Ghost Festival - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Ghost Festival Slot Review

Inspired by the Taoist and Buddhist tradition found across Asian countries, the Ghost Festival slot is also a classic video slot title with a 5-reel by 4-row layout and 100 paylines. The creepy ghosts and traditional dress-wearing characters have the highest payout potential and always appear fully stacked on the reels, while a free spins bonus with a x3 multiplier is up for grabs. Read on for our full Ghost Festival slot review.

The Asian Halloween

Known as Obon in Japan and Hungry Ghost Festival in China and other East Asian countries with Buddhist roots, this is the Asian equivalent of Halloween in the West and is a great source of spooky imagery and evocative theming for a slots game.

Theme and Symbols

While the low-paying symbols are just stylised card suits, the higher payout potential symbols are a great combo of spooky ghost figures like those out of Japanese horror films and two living characters in the traditional dress of what looks like the Hungry Ghost Festival in China.

Soundtrack

A suitably Asian-inspired soundtrack accompanies the reels, along with plenty of rewarding sound effects when wins are scored. In common with many KA Gaming slots, the music only plays while you are spinning, which can be a bit annoying. 

Ghost Festival RTP & Volatility 

KA Gaming are notorious for never publishing RTP or volatility data. In demo mode, however, we found the Ghost Festival slot to show medium variance, with smaller wins appearing fairly regularly but it being much harder to match the stacked high-paying symbols. Always check with online casinos if you decide to play for real money as the RTP or variance level may be chosen by the provider.

How to Play Ghost Festival

Just like the Big Bass Bonanza slot, this is a classic video slot that is easy to pick up and play:

1. Your remaining balance is in the bottom right, while current bet level and recent win are in the bottom left.
2. Choose your bet from pre-set choices using the “new bet” button, or use “max bet” over on the right.
3. For winning symbols, win multiplier amounts and the base game rules, use the paytable with the “i” button in the bottom right.
4. Hit the play button in the centre for one spin of the reels.
5. Press and hold the play button for autoplay, but keep in mind there are no win or loss limit functions you can set.
6. Always play demo mode slots responsibly by setting realistic budgets and sticking to them throughout gameplay. Use the time-out and self-exclusion functions available in your Slots Temple account to keep things fun.

How to Win at Ghost Festival

This 5-reel by 4-row slot has 100 paylines, where you need to match 3 or more symbols on a line in order to score your total win. 

Max Win

The top-paying symbol in the game is the scatter symbol, with the max win multiplier for 5 of a kind of x8.

Max-win 2,400x

Volatility Low

Top RTP 96%

Ghost Festival Bonuses 

There’s not a huge number of Ghost Festival bonus features, but there are a few additions that keep the base game interesting.

Stacked Symbols

The top-paying symbols will always appear stacked as a single picture, which means there is a greater potential for combos if you do manage to match them. The chances of this happening are lower, too, however.

Wilds

These will substitute for all other winning symbols except the scatter symbol to help form winning combinations and boost your payout potential.

Free Spins Bonus

Landing the following numbers of scatter symbols will award free spins:

• 3 scatter symbols for 8 free spins
• 4 scatter symbols for 12 free spins
• 5 scatter symbols for 20 free spins

During the free spins bonus, you’ll have a x3 multiplier that applies to all wins throughout the bonus round to increase your potential total win. This makes it better than many free spins bonus games in other slots.

Ghost Festival Review - Our Verdict 

In a market saturated by pumpkins, witches and vampires, we found this Asian-culture-inspired take on the spooky slots theme a welcome departure that enhances an otherwise basic slot machine.
 

Disclaimer: Ghost Festival trademark / license is owned by KA Gaming. This site is not endorsed by KA Gaming.