Introduction to Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under is a casino slot from Nolimit City, exploring the grim world of one disturbed individual who struggles to maintain normal social relationships with people. However, instead of cutting ties and moving on with his life when the personalities don't click, he prefers to keep them close by, but silent and obedient. And what better guarantee of those two things than a designated spot underground? With this macabre overview of the theme, you can prepare for the dirty gameplay, where rummaging in the soil for shiny gemstones will be your main task. To help you unearth the sparkly riches, you'll get a pretty explosive arsenal consisting of six unique bombs, each one clearing the obstructions in a different pattern. Digging deeper will take you to Free Spins, where dirt symbols gradually fill up the screen, leaving you with fewer positions to hit bombs and get some more breathing room again. Are you ready to find out how long you can hold out before you're covered entirely? If you manage to keep your head above ground, you can emerge with riches worth up to 30,000x the bet.
Theme, Gameplay & Payouts
Six Feet Under is a video slot from Nolimit City with 6 reels, 6 rows, and up to 46,656 ways to win. The available stake range starts from a Min.bet of 0.20 and goes up to a Max.bet of 100. Behind the reels, a default RTP of 96.05% runs the game's engine, which is on the lower end of the industry average. A couple of lower variants of 94.02% and 92.07% were also released, so make sure to check the version before playing. Big wins can occur less frequently, but they should carry more value on average due to the math profile's high volatility rating, while the maximum win you can win in a single game round is 30,000x the bet. The top prize is achievable with an average frequency of 1 in ~93.5M spins. Free spins trigger at an average rate of 1 in 233 spins, whereas wins exceeding 100x the bet occur with a frequency of 1 in 663 spins. The base hit rate sits at 21.90%.
Six Feet Under's presentation is peculiar, and it's hard to determine if the tacky quality of the graphics is deliberate or the artists struggled with a creative crisis. Given the theme revolves around items buried below the surface, the overall dirty, dusty, and muted profile is fitting, although there's something about the rendering itself that makes symbols look cheap and unrefined. Even the gemstones, which are supposed to be the most coveted element of the setup, don't feel particularly attractive. Still, it all might be purposeful to elicit the bleak, unsettling atmosphere of the suffocating underground. If you're not turned off by such visuals, you can start digging on any modern device, as the game adapts seamlessly to all screen sizes on PCs, smartphones, and tablets.
Symbols in the paytable award wins when you match them on at least 3 adjacent reels, starting from the left. The payout hierarchy is represented by two groups, of which low-paying icons appear as playing card ranks from 10 to A on scraps of paper, awarding between 0.5x and 0.9x the bet for a 6-of-a-kind combination. High-paying symbols are depicted by a boot, a red bag, a music box, a bike helmet, and an action camera. These images offer prizes ranging from 1.1x to 2.5x the bet when you create a winning way across 6 reels. Alongside the regular line-up, there are also Wilds represented by a skull pierced with a wooden stake, six types of Bombs, Gems with instant prizes, and Bonus symbols in the form of an oxygen tank.
Special Features & Slot Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Six Feet Under?
You can win up to 30,000x the bet.
What features are available in the slot Six Feet Under?
The features are Reel Area & Cascading, Bombs, Gems, Gem Upgrades, The Descent Bonus, Extra Spin, Nolimit Booster, Feature Buy (Nolimit Bonus), and Nolimit Side Hustle.
Reel Area & Cascading
All wins explode and cause a drop of remaining symbols. New symbols then refill the grid to potentially award new wins and continue the cycle. The game area consists of 6 rows, of which 3 or more will be covered by obstructing dirt positions, which can be removed by special Bomb symbols.
Bombs
Six types of Bombs appear in the game, affecting the grid in various ways when activated.
Small Box = explodes in a 3x3 pattern.
Teddy Bear = explodes in a cross pattern, removing up to 2 symbols in four directions.
Big Box = explodes in a 5x5 pattern.
Glass Can = explodes its own row, one above, and one below.
Gasoline = explodes its column, one to the left, and one to the right.
Cake = explodes in a combined cross and plus pattern.
Gems
Gems award instant prizes worth 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, 20x, 50x, 100x, 200x, or 1,000x the bet whenever the dirt obstruction is cleared from them.
