Space Donkey Slot Review

The Space Donkey Slot Game

When I first loaded Space Donkey, it felt like stepping back into an 80s arcade cabinet, only this time it pays real cash. You get a 6 by 6 grid with 46,656 ways to win, avalanche wins on every hit, and stakes from 20p up to £200 a spin. The set-up feels classic Nolimit City, but wrapped in blocky pixels and scrolling river backgrounds.

Space Donkey runs on high volatility with a default RTP of 96.07%, though some casinos use a lower setting, so I always check the info screen. The hit frequency sits around 27.68%, and the game can reach wins of 14,649 times stake through the Safe Word cap. The whole show follows a species-confused Monkey battling aliens above a changing landscape, tying the mechanics into a proper arcade-style story.

Symbols and Payouts in Space Donkey

In Space Donkey the paytable sticks close to the theme. Low-win symbols are military-style badges from 9 through to A, paying 0.25x to 0.75x your bet for six of a kind. High-win icons are bullets, a ray gun, an alien, a fighter jet, and the Monkey himself. Land six premiums and you are looking at wins between 1x and 4x stake, with the Monkey on top.

Special symbols keep Space Donkey moving. U.F.O Wilds act as Abduction Wilds, dropping on reels two to six, standing in for standard pays and carrying multipliers in the right set-up. Dynamite Scatters trigger the free spin rounds, while Chopper symbols kick off Hellfire. Because wins pay across 46,656 ways, you only need matching symbols on consecutive reels from the left, which suits the cascading system nicely.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x4
	5	x2
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.7
	6	x1.75
	5	x0.9
	4	x0.7
	3	x0.5
	6	x1.4
	5	x0.7
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.45
	6	x1.25
	5	x0.65
	4	x0.55
	3	x0.4
	6	x1
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.35
	6	x0.75
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.3
	6	x0.7
	5	x0.45
	4	x0.35
	3	x0.25
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.45
	5	x0.35
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.15
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.2
	4	x0.15
	3	x0.1
	6	x0.25
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	Scatter
	Wild

Space Donkey Slot Bonus Features

Space Donkey packs a lot into the base game before the bonuses even land. Avalanche wins clear successful symbols and drop new ones into place, which is when Abduction Wilds really earn their keep. When a Wild is part of a win it sticks around for the next drop, sliding down and abducting regular symbols while its multiplier climbs by one for every icon removed from the reel beneath it.

Chopper symbols on reels two to five can bring the Hellfire feature to life. Hit three or more and each Chopper fires across the grid, carrying a multiplier between 2x and 10x. The first fires in one direction, the second in two, and so on, with multipliers added to any Wilds and regular pays they hit. Because those multipliers count as extra symbols, the set-up can create hefty combinations out of nowhere.

Three Scatters trigger Hide N' Seek, moving play to a 6 by 6 board where the Monkey starts with three lives and wanders the looping grid, picking up multipliers from Grey and Golden Chests while dodging Traps and a chasing Alien. A Teleport symbol or four Scatters upgrade things to Seek N' Destroy, a 6 by 5 battle with column multipliers, alien waves, random weapons, and the Monkeypendence Day finale.

Bonus Buy Feature

Hide N’ Seek Spins Bonus can be bought for 79 times bet.
Feature Cost:	x79 Bet
RTP:	96.1%
Volatility:	-
Seek N’ Destroy Spins Bonus can be bought for 272 times bet.
Feature Cost:	x272 Bet
RTP:	96.26%
Volatility:	-
Lucky Draw Bonus can be bought for 143 times bet.
Feature Cost:	x143 Bet
RTP:	96.4%
Volatility:	-

How to Win at Space Donkey Slot

Winning in Space Donkey is all about stringing hits together and reaching the bonuses. You need three or more matching symbols landing on adjacent reels from the left, and with 46,656 ways there are loads of patterns that can pay during a single avalanche. I usually keep stakes modest, rely on the decent hit rate, and only use the Nolimit Bonus buy options if my balance can handle a long, swingy session.

Space Donkey Slot RTP & Volatility

On paper, Space Donkey sits at 96.07% RTP, which is about standard for Nolimit City. Some operators choose a lower setting, such as 94.13%, so I always open the help or paytable pages and check the exact number before I start. The hit frequency of 27.68% means you tend to see regular small connections, with the bigger chunks tucked away in Hellfire and the two free spin rounds.

In practice the high volatility really shows. The game caps wins at 14,649x stake through the Safe Word mechanic, and chasing that kind of payout can mean long dry spells. My own 100-spin run echoed the published test: plenty of modest wins, nothing in the way of bonuses, and a session return around two thirds of stake. When it does heat up, though, the multipliers can stack very fast.

The Final Thoughts on Space Donkey

I went into Space Donkey unsure what a pixelated Monkey versus aliens slot would do for me, but it won me over. The scrolling backgrounds, bleepy synth soundtrack and arcade-style action feel nostalgic without feeling dated, and the two very different bonus rounds give it proper depth. The rules are wordy, so I would try the demo first, yet once things click it becomes a gripping, high-risk ride.

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