Introduction to Hellevator
Hellevator is a casino slot from TrueLab set in a haunted mansion, crawling with all manner of ghouls and ghosts. The story here follows a young detective following a trail of disappearances, and it all leads to an abandoned hotel where every wall is stained with blood. In here, you find the titular Hellevator, a demonic portal to hell that feeds on just about anything to grow stronger and stronger. Just from the get-go, the story and visuals instantly grabbed our attention and piqued our interest. The game takes this story of the Hellevator and turns it into the main feature of the game, triggering Respins and absorbing low-paying symbols to stack its Multipliers higher and higher. You can also combine this feature with the Free Spins for an even more volatile bonus game with sticky Multiplier Wild Symbols for consistent chain wins until you hit the max win of 6,666X the bet. So, come along to a haunted mansion this Halloween season, and experience horrors straight from hell, and maybe some big wins along the way.
It’s up to you and the detective to find the source of these horrifying monsters and put a stop to them. If you want to see what fear truly is, then be sure to check out the Hellevator demo.
Theme, Gameplay & Payouts
Hellevator is a video slot from TrueLab with 5 reels, 4 rows, and 20 paylines. You can choose between making a Min.bet of 0.1 and a Max.bet of 30. Hellevator comes with a slightly better-than-average RTP of 96.19% and high volatility, making wins not as often, but they can be even bigger, even allowing you to hit the themed max win of 6,666X the bet.
When you enter the game, you find yourself in the hotel lobby, with creepy monsters, cut-off limbs, and blood just about everywhere. When you start activating the bonus game, you start exploring the hotel, and that’s when you’ll probably stumble upon the Hellevator, with demons trying to force its doors open and crawl out. You can play the game on most mobiles, desktops, and notepads.
The lower-paying symbols are various human parts put in luggage, ranging from the heart in a bag, the head in a box, the leg in the luggage, and the hand in the suitcase. Creating a win with 5 of the same symbols will pay out 0.5X the bet. The higher-paying symbols are the double-headed girl, the slit-mouthed woman, the vampire lady, the detective, and the demonic hotel owner. Landing a win with 5 of the same symbols pays out 2.5X to 20X the bet. There are the typical Special Symbols, such as the Wilds and Scatter Symbols, in the game as well, but the most important one is the Hellevator Symbol, which you can learn more about in the next section.
Special Features & Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Hellevator?
You can win up to 6,666X the bet.
What features are available in the slot Hellevator?
The features are Wild Multiplier Symbols, Hellevator, Haunted Respins, Free Spins, Feature Buy, and Ante Bet (Bonus Bet).
Wild Multiplier Symbols
Wild Symbols can show up on reels 2, 4, and 5, and help form winning combinations by being able to substitute for all normal-paying symbols. All Wild Symbols also come with a 2X Multiplier, doubling any wins it is a part of.
Hellevator
The Hellevator is a Special Wild Symbol that can only appear on reel 3. When it lands, it will nudge up or down, expanding over the entire reel, increasing its Multiplier by 1X with every shift. When fully landed, it will trigger the Haunted Respin feature. However, if the Hellevator Symbol lands with Scatter Symbols, then it will try to activate the Hellevator Spins, a special Free Spins bonus game.
Haunted Respins
The Haunted Respins are activated by the Hellevator, which keeps the reels spinning as long as new winning combinations are made. Symbols of each winning payline will stick to the reel together with the Hellevator, and it will collect Multipliers from the low symbols of each winning payline, increasing its Multiplier by +1 for each low-paying symbol. Wild Symbols will also stick to the reels, until they’re part of a winning combination. When no more winning combinations are made, the spins stop, and the Hellevator's total Win Multiplier will be added to all paying lines.
Free Spins
There are two types of Free Spins, which can be triggered by landing 3, 4, or 5 Scatter Symbols, awarding 8, 10, or 12 spins, respectively. The standard Free Spins come with no added bonuses and are rather plain, but have the chance of landing the Hellevator symbol. Either landing the Hellevator Symbol during the bonus game or triggering the Free Spins feature with it will activate the Hellevator Spins.
The Hellevator Spins is a special version of the standard Free Spins feature, with a permanent Hellevator covering reel 3. During the bonus game, the Respin activates with every spin, and the Hellevator keeps accumulating Multipliers throughout the entire bonus game.
If you land a Hellevator Symbol with less than 3 Scatter Symbols in the base game, you trigger a Scatter Collector, which will accumulate Scatter Symbols throughout the Haunted Respins. If the required amount of Scatters is collected, you will be awarded the Hellevator Spins, but if not, then all Scatters collected will be lost.
Feature Buy
There are two types of Feature Buy options that you can partake in, allowing you to instantly start a bonus game for a price based on the current bet.
120X = Triggers the Free Spins feature with 8 or more spins, and with a chance to trigger the Hellevator.
360XÂ = Triggers the Hellevator Spins.
Ante Bet (Bonus Bet)
The Ante Bet increases the chances of Scatter Symbols landing in the base game, but for a 3X increase to your current bet.
Final Thoughts on Hellevator
Hellevator is the studio's first seasonal Halloween release, and it comes out with a bang, as Hellevator is exactly what people are asking for in the dark nights of October, a horror game to its core, even with the occasional jump scare. We felt like this was a nice mix of the setting from Horror Hotel, made by Relax Gaming in 2023, but with a more serious tone and vibe, such as that from Possessed, made by Nolimit City in 2024. As soon as you enter, you’re dragged into the game’s story and setting, and while there may not be much of a soundtrack, the eerie ambiance and sound effects are more than enough to set the tone. But what are great visuals and a setting if the gameplay is lacking? Well, let us see if the Hellevator feature is good enough to take this slot up to the top.
Starting with the stats, we have a slightly-above-average RTP of 96.19% and a very fitting max win of 6,666X the bet, of course, being inspired by the religious 666, which is thought to be the number of the beast, symbolising the antichrist. But even if the devil himself is here, that won’t stop us from sending a few spins, and we’re gonna be honest, there are quite some good spins here. While most wins are found through the Hellevator, either through its Haunted Respins or boosted Free Spins bonus game, you can still pick up solid wins here and there thanks to the game’s good payouts and 2X Wild Multiplier Symbols. But, it is true, that if you want to see what fortune hell stores, then you’re gonna have to take a trip with the Hellevator, and its Haunted Respins is a great way of chaining wins during the base game. However, one thing we have to point out is how weak and almost sad the basic Free Spins feature is, as it doesn’t bring with it any bonuses, except for the fact that it can trigger the Hellevator Spins bonus game. It is during the bonus game that each spin will help you rack in wins and stack up the Multipliers, and as they’re persistent between spins, your Total Win Counter will only grow larger. So all in all, Hellevator has a lot of horrifiingly good bonuses to keep you occupied this Halloween, but we do wish there was something more to be done with its basic Free Spins feature, but who are we to demand things from the demons of hell? If you want to check out the game for yourself, then be sure to send a few spins on the demo beforehand.
Hellevator is a slot with a full-on horror theme, bonus games, and nonstop Multipliers built around its titular Hellevator feature.
