City of Sound Slot Review

City of Sound Slot Overview

City of Sound is a Play'n GO music slot that drops me into British suburbs soaked in Britpop. The 5x3 grid with 25 paylines sits on a pavement in front of red brick houses, while a laid-back pop rock track hums along. Medium variance and an RTP configuration topping out at 96.30% put it in that familiar territory where sessions can swing yet still feel manageable for regular play.

The console-style frame hints at studio gear, and the whole thing carries that slightly gloomy British weather, with grey clouds and the odd shy rainbow in the background. Under the hood, I am chasing instant cash prizes from Gold Records and a hold & win type bonus, while free spins with a moving 3x3 symbol offer a different rhythm. With a max win capped at 4,000x the bet, it has enough punch to keep me interested.

City of Sound Slot Information

City of Sound runs on 5 reels, 3 rows, and 25 fixed paylines, paying from left to right on adjacent reels. Stakes range from 0.05 up to 100 per spin, which covers low rollers and more serious sessions, although some operators may use different RTP variants down to 84.30%. The default setup gives 96.30% RTP, medium volatility and a base hit frequency around 35.97%, so I see regular line wins while waiting for the features.

City of Sound Symbols and Paytable

The paytable in City of Sound splits into low paying royals J, Q, K and A and a set of premiums tied to the Britpop theme. Five of a kind royals pay 2x the bet, which is modest but land often enough. Premiums show as a microphone, tambourine, sunglasses and a bucket hat, bringing in between 8x and 20x the stake for a full line, so lining these up is where the regular base game hits start to feel decent.

Wild symbols show two musicians and pay the same as the top bucket hat icon, 20x the bet for 5 on a payline. Wilds can land in 1x1, 1x2 or 1x3 sizes on any reel and substitute all standard paying symbols, which helps connect those better lines. Scatters are guitars painted with the British flag, used only to trigger free spins. Gold Records act as instant cash symbols, carrying values from 1x up to 1,000x the bet.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x20
	4	x10
	3	x1
	5	x16
	4	x6
	3	x0.8
	5	x12
	4	x4
	3	x0.6
	5	x8
	4	x2
	3	x0.4
	5	x2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.2
	Wild
	5	x20
	4	x10
	3	x1
	Scatter

City of Sound Slot Features

The main feature in City of Sound is Gold Re-Spins, which feels like a classic hold & win type bonus. Landing 6 or more Gold Records in one spin triggers 3 respins. All triggering Records stick in place and only more Records or Gold Record Cases can land. Any new Record resets the counter back to 3 and stays locked. When the respins end, all visible Record values, from 1x to 1,000x, are totalled and paid.

Gold Record Cases add a neat twist. In both the base game and during Gold Re-Spins, a Case collects the total value of all Gold Records currently on the reels and pays it instantly. During the bonus it does not stick, but it still resets the respin count to 3, so a good chain of Records and Cases can feel pretty lively. If I manage to fill all 15 positions with Records, there is an extra Golden Prize of 1,000x the bet on top.

Free spins arrive through 3 Scatter guitars on reels 1, 3 and 5, awarding 5 Mega Free Spins. On every spin a 3x3 Mega symbol drops into a random position, walking around the grid from spin to spin. That Mega symbol can land as Gold Records, splitting into 9 individual coins and triggering Gold Re-Spins, or as a Mega Scatter that adds 5 extra spins, up to 45. Any stray Records not used can feed the Gold Record Stack, which may randomly award an instant win up to 1,000x the stake.

City of Sound Slot Conclusion

After a fair few sessions, City of Sound feels like a fairly mellow music slot that leans heavily on its instant cash mechanics and the walking 3x3 symbol in free spins. The British suburbs setting and soft Britpop backing track give it some charm, but they do not hit as hard as some louder rock games from the same studio. For me it works best as a medium volatility grinder with occasional spikes towards that 4,000x cap, rather than a slot I load for pure adrenaline.

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