Introduction to What’s Up? Witches
What’s Up? Witches is a casino slot from NetEnt with effective gameplay and a creative theme. This release from NetEnt gives us Sabrina the Teenage Witch vibes, offering a storyline revolving around three teenage witches who combine exams with mixing powerful spells. Here, the studio delivers deep gameplay with strong win potential, thanks to Arcane Features and lucrative Free Spins. The theme might be too juvenile for some, but for us, it creates an immersive experience with a good backstory, making it easier to spin the reels. Try the What’s Up? Witches demo at the top of the page.
Theme, Gameplay, & Payouts
What’s Up? Witches is a video slot by NetEnt that features 6 reels, 4-6-6-6-6-4 rows, and 20,736 ways to win. You can select bet sizes ranging from 0.2 to 40, with a default RTP of 96.03%, which is considered around industry-average. However, operators can also choose one of the lower ones, such as 94.06%, 92.06%, or 88.09%. This game has high volatility and a hit frequency of 22.78%, offering potential wins of up to 10.180X your bet. On average, it takes 180 spins to activate the bonus game.
The game’s design is based on an edgy witch theme, where we meet three teenagers ready to mix a potion to ace the next exam or use magic to mess with their high school rival. If you want to boost the gaming experience for a cost, activate the Feature Buy button in the left corner. All other buttons, including the Spin and Bet Size, can be found below the reels. You can play What’s Up? Witches on all mobile devices, desktops, and notepads. You create a winning combination by landing 3 or more of the same symbol types on adjacent reels starting at the leftmost reel, triggering the Avalanche.
The lower-paying symbols are blue gem, green gem, and orange gem. Landing 6 of the same symbol type pays between 0.6X and 1X. The higher-paying symbols are a blue necklace, a flask, a red necklace, a blonde witch, a red witch, and a black witch. Landing 6 of the same symbol type pays between 1.5X and 5X.
The game’s Wild Symbol has the text “Wild” and, depending on whether you land 3, 4, 5, or 6 Wild Symbols pays 1.5X, 2.5X, 3X, or 5X the bet, respectively. The Scatter Symbol has the text “Bonus” and landing 3 or more will trigger the Bonus Game. Spell Symbols is a pentagram and can be activated by the Grimoire Symbol, which is an image of a book, and can trigger Arcane Feature spells when it appears on the same horizontal row. It also appears as a golden Super Grimoire, triggering all spells on the reels. Let’s find out what kind of features this game has to offer.
Special Features & Slot Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot of What’s Up? Witches?
The max win is 10,180X the bet.
What features are available in the slot of What’s Up? Witches?
The features of this slot game are Avalanche, Wild Symbol, Arcane Features, Free Spins, and Feature Buy (Elevate Feature Buys).
Avalanche
The Avalanche feature is activated when a win is created, and the winning symbols will be removed from the reels. New symbols will fall from above and allow new winning combinations; this will continue as long as new winning combinations are created.
Wild Symbol
The Wild Symbol substitutes all symbols except Scatter, Spells, and Grimoires Symbols, and helps you create winning combinations. Depending on whether you land 3, 4, 5, or 6 Wild Symbols pays 1.5X, 2.5X, 3X, or 5X the bet, respectively.
Arcane Features
The Arcane Features can be triggered whenever a Spell Symbol and a Grimoire Symbol land on the horizontal row. It can also be triggered by the Super Grimoire Symbol, activating all Spell Symbols in view, and their corresponding features. Up to 3 Spells can appear on the reels during one spin.
The following Arcane Features can be triggered:
Simple Spell = Transforms into a Wild Symbol.
Vertical Spell = Transforms itself and adjacent positions above and below into Wild Symbols.
Horizontal Spell = Transforms itself and adjacent positions left and right into Wild Symbols.
Plus Pattern Spell = Works as a Vertical and Horizontal Spell at the same time.
Downward Spell = Transforms itself and all symbols below it into Wild Symbols.
Upward Spell = Transforms itself and all symbols above it into Wild Symbols.
Omni-directional Spell = Transforms itself and all adjacent symbols into Wild Symbols.
Rightmost Spell = Transforms itself and all symbols to the right into Wild Symbols.
Leftmost Spell = Transforms itself and all symbols to the left into Wild Symbols.
All Wild Symbols that get triggered by a Spell Symbol get a +1X Multiplier value up to 3X. The multiplier value is applied to all wins it’s part of, and whenever several Wild Multipliers are part of the same win, their values are multiplied before being applied.
Free Spins
This feature can be triggered by landing 4 or more Scatter Symbols during the Base Game. Depending on whether you trigger the feature with 4 or 5 Scatter Symbols, award 10 or 15 Free Spins.
The Free Spins are played on a 5x5 game grid, where only Multiplier Symbols and blanks can appear, with values of 1X, 2X, 5X, 10X, 20X, 50X, and 100X. Whenever a Multiplier Symbol lands in view, it gets locked in position for the remainder of the feature. A Magic Orb is seen beside the reels, and can offer the following potential features:
Doubler = Randomly doubles 3 Multipliers in view.
Collector = Collects 2 to 6 Multipliers.
Upgrader = Randomly upgrades 3 Multipliers by +1X.
Compressor = Adds Multipliers in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line, removes them from the reels, then adds their total sum in the last position on the line.
Adder = Adds a random values of 5X, 6X, 7X, 8X, 9X, 10X, 20X, 30X, 40X, 50X, 60X, 70X, 80X, 90X, 100X, or 200X to 3 Multipliers on the reels.
Generator = Adds Multipliers on empty positions on the reels, carrying multiplier of 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, 6X, 7X, 8X, 9X, 10X, 20X, 30X, 40X, 50X, 60X, 70X, 80X, 90X, 100X, 200X, or 500X.
Converter = Selects a multiplier on the reels, checks for a higher value on adjacent positions, then converts the 5 surrounding positions to that value.
Sweeper = Collects and removes all 1X Multipliers from the reels.
3+ Spins = Awards 3 additional Free Spins.
When no more Free Spins remain, the collected Multiplier value is applied to the current bet.
Feature Buy (Elevate Feature Buys)
If you want to boost the gaming experience for a cost, use the Feature Buy options.
3X (Bonus Hunt) = Play the game with a 3 times boosted chance of activating the Free Spins with an RTP of 96.05%.
10X (Arcane) = Activates the Arcane Feature with an RTP of 96.08%.
100X (Free Spins) = Triggers the Free Spin with an RTP of 96.08%.
300X = Triggers the Arcane + Free Spins, with 10 or 15 Free Spins with an RTP of 96.08%.
500X = Triggers the Arcane + 15 Free Spins with an RTP of 96.04%.
Final Thoughts on What’s Up? Witches
NetEnt delivers a cheeky, well-produced slot experience with a retro vibe. Here, we meet three teenage witches, ready to mix a potion to get them through school. Perhaps turning the principle into a toad or cheating on the next exam? The potential is endless for a teenage witch, and NetEnt has captured the cheeky tone with immersive design and a good backstory, keeping us engaged.
In terms of gameplay, we get an ambitious feature list that starts with the Arcane Features during the Base Game. Although it might feel overwhelming at first, it's basically a Wild Symbol feature, finding creative ways to add Wild Symbols to the reels with potential multiplier values. We enjoy the balance between the Base and Bonus Game, feeling like two different worlds, with their own rules and spells. While testing the Bonus Game, we’re presented with a familiar Hold & Win mechanic, where Multipliers (Cash Symbols) can land on the reels with values up to 500X, but thanks to 9 Modifiers, the max win of 10,180X felt believable.
As mentioned in the Introduction, its teenage and somewhat juvenile vibe might not suit everyone, but once you try it, you’ll be surprised by its gameplay depth and multiple ways to create wins. With an ambitious theme and lucrative gameplay, we give this confident NetEnt slot release a good rating. If you want more witch-themed releases, we recommend Witch Feature and Witch School.
What’s Up? Witches is a slot where spells from three teenage witches can lead to serious win potential, combined with an ambitious storyline and deep gameplay.
