The Lost Boys Slot Review

The Lost Boys Slot Overview

As someone who grew up on 80s horror, The Lost Boys slot from Blueprint Gaming hit me right in the nostalgia. It lifts characters and locations from the 1987 film and throws them onto a 5x3 grid with 10 fixed paylines. The action plays out against the Santa Carla funfair under a full moon, while the game leans on a Cash Collect system, random modifiers, free spins and a Rapid Fire Jackpot to keep the base game moving.

In play, The Lost Boys feels like a fairly standard branded slot, which suited my sessions when I wanted simple spins with occasional bursts of action. Medium to medium‑high volatility means many spins drift by with small line hits, then a Collect symbol or modifier can suddenly swing the balance. It is not the most original Blueprint game I have seen, yet the familiar structure makes it easy to settle into for longer runs.

The Lost Boys Slot Information

The Lost Boys slot runs on a classic setup of 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 paylines, so there is nothing tricky about how wins land. Stakes start at 0.10 and climb to 100 per spin, which covers low rollers and high‑limit tests. The version I played ran on the default 95 percent RTP, though I have seen jackpot builds at around 91 percent and alternative configs listed as 93 or 92 percent.

Symbol wise, The Lost Boys keeps things simple. J to A royals are the lower paying icons, worth around 5x to 7.5x your bet for five of a kind. Premiums are Sam, Edgar, Michael and the game logo, which step the pace up to 10x, 25x, 50x and 100x for a full line. You need at least three matching symbols from the leftmost reel on a payline to form a regular win.

Special symbols carry most of the interest in The Lost Boys. The Wild is a Chinese takeaway box that lands on reels two to five and substitutes for everything except Scatter, Cash and Collect icons. Scatters show a red vampire mouth on the middle three reels and are the key to free spins. A full moon acts as the Cash symbol on reels one to four, waiting for a Collect symbol on reel five.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x100
	4	x5
	3	x1
	5	x20
	4	x4
	3	x1
	5	x10
	4	x3
	3	x0.5
	5	x10
	4	x3
	3	x0.5
	5	x7.5
	4	x2
	3	x0.5
	5	x7.5
	4	x2
	3	x0.5
	5	x5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	Wild

The Lost Boys Features

For me, the feature flow in The Lost Boys starts with its Wild Symbol and Modifiers. That Wild takeaway box does more than plug gaps; it often sets up lines of premiums that would miss otherwise. Any paid spin can also trigger one of four Modifiers. High Stakes adds extra Cash symbols, a bonus modifier sprinkles more Scatters, Blood Lust throws extra Wilds in, while One Of Us respins the grid by stripping out symbols.

The Lost Boys: Slot Features

In The Lost Boys: Slot Features the main action is the Cash Collect mechanic. Cash symbols can land on the first four reels, each showing a stake‑based value. When any Collect symbol appears on reel five, it expands to cover that reel and scoops up every Cash value in view. The basic Collect just totals them, Respin Collect holds reel five and respins reels one to four, giving extra chances to add more Cash symbols.

One variant of the Collect symbol increases Cash symbols by 5x before collecting, while Super Collect can grab the values up to five times. Free Spins come from three Scatters on the middle reels, awarding ten spins with Cash Collect active and Collect symbols stored. Hitting sets of Collects adds five spins and raises the multiplier from 2x to 10x. Five Rapid Fire logos trigger the Rapid Fire Jackpot wheel with prizes from 5x to 1000x or a jackpot pot.

The Lost Boys: Slot Verdict

For a licensed slot, The Lost Boys does a decent job of pulling in the film vibe without going overboard. The Santa Carla pier at night, the character symbols and the occasional vampire flare up all hit the right notes for fans like me. At the same time, the overall presentation feels a bit safe, as if the team had the rights but not the time or budget to build a deeper tribute.

Gameplay wise, The Lost Boys leans heavily on a Cash Collect structure and random modifiers that Blueprint fans will recognise in seconds, so innovation is not the selling point. The max win varies by set up, from around 5000x plus Rapid Fire progressives to 10,000x or a quarter of a million cap on some jackpot builds, while RTP can sag near 91 percent. I treat it as a fun nostalgia piece rather than a long term grinder.

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