Forest Fortune

If you have ever been into fairytales, the Hacksaw Gaming team welcomes you to their version of an enchanted forest in this 5-reeled online release from their slot portfolio rich with innovative and great-looking titles!

Forest Fortune is not an exception; all the more, not only does the game boast stunning theme and visuals, but this mystical forest also hides an eye-watering €3 million jackpot!

Use its Cluster Pays system, Free Spins, Multipliers, and Random Wilds, and you may as well earn the equally-impressive maximum prize of 10000x the bet!

Theme and Symbols

Set in the middle of a magical forest clearing, this online release boasts stunning visuals with sunbeams filtering down through trees while bubbles of light are seen behind.

Though the software developer might have intended to create a bit of a gloomy atmosphere, the game features quite a fairy tale graphics with variously-colored trees, bushes, and a path in the background, complemented by the sky in the distance that fades off into oblivion.

The overall atmosphere is complemented by a suitable poignant soundtrack that appears a bit gloomy at first but then becomes more lively and upbeat once the piano and percussive sections start to play after you trigger the bonus round!

The reels are the most colorful part of the scene, featuring beautifully-designed icons including acorn, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, ladybug, blue beetle, green beetle, orange beetle, and yellow beetle.

Betting Options and Other Functions

The game boasts Cluster pay mechanics (read here), as you may conclude from its 5x5 reel set, which means that winning combinations form when 5+ matching symbols connect in a cluster.

But, before you enter the enchanted forest, you need to set your bets that start at 20 p/c and go up to £/€100, which is excellent for both low and high-risk punters.

As for the RTP rate, this online title shows a below-average percentage of 94.6% that complements its high volatility and a hit frequency at 30.44.

Though you may wait for a while until you hit big, the maximum win is worth the wait, as it stands at 10,000x the stake!

When it comes to symbols, the lowest-rewarding ones are acorns, blackberries, blueberries, and strawberries, while...

...the rest of the symbols are various beetles, paying from 40x to 150x the stake for clusters of 15 or more symbols!

Special Features

If you have tried out one of the dev's previous releases from the dev’s slot list, a quirky hit game, Chaos Crew, you will know what to expect with the bonus round here, as it is very similar, but...

...with the added possibility of landing a stunning €3 million jackpot!

To start with, we should mention the Wild symbol that not only replaces other regular symbols but also triggers the Wind Feature!

When this occurs, all the Wilds in view will be blown by the wind in a random direction. Manage to fill the whole grid with nothing but wilds, and you will get an award of 1000x your stake!

Now, pay attention to the monarch butterflies as they are the special Scatter symbols! Land at least three of them, and you will trigger the Free Spins feature that continues to play until you make three consecutive losing spins, or tap the maximum win!

Every time you land a winning combo, the spin number resets to 3!

Besides, during these bonus spins, you will land only blanks or 4 different winning symbols as follows:

• Blue butterflies – adding a value from 1 to 100 to the multiplier above the grid!
• Green butterflies – multiply the number above by x2 to x50.
• Tornadoes – collect all values on the same spin and add them to each reel, and
• Bees - the most important symbols that can help you win the maximum jackpot of the game! When a bee lands, it will fill 1/3 of the progress bar above the reels, so if you manage to fill all progress bars by landing three bees on all reels, you will grab the €3m jackpot!

Verdict

Forest Fortune is a decent online game even without its multimillion-euro jackpot thanks to its theme, striking visuals, and a pack of bonuses that should be enough for all types of punters.

Although the best odds number is slightly disappointing, the Cluster Pays system and the maximum potential prize of 10000x the stake are pretty appealing!