Fear The Zombies

Fugaso cashes in on the wildly successful The Walking Dead franchise in Fear the Zombies. This stylish, well-built five-reel slot features up to four free re-spins (called ‘helps’ here) after every win, as well win multipliers up to 5x in base play and 15x in bonus play.

Theme

The only bright spot in this gray and gruesome world is the hero, a clean and well-muscled man toting both axe and revolver, the only living human presence amidst zombies and crows. He occasionally ducks a flying crow, takes an axe to a zombie, or fires his pistol at a dismembered arm. Gaming symbols largely involve weaponry and equipment: there are assault rifles, bullets, medical kits, knives, canisters of gasoline, canned goods, even a rocket launcher. A question mark wild symbol substitutes for other symbols to form winning combinations, while the bonus symbol opens the way to this game’s free box feature. Surprisingly funky background music ensures that players spirits stay high, even amongst the undead.

Betting Options and Functions

There are 20 fixed paylines in this slot, each paying from left to right. Bet level is adjustable from 1-5 and coin value can be set from 0.01– 0.50, yielding an overall per-spin betting range of 0.20–50.00 ties the betting currency. Autoplay is on offer up to 100 spins at a time, with a variety of available limits on win, loss, and feature triggering. Quick spin is also available for players who prefer a faster game tempo. The overall theoretical RTP is quite good at 96.38%, of which 4.5% is based on the jackpot.

Features

The essential bonus feature of Fear of Zombies is available on every spin: the design team names it the ‘help’ feature. As winning combinations are revealed, they detonate, with new symbols falling from above to replace them. The result is a kind of free re-spin whenever a winning combination appears, as players get another chance to achieve winning combinations. What's more, each new chance to win receives a win multiplier that increases with each round of ‘help:’ 2x for the second round, 3x for the third round, 5x for the fourth round or above. The feature continues without limit.

There's another tier to this game, called the ‘free box’ feature, though it strongly resembles the free spin features found in other titles. Here more zombies appear, the reels catch fire, and the chances to win increase – specifically, instead of win multipliers of 1x, 2x, 3x, and 5x for subsequent rounds of wins, those multipliers become 3x, 6x, 9x, and 15x. Bonus symbols remain on the reels during the feature, adding to the duration of the feature.

Finally, all Fugaso jackpot series slots (of which this is one) offer three possible progressive jackpots: Mini, Midi, and Maxi. A total of 4.5% of each bet goes towards these three jackpots, which can be won on any spin and whose increasing value players will see on display throughout gameplay. Huge wins are possible here for players lucky enough to stick it rich.

Our Take

Fugaso gets major points for macabre style as well as gaming substance in Fear the Zombies. The ‘help’ features make every spin interesting, and with limitless win multipliers of 15x available, players may find little to fear and everything to enjoy.