CritterPop Slot Overview

CritterPop is a new casino slot from Avatar UX using the developer’s Pop mechanism that we have seen before in MonkeyPop and LolliPop, to mention a few of the games from the Pop series. It takes place in space and can produce wins of cosmic proportions. Every symbol taking part in a win will vanish and be replaced by two new symbols. This time, the growing reels can go from 3 rows high to 8 rows in the free spins, giving the player 65536 ways to win. Before the free spins, players will be taken to the Bonus Round where more spins, extra multipliers, multiplier growths, and huge symbols up to 3x3 can be won. Put on your best space suit and come with us for a highly volatile adventure.

CritterPop is a video slot from Avatar UX with 5 reels and 3 rows that can grow to 6 rows in the base game and 8 rows in the free spins. Playing with the maximum number of rows results in 65536 ways to win. The Min.bet is 0.2 and the Max.bet is 40. CritterPop has a pretty standard RTP of 96.1% and very high volatility. The max win is 20000X the bet and the hit frequency of 26.03% awards a win on about every fourth spin.

In this popping universe hide some valuable tools. Make sure to check in the features PopWins, Wild Symbol, Scatter Symbol, Ante Bet, Base Game Unlock, Rewards Reel, Free Spins, and Bonus Buy.

CritterPop Slot Information

There are several meanings of critter, but we guess that the game developer is referring to the reversible block cellular automaton. It’s a pretty advanced term to grasp, but the basics are that a critter is a two-dimensional infinite grid of cells. Each cell can be in one of two states: dead or alive. They come in 2X2 blocks that can be updated independently of other blocks. We don’t blame you if you’re lost by now; we don’t really understand this either. However, Avatar UX invites us to space in this Pop game, with animals as the higher-paying symbols.

The grid sits in the middle of the screen, among planets and twinkling stars. To make a win, you need to land at least 3 of the same symbols on adjacent reels going left to right, starting at the first reel to the left, or right to left, starting on the first reel to the right. The game starts with 5 reels and 3 rows, giving the player 486 ways to win. By making consecutive PopWins, the reels can grow up to 8 rows high in the free spins, resulting in 65536 ways to win. You can play CritterPop on all devices such as desktops, notepads, and mobile phones.

The lower-paying symbols are 10, J, Q, K, and A. They pay between 1X and 1.5X the bet for a win containing 5 symbols. The higher-paying symbols are frog, blue owl, purple owl, fox, tiger, and mammoth. Landing a 5-symbol win with any of these symbols pays between 2X and 6X the bet. The Wild Symbol only appears in the free spins, substituting all symbols except the Scatter, which is used to trigger the free spins.

CritterPop Slot Features

What is the max win in the slot CritterPop?

You can win up to 20000X the bet.

What features are available in the slot CritterPop?

The features are PopWins, Wild Symbol, Scatter Symbol, Ante Bet, Base Game Unlock, Rewards Reel, Free Spins, and Bonus Buy.

PopWins

Every time you make a win, the involved symbols will pop and vanish into the air. Two new symbols are added for each pop, making the reels grow one row. If you make a new win, the symbols pop again, and the reels keep on expanding. Each reel can grow 6 rows high in the base game and 8 rows high in the free spins. When no more wins are being made, the reels return to 3 rows in the base game. In the free spins, all reels reset to the same number of rows as the reel with the least rows.

Wild Symbol

The Wild Symbol looks like a wormhole. It only appears in the free spins and substitutes all symbols except the scatter. It’s unclear if the scatter appears in the free spins, though, so it’s probably not an issue. The rules don’t say anything about it, and we never landed a scatter playing the free spins countless times.

Scatter Symbol

The Scatter Symbol is another round spacey object with stars around it. It says “bonus” and can appear anywhere on the grid. Landing 3, 4, or 5 scatters will trigger the free spins with 2048, 6250, or 15552 ways to win.

Ante Bet

By adding 25% to your bet, you can buy the Ante Bet, which will double the chances of triggering the free spins.

Base Game Unlock

The Base Game Unlock feature is activated when all reels are unlocked in the base game, showing 6 rows on each reel. This will give the player 2 free spins.

Rewards Reel

Before the free spins start, the player will be taken to the Reward Reels. You get one spin on a grid with the same number of rows as you had when you triggered the feature. One of 8 possible rewards or a blank can land on each position. The rewards are:

Additional Free Spins = Gives you an extra 1, 2, or 3 free spins.

Extra Starting Multiplier = The free spins starts with a multiplier of 1X, but this reward will increase the starting value.

Multiplier Growth = Every time the multiplier grows in the free spins, it grows by 2 instead of 1.

2x2 Symbols = Big symbols occupying 4 positions can appear.

3x3 Symbols = Even bigger symbols occupying 9 positions can appear.

Random Wild = Random Wild symbols can appear.

High Symbol Value Multiplier = The mammoth and/or the fox will have a multiplier of 1X, 2X, or 3X in the free spins. Winning a high symbol multiplier on the Reward Reels will add to the symbols’ multipliers.

The free spins star when the Rewards Reel feature is over.

Free Spins

You start the free spins with 5 spins on 4, 5, or 6 rows depending if you activated the feature with 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols. The different setups will give you 2048, 6250, or 15552 ways to win from the start, which can grow to 65536 ways to win with 8 rows on all reels. Just as in the base game, the reels grow every time a winning symbol pops. The reels don’t reset all the way, though, only down to the shortest reel height.

The spins start with a multiplier of 1X. Fully unlocking the game by achieving 8 rows on all reels awards a 2X multiplier growth, and 2 extra spins. The feature goes on until the player runs out of spins.

Bonus Buy

You can choose to buy the different free spins. Paying 125X the bet will give you the feature starting with 4 rows. Doubling that to 250X the bet will give you the free spins with 5 rows, and cashing 500X the bet will give you the feature with the best conditions of a 6-row grid.

CritterPop Slot Conclusion

Avatar UX has released over a dozen games in the Pop series by now, and we have to say they’re all worth trying out. The theme of CritterPop is a little vague, located in space with odd animals such as mammoths, foxes, and owls as higher-paying symbols. It’s a pleasant ride through space, though, and the reels spin as smooth as we’re used to. The reels can expand all the way to 8 symbols high in the free spins, giving the players tons of possibilities. Well, 65.5 tons, to be more exact. 

The Pop mechanism is great at catching the players’ attention, and that is probably why we don’t get tired of the games. Every cascading win raises the excitement by adding rows to the reels, and expanding all reels 6 rows high awards the very nice reward of two free spins. Landing enough scatter symbols to trigger the free spins is, of course, even better. The constantly growing multiplier can do wonders, especially if you score some nice bonuses in the Rewards Reel. The RTP of 96.1% is around standard in the slot world, and the max win of 20000X the bet is higher than in most games. Remember that the game is highly volatile though, so your money can quickly increase or decrease. 

CritterPop from Avatar UX is a space adventure with consecutive wins expanding the reels, and a free spins feature filled with extras such as a multiplier, huge symbols, and random wilds.