Introduction to Solar Reels
Solar Reels is a casino slot from LeoVegas Studios that powers up by utilising the power of the sun. Okay, so maybe we’re exaggerating a bit, as this is actually quite a simple fruit slot where the features are centered around the Solar Cash Symbols, which can come with prizes ranging from 1X to 100X the bet. Outside of that, we got quite a neon setting, where just about everything flashes a purple light on every spin, coupled with an upbeat but chill electronic soundtrack. The game is played around the previously mentioned Solar Cash Symbols, but they don’t do a lot outside of the Solar bonus game, where precise placement is everything, being able to award you with Row Multipliers and Column Jackpot Prizes for filling up, well, rows and columns. While maybe a bit confusing at first glance, the game flows pretty smoothly by itself, and the base game, while not utilising any Solar bonuses, has Reel Expanding Wild Symbols to help you hit those pesky fruit paylines. So, join us on this neon trip filled with suns and fruits as we hunt down the max win of 5,500X the bet.
Here you’ll find a fruit slot with a tinge of neon and many Solar Cash Symbols, which will be the key to your next big win. If you'd like to try out the game for yourself, we recommend giving the Solar Reels demo a try.
Theme, Gameplay & Payouts
Solar Reels is a video slot from LeoVegas Studios with 5 Reels, 4 Rows, and 25 Paylines. You can choose between making a Min.bet of 0.25 and a Max.bet of 250. Solar Reels comes with a quite a lower-than-average RTP of 95.07% and a medium volatility, where wins don’t spike as often as you might be used to, but still give you the chance of hitting the max win of 5,000X the bet.
The game doesn’t really offer much in terms of visuals, as it’s mostly set in a small neon box, with a neon playing grid and a lot of flashing lights. However, we can’t complain, as the reels flow smoothly with each spin, with some satisfying sound effects and a bumping soundtrack. You can play the game on most desktops, notepads, and mobiles.
The lower-paying symbols are strawberries, grapes, blueberries, and cherries. Creating a win with 5 of the same symbols will pay out 1.2X the bet. The higher-paying symbols are papayas, watermelons, and dragon fruits. Landing a win with 5 of the same symbols pays out 4X to 20X the bet. The Special Symbols are the Expanding Wild Symbols and Solar Cash Symbols, and you can read more about these in the next section.
Special Features & Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Solar Reels?
You can win up to 5,500X the bet.
What features are available in the slot Solar Reels?
The features are Wild Symbols, Solar Cash Symbols, Solar Reels, Solar Bonus Game, and Ante Bet.
Wild Symbols
Wild Symbols can land on all reels except the 1st reel and will help create winning combinations by being able to substitute for all symbols except Solar Cash Symbols. Whenever a Wild Symbol lands, it will expand to fill the entire reel.
Solar Cash Symbols
Solar Cash Symbols can appear on all reels and come with prizes ranging from 1X to 100X the bet. These Cash Symbols don’t automatically pay out and can only be cashed out in either the Solar Reels feature or the Solar Bonus Game.
Solar Reels
On any random spin in the base game, the Solar Reels bonus can trigger, and any Solar Cash Symbols that land during this spin will automatically pay out their associated cash value.
Solar Bonus Game
When landing 5 or more Solar Cash Symbols on the same spin, the bonus game is triggered with 3 Spins that reset for each new Solar Cash Symbol that lands on the reels. During the bonus game, the Row Multipliers are active, and after filling a row with Solar Cash Symbols, those symbols will get a random Multiplier ranging from 2X to 20X. Also, by filling up columns, you can unlock Column Jackpot prizes, ranging from 10X, 50X, and 1,000X the bet.
Ante Bet
By turning on the Ante Bet, you increase your chances of landing Solar Cash Symbols and triggering the bonus game, but at the cost of increasing your current bet by 100%.
Final Thoughts on Solar Reels
Solar Reels is a fruit slot that does everything to keep itself away from being branded as such, as the game in reality is all about the Solar Cash Symbols, except for the paytable, of course. But, we would argue, that maybe it does actually need that fruit slots tag, as there isn’t much else here to look at except for neon colours, which one can only have so much of in a casino game, and it doesn’t help that it's quite a common combo, as seen with the recently released Neon Frames. But the visuals aren’t bad, they look pretty good, and the spins feel even better thanks to the sound design; however, it can get a bit boring in the long run, at least in our experience, and that’s where the gameplay comes in to try and keep us engaged.
Before diving into features, we have to quickly run through the stats, starting with the disappointingly low RTP of 95.07%, which is quite a bit lower than average, and then, with this, we have a max win of 5,500X the bet. For you max win hunters out there, we will be the first to tell you that you'd better get ready to utilise just about every feature that this game has in store to hit it big. The Solar Cash Symbols have a max payout of 100X, which is nothing to scoff at, and on top of that, in the bonus game, you have Row Multipliers of up to 20X and Column Jackpot Prizes with prizes up to 1,000X the bet. This is all great, and actually makes for a very fun and volatile bonus game where you actually care about where symbols land, which doesn’t happen often. However, this is all in the bonus game, and there is very little to do in the base game, except for mostly making paylines, and at least we have the Expanding Wild Symbols to help with that. On the off-chance that you trigger the Solar Reels feature, you might be looking at a cash prize here and there, but it’s mostly just to keep spins from stagnating too much. All in all, we had a good time, but we can see some flaws coming out of the bright neon lights that can make it hard to keep players engaged for longer periods of time. If you’re interest has been piqued, be sure to check out the Solar Reels demo.
Solar Reels is a slot that is mostly centered around the Solar Cash Symbols, with an interesting and fun bonus game with many prizes.
