Blazing Clusters is a high volatility game with an RTP of 95.72%, a respectable figure even if not the best we have ever seen. It is played on a 7×7 grid. While there is action, it is somehow a gentler cluster slot than many others we have seen. Connecting at least five identical symbols either horizontally or vertically forms a winning cluster.
Clusters can grow to enormous sizes with more than 30 symbols! This is good news for players given that the symbols are worth 15x to 50x if they are the game’s high-paying icons. Lower-paying symbols, on the other hand, are worth just 2x to 4x each.
The max win that players can expect from Blazing Clusters is 1,100x. Luckily, the game has a few bonus features to keep players entertained despite the relatively low payouts.
Chain reactions
Blazing Clusters features a chain reaction that removes all symbols involved in a winning cluster from the board, allowing existing or new symbols to tumble into the gaps. New clusters can sometimes form from this reaction, in which case the same chain reaction happens after the win is totalled. The feature will continue until there are no more winning clusters.
Wild rush
Sometimes, the best things in life are unexpected. Blazing Clusters’ wild rush feature follows that same philosophy. The feature triggers randomly and sends either super wilds or 1×1 wilds onto the board. These can land in any position and substitute for all paying symbols. Super wilds can form in either 2×2 or 3×3 sizes, and they only appear on the board during the wild rush bonus.
Free spins
Blazing Clusters has one more bonus feature to offer: free spins. This fan-favourite feature is triggered when three scatters land on the reels. The position is not important – as long as they are on the reels, they count. When the free spins round is triggered, players with more than three scatters will receive two more free spins for every additional scatter on the board.
The free spins round has more to offer than free spins alone. Players are also more likely to activate the wild rush bonus during this time. The blazing multiplier becomes active during free spins round, and its value is applied to any wins that players land. There are sometimes random multipliers during the bonus round, and the sum of them is added to the blazing multiplier up to a maximum of 20x.
Any additional scatter landed during the free spins round will grant players an additional one free spin.
Blazing Clusters verdict
Blazing Clusters is not a bad slot, but we do not think that it is a particularly incredible one. The graphics are nice, but the gameplay feels dated and predictable – and while some familiarity is good, this is a bit reminiscent of some of the developer’s previous work. The low max win does nothing to boost our enthusiasm about the title either.
If you enjoy fruit slots and the cluster pays mechanic, then Blazing Clusters might be an obvious choice. If you do not have this kind of loyalty to the theme or mechanic, however, we think that there is likely nothing that will prove a significant draw.
You could certainly do much worse than sitting down with Blazing Clusters, but you could also do better. The game was released on 9th December 2021.
