Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle Slot Review

Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle - Slot Overview

Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle is Thunderkick’s jungle opener for the Crystal Quest series, and I rate it as one of their more entertaining high risk games. You join explorer Gemma on a six reel, four row setup with 4,096 ways to win, avalanche wins and a progressive multiplier. Throw in mystery symbols, a hefty free spins bonus and that wild explosion twist, and the whole thing comes together quite nicely.

Betting runs from 10p up to £100 a spin, so I can play low and still feel the volatility build or ramp it right up when I fancy pushing the boat out. On paper you get a 96.14% RTP, high variance and wins capped at around 15,000 times your stake, which puts Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle in the same punchy bracket as Thunderkick’s best hitters.

Theme and Graphics in Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle

Thunderkick leans hard into an Aztec fantasy look here, with chunky stone reels sat in the middle of lush greenery, flickering torches and waterfalls in the distance. Symbols are clean, bright gems and animated characters, with the monkey general and snake henchman looking equal parts cute and menacing. It feels closer in tone to Carnival Queen than the darker Beat the Beast stuff, so the jungle comes across as playful rather than threatening.

I like how the avalanches and multipliers are built into the frame, with that meter creeping up on the left side as wins chain together. Animations stay slick on mobile, even when the screen fills with mystery snakes and explosions during the bonus. Audio keeps it light with jungle drums and chimes, so sessions never feel too heavy, even though the maths underneath can be quite unforgiving at times.

Symbols and Paytable in Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle

The paytable in Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle is packed with crystals, which fits the title nicely. At the low end you’ve got single coloured gems in various shapes, paying roughly 0.8x to 1.8x your bet for six of a kind. Mid range symbols are clumps of gems and fancier stones, which bump things up a touch and help pad out those avalanche chains in the base game.

Top tier symbols are the snake henchman and armoured monkey general, with the very best one paying 20x for six and even giving you 2x for just two hits. The snake tops out at 5x for a full way win. In practice that means you’re praying for monkeys to drop in stacks while the multiplier climbs, because that’s where the serious hits seem to come from.

The special symbols round things off. Wilds are pink crystal W icons that sub for regulars, while the golden treasure chest is your scatter and triggers the bonus. Then you have the snake-head mystery symbols, which drop in clusters and all flip into the same pay symbol at once. I’ve had some tidy hits when a screen full of those turns into monkeys with a decent multiplier already running.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x20
	5	x10
	4	x5
	3	x2.5
	2	x1
	6	x5
	5	x2.5
	4	x1.5
	3	x1
	6	x1.8
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.5
	6	x1.6
	5	x1
	4	x0.7
	3	x0.4
	6	x1.4
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.3
	6	x1
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	6	x1
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.9
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	6	x0.9
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	6	x0.8
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	6	x0.8
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	Scatter
	Wild

RTP, Volatility and Potential in Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle

Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle runs on a 96.14% RTP and high volatility, so you need a bit of patience and a sensible stake. With 4,096 ways active on every spin and a max win quoted at 15,000x your bet, the figures are right up there. In my sessions the game has been very swingy, with dry patches punctuated by avalanches that suddenly go nuts once the multiplier gets into double digits.

How to Play Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle

Getting started on Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle is straightforward. I just tap the bet display at the bottom and pick from 0.10 to 100.00 per spin, then hit the big spin button or set up autoplay if I fancy a longer grind. Wins land when you hit three or more matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left, with 4,096 possible ways laying across the six reel, four row layout.

Every winning hit triggers an avalanche, so those symbols vanish and new ones drop in, which can link into fresh wins on the same paid spin. Each avalanche nudges the multiplier up by one step. In the base game it resets between spins, so I tend to lower my stake and chase long chains, keeping a closer eye on the balance because the high variance can chew through credits quite fast.

Bonus Features in Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle

Mystery symbols are the first feature you’ll bump into on Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle. Those snake heads can land on any spin and all change into the same pay symbol, apart from scatters and wilds. On their own they’re not game changing, but when you’ve already got a few ways lined up and they flip into the right premium, they give avalanches a handy nudge and keep the multiplier rolling.

Free spins kick in when three treasure chest scatters hit, awarding twelve spins, with each extra chest at trigger time adding three more. During the bonus, two scatters give you three extra spins and every one after that adds another two, so the round can run for ages. The key twist is that the win multiplier no longer resets between spins, so it can climb to some daft heights if avalanches keep landing.

There’s one more treat in the bonus: Wild Explosion. If a free spin ends with no win but at least one wild in view, every wild blows up and clears its entire row and reel, apart from scatters. That triggers another avalanche and bumps the multiplier. I’ve seen dead looking screens turn into long chains thanks to that blast, which is where the slot’s top end potential starts to feel real.

Overall Review of Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle

For me Crystal Quest: Deep Jungle sits in that sweet spot where the mechanics aren’t new, but they’re stitched together very well. Avalanches, ways wins and a climbing multiplier feel familiar, yet the free spins structure and that wild explosion keep things tense. It can be brutal if the bonus will not land, so I treat it as a high risk option when I’m chasing big, rare paydays.

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