Gem Upgrades
Two Gem upgrades may land in view. The Shovel adds random Gems to all positions below it on the same reel. Existing Gems are upgraded to a more valuable variant. The Toolbox behaves identically but affects all reels.
The Descent Bonus
Landing at least 3 Bonus symbols (unobstructed by dirt) anywhere in view during a main game spin triggers The Descent bonus. Each additional Bonus symbol in the triggering combination removes the lowest-value Gem from play. You start with an empty grid, to which new dirt symbols are added on every spin in addition to regular paying icons. You keep playing until the entire board is filled with dirt.
Extra Spin
The feature can trigger automatically at the end of a round, offering the possibility to play another spin with the dirt symbols and any unobstructed Bonus symbols kept from the previous spin. The price depends on the conditions of the last round and can only be triggered if it doesn't exceed the total win.
Nolimit Booster
To enhance your base game spins, you can use several options available in the Nolimit Booster menu.
3x = Bonus Booster, guaranteeing a dirt-covered Bonus symbol.
8x = Pure Spin, with Gems carrying a minimum of 5x.
30x = Greedy Spin, with all dirt positions occupied by Gems.
80x = Purer Spin, with Gems carrying a minimum of 50x.
300x = Greedier Spin, with all dirt positions occupied by Gems valued at at least 50x.
3,000x = Greediest Spin, with all dirt positions occupied by Gems valued at 1,000x.
Feature Buy (Nolimit Bonus)
If you want to skip the base game grind, you also have the possibility of triggering any of the bonus rounds instantly through the Nolimit Bonus function.
60x = The Descent Bonus triggered with 3 Bonus symbols.
250x = The Descent Bonus triggered with 5 Bonus symbols.
600x = The Descent Bonus triggered with 6 Bonus symbols.
1,900x = The Descent Bonus triggered with 8 Bonus symbols.
260x = Lucky Draw 1.
2,965x = Lucky Draw 2.
Nolimit Side Hustle
Side Hustle is a type of ante bet that allows you to win more per spin if you manage to correctly predict the round's outcome regarding activated features. Each bet type increases your active stake but provides a higher return if the condition is fulfilled.
1.1x = pays 136.3x if the spin ends with no dirt symbols.
1.6x = pays 60.85x or 61.4x if the Cake or Gasoline Bomb explodes.
1.8x = pays 41.85x or 42.5x if the Big Box or Glass Can Bomb explodes.
1.8x = pays 532.55x if the spin count during The Descent Bonus reaches at least 12.
2x = pays 22.9x or 20.55x if the Teddy or Small Box Bomb explodes.
11x = pays 12.25x if you hit a spin with no win.
Final Thoughts on Six Feet Under
With a title like Six Feet Under and the fact it's a slot coming from Nolimit City, we anticipated a gruesome follow-up to something like Serial or Kiss My Chainsaw. Meaning a narrative that, to some extent, unravels while you play and reels you deeper into the mood during bonuses that depict the culminating point of the plot. From a purely storytelling perspective, this one felt quite underwhelming, not really capitalising on the gruesomeness of the circumstances outlined unusually briefly on the game's info sheet. The box behind the symbols occasionally showing a tied-up victim or a skeleton hardly elicits any kind of shock, and beyond that, there aren't any other visual aids that would emphasise the aura of horror. The only time you can feel any connection with the story is during the big-win presentations, which do an excellent job, as they usually do in NLC productions. Overall graphics quality also doesn't redeem the situation, offering a strangely unfulfilling design resembling a half-baked mobile game rather than a premium slot from an experienced provider.
Gameplay-wise, we can understand that the studio is trying something outside its usual scope, which paid off a few times in the past, Duck Hunters being a good example. The hunt for gems covered in dirt has its obvious appeal, creating a natural cycle that most players can quickly grasp. Having the regular wins also remove the obstructions would tighten up the setup nicely, but even without that, Bombs seem to drop quite frequently. With a wide range of six types available, the anticipation of which positions get blown away is always high, contributing to an exciting experience. The constant race against time during the bonus round also adds a solid layer of intensity to each playthrough, tying the mechanics nicely to the theme and making you feel like you're about to drown under a ton of suffocating dirt.
Six Feet Under offers a dynamic cycle of removing obstructions and unearthing cash rewards, dressed in a horror setting that doesn't live up to the studio's usual reputation.
