Desert Raider

Desert Raider Review

Some slot studios openly work with US-friendly online casinos, and that’s why we are always on the lookout for new slots from them. After all, these slots can be played by fans all over the world, which puts them in a fairly unique position. With that, let’s take a closer look at the Desert Raider slot. It takes place on a playing field with 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 paylines, and there are some nice gameplay bits included as well!

Thematically, Desert Raider is a pretty straightforward Egyptian adventure slot, which means that you can look forward to a very familiar setting with some very familiar symbols. The production values are very decent, though, and there are some spicy animations waiting for you as well. It’s nothing new, sure, but we’re definitely fine with how this slot looks, sounds, and feels.

The volatility of Desert Raider is medium-high, and you can win up to 2,500x your bet in one go. The minimum possible bet is then £0.20, while the most you can play for is £50 per spin. As for the slot’s theoretical RTP, it’s once again supposed to be somewhere around 96%.

Desert Raider Slot Features

The pay symbols of Desert Raider are pretty straightforward, and there are as many as 10 of them in the game’s paytable. There are 6 low pays, for one, and those show classic card ranks from Nines to Aces. Then, there are 4 high pays that show hieroglyphs, ankhs, statues, and scarabs. Scarabs are worth the most, and it’s worth noting that all high pays pay out even in sets of just two.

For special symbols, there are Adventurer Wilds and Book Scatters. Adventurer Wilds come with their own payouts values, and they can also substitute for other symbols to complete winning combinations. Even better, they automatically expand to cover an entire reel whenever they land during the base game.

If you land 3, 4, or 5 Book Scatters on the playing field, you’ll trigger the Free Spins feature with 10, 12, or 14 free spins, respectively. This is also where the inspiration from “Book of” slots comes into play, as the game always chooses one of the game’s symbols at random before the start of the actual free spins.

Instances of the chosen symbol can work as Special Morphing symbols and bring all kinds of symbol transformations into play. If the Adventurer Wild has been chosen by the game, meanwhile, it will actually stay as an Expanded Wild on reel 3 for the entire duration of the feature. Landing 3 extra Book Scatters then always leads to 5 extra free spins.

Review Summary

All in all, Desert Raider is a fairly pleasant slot that combines a classic theme with engaging free spins to provide players with a fun experience. It’s not overly complex or particularly innovative, but it’s certainly a welcome addition to the catalog. If you’re into the Egyptian theme at least a little bit, you’ll want to give it a shot!