Hallowin Slot Review

Hallowin (Platipus) Review

I have spent a fair amount of time with Hallowin from Platipus, and it feels like a fun Halloween themed slot that fits snugly into their line up. The game landed just in time for the 2022 season and runs on a 5 reel, 3 row engine with 50 paylines. Stakes go from 50p to £50 per spin, so both low stake players and regulars can sit down without feeling squeezed.

The first thing that hit me was the pleasantly spooky atmosphere. The studio has gone for rich colours, clean animations and a soundtrack that actually suits long sessions. Symbol designs look gorgeous and detailed, with a proper Halloween flavour rather than clip art. It gives that feeling that an ambitious slot studio has tried to do something a bit more polished than the flood of bland seasonal releases.

Hallowin Slot – Reels Screen

In mechanical terms Hallowin keeps things simple. The reels screen sticks to a standard 5x3 layout, yet the 50 fixed paylines give decent coverage, so hits come in at a fair pace. The volatility sits in the medium bracket from my experience and matches the stated model. The top prize reaches 1,380x your stake, which is fair for this level of swing, but the advertised 95 percent RTP does feel on the low side.

Hallowin Slot Features

Hallowin works with 10 regular pay symbols split into two groups. On the low side you get card ranks from Tens through to Aces, drawn with more care than the usual filler icons. The premium set carries spiders, bats, black cats, cartoon monsters and cheeky ghosts, and this is where the paytable wakes up. Lining up five of a kind from this group can put a nice hit on the board.

On top of the standard symbols there are Mansion Wilds, Cauldron Scatters and special Pumpkin symbols. Mansions substitute for anything except the feature symbols and can form their own winning lines, sometimes covering whole reels in the base game. Cauldrons work as classic scatters and handle free spins, while Pumpkins sit in the background during normal play but come alive once you reach the Spooky Spins feature round.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Wild
	5	x4
	4	x2
	3	x0.6
	Scatter
	5	x2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.08
	5	x3
	4	x1.2
	3	x0.2
	5	x3
	4	x1.2
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.2
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	Bonus

Hallowin Slot – Free Spins Feature

Triggering the free spins feature in Hallowin is straightforward enough. Land three or more Cauldron Scatters anywhere on the reels and you get a batch of 10 free spins. Hitting a new set of three scatters during the bonus adds 5 extra spins, so there is room for a longer run. The hit rate is not constant, but when it fires twice in quick succession the session can swing strongly in your favour.

What sets these free games apart is the way Mansion Wilds behave. Any Mansion landing during free spins expands automatically to cover the entire reel, whether it drops on the centre or edge. A full screen of stacked Wilds is rare in practice, yet even one or two expanded reels can link several payline routes. Those expanding reels are where I have seen the slot drop its biggest line wins.

Hallowin Slot – Spooky Spins Feature

The second major feature in Hallowin revolves around the Pumpkin symbols. Collect six or more Pumpkins in a single spin and you trigger five special Spooky Spins, which play out on a separate style of round. Here the Pumpkins stick and new symbols can land, and each one carries either a cash value, extra spins or one of the fixed jackpot labels. It turns the grid into more of a hold and spin bonus.

Hitting the full set of 15 Pumpkin positions with prizes active wakes up the Jackpot Wheel feature. This is where the fixed pots sit, with the Grand Jackpot perched as the rare top reward. The smaller jackpots drop far more often in my sessions, but that is expected. Even without the wheel, Spooky Spins can still stack up steady returns from the persistent cash values spread across the reels.

If you are impatient, Hallowin also offers a Feature Buy menu. Buying Spooky Spins costs 40 times your current stake, while buying straight into the free spins round costs 50 times your bet. I have tried both at medium stakes, and the swings are sharp, so I tend to mix them rather than spamming one option. It is a quick way to sample the core features without grinding too many base game spins.

Review Summary – Hallowin

After a good run with Hallowin I see it as a fancy Halloween slot with strong production values and a decent spread of features. The mix of free spins with expanding Wilds and the Spooky Spins jackpot game keeps sessions fresh, and the theme holds up well. The one thing that drags it down for me is the 95 percent RTP, which makes it less attractive when I want a long, value focused grind.

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