Santa Express Slot Review

Santa Express Slot RTP, Details and Wager Limits

The Santa Express slot is played with 5 reels, 4 rows and 20 paylines. As expected, 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols across any payline, from left to right and beginning from the leftmost reel, will constitute a winning outcome. The more symbols on a payline, the larger the payout naturally.

Spin away from 20p to £100 a spin. There are plus and minus buttons next to the Bet section below the reels. Alternatively, click on the Poker Chip icon (left on desktop) which shows all available bet options. Non UK players have the option of Autoplay (5 to infinite autospins) with loss and single win limits as well as Turbo Spin for quicker spin speed.

The Santa Express RTP is 96.27% which is higher than the 96% average found in most UK online slots. With no information on the hit frequency rate available, the volatility is very high and ranked as 5/5 by provider Stakelogic.

In terms of payouts, the Santa Express slot offers 20,000 x bet max wins. Bigger wins will come from the win multiplier which can rise up to 10x. This is more likely during the free spins as you can begin with a higher multiplier.

Theme – spread festive cheer in this Christmas themed slot

With a Christmas theme, the Santa Express slot is unconventional as it’s not set in the North Pole or within Santa’s workshop. The setting is rural and snow-capped hills and little red cottages. You’ll also see a bridge spanning across the backdrop where the Santa Express surely travels through.

What is traditional is the soundtrack which is joyful and classic. On the reels, you will see A, K, Q, J and 10 royals. Then you have baubles, gingerbread men, hot chocolate drinks with marshmallows, elves and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer symbol is the best paying with 1.5, 2.5 or 25 x bet awarded for 3, 4 or 5 across a payline.

Oddly, look out for the Green Monster Wild which looks a little like The Grinch. Substituting for all paying symbols, it pays 1.5, 2.5 or 25 x bet (for 3, 4 or 5). You’ll also come across Multiplier Wilds up to 10x and Santa Claus Scatter symbols.

Symbol	Payouts/Info
10	3, 4, or 5 = 0.2, 0.3 or 0.5 x bet
J	3, 4, or 5 = 0.2, 0.3 or 0.5 x bet
Q	3, 4, or 5 = 0.25, 0.4 or 0.75 x bet
K	3, 4, or 5 = 0.25, 0.4 or 0.75 x bet
A	3, 4, or 5 = 0.3, 0.5 or 1 x bet
Bauble	3, 4, or 5 = 0.4, 0.6 or 1.5 x bet
Gingerbread Man	3, 4, or 5 = 0.4, 0,75 or 2.5 x bet
Hot Chocolate Drink	3, 4, or 5 = 0.5, 1 or 5 x bet
Elf	3, 4, or 5 =0.75, 1.5 or 10 x bet
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	3, 4, or 5 = 1.5, 2.5 or 25 x bet
Green Monster Wild	Substitutes + awards multiplier up to 10x
Santa Claus Scatter	3+ triggers Free Spins feature

Santa Express Mobile

Released on the 24^th of November 2022, the Santa Express slot game was made using HTML5 technology. This allows for play on mobile, PC, laptop and/or tablet devices. Smartphone players will be happy to learn it’s compatible with iOS, Android and Windows operating systems.

Santa Express Bonus Features

The Santa Express slot benefits from 4 bonus features. Every win/collapse leads to wilds being added. If you win, it becomes a multiplier wild which can reach up to 10x. This applies in the Free Spins feature where you begin with up to 15 free spins and a random win multiplier up to 10x. There’s also a Chosen Symbol that pays double than in the base game.

Collapsing Wild Symbols feature

When a winning combination lands, a collapse occurs. This sees winning symbols removed. As a result, the Collapsing Wild Symbols feature is activated. A Green Monster Wild appears in 1 of the vacated positions with other symbols occupying the others.

With each consecutive win, the new wild that remains will benefit from an increased multiplier up to 10x. It rises by 1 with each collapse.

Free Spins feature

The Free Spins feature is triggered by landing 3 or more Santa Claus Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. With 8, 10, 12 or 15 free spins awarded, a random win multiplier of 2x, 3x, 5x or 10x is awarded for the duration of the feature.

Additionally, 1 randomly chosen low or high value symbol becomes the Chosen Symbol. The Chosen Symbol pays double during the free spins. Furthermore, the above Collapsing Wild Symbols feature also applies. Also, 3, 4 or 5 scatters landing will award 2, 10 or 20 x bet plus 5, 8 or 10 extra free spins respectively.

If you want to double your chances of playing the Free Spins feature, there is a Super Stake feature. This doubles your bet effectively.

Buy Bonus feature

Players outside the UK have the option of the Buy Bonus feature. You have 3 options to trigger the Free Spins feature which cost between 100 and 250 x your total bet. The Deluxe option guarantees a high value symbol is the Chosen Symbol. Here are all the details:

Santa Express Review Summary – decent Christmas slot with serious win potential

With an abundance of Christmas themed slots, the Santa Express slot goes in a different direction design wise. With an unconventional approach, it may not offer what you’d expect but that isn’t a bad thing necessarily.

The gameplay is pretty good though with collapses leading to multiplier wilds that can reach 10x. However, it’s all about the Free Spins feature where you’ll play with a win multiplier up to 10x as well as a Chosen Symbol that offers double payouts. Multiplier Wilds are also in play.

Boasting 20,000 x bet max wins, Santa Express is one of the best paying Christmas slots available online. In summary, Stakelogic have delivered a worthy festive treat that has great win potential. It won’t get the recognition that Push Gaming’s Fat Santa or Relax Gaming’s Santa’s Stack receive, but it stacks up pretty well on many fronts.