Pirate Rocket Slot Review

Introduction to Pirate Rocket

Pirate Rocket is a casino slot from Backseat Gaming that sends me across the galaxy as a lawless, planet jumping pirate. I find myself on a dusty outpost on an unknown planet, spinning a rough wood and rope grid lashed together in front of my base. Underneath the cartoon look sits a 5 reel, 5 row layout with 19 paylines, high volatility, and a maximum win of 12,500x the bet.

The slot is fairly light on features, yet it focuses strongly on Wild Rocket Symbols. These land as special wilds, then expand upwards while revealing multipliers from 1x to 20x, turning modest lines into proper plunder when they line up. Two free spin modes build on that core idea, and a chunky Bonus Buy panel lets me jump straight into the action if I do not fancy grinding the base game.

Theme, Gameplay & Payouts in Pirate Rocket

Pirate Rocket sticks with the familiar 5x5 grid and 19 betways, but dresses it up with a mix of sci fi and pirate adventure. Behind the reels I can see a lookout tower and a hidden base, while the symbols are bright, almost comic style icons that keep things lively. It runs smoothly on desktop, tablet, and mobile, so I can fire rockets whether I am at home or on the move.

Gameplay in Pirate Rocket is straightforward enough for me to get into a rhythm quickly. I pick a stake between 0.10 and 75 per spin, hit the main button or set up autospins, and chase lines from left to right. Low pays do not impress, yet when a rocket wild hooks up with one or more high paying symbols, the whole screen can light up and the win meter starts climbing fast.

Payouts cap at 12,500x the bet, which fits nicely with the high risk profile. I have felt long stretches where very little lands, then a single screen with stacked rockets wipes out that drought in seconds. That swingy nature makes Pirate Rocket better suited to sessions where I am happy to sit through dead spins, waiting for that one launch where the multipliers connect in style.

Pirate Rocket Symbols and Paytable

The symbol set in Pirate Rocket keeps things simple. Low paying symbols are five coloured gems, shaped as a blue triangle, green square, pink diamond, yellow star, and red hexagon, each worth 2x the bet for five of a kind. High paying symbols are a spyglass, hook, sword, and a bright pink drink, paying between 10x and 25x for a full line. Wild Rocket Symbols can also pay up to 25x in their own right.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x25
	4	x10
	3	x2
	5	x10
	4	x5
	3	x1
	5	x10
	4	x5
	3	x1
	5	x10
	4	x5
	3	x1
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	Wild
	5	x25

Special Features & Mechanics in Pirate Rocket

For me the Wild Rocket feature is the beating heart of Pirate Rocket. When a rocket lands and helps to form at least one winning line, it expands upwards, covering every position to the top of that reel. As it grows it reveals a multiplier between 1x and 20x, and each covered position counts as wild. If more than one rocket wild takes part in the same win, their multipliers add together.

Free spins in Pirate Rocket come in two flavours. Rocket Rush starts when three scatter symbols land, giving 10 spins with a higher chance of rockets appearing. Galactic Raid needs four scatters, still grants 10 spins, yet every Wild Rocket that lands turns sticky and reveals a new multiplier on each spin. If I am impatient, a Bonus Buy panel offers BonusHunt spins for 2x, Plunder spins for 40x, and direct entry to each bonus for 100x or 200x.

Pirate Rocket RTP, Volatility, and Betting Range

From a numbers point of view, Pirate Rocket sits in that familiar high risk bracket. The headline RTP is 96.37%, with other configurations possible through operator choice or certain Bonus Buy modes. Volatility feels fierce, with long dry spells and sudden spikes when rockets land in the right spots. Stakes start at 0.10 and cap at 75 per spin, giving me room to manage my bankroll across those swingy sessions.

Final Thoughts on Pirate Rocket

Backseat Gaming is still a fairly new studio, and Pirate Rocket shows both the strengths and a few weaknesses of their style. The background on that lonely planet can feel a bit plain, with the cartoony symbols doing most of the heavy lifting. At the same time, the mix of space piracy and soft, cosy visuals gives the game a slightly odd yet charming mood that grew on me during longer sessions.

In terms of gameplay, Pirate Rocket is very much a one trick ride centred on its expanding Wild Rocket Symbols. The bonus games mostly crank up the volume on that single mechanic, instead of adding extra layers, so I sometimes felt the experience was a little one dimensional. Still, when those rockets stack up in Galactic Raid and the multipliers keep climbing, the slot delivers a rush that suits high variance fans.

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