Crystal Catcher Slot Review

Crystal Catcher Slot Overview

Crystal Catcher from Push Gaming is a 7x7 cluster-paying grid slot set in a crystal-packed mine, with lanterns and wooden posts framing the action. The top-down view keeps the 49-position board front and centre, while an insistent, mining-style soundtrack runs in the background. Instead of a frog, a crystal-loving beetle takes the leading role, hopping across the grid to collect crystals, trigger features and leave wild symbols in its wake.

Crystal Catcher uses a cluster pays mechanic, where wins form when five or more matching symbols connect horizontally or vertically. Winning clusters explode and new symbols cascade from above, so one stake can produce several hits. Stakes range from 0.10 to 100 per spin, with an optional Ante Bet adding 20% to the stake for more Wild Beetles. The default RTP sits at 96.30%, volatility is medium, and the max win reaches 5000x bet.

How to Play Crystal Catcher Slot

When I load Crystal Catcher, I am met by a 7-reel by 7-row platform that works perfectly on desktop, tablet and mobile. To get things moving, I pick a stake, hit Spin, and watch for blocks of five or more identical crystals landing in touching positions. Any time a cluster hits, the symbols disappear, the cascade kicks in, and fresh symbols drop, which can chain several wins together on the same paid spin.

Bet adjustment in Crystal Catcher is simple. I tap the coins icon, scroll through the list, and settle on anything between 0.10 and 100 per round. Autoplay handles longer sessions, while Turbo mode speeds up the cascades if I am in a hurry. I tend to switch on the Ante Bet when chasing features, as the extra Wild Beetles do seem to nudge the grid towards more Crystal symbols and scatters.

Symbols and Payouts in Crystal Catcher

The paying symbols in Crystal Catcher are six coloured crystals: purple, blue, green, pink, yellow and red. With a five-symbol cluster, returns start around 0.2x to 2x bet, depending on colour. As cluster sizes climb, so do the awards, with 16 or more matching crystals paying between 12.5x and 100x stake. The red gems sit at the top of the table, capable of delivering the biggest cluster wins on the grid.

The lower-value purple, blue and green crystals cover more of the screen, so I treat them as balance builders, usually paying up to 12.5x for the huge groups. Pink and yellow sit in the middle, while red is the premium symbol with 100x for 16+. Every cluster size from five to 16+ has its own value in the paytable, and the numbers scale directly with the current total stake.

Special symbols in Crystal Catcher change how the board behaves rather than paying directly. The Wild Beetle and Wild Gold Beetle substitute for crystals, with the regular beetle carrying a multiplier that starts at 1x and climbs by one whenever it flies. The purple orb acts as a Crystal symbol, the caged golden orb is the Bonus Crystal scatter, and Instant Prize symbols land showing bet multipliers from 1x all the way to 500x.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	16+	x100
	13	x50
	11+	x20
	10	x12
	9	x8
	8	x6
	7	x4
	6	x3
	5	x2
	16+	x50
	13+	x25
	11+	x10
	10	x6
	9	x4
	8	x3
	7	x2
	6	x1.5
	5	x1
	16	x25
	13	x12.5
	11	x5
	10	x3
	9	x2
	8	x1.5
	7	x1
	6	x0.8
	5	x0.5
	16+	x12.5
	13+	x6
	11+	x2.5
	10	x1.5
	9	x1
	8	x0.7
	7	x0.5
	6	x0.3
	5	x0.2
	16+	x12.5
	13+	x6
	11+	x2.5
	10	x1.5
	9	x1
	8	x0.7
	7	x0.5
	6	x0.3
	5	x0.2
	16+	x12.5
	13+	x6
	11+	x2.5
	10	x1.5
	9	x1
	8	x0.7
	7	x0.5
	6	x0.3
	5	x0.2
	Special
	Scatter
	Wild
	Wild

Crystal Catcher Slot Features

The headline mechanic in Crystal Catcher is the Crystal Catcher feature. When a Wild Beetle lands in view with a Crystal, Bonus Crystal or Instant Prize symbol, it leaps across the grid to collect it. Each leap raises the beetle’s multiplier by 1x and leaves a Wild Gold Beetle on the previous spot carrying the same multiplier. Any cluster win involving beetles has those multipliers applied, and multiple beetles stack their values.

Instant Prize symbols carry bet multipliers from 1x up to 500x, awarded when the beetle flies to them, with its current multiplier applied first. If the beetle collects a Bonus Crystal, seven Free Games are granted once cascades finish, and the beetle stays on the grid for the whole bonus, keeping its multiplier. I like that you can either activate the Ante Bet or jump straight in via Bonus Buy at 75x or 275x stake.

RTP & Volatility in Crystal Catcher

Stat-wise, Crystal Catcher hits a fair middle ground. The default RTP is 96.30%, though like many Push Gaming titles it comes in several lower configurations that casinos can choose, so I always check the help screen. Volatility is rated medium; sessions give a steady run of small to mid-sized cluster wins, with the big money usually coming when a high-multiplier beetle lines up Instant Prizes or a screen full of premium crystals in Free Games.

Crystal Catcher: Slot Verdict

For me, Crystal Catcher feels like a more approachable take on Push Gaming’s leaping-wild, grid-slot formula. The design is functional rather than flashy, but the Crystal Catcher feature and climbing beetle multipliers create great bursts of excitement when they line up with Instant Prizes or big clusters. The capped 5000x potential and medium volatility make it far less swingy than some older releases, so I use it when I fancy a steadier crystal hunt.

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