Detective’s Dream - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Detective’s Dream Slot Review

This video slot from Big Pot Gaming has five reels, 20 paylines, medium volatility, and an RTP of 96.34%. The game has a good payout potential with a max win of 400 for one payline. The total win potential is 4000 for one spin. Bonus symbols include a wild and a scatter symbol. This slots game is available at online casinos for real money, but it can also be enjoyed for free at Slots Temple.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack in Detective's Dream

This game has an interesting theme, with graphics that are well executed and a somewhat dreamy soundtrack.

Game theme in the Detective’s Dream slot

This rather strange game combines crime and detection motifs with a circus aesthetic and steampunk details. The detective in question is clearly having an unusual dream!

Graphics in the Detective’s Dreams slot

The reels appear to be powered by a series of cogs. Within them, circus-inspired fonts are used in the lower-scoring symbols, while a series of detective-related items are used for the higher-paying winning symbols.This includes a pair of boots, a pocket watch, binoculars, a magnifying glass, a pistol, and a detective badge.

Sounds in the Detective’s Dream slot

The soundtrack is a somewhat dreamy tune that wouldn’t be out of place as the theme song for a light-hearted TV show about time travelling detectives.

Detective's Dream RTP & Volatility

RTP

The game has an RTP of 96.34%, which is firmly above the online slots average of 95%.

Volatility

This slot game has a medium volatility. This is a good balance between risky high-variance games and the tedium of uneventful low-variance games.

How to Play Detective's Dream

1. Find the coins icon, located to the lower left of the reels.
2. Choose a total bet of between 0.2 and 4. This will be made across all 20 betlines (bet per line of 0.01 and 0.20).
3. Return to the screen and click either the main spin button or the auto button to get started. Both of these are located to the lower left of the reels.
4. Click on the Buy Bonus button at any time to access free spins.
5. Consult the paytable by clicking on the 'i' symbol to the lower right of the reels.
6. Change the game speed and adjust the sounds by clicking on the Menu button (lower right).

How to Win at Detective's Dream

Players win when they land matching symbols along a payline. There must be three or more winning symbols in the line to gain the win multiplier. The max win occurs when you land five detective badges in one payline. More wins are available in the free spins feature, which is triggered when the scatter symbol appears in the base game (three or more scatters will trigger 10 spins).

• 5 x Detective Badge = total bet x 100 win multiplier

Max-win 4,000x

Volatility Medium

Top RTP 96.34%

Detective's Dream Bonuses 

This slot game is a bit thin when it comes to bonus features. The Detective’s Dream bonus features include:

Wild

The wild symbol substitutes for all non-bonus symbols, maximising your payline win potential in both the base game and the free spins feature.

Free spins bonus 

This is triggered by three or more scatters in the base game or by clicking the Buy Bonus button to the left of the reels. Buying onto the bonus costs 120x your total current bet. At the start of the feature, one of the higher-paying symbols will be selected as a random selection symbol. When this symbol forms part of a payline, it will expand to cover the whole reel, potentially creating more payline wins. If you land two or more scatters during the feature, additional free spins will be awarded with a new random selection symbol.

Detective’s Dream Review - Our Verdict 

Gameplay and slot format

Like all Big Pot Gaming slots, Detective’s Dream is super easy to play. The layout of the game is familiar, and players only need to choose a total bet before getting started with the large spin button. Some players may be unfamiliar with the Buy Bonus option, but it’s fairly self-explanatory,

Theme and style

The idea of a detective’s dream is certainly not one that has come before. The developer has started with the detective/crime theme and injected it with playful steampunk and circus styles. Somehow, it just works!

Detective's Dream bonus features

The game’s only flaws are that there aren't quite enough bonus features and there is no gamble option. Luckily, the free spins feature doesn’t disappoint, mostly due to the random selection symbol that can expand to create more wins. It’s also always a positive when more free spins can be triggered.
 

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