Santa's Stack: Dream Drop Slot review
Relax Gaming has struck gold with its Dream Drop progressive jackpot, and the studio has been hard at work adding it to a selection of its slots. One such slot that has received this treatment is Santa’s Stack. The original slot was a popular hit for the studio, so now the festive-themed fun is back with the addition of a huge jackpot to be won. Let’s find out whether this is naughty or nice in this Santa’s Stack: Dream Drop slot review.
Santa's Stack: Dream Drop Theme and Design
The Santa’s Stack: Dream Drop slot does a great job of getting you in the festive spirit. The game uses an 8-bit style design to bring its reels to life, with the backdrop of the reels being a beautiful snow-covered town. The characters on the reels feature Santa, Mrs Claus, an Elf, and Rudolph, all brought to life with the slot’s unique 8-bit animation. It’s a design that grabs your attention straight away and makes Santa’s Stack: Dream Drop stand out from a lot of other, lazily thrown-together Christmas-themed titles.
How to Play Santa's Stack: Dream Drop
Santa’s Stack: Dream Drop takes place on an enhanced 8x8 grid, with the slot using a cluster-pays mechanic to help players land a win. Players secure wins by landing clusters of five or more on the grid.
In terms of getting the game started, things are kept nice and simple, with the stake being adjusted using the stack of coins icon to the right of the reels, and the autoplay and turbo features found on the same side. The turbo-play feature is not available in all territories.
The RTP for the slot is 94%, which is lower than average, but this is a result of the titular jackpot. It has been given a 5/5 volatility rating from Relax Gaming.
Santa's Stack: Dream Drop Bonus Features
There are three main bonus features to enjoy in Santa’s Stack: Dream Drop, including the titular jackpot. The first of these is the Santa’s Respins feature. This is triggered when a Wild symbol is part of a winning combination. When this happens, the symbols in the cluster turn into Mystery symbols and are locked in place. Every time a win occurs next to this cluster, those symbols are also turned into Mystery symbols. When there are no new respins, all of the Mystery symbols will reveal themselves and be paid out.
The next feature is the Free Spins bonus. Whenever three or more Scatters land, players are given five spins, plus an extra spin for each additional Scatter. Santa’s Respins can be activated during the spins, and the chances of this happening are increased by guaranteed Wilds. The number of guaranteed Wilds landing in the Free Spins increases by one with each spin. There are also additional bonus symbols that can land, including Multipliers and extra spins.
Finally, there is the Dream Drop Jackpot. This is a progressive jackpot that can be triggered on any random spin. A mini-game can launch on any spin, and players will need to match three Jackpot symbols from a selection of boxes. There are five jackpots to be won – the Rapid, Midi, Maxi, Major, or Mega.
Santa's Stack: Dream Drop Slot Verdict
The original Santa’s Stack slot game from Relax Gaming was a lot of fun, so it should be no surprise that the addition of one of the biggest jackpots in all of iGaming has only improved things. The game looks great and the bonus features keep the gameplay engaging. The titular jackpot feature is definitely the biggest selling point here, with the Dream Drop Jackpot offering some serious winning potential. This is a slot that definitely makes our nice list.