Mysterious Review

Mysterious Reviewed February 20 2020 by Casinogamesonnet.com

Mysterious is a four-reel, 256-ways slot from Pragmatic Play. However, the grid can expand to provide up to six reels and 4,096 ways.

The title aptly describes the theme, which is complete with ghosts, a haunted village, and an ominous feeling.

Gameplay and Atmosphere

This game opens with four reels and four rows (4x4 grid). You have 256 ways to win in the default format. As we’ll cover later, you can expand the reels and number of ways in the bonus.

You form wins by getting matching symbols in adjacent reels. Winning combinations must begin in the first reel and go from left to right.

The background features a foggy European town that’s in the midst of a lightning storm. In the distance, you’ll see a spooky mansion on a hill.

The soundtrack offers a Tim Burton-esque musical score, howling wolves, and whistling winds. Overall, Pragmatic Play has done a great job of creating a scary PG-rated adventure that should appease many players.

Payouts and Symbols

The highest-paying regular symbols are a game logo (“Mysterious”) and various doorknockers, including a lion, owl, ram, and bull.

The logo pays the most among these icons at 25x your stake for six symbols. Card suits round out the basic symbols, with a spade and heart both delivering the highest at 2.5x for six. Max win is around 20,000x bet on this beast.

This game features three wild icons, including The Baron, Lady, and Lord. Each substitutes for regular symbols to form wins and performs special functions (covered later).

A bonus (“Free Spins”), wild (“Wild”), and gold clock round out the symbols. Like the wilds, these icons all perform unique functions as well.

Mysterious RTP and Betting Options

You can wager between €0.01 and €100 per round. You can adjust your coin size (€0.01 - €1), number of coins (1-10), and paylines (1-10).

The Mysterious slot RTP is 96.50%. Volatility features a 5/5 rating. You’ll really feel this volatility in the base game when you go through lengthy cold streaks.

Mysterious Slot Special Features

This game has three characters who can turn into ghost form and become special wilds. Each one offers a unique modifier:

• The Baron Wild – Can “infect” adjacent symbols and make them expand vertically into more wilds.
• The Lady Wild – Pays a win and can randomly reveal a mystery stacked wild that delivers new wins.
• The Lord Wild – Offers a random win multiplier that’s worth 2x or 3x. Multiple Lords will multiply their multipliers by each other (e.g. 2 x 3 = 6x).

You trigger free spins by landing at least three scatters anywhere on the reels. You receive 8 or 12 free games for three or four scatters, respectively.

The grid expands to six reels and offers up to 4,096 ways to win. You can also choose one of the following two options:

• Locking Multiplier Free Spins – A clock that lands on the reel will award a random multiplier worth 3x, 6x, 9x, or 12x. The multiplier applies to the entire payout in a spin.
• Resurrecting Roaming Wilds Free Spins – Wilds will fade away after a spin and can randomly reappear in a new position after the following round.

Final Thoughts on Mysterious Slot

Mysterious presents an entertaining take on the ghost angle thanks to the well-designed town and characters. The movie-like music also does a good job of setting the atmosphere.

The 256 ways during the base game provide plenty of opportunities to win. However, you’ll appreciate the 4,096 ways in the bonus even more. The high RTP (96.50%) is another positive, while the features are adequate.

We found the volatility to be extremely brutal while reviewing this game. Sometimes, we’d go 10-12 straight spins without netting a win in the base game.

Mysterious slot isn’t for the faint of heart. Assuming you have a large enough bankroll, though, or just bet less, you can look past the high volatility and on towards an entertaining game.

Release Date

Mysterious was released on February 20 2020.