Daruma Impact Slot Review

The Daruma Impact Slot Game

Daruma Impact drops me straight into a nocturnal Japanese temple, with a huge 7-reel, 4-row gameboard dominating the screen. The Daruma dolls theme feels quite niche, focused on perseverance and good luck talismans rather than generic Asian clichés. Habanero’s artwork looks sharp, with fiery highlights and clear animations, while the culturally-inspired soundtrack has a calm, almost Zen tone that contrasts nicely with the high-impact gameplay and explosive win sequences.

Under the reels, the familiar Habanero control bar lets me tweak bet levels, coin values, autoplay and turbo mode without any fuss. On the left sit the Buy Feature and Super Bet buttons, which I quickly gravitated towards once I saw what the bonus round can do. Overall, the interface feels intuitive, and after a few spins I was focusing purely on the rhythm of the reels and the thud of landing Daruma dolls.

Daruma Impact Symbols and Payouts

Daruma Impact keeps the paytable surprisingly compact, with only five regular symbols despite the big grid. All are different coloured Daruma dolls, so I had to pay attention at first, yet they are consistent once you get used to them. Green, dark blue and light blue dolls form the lower tier, while the purple and red dolls are the premium hits that start paying from three of a kind and climb steeply with longer combinations.

On the numbers side, green dolls pay 0.08x to 2x, dark blue 0.12x to 4x, and light blue 0.2x to 12x your stake for four or more in line. Purple dolls pay 0.2x to 28x, while the red doll tops the regular set with 0.4x to 120x for three to seven of a kind. You only get the longest win per line, across 50 fixed paylines running from the leftmost reel.

The special symbols in Daruma Impact do the heavy lifting. Wilds substitute for everything except scatters and carry a chunky 200x prize if you line up seven on a payline. Scatters do not care about paylines at all; landing three to seven anywhere dishes out 3x to 500x your bet. That same scatter symbol is the key to the free games feature, where the slot really shows its teeth.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Scatter
	7	x500
	6	x50
	5	x20
	4	x10
	3	x3
	7	x120
	6	x16
	5	x4.8
	4	x2
	3	x0.4
	7	x28
	6	x8
	5	x2
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.2
	7	x12
	6	x2
	5	x1
	4	x0.2
	7	x4
	6	x2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.12
	7	x2
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.08
	Wild
	7	x200

Daruma Impact Slot Bonus Features

While the base game in Daruma Impact can pay respectably through stacked dolls, the features are where I started chasing proper swings. Any regular symbol can land as a 2x2 or 3x3 mega symbol, which then breaks into 1x1 icons for evaluation, often covering several lines at once. At random, the Mystery Wheel spins above everything, throwing out instant prizes from 6x right up to a remarkable 10,000x your current bet.

Hitting three to seven scatters anywhere awards 7, 17, 27, 37 or 57 free games, and this is where the Daruma Impact multiplier climbs fast. Every wild that helps a win adds +1 to the multiplier and stays locked for the rest of the round, so values can snowball. You can buy into the feature for 59.08x the stake or switch on Super Bet, which doubles the wager but makes free games, mega symbols and the wheel hit more often.

Bonus Buy Feature

Free Spins 3-7 Scatter symbols will land and play as per the rules of the Free Game Feature.
Feature Cost:	x59.08 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	-

How to Win at Daruma Impact Slot

Despite the unusual 7x4 layout, I found Daruma Impact simple to play. There are 50 fixed paylines, paying left to right, so I mainly chased four or more low symbols or three or more premiums on a line. Stakes are built by mixing 1 to 10 bet levels with coin values from 0.01 to 20, giving a total bet between 0.25 and a hefty 5,000 per spin, helped by autoplay and the lightning-fast spin toggle.

Daruma Impact Slot RTP & Volatility

Daruma Impact is firmly on the high volatility side, so my balance tended to drift for stretches before the slot woke up. The official documentation sets RTP between 86.01% and 98.32%, depending on configuration, with many casinos opting for a figure around 96%. That chunky range matters, as the game can hit an astounding maximum win of roughly 40,143x the bet, which fits the high-impact, high-risk feel of the design.

The Final Verdict on Daruma Impact

For me, Daruma Impact feels like Habanero taking the road less-travelled within Asian slots, focusing on Daruma dolls rather than dragons or lanterns. The mix of mega symbols, random Mystery Wheel and multiplier-driven free spins gives the game a proper sense of progression, while the fiery visuals and pounding hits during big wins really sell the theme. When the features line up, it feels like the spirit of fortune has finally opened one eye in your favour.

That said, Daruma Impact will not suit every bankroll. The minimum stake of 0.25, high volatility and swingy Mystery Wheel make it better matched to players comfortable riding out dry spells in search of those headline hits. I enjoyed the package overall, though, and as someone who likes Asian-themed games with a slightly niche flavour, I found myself spinning longer than planned, chasing that elusive red doll line with multipliers stacked on top.

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