Vlads Castle

Seeing the Dracula and vampires in slots is by no means an unknown theme. In fact, one of the driving factors behind online slots becoming so popular has been games like Immortal Romance. Eyecon’s Vlad’s Castle is a bit lighter when it comes to features but the theme remains the same and is quite well done. Read below for more information or just straight in and try the game for free.

Theme

Action, adventure, and bit more serious Halloween are combined into a story about Vlad and his castle. True to the dark theme, the screen will be mostly covered in darkness whether you play on mobile or desktop devices. Ominous music and sound effects further reinforce the atmosphere. The symbols are a combination of classic card values as well as theme icons that fit the bill: coffins, bats, and vampires. The theme is a bit light but at the same time fulfils its purpose completely.

Betting Options and Functions

The screen is mostly empty besides the symbols, reels, and the spin button. Additional options and help can be found via a single button, which makes using and playing the game quite easy.

There’s a total of 25 pay-lines, with the field of play consisting of the usual five reels with three symbols each. Betting is easy, simply set how many pay-lines are in use and how many coins are active on each of them. This means that you can spin the reels with bets as low as 0.01 coins per round.

The wins are quite magnificent, with a single five symbol combo paying back up to 5000 times your line bet. This, on the other hand, means that the variance is of the higher end.

Features

When three or more scatter symbols show up simultaneously the player gets to pick which portraits to look at. Each castle awards an extra pick, and each pick can result in a payout of up to 100 times your total bet.

Vlad himself will reward the player with bonus games. Three, four, or five of these symbols result in 15, 20, and 25 bonus games respectively. What’s more, each line win is tripled during the feature! Not to mention that the feature can be re-triggered up to 15 times. That would require some extraordinary luck though.

Last but not least, each Vlad symbol also acts as a wild, substituting for all other symbols. During the basic game, this also comes with a multiplier of two for each winning combination the wild is part of.

Our Take

Vlad’s Castle is a simple, yet engaging game. The stakes are high, and when the right symbols land on the right reels the payouts are worth the spins. Be prepared to go quite a few spins without wins, though as the high volatility means that wins are not dropping down on every single spin.