Into the Storm Slot Review

Into the Storm Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Into the Storm slot comes with 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 paylines. Winning combinations are simply created by landing 3 to 5 matching symbols from left to right across any of the 20 paylines beginning from reel 1.

You can spin away in this Viking adventure from 20p to £20 a spin. To adjust your bet, there’s a Bet icon above the main Spin button. Use the plus and minus arrows to change accordingly. The Paytable shows payouts in relation to your stake so it’s all easy to understand. Outside the UK, there’s an Autoplay function and Turbo Mode.

The Into the Storm RTP is 96% which is exactly the average slots return rate. There is a 94% RTP version so check at your chosen online casino which rate they are offering (most should be 96% though). The volatility is high and the hit frequency rate is 28.5% (a win every 3.51 spins on average).

In terms of payouts, the maximum win is 10,500 x your total stake. This will come in the Into the Storm Bonus feature which will take approximately 202 spins to trigger. However, the average payout in the feature is 102 x your total bet.

Theme – follow 3 Viking heroes on a journey over the rough seas

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With a viking theme, the Into the Storm slot follows the story of 3 viking heroes who go on a journey over the rough seas. Battling the kraken, which is a legendary sea monster who appeared off the coasts of Norway, the setting is a longship.

With colourful and cartoon style graphics, it’s not the best designed slot you’ll come across but it will certainly do. The soundtrack is rhythmic and reminiscent of the chants the vikings sang when rowing the longships. If you like the theme, the Viking slot from NetEnt is the official game of the Netflix TV series and has cinematic quality graphics.

Symbols include 5 rune symbols as well as a helmet, viking, viking girl and Leif. The Leif is the best paying symbol with 3, 4 or 5 awarding 2, 5 or 20 x your total stake.

There is also a wild symbol which substitutes for all other symbols bar the Kraken Bonus symbol. There is also a Walking Wild symbol which only appears in the Respin feature (more details below).

Symbol	Payouts/Info
Rune Stone 1	3, 4 or 5 = 0.25, 0.5 or 1 x stake
Rune Stone 2	3, 4 or 5 = 0.25, 0.5 or 1 x stake
Rune Stone 3	3, 4 or 5 = 0.25, 0.5 or 1 x stake
Rune Stone 4	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1 or 2 x stake
Rune Stone 5	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1 or 2 x stake
Helmet	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 2 or 4 x stake
Viking	3, 4 or 5 = 1, 3 or 6 x stake
Viking Girl	3, 4 or 5 = 2, 4 or 10 x stake
Leif	3, 4 or 5 = 2, 5 or 20 x stake
Standard Wild	Substitutes for all symbols bar Kraken Bonus
Walking Wild	Triggers Respin feature
Kraken Bonus	3+ triggers Into the Storm Bonus feature
Hammer Modifier	Only appears during Into the Storm Bonus feature
Treasure Chest Modifier	Only appears during Into the Storm Bonus feature
Viking Coin	Only appears during Into the Storm Bonus feature

Into the Storm Mobile

Created with HTML5 technology, Into the Storm can be played on mobile, tablet, laptop and PC devices. The 5×3 setup works well on all devices including smartphones. The game is compatible with devices that use iOS, Android, Windows and MAC operating systems.

Into the Storm Bonus Features

The Into the Storm slot comes with 3 bonus features. With respins with walking wilds and multipliers, it’s all about the streak respins. Played on a 9×5 grid, there are modifiers and Kraken Hot Zones which can result in a 10,000 x bet top payout.

Respin feature

The Respin feature is randomly triggered on any base game spin. Either 2, 3 or 4 walking wilds are added to the reels which move 1 step left or right on each respin. They will all move in the same direction throughout the feature though.

If a walking wild symbols lands on top of a standard wild, a 1x multiplier is added for the remainder of the feature. The feature continues until no more walking wilds are on the reels.

Into the Storm Bonus feature

The Into the Storm Bonus feature is triggered when 3 or more Kraken Bonus scatter symbols appear anywhere on the reels. Played on a 9×5 grid, 3, 4 or 5 scatters will give you 1, 2 or 3 Kraken Hot Zones respectively.

The grid then spins to reveal either a multiplier, blank space or 1 of 4 modifiers. The multipliers can be 1x, 2x or 3x. Modifiers include the Hammer, Treasure Chest, Viking Coin and Kraken Hot Zone. Multipliers and/or modifiers landing on the grid or within a Kraken Hot Zone are locked in place for the duration of the feature.

Beginning with 3 lives, the lives count reduces by 1 if no new multiplier or modifiers lands. If they do land, the lives count resets to 3, except the Viking Coin modifiers which increases the lives to 4. All multipliers values are accumulated, added together and applies to your total win. The feature ends when you run out of lives or you fill the grid completely. If you fill the grid entirely, you’ll win 10,000 x your total bet.

Look out for Kraken symbols as it reveals a multiplier of 2x, 3x, 4x or 5x. This multiplier is then applied to all adjacent spaces around the Kraken symbol. If 2 Hot Zones overlap, the multipliers in each are multiplied together. If a multiplier lands in the Hot Zone, they are multiplied together with the multiplier turning gold. A maximum of 3 Kraken symbols can land during the feature.

Now onto the modifiers. Up to 3 of each can land during the feature (only 1 for the Viking Coin). Here’s what to expect:

There is also a Buy Pass feature. This allows you to buy your way directly into the Into the Storm Bonus feature. Not available in the UK, there are 3 options:

Into the Storm Review Summary – watered-down version of Money Train 2

The Into the Storm slot is decently designed and will remind you of games produced by NextGen Gaming (which is part of the SG family).  Rise of the Mountain King and Pillars of Asgard spring to mind.

In terms of the gameplay, the walking wilds with the potential multipliers are decent. However, it’s all about the respins feature (Into the Storm Bonus feature) which has many similarities to other respins slots. It’s like a watered-down version of Relax Gaming’s Money Train 2.

With 4 modifiers, I found the Kraken symbols to ones to look for as these add multipliers up to 5x to surrounding symbols. When Hot Zones overlap, the multipliers multiply each other which can lead to huge multipliers being applied. The Treasure Chest and Hammer modifiers can also be very lucrative if the existing multipliers are big already.

Whilst Money Train 2 is the standard when it comes to a respins feature, Into the Storm just falls short as there are less modifiers on offer. Nolimit City’s Fire in the Hole has more modifiers too. The max win of 10,500 x bet is decent enough but a lot less than the previous mentioned games (50,000 x and 60,000 x stake respectively).

Overall, Into the Storm is a good slot which offers decent win potential. Unfortunately, the respins games available look better, have big max wins and more modifiers in the main bonus feature.