Galactica Demo Slot - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Galactica Game Theme

Anyone who has ever looked up at the sky and wondered at the beauty of the stars will probably appreciate this slot. Even the title conjures up images of the vastness of space with all its mysteries and promises. Then you load the game and see galaxies in the background. The reels themselves are less specific - the colour scheme and graphics match, but the gem and 7s symbols don’t really fit the theme - but some come with more galactic attachments such as a burning sun or some planetary rings. Bonus mini-games see even more planets and galaxies in play.

This slot manages to be absorbing without tying itself too tightly to any one science fiction property. If you want something more specific, you could try the Battlestar Galactica slot based on the popular TV show.

Graphics & Soundtrack of Galactica

The background is a gorgeous spacescape with deep colours and stars that have an animated sparkle. The reels are slightly less exciting as the symbols are almost exclusively gems, but they still gleam with a 3D detail that gives them slightly more life than other slots. It can also be hard to appreciate the graphics when the paytable and other gameplay information take up such a lot of space on screen. This is a stylish twist on a retro classic.

How to Play Galactica

It may have a complicated-looking layout, but the basic gameplay of Galactica is the same as most slots. When you hit play the reels will spin, and if three matching symbols land on the payline, you’ll win a prize (as set out on the paytable at the side of the reels - each symbol has its own value that grows with your bet). Once you have a win (whether in the main game or the upper game), you can choose to risk it for an increased prize. Of course, this also means the possibility of losing.

On the right of the screen is a guide to some of the slot’s special features, from the Wild that substitutes for other symbols to instructions on triggering free games and other extras. This slot really shines when it comes to the wide range of bonuses and extras, most accessed by collecting the right combination of gems or other symbols.

Galactica Bet & Win Sizes

Next to the Play button is a Bet button that you can use to adjust your stake. When you click it the column of numbers on the paytable will change. You start at five credits but can increase it to 75, at which point the highest-scoring symbol (three red 7s all together) grows from 1000 to 15,000. Now that’s a nice figure, though it might take a while to win. If you collect enough gems, you could also open the upper game and more chances to score big.

Galactica Bonuses and Extras

Two classic features in MGA free slots that feature in Galactica are:

Nudge - move the reels up to four places to the side to try to fill your line.

Hold - keep up to two reels in place to try and fill your lines.

You also have the opportunity to move from the main game to an upper game - another common characteristic in MGA slots. All you need to do is collect gems, and then you have a whole new paytable and an increase from one payline to eight.

There is also a selection of bonus games available:

Bonus Game 1 offers free spins for hitting three crystals.

Bonus Game 2 sits only in the upper game and comes with its own board game if you can only hit three diamonds.

Bonus Game 3 uses three planets in the upper game to trigger the special orbital reels game.

Bonus Game 4 is accessed by hitting three galaxies in the upper game and unlocks what’s known as the Route Game.

Other extra features include Free Games (match the right three gems), Vertical Lines (courtesy of collecting stars figures), which gives the upper game eight lines, Bar Mixed, which can offer random prizes for a collection of bar figures, and finally the Cumulative Game, which also makes use of star figures.

Galactica RTP & Volatility

When you see the RTP for Galactica starts at 80%, you may be disappointed. After all, that’s far below what you would expect to see from a popular modern slot. Then you look a little closer and realise 80% is only for the first bet. It increases to 90% for bets three, five and ten before settling at 95% on the 15th bet. Whether it’s worth the trouble or not is another matter. Many people will certainly appreciate it.

There’s no official word on variance, otherwise known as volatility.

Our Verdict on Galactica

If there’s one thing you know going into an MGA slot, it’s that you’re in for an eclectic range of extra features. The base game is simple but spiced up with a whole bunch of possibilities even before you start accessing the upper game. You may find yourself wishing for something a bit simpler, or at least that the big wins could be found a bit closer to the basic game, but this is an interesting variant on a traditional fruit machine. If it’s not for you, we have plenty of other demo slots available.

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