Io

Are you going to lose your gravity in space? Or are you going to keep your head cool and win a massive prize?

Win up to 500.000 coins spread across the universe after the nebula exploded and filled the IO title created by ELK Studios...

...with Charged Wilds, Wild Forge Symbols, and Free Drops Bonus game! 

The game delivers a setup with 6 reels that can expand, getting you anywhere from 4096 to 262,144 ways to win!

Following the footsteps of the Cygnus title, this is another remarkable science-fiction, fantasy, and a space-inspired game that takes players to an impressive extraterrestrial adventure!

What About The Spacy Theme?

Elk Studios has us going to space once again, which the name of the game gives away actually.

The voyage takes us to Jupiter, where Io is one of its moons, however, this is no diplomatic mission to the stars. 

It's actually a lot more amusing, described by the developer itself as a casino space station embarking on a journey to the frontiers of the solar system. 

The reels appear as some sort of reaction chamber in a spaceship.

The background graphics will suggest that connection to Space and the game area is certainly interesting to look at, but ultimately you don’t see a sci-fi themed list of symbols here. 

Instead, you find the Bonus Planet, the Wild logo, Lucky 7s, Diamonds, Clovers, Blue Stars and four Royals.

The graphics are quite simple and dominated by the colour purple. 

There’s no soundtrack as such which gives the impression of space quite nicely actually.

Hop on the Most Exciting Extraterrestrial Journey!

How Much Can We Bet?

The IO game begins with 6 reels and 4,096 ways to win. However, it can offer up to 262,144 ways depending upon avalanche wins.

The latter refers to when symbols form winning combinations disappear and let new icons take their places. Every avalanche win adds another row to the grid. At eight rows, you'll enjoy the aforementioned 262,144 ways!

Each round begins with 24 symbols spilling into the chamber. The gravity engine causes the icons to roll left or right.

Wins form when matching symbols land in adjacent columns moving left to right. 

If you’re already familiar with this provider, then you’ll know their unique Betting Strategies including Optimizer, Leveller, Booster, and Jumper that may help players to maximize their efforts. 

With a space theme, you head to Jupiter from just 20p a spin on all devices and go up to 100 per spin. 

The game boasts an RTP of 96% and a max win of 5,000 x stake per spin. 

Symbols appear on round circles and include low-value A, K, Q and Js. 

You’ll also see stars, 4-leaf clovers, diamonds and lucky red 7s. 

The lucky red 7 symbol is the most lucrative giving you 1, 2, 3 or 5 times your stake for 3, 4, 5 or 6 in combination. 

There is also a wild symbol (W) which substitutes for all symbols mentioned.

What About The Special Features?

To help your quest, the system introduces the Charged Wild symbols with 4 extra lives.

Only when contributing to a winning combination, it will actually lose a life.

Another space-themed item to benefit from is the Laser that clears all symbols on its path. After two Laser Beams crossed, all symbols in their direction will turn into Wilds!

Generated by the Wild Forge, Multiplier Wilds substitute for any regular symbol working as close as possible as normal Wilds but multiplying the winning combination in which they have participated.

But, wait, there is also the Free Spins feature!

Grab your 3 Bonus symbols and activate the seven free drops.

The big advantage of the Free Drops is that you start with a fully filled space of 6 reels with 8 symbols each, which implies that you get the maximum of 262,144 ways to win.

What Should We Conclude?

The ELK team is highly creative when it comes to visuals, modifiers and features, surprising us every time with either completely new mechanics or adaptations of existing ones.

Though the game is simple in the way it looks, the main focus is on the Avalanche feature which adds more rows and ways to win into play.

The Wild Forge and Laser feature are nice additions which can add plenty of wilds and multiplier wilds to the reels.

Rather unsurprising but not really disappointing is the max win potential which peaks at the Elk usual of 5,000 times your bet. By far, not the highest we have seen on other titles but something every avid gaming fan will happily take home any time of the day.