Haunted Circus

As you enter the big circus tent, thinking about whether the upcoming show is worth the ticket price, you discover that you are the only spectator. The whole show is just for you, or maybe it’s all an illusion? 

Haunted Circus is a rather peculiar video slot in terms of theme and looks, it is filled with circus freaks that might even scare away a few players. But is it worth playing? I guess we’ll find out together. 

Theme

Haunted Circus was inspired by the traveling circus shows that were quite popular during the early years of the twentieth century. The characters include a bearded lady, a strongman, a green clown and a snake-charming lady. 

The whole atmosphere that the game creates is a bit eerie, the background music contributes to that as well. Moreover, the transparent reels are placed in front of what looks like a cemetery, but the graves are all lined up like spectators in the stands. 

The feeling that I had during gameplay was that at any point a weird clown would rip the reels apart in an attempt to scare the audience. 

Betting Options and Functions

The game has 5 reels and 4 rows, with a generous 1,024 ways to win. The minimum allowed bet is just 20 cents per spin, so even low-rollers can have some fun with this slot. The most you can bet is 100 euros for a single spin. 

The low-paying symbols, 10-A royals in this case, all transform when they are part of a winning combination and that is a pretty neat trick. The theoretical return to player is a bit on the low side, just 94.83%, but this title does have a huge jackpot on offer. 

Features

The base game is looking quite spooky, but that is nothing compared to what happens to your screen when the special feature kicks in: 

• Bonus Game

When you land at least three Bonus scatter symbols, the reels disappear and you will see a colourful Bonus Wheel that is set between some weird-looking trees in a graveyard. 

The wheel has 3 tiers, which offer prizes of increasing value. There are free spins up for grabs, a cash win multiplier, or an arrow. If you get the arrow you progress to the next tier. If you are lucky enough to get 3 arrows in a row, then your life would definitely change because in that case you would win the jackpot worth 2.5 million euros! 

• Free Spins

If you hit free spins during the Bonus Game, you will return to the usual reels but with a few free rolls in your pocket. Moreover, the Free Spins mode adds more Wild Multipliers and an extra Scatter symbol to the reels. The free spins can be retriggered up to ten times! 

Conclusion

Haunted Circus is a very interesting video slot from Hacksaw Gaming, they were quite audacious with the theme and I guess you can either love it or hate it. The whole atmosphere of the game can be quite spooky, and if you are not into that then probably this isn’t for you. 

However, you can’t really overlook the 2.5 million euros jackpot and the other big prizes that can be won in this game. That’s right, the maximum payout is 10,000 times the stake, not life-changing but definitely quite substantial.