Stepping Diamonds Slot Review

Stepping Diamonds Slot Overview

Stepping Diamonds is a retro-style fruit slot from Play'n GO that blends classic symbols with modern Hold and Win style mechanics. You get a 5x3 layout with 20 fixed paylines and a focus on Diamond symbols that power features rather than standard free spins. As someone who plays a lot of medium volatility titles, I find this one easy to settle into, with straightforward rules and no confusing side games.

Visually, Stepping Diamonds sticks to bold fruit icons, chrome edging and a blue patterned backdrop, backed by upbeat synth style music. It feels very close to old casino cabinets, just given a slight polish for modern screens. For me the presentation does its job without distraction, though players who like elaborate animations may find the whole package a bit plain after a long session.

Stepping Diamonds Slot Information

In Stepping Diamonds you spin on 5 reels and 3 rows with 20 fixed lines, betting from 0.10 up to 50 per spin. The game ships with several RTP settings, with a default of 96.20 percent but options down to 84.20 percent depending on the casino. Volatility sits in the middle range and the maximum theoretical win is 4,000 times your stake, with that cap rated at about one in 100,000,000 spins.

The paytable in Stepping Diamonds leans on familiar fruit machine icons. Low paying symbols are red cherries, lemon, orange and plum, where five of a kind pay between four and five times the bet per line. Higher paying symbols are the horseshoe, golden bell, BAR and 7, and hitting five of these across a payline can award between twenty five and fifty times your stake.

Stepping Diamonds also uses a star Wild symbol that substitutes for all regular symbols and carries its own payouts. Landing three, four or five Wilds pays 2.5, 12.5 or 50 times your bet, matching the top 7 symbol. The blue Diamond symbol comes with multipliers that start at 0.5x and can climb in 0.5x steps up to 35x, while also acting as the trigger for the main Lock N Spin feature.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x50
	4	x12.5
	3	x2.5
	5	x40
	4	x10
	3	x2
	5	x30
	4	x7.5
	3	x1.5
	5	x25
	4	x6
	3	x1
	5	x5
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x5
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x4
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.1
	5	x4
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.1
	Wild
	5	x50
	4	x12.5
	3	x2.5

Stepping Diamonds Slot Features

The feature set in Stepping Diamonds is built around Diamonds rather than traditional free spins. You have the Wild symbol, a Step N Win mechanic linked to a meter above the reels, and the Lock N Spin respin bonus that behaves like a classic Hold and Win round. There is also a Diamond trail and Cash Pot Diamonds that can award fixed jackpots up to 1,500 times the bet during the bonus.

Wild Symbol in Stepping Diamonds

For my money the Wild symbol in Stepping Diamonds does more work than in many fruit slots, because it shares the same top payout as the 7s and lands on all reels. It substitutes for every regular symbol, so full lines of mixed fruits and Wilds crop up quite often. Hitting a full five of a kind Wild line for 50 times the bet feels like a proper high point in an otherwise steady base game.

Step N' Win in Stepping Diamonds

The Step N' Win feature in Stepping Diamonds ties the Diamond symbols to the meter that sits above the reels. On every spin that meter stops on a number between one and five. When at least one Diamond symbol lands, Step N' Win can trigger and all Diamonds in view increase their displayed value by the number on the meter before paying out their final amounts.

Diamond symbols start with multipliers of 0.5x and can climb in 0.5x steps right up to 35x, so hitting Step N' Win when several are already upgraded feels tense. The same mechanic can appear during Lock N Spin, and if you fill the entire grid the game awards the full five steps to every Diamond in view. From my experience the feature can tease more than it pays, but it keeps base spins engaging.

Lock N' Spin in Stepping Diamonds

Lock N' Spin in Stepping Diamonds triggers when six or more Diamond symbols land, lighting the Diamond trail and awarding three respins. The size of the grid depends on how many Diamonds you hit at launch. Six gives a 5x3 layout, seven opens 5x4, and eight or more gives you the full 5x5 grid. During the feature only blanks and Diamonds appear, with new Diamonds locking in place and resetting the respin counter to three.

Within Lock N' Spin, Step N' Win remains active so the meter can still step up Diamond values, including special Cash Pot Diamonds. These carry the local jackpots, with Mini paying from 20x to 90x, Minor from 50x to 200x, Major from 100x to 350x and Grand from 500x to 1,500x. Cash Pots can upgrade during respins, and if you fill the screen the game grants five steps to increase every Diamond.

Stepping Diamonds Slot Conclusion

From a numbers perspective Stepping Diamonds sits in a reasonable zone for regular play, with default RTP of 96.20 percent, medium volatility and a 4,000x maximum win. The Grand Cash Pot topping out at 1,500x the bet feels reasonable rather than huge in the current market. For my style of play it works as a medium risk, medium reward option where I am not chasing astronomical jackpots.

Where Stepping Diamonds falls short for me is lasting impact. The base game can feel samey once you have seen a few Step N' Win triggers, and Lock N' Spin does not fire as often as some players might hope. When the bonus behaves the mix of expanding grids and Cash Pots is satisfying enough, but overall I see this as a solid filler slot for fans of classic fruits.

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