Summary:
- Elysium Studios releases “I Hate Fairytales” slot
- Betting range from $/€0.20 to $/€40
- Max win of 33,394x
Fairytales have been a staple of storytelling for centuries, and while the classic tales of princes, princesses, and “happily ever afters” still endure, modern interpretations have shifted to reflect contemporary values and trends.
These days, personal fairytales often revolve around fame, social media success, and wealth rather than royal marriages.
With this cultural shift in mind, Elysium Studios, the studio that was acquired by Swintt at the beginning of 2024, has reimagined these timeless stories in a creative new slot game called “I Hate Fairytales“.
The developer has crafted a slot that goes against anything fans of traditional fairytale narratives might expect to find, carrying them on a whimsical, rebellious, graffiti-tagged adventure.
The game is played on a 5 reel with 1,024 ways to win, and the action unfolds with a medium/high volatile math model rated 4 out of 5, delivering a maximum return to player (RTP) of 94%.
Players can adjust their stakes through the Coin+ button, with betting options ranging from 20 cents to $/€40 per spin.
Familiar characters like Snow Wild, Aria, and Rapunzel populate the offbeat realm, offering a fresh twist on classic figures.
The symbols are just as quirky as the game’s overall premise. Low-paying ones are represented by cupcakes with bites taken out, while higher-paying ones include a unicorn blowing a rainbow from its rear.
Players who land five-of-a-kind combos can expect payouts from 0.3x to 1x the bet. Wild symbols help form winning combinations by substituting for regular pay symbols.
Special Features
The game introduces three character-linked features, which can appear randomly both in the base game and during the free spins bonus round.
Snow Wild, seen randomly placing wild symbols on the reels.
Aria, creating Mega Wilds that cover entire reels and grant free respins.
Rapunzel, expanding the reels upward, assigning a win multiplier to each expanded reel and granting free respins.
The slot also offers a Free Spins feature. Players who land at least three scatter symbols on the first, third, and fifth reels trigger eight free spins.
In the free spins round, the reels expand to six rows high, and the three character features can activate randomly.
During free spins, Rapunzel doesn’t expand the reels but places multipliers that don’t reset until the round ends.
Players who hit three bonus scatters engage the Smash Bonus, where they must use a hammer to click on-screen entities to reveal bet multipliers.
When all entities are destroyed, the total prize is awarded.
For impatient players, both bonus rounds can be bought for 150x the bet for free spins and 27x the bet for the Smash Bonus.
All in all, while Elysium Studios’ I Hate Fairytales