Christmas Krampus Slot Review

Christmas Krampus Slot Overview

Christmas Krampus is a new casino slot from Light & Wonder starring the Eastern and Central Alpine folklore creature Krampus who turns up around Christmas and scares children who have misbehaved. According to the folktale, Krampus is the assistant of Saint Nicholas, also known as Santa Clause. While Santa is handing out gifts to the children who have behaved well, Krampus is punishing the naughty ones with birch rods. The character became popular in the US after a Hollywood horror film in 1984, but has been around for much longer than that. Some anthropologists claim that Krampus has pre-Christian origins.

This game also has a spooky theme, with creepy Christmas music and Krampus walking around like a zombie over the reels in the free spins. Even if he’s a bad character, he’s actually very generous in this game since he steals Christmas presents and collects the cash values for the player. Apart from the scary main character, you’ll find snowmen, Christmas trees, and elves in this spooky holiday adventure.

Christmas Krampus is a video slot from Light & Wonder with a classic setup of 5 reels, 3 rows, and 10 paylines. The Min.bet is 0.1, and the Max.bet is 20. Players can expect an RTP of 96.16%, and there’s also another version at 94%. The volatility is medium/high, and the max win of 2000X the bet won’t make you financially independent, but it can for sure help out when buying Christmas presents.

In this dark winter landscape await the features Christmas Present Symbol, Wild Symbol, Scatter Symbol, Krampus Symbol, Free Spins, and Bonus Buy.

Christmas Krampus Slot Information

Christmas Krampus is located outdoors at night time on a winter’s day. A light is hanging on a tree trunk, and snow is falling to the ground. The reels have a wooden frame, and all the buttons are placed to the right except the Bonus Buy button to the left. To make a win, you need to land at least 3 of the same symbols on one of the 10 paylines going left to right. All wins must start on the first reel to the left, and you can access the game on all platforms like mobile phones, notepads, and desktop computers.

The lower-paying symbols are 10, J, Q, K, and A. They all pay the same, giving you 10X the bet for a 5-of-a-kind win. The medium-paying symbols are Christmas gifts, candy, snowman, and Christmas tree. They will give you between 20X and 50X the bet for a complete winline. The Christmas gifts are also a special symbol with a cash value that can be collected by Krampus in the free spins. The higher-paying symbols are an elf in green clothes and the game’s logo. A 5-of-a-kind win with them pays between 100X and 200X the bet. The Wild Symbol substitutes all symbols except the Scatter and Krampus, who only shows up in the free spins.

Christmas Krampus Slot Features

What is the max win in the slot Christmas Krampus?

You can win up to 2000X the bet.

What features are available in the slot Christmas Krampus?

The features are Christmas Present Symbol, Wild Symbol, Scatter Symbol, Krampus Symbol, Free Spins, and Bonus Buy.

Christmas Present Symbol

The Christmas Present Symbols come with a cash value of 2X, 3X, 5X, 10X, 15X, 20X, 25X, 30X, 40X, or 50X the bet. The cash value is only important in the free spins, but you can also make regular wins with the symbols, giving you up to 20X the bet for a winline. In the free spins, the cash values can be collected by Krampus.

Wild Symbol

The Wild Symbol appears on all reels and substitutes all symbols except the Scatter and Krampus. The Wild Symbol substitutes the Christmas present in relation to winlines, but it never takes a cash value.

Scatter Symbol

The Scatter Symbol is Krampus’s green hand with long yellow nails. It only appears in the base game, and landing 3, 4, or 5 symbols anywhere triggers 6, 8, or 10 spins. The scatter symbol doesn’t appear in the free spins.

Krampus Symbol

The Krampus Symbol is the main character Krampus dressed in a red Santa robe and hat. It appears on all reels in the free spins. It’s wild, substituting all symbols, and also collects the cash value of all adjacent Christmas presents. No more than 3 Krampus can appear at the same time.

Free Spins

The Free Spins feature starts with 6, 8, or 10 spins, depending on the number of triggering scatters. During the spins, any Krampus symbol will collect the cash value of an adjacent present. The cash value of a present can be collected several times if there are more than one Krampus. When Krampus lands, he triggers a respins feature that belongs to the same free spin.

After every respin, Krampus moves one position to the left. The feature continues as long as there is a Krampus on the screen, and landing a Krampus to the right of a present Krampus will prolong the feature. In theory, the respins can go on forever by landing new Krampus symbols. The free spins can’t be retriggered, and the feature ends when the player runs out of spins.

Bonus Buy

If you can’t wait to meet Krampus, you can pay the somewhat odd price 54.10X the bet to purchase a spin that will guarantee to trigger the free spins. The Bonus Buy has an RTP of 96.14%. 

Christmas Krampus Slot Conclusion

Krampus is a well-known character, although probably not as famous – or infamous – as the similar-looking Grinch, who Jim Carrey has portrayed among many. We can see why Light & Wonder has chosen to put Christmas in the game’s name, but it’s pretty redundant, considering it’s the season Krampus is known for. The game developer portrays the creature in a spooky way when he walks like a zombie over the reels. The music is perfectly made, sounding both spooky and Christmasy at the same time.

There aren’t tons of features in this Christmas saga, and the free spins are what everyone aims for. While in the feature, you will most likely experience the respins whenever Krampus appears. The free spins can go on for quite some time if you manage to land several Krampus. The cash collect feature within the free spins is also great, but we wish that Krampus would grab all visible values, not just adjacent ones. 

The stats in Christmas Krampus are pretty standard, with an RTP of 96.16%. The max win of 2000X the bet is a little low, though, for a game with mid/high volatility. We appreciate that Light & Wonder has made a spooky Christmas game when most of the titles on the theme are cute and happy. However, if you want a cheerier mood, some cute titles are Santa’s Great Gifts and Christmas Tree.

Christmas Krampus from Light & Wonder is a spooky story about the folklore creature Krampus stealing cash values from Christmas presents.