Introduction to Monster Quest
Monster Quest is a casino slot from Big Time Gaming featuring a brave Knight who’s out to slay monsters that will bring you cash wins. The monsters come on Bonus Symbols that can trigger the Hold And Spin, which is a respin feature where the Knight is busy killing bad guys. However, he can never kill a monster with a higher value than himself, so your hope is to land monsters with lower values to increase the Knight’s total value before he can slay the big guys. If everything turns out great, the Knight may grow big enough to slay the furious dragon. Let’s see how it all works.
For a first-hand experience of this dragon-killing business, you can play the free demo of Monster Quest at the top of this review.
Theme, Gameplay, and Payouts
Monster Quest is a video slot from Big Time Gaming featuring 6 reels with between 2 and 7 rows. With the maximum number of rows, you have 117,649 ways to win. The Min.bet is 0.2, and the Max.bet is 2. The game’s default RTP is 96.49%, but several other versions are also available with RTPs of 94.41%, 91.41%, and 86.35%. Monster Quest has high volatility and a max win of 99,900x the bet.
The reels of Monster Quest are put on the walls of a big, grey, cartoon-looking castle. To the sides of the reels are the castle’s towers, and in the background is a green hilly landscape with a couple of other castles in the distance. On top of the castle is a counter telling you how many Megaways (ways to win) there are on each spin. Each reel changes between 2 and 7 rows on each spin. To make a win, you need to land at least 3 matching symbols on adjacent reels, starting on the first reel to the left. The game is available on mobile phones, tablets, and desktop computers.
The lower-paying symbols in Monster Quest are 9, 10, J, Q, K, and A. They pay between 0.4x and 0.6x the bet for a 6-of-a-kind win. The higher-paying symbols are green, blue, red, and purple gemstones. These symbols will give you between 1x and 20x the bet for wins of 6 symbols. The Wild Symbol substitutes all symbols except the Scatter and Bonus Symbols.
Special Features & Slot Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Monster Quest?
You can win up to 99,900x the bet.
What features are available in the slot Monster Quest?
The features are Wild Symbol, Hold And Spin, Free Spins, Power Play, and Feature Buy.
Wild Symbol
Wild symbols can replace all regular symbols to help form winning combinations. However, they do not substitute for Scatter symbols or Bonus symbols.
Hold And Spin
You trigger the Hold And Spin feature by landing 6 or more Bonus Symbols anywhere on the reels. The Bonus Symbols are a dragon, a knight, and different monsters. Each position on the reels spins independently, and you can either land blanks or Bonus Symbols on a position.
The Knight will run over the reels and kill any monster that has a value equal to or lower than its own. The monster’s value will then be collected and added to the Knight’s total. The Knight has 3 lives when the feature starts, and he loses one life on every spin where no monster appears or is killed. Every defeated monster restores one life, and the Knight can have a maximum of 3.
The feature ends when the Knight loses all of its lives, defeats the Dragon, or when all available positions are filled with Monsters. When the feature finishes, you’re awarded the Knight’s total value.
Free Spins
You trigger 12 Free Spins by landing 3 Scatter Symbols anywhere on the reels, and you get 2 more spins for every Scatter over 3. The Knight is assigned a random value between 8x and 15x the bet, and he remains on the screen for the entire bonus round. The Knight defeats and collects the value of any Monster with a value equal to or lower than its own.
A Megaways Win Multiplier applies to all regular symbol wins during the Free Spins. The multiplier begins at 1x and increases by 1 each time a Monster is defeated. If 5 or more Monsters appear at the same time, the Hold And Spin feature is triggered. Monsters defeated during Hold And Spin do not increase the Megaways Win Multiplier.
Landing 3 or more Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels awards 4 additional Free Spins, and every extra Scatter beyond the third awards 2 more Free Spins. Once all Free Spins have been completed, you’re awarded the Knight's final value on top of your other winnings.
Power Play
You can increase your chances of landing big wins by activating the Power Play feature for 8x the bet. It guarantees to give you at least 10,000 ways to win.
Feature Buy
The Hold And Spin bonus feature is for sale for 35x the bet, and the Free Spins are yours for 90x the bet.
Final Thoughts on Monster Quest
Monster Quest isn’t like other slots when it turns monster hunting into a treasure hunt with a funny twist. Instead of simply smashing everything in sight, your Knight has to pick his battles carefully, growing stronger by defeating weaker monsters before taking on the bigger threats. This creates a pretty unique mini-adventure within the game.
The Knight’s fighting skills come to the test in the Hold And Spin feature, where you’ll hope for him to become strong enough to tackle the mighty dragon. However, at first glance, you may be surprised that there are cash values (monsters) on the reels that aren’t awarded to you. Most respin features award a cash win as soon as the symbol lands on the reels, but this game only lets you collect the bonus symbols with lower values than the Knight.
The Knight is also active in the Free Spins, and he might collect some extra cash for you since you also make regular wins. On top of that is a Free Spins multiplier that increases every time the Knight successfully swings his sword.
Monster Quest has a light-hearted fantasy style rather than a dark medieval atmosphere. The colorful gems, cartoon monsters, and cheerful castle setting make it easy to enjoy, even when the monsters refuse to hand over their treasure. Another plus is the massive 99,900x max that we all dream of.
Monster Quest from Big Time Gaming delivers a creative blend of Megaways gameplay, monster-slaying action, and rewarding bonus features that stand out from the crowd.
