Hell Butcher Slot Review

The bonus features in Hell Butcher revolve around the free spins found, but this slot also has an interesting take on multiplier wilds. Let’s take a look at that first, then. 

Wild Multiplier 

The wilds in Hell Butcher have a random multiplier that is applied to all wins they make part of. This multiplier is selected from the four found underneath the grid, which start at 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x. Once a multiplier is grabbed by the wild it will be replaced by a new one whose value is double that of the highest one currently in view. This way wild multipliers can reach up to 128x during regular spins and 512x during the free spins. 

The multiplier is applied to all wins the multiplier is part of. In the case of multiple wilds making part of the same winning combination then their multipliers are first added up before the total is applied to the payout. Once the spin is over the multipliers reset back to 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x. 

Free Spins

Landing 3, 4, 5, or 6 scatters anywhere on the grid awards you with 12, 15, 20, or 30 free spins respectively. We’ve pointed out how there are 3 different types of scatters, regular, No Miss, or Madness. Landing a No Miss or Madness scatter together with the required regular scatters triggers the free spins with their unique modifier. 

The No Miss modifier adds a No Miss Wild to the grid. When active, this is guaranteed to pick up a random multiplier from beneath the grid. Meanwhile the Madness modifier adds the Butcher Wild. This also picks up multipliers, but the multiplier it picks up will not appear under the grid for the rest of the round. 

If you trigger the free spins with both a No Miss and Madness scatter you get a No Miss Butcher Wild. As you might expect from the name this combines the features of the two, always picking up multipliers that won’t appear for the rest of the round. The free spins are played using special reels and can be retriggered by landing 3 or more scatters. 

Hell Butcher came as a true surprise from Pragmatic Play, a company better known for its Egyptian, candy, and fishing themed series. And as surprises go it couldn’t come soon enough, as we were near-desperate for something fresh and exciting in the slot space. Hell Butcher is ultimately all about solid fundamentals, with classic cluster slot gameplays and multiplier wilds, but it subtly reconfigures things to make for a unique experience. Add the darkly humorous theme, fierce volatility and wins of up to 20,000x the stake and you get a game that’s quite the winner in our book. 

Rating: 9.0