivalry feature

If Scarlet Rougue lands on the reels during the Heist feature, the Rivalry bonus wheel will be triggered. The wheel is divided into 6 green sectors. Each Scarlet Rogue symbol that lands during a Heist turns one of the sectors red for the rest of the bonus round, up to a maximum of 5 sectors. Landing on a green sector will continue to the bonus round. Landing on red will end it.

Bonus Buy Feature

For non-UK players, Vault Cracker Megaways also comes with 2 bonus buy features. Note that the RTP rate drops to 95.71% if you pick 1 of the following bonus options:

Vault Cracker Megaways Verdict – the max win lets it down

3.1/5

Based on our expert’s review. Reviewed by Martin Backhouse

Martin Backhouse

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Vault Cracker Megaways Slot

This game promises so much with some fantastic gameplay and enjoyable bonus features. However, it’s severely let down by a few important things that players look out for in a good slot.

When testing the Vault Cracker Megaways slot game, I enjoyed the gameplay and the bonus features. It’s great to see plenty of action in the base game that can trigger other features rather than just a bog standard base game going into a typical Free Spins feature. If you’re a fan of the bank heist theme, you’ll enjoy this too for a while.

But what I can’t get past is the low max win potential of 2,484 x your total stake, the low RTP rate of 95.68% and the high volatility. With all 3 of those being negative aspects of this game, it affects its overall score. OK, so it’s much higher than the original Vault Cracker slot, which has 1,410 x max wins and an RTP rate of 95.66%. However, with so many other providers producing great games with huge max win potential, it really harms the potential for this one.

Overall, while I enjoyed the gameplay, I can’t look past the bad points, which is why it only gets a 3 out of 5 rating for me. If those negatives were improved, it would score much more highly as the gameplay is pretty good in my opinion. Still, try our free demo and decide for yourself whether it’s worth your time and money.