Burning Sun™ Slot Review

Theme and Story Line in Burning Sun

When I fire up Burning Sun, the theme hits straight away. The whole slot is literally themed on the sun powering our solar system, with the reels hanging in deep space. You feel as if you travel to a massive star and take your seat on top of burning hot plasma rays, while solar winds scorch across the grid and every spin chases red hot wins in the void.

Graphics, Sounds, and Animations in Burning Sun

Visually, Burning Sun leans hard into high-end 3D graphics. The burning sun in the background pulses and flares, throwing light across the 4x4 grid as symbols glow in fiery colours. Animations on wins and feature triggers feel sharp rather than flashy, which keeps the focus on the reels while still selling that space adventure vibe. It looks like a modern video slot and fits the sci-fi fire motif well.

The sound design backs this up. The first thing you hear is a space adventure-style theme tune that hums away under the action. Spins land with clean clicks and low whooshes, and as soon as combinations or Hold the Jackpot setups start connecting, the audio ramps up to match the tension. On longer sessions I found the mix balanced enough that I did not feel the need to mute it.

Gameplay in Burning Sun

Burning Sun runs on a 4x4 layout with 16 positions, and wins come from landing between 10 and 16 matching symbols anywhere on the reel face. There are no standard pay lines, so it plays more like a pay-anywhere cluster slot. Beneath the reels you get direct control over stake size, spin speed, autoplay, and audio. I like being able to fine-tune pace and bet level without hunting through menus.

Wazdan’s usual extras are here too. You can cycle through three spin speeds, toggle the chilli pepper Volatility Levels button to switch between low, standard, and high variance, and flick on options such as Energy Saving Mode or Ultra Fast Mode for long sessions. In the base game you are mostly lining up 8 regular symbols and a wild, while bonus and mystery symbols tease Hold the Jackpot around the edges.

Bonus Features in Burning Sun

The centrepiece of Burning Sun is the Hold the Jackpot respins feature. Landing 6 or more bonus or mystery symbols in view moves you to a special grid with 16 positions and hands you 3 respins. Every new bonus-type symbol that lands sticks in place and resets the counter to 3 again. Cash bonus symbols carry prizes from 1x to 15x your stake, while Mini, Minor, and Major jackpot symbols bring 20x, 50x, and 150x.

Mystery and Mystery Jackpot symbols keep things tense. Mystery symbols cling to the reels under the Sticky to Infinity mechanic and only reveal their prize when the feature ends. Mystery Jackpot icons flip into one of the jackpot types, and both can turn into Collector symbols that total all the visible cash prizes and then apply a random multiplier from 1x to 20x. Fill every position and you take the 5,000x Grand Jackpot.

The regular win cycle is backed up by a gamble option and the Buy Feature. After any standard winning spin you can jump into a simple double-or-nothing gamble, guessing either the colour of a face-down card or the outcome of a spinning gem, with up to seven successful picks in a row. If you prefer shortcuts, the Buy Feature lets you jump straight into Hold the Jackpot with your chosen volatility.

Game Symbols in Burning Sun

In Burning Sun the paytable keeps things clear. At the bottom end, 9 pays 10x your stake for 16 matching symbols, 10 pays 15x, J pays 20x, Q pays 30x, and K pays 40x. A jumps to 50x, the burning star pays 100x, and the blazing 7 tops the lot with 200x for a full grid. A wild symbol steps in for regular symbols, helping you reach those chunky pay-anywhere totals.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	16	x200
	15	x100
	14	x30
	13	x15
	12	x8
	11	x4
	10	x2
	16	x100
	15	x50
	14	x20
	13	x10
	12	x6
	11	x3
	10	x1.5
	16	x50
	15	x25
	14	x15
	13	x8
	12	x4
	11	x2
	10	x1
	16	x40
	15	x15
	14	x10
	13	x5
	12	x3
	11	x1.5
	10	x0.8
	16	x30
	15	x10
	14	x5
	13	x3
	12	x2
	11	x1.2
	10	x0.6
	16	x20
	15	x8
	14	x4
	13	x2
	12	x1.5
	11	x1
	10	x0.5
	16	x15
	15	x6
	14	x3
	13	x1.5
	12	x1
	11	x0.8
	10	x0.4
	16	x10
	15	x4
	14	x2
	13	x1
	12	x0.8
	11	x0.6
	10	x0.4
	Mystery
	Mystery
	Mystery
	Wild

Bet sizes, RTP and Variance in Burning Sun

On the numbers side, Burning Sun sits in a pretty friendly band for different bankrolls. You can spin from 0.10 up to 200.00 per round, which gives plenty of room to scale up or down. The published theoretical RTP sits around 96.19 percent, very much in line with modern video slots. There is no progressive jackpot, but the fixed top win of 5,000x your bet keeps the ceiling high.

The volatility setup is where Burning Sun gets interesting. Volatility Levels let you actively choose low, medium, or high variance, so you can chase frequent smaller hits or swingier sessions. With the huge maximum bet, this becomes a high-roller’s fantasy, pushing potential returns into headline territory when the Grand Jackpot lands. In my own play, the higher settings felt very punchy once Hold the Jackpot started delivering back-to-back rounds.

Final Thoughts on Burning Sun

For me, Burning Sun shows Wazdan turning the heat up well beyond the fiery theme. The core hold-and-spin mechanic is amped up by Sticky to Infinity, pay-anywhere wins, and the mix of cash symbols, jackpots, and Collector icons, so there are plenty of big swing moments. Runs can feel very explosive, especially when several Mystery Jackpot symbols sit locked in place while you grind through respins chasing that grid fill.

It is not perfect; the 4x4 layout can feel slightly contained, and on cold stretches I sometimes wished for more base game modifiers. Still, the combination of adjustable volatility, flexible bet range, and that 5,000x Grand Jackpot keeps me coming back. If you enjoy hot classic-style symbols mixed with modern hold-and-win action, Burning Sun earns a spot on the short list when I am in the mood for fiery volatility.

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