Northern Snow Demo Slot - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

With Northern Lights, Vela Gaming slots prove there’s more to their catalogue than Asian themed slots. Over 5 reels and 20 variable paylines, there are 10 symbols to look out for to create winning combos of 3 symbols or more.

Jack Frost pops up as the wild, replacing all symbols except the scatter. There are scatter wins and free spins available, with choose your own volatility combinations of symbol sets and free spins.

This slot may have a merry jingle vibe, but the high paytable symbols offer some good potential with multiplier wins.

The gameplay is pretty standard for Vela Gaming slots, with wilds and free spins. If you’re looking for a mobile optimised slot, Northern Lights has one very cool feature - the spin button can be placed anywhere on the screen - handy for left handed players.

Northern Lights isn’t hugely complex, but a few demo spins are always valuable when learning the ropes of a new slot. The sleek user-friendly player interface makes setup a breeze.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

Slots set in the snowy wastes have been popular ever since Frozen hit our screens in 2013.

The animals have gathered to celebrate a very special time of year, when Jack Frost and the Christmas Fairy decorate the woods with sparkling icicles and twinkling snow.

If you don’t like a cute cartoon aesthetic, this won’t be the game for you. But the jingle jolly soundtrack and beautifully drawn reindeers, wolves and polar bears make it a Christmassy delight.

Vela Gaming usually creates Asian themed slots that are a real visual delight. This slot is designed to appeal to a new audience and largely succeeds.

 RTP & Volatility

The long term RTP of Northern Lights is 95%, which is the industry standard. This is a variable volatility slot owing to the free spins feature, but is designed to suit most players.

How to Play Northern Snow

1. The i button in the bottom left hand corner of the screen gives you access to the paytable, more info about the bonus features and the layout of the 20 paylines

2. The speaker icon, also on the left of the screen, lets you mute sound or control the volume

3. If you prefer to play with autospins, click the auto button to choose between 10 and 500 autoplay games

4. To the left of the snowflake shaped spin button is the lines widget - use the arrows to play between 1 and all 20 paylines

5. To the right of the spin button is the bet, which can also be adjusted by the arrows - or use the max bet button to play at the highest stake

6. Once you’ve set your total bet and personalised your game, set a session budget based on the money you can afford to lose so you can enjoy your spins responsibly

7. Position the spin button wherever suits you and tap to play

Min & Max Bets + Top Wins

Unlike some payline slots, you can opt to play 1, 5, 10 and 15 lines, as well as all 20. Wins on a non-featured line won’t payout though, so balance your budget wisely.

You can play this slot for as little as 0.01 credit over one line. But most players will opt to play all 20 with a minimum-maximum bet range of 0.20 to 20.00 credits.

There’s massive potential in the free spins bonus, but the top prize is a 5 of a kind:

- Holly sprig pays 1,000x
- Snowman pays 500x
- Reindeer and wolf pay 250x
- Polar bear pays 200x
- A pays 125x
- 10-K pay 100x

That’s a potential 25,000 credit top win when you play at the maximum stake.

Opt for the highest volatility free spins/symbols combo to increase the opportunities for that 5 of a kind base game win. But beware, you’ll only have 5 spins to play with and they're tough to land.

Bonus Features

Vela Gaming slots aren’t the most innovative games when it comes to bonus features. They tend to rely on wilds and free spins to build potential.

Jack Frost wilds: Appearing on reels 2, 3 and 4 only, this symbol doubles any prize with a 2x multiplier.

Free spins: There are four options to choose from with varying volatility:

Low volatility option: 15 free games with royals, wilds and scatters only
Medium volatility option: 8 free spins with royals, holly sprigs, wilds and scatters only
High volatility option: 5 spins with upper paytable symbols, wilds and scatters only.

You can also choose the mystery spins, which award players 3, 5, 8, 10, 15 or 20 free spins with a random symbol set as above.

Our Verdict

This super cute game will appeal to anyone who likes to get into the festive spirit. It may be hard to land the bonus features, but all in all, this is a well balanced and very enjoyable game.

If you want a little more potential and bonus features, try Play N Go’s Wild North slots.

Disclaimer: Northern Snow trademark / license is owned by Vela Gaming. This site is not endorsed by Vela Gaming.