Machina

Review

With the ongoing popularity of Megaways slots, the game provides over 46 thousand ways to play on each spin and combined with numerous exciting features, it's capable of delivering astonishing payouts of up to 26,600x the stake.

As the title implies, the game is all about robots and androids. The slot utilizes a sci-fi theme, and the design team has got the job done quite well to immerse players into the cyberpunk world. Both the visual and audio aspect is terrific, especially considering the game was released back in 2019. Anyway, the actions take place across a massive 6-reel grid with 2 to 6 rows. Each spin is unique as the reels constantly alter, providing from 64 to 46,656 win lines.

Players drop in by setting bets from $0.6 to $36 per spin, so that should appeal to many. The volatility is high, rated by the developer 10 out of 10, while the RTP is decent at 96.59%. However, the payback percentage can be increased as well if you opt for the Buy Feature and depending on the selected option, you can get a return rate of either 97.20%, 97.27%, 97.32%, or 97.47%. According to the hit rate of 29.5%, nearly every third spin will theoretically be a winning one, which is rather impressive given the risk involved. The maximum payout is 26,600x the stake, and that's definitely a sum worth playing for!

The symbol collection includes 11 regular symbols split into highs and lows. On the lower side, the pay symbols comprise A-9 royals, while the higher-paying lot is made up of 5 character symbols, with the Cyborg being the most rewarding. You need to land at least 3 low matching symbols on the reels starting from the leftmost to score a win, and the premiums pay for 2-of-a-kind and more. Full line low symbol wins are worth from 1.66x to 2x your bet, while high symbols pay up to 3.33x your bet. There's also a Wild symbol included, which substitutes for all other regular symbols to help you form winning combinations.

Slot Features

The top-paying Cyborg symbol not only pays the best for combinations but also plays into the Cashpots feature. Whenever 10, 12, or 16 cyborg symbols land on the reels simultaneously, you win a Silver, Gold, or Platinum jackpot prize, worth 20x, 50x, and 1,000x the stake respectively. Moreover, these are progressive jackpots and each bet placed increases their values. The Cashpots feature is available during both the base and the bonus games.

Central to the gameplay is the Free Spins feature, triggered when 3 or more Scatters symbols appear anywhere in view. Landing 3, 4, 5, or 6 Scatter symbols awards 10, 12, 15, or 18 spins respectively. During the free games, a bonus symbol steps in, and collecting those contributes to the bonus accumulation meter. When the player collects a certain number of bonus symbols, lower value premium symbols transform into the Cyborg symbol for the duration of the free games as well as 2 additional spins are awarded as follows:

• 4 bonus symbols - Pink Woman transforms into Cyborg.
• 8 bonus symbols - Blue Man transforms into Cyborg
• 13 bonus symbols - Turquoise Woman transforms into Cyborg
• 18 bonus symbols - Purple Man transforms into Cyborg

Moreover, for each additional 5 bonus symbols collected players also receive 2 extra free spins.

Those willing to jump straight into the action can use the Hyper Bonus feature to immediately trigger the bonus game. For the cost of 52, 89, 185, or 337 times your stake, you can buy 10, 12, 15, or 18 free spins respectively. Keep in mind that RTP is increased if accessing the free games via the Buy Feature up to 97.42%.

Review Summary

With that said, this is surely an enjoyable slot, as everything seems to be on spot here, from the outer look to the math model. The visuals are fire, the RTP and the max win are decent, and the gameplay is highly exciting. The jackpots are also a plus and might even be the reason why some players might feel drawn to spin the reels on this slot. More importantly, those are available during the free games, and should you collect enough bonus symbols to turn all the premiums into Cyborg symbols, your chances of hitting a jackpot increase significantly. All up, this is definitely decent and is leaning towards unmissable for those into the sci-fi theme.