Northern Sky Slot Review

Northern Sky Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Northern Sky slot has 5 reels, 3 rows and 9 fixed paylines. Simply land 3, 4 or 5 identical symbols from left to right on any of the paylines starting from reel 1 to form a winning combination. It’s as simple as can be.

Play under the gaze of the Northern Lights from 10p to £100 a spin. Click on the Total Bet button to see all available stakes available to you. There’s an Autoplay function as well as a Turbo Spin mode which won’t be available in the UK from October 2021.

The Northern Sky RTP is 96.57% which is higher than most slot games. 71.33% of that comes in the base game and 25.24% in the free spins. High variance, the bigger wins will come in the free spins. The most you can win is 3,111 x your total stake from a series of respins.

Theme – Audio & Design Features – head to rural Scandinavia 

Visually stunning, the Northern Sky slot is set in the heart of rural, snowy Scandinavia. With the Northern Lights forming the backdrop, known as Aurora Borealis, it has a gentle soundtrack which is calming and soothing.

On the reels you will see animal shaped symbols which are made out of crystals that light up the sky. Firstly, there are 3 low value gemstones. Then you have owls, foxes, bears and deer. The golden deer is the highest paying symbol giving you 2, 6 or 40 x stake for 3, 4 or 5 in combination. Oddly, there is no wild symbol.

Produced using HTML5 technology, Northern Sky can be played on mobile, desktop and tablet devices. The simple 5×3 layout works well on handheld devices with the high definition graphics encapsulating the calmness and beauty of the Northern Lights.

Northern Sky Bonus Features

Northern Sky benefits from 2 bonus features. You have respins which come into play when you get a win. Winning symbols lock in play with non-wining positions respinning for successive wins. Then you have free spins where you play 10 free spins only high value animal symbols.

Respin feature

Any winning combination triggers the Respin feature. All winning symbols are paid and lock in place. Non-winning symbols are removed and replaced by new ones. A respin then follows. If new symbols complete or add to the original win, they too are locked and another respin follows. The respins continue until no new win is formed.

Free Spins Bonus feature

Then you have the Free Spins Bonus feature which is played when 3 mountain Bonus scatters appear simultaneously during a base game spin. You are then rewarded with 10 free spins.

The free spins then play out with all the lower value crystal symbols removed from the reels. This means the higher value animal symbols are the only ones in play. They are of higher value meaning you should win more. As in the base game, a win will trigger the Respin feature which can lead to plenty of free respins essentially.

Northern Sky Review Summary – let the crystals light up the sky

First and foremost, the Northern Sky slot is beautifully designed. The gameplay is simple with a combination of respins and free spins. With plenty of successive respins available, getting wins with high value animal symbols can lead to pretty big wins.

The bigger payouts will come in the free spins as no low value symbols appear on the reels and respins are awarded when you land a winning combination. With max wins of 360 x stake per spin or free spin, you will need plenty of respins to achieve to max payout. Top wins of 3,111 x stake per spin is decent considering how simple this game is.

If you compare to Starburst (one of the most popular online slots ever), it has some similarities in terms of looks and the respins. However, it has the addition of free spins and much bigger potential payouts.  For your reference, Quickspin have released Blue Fortune which is the same slot but with a pirate theme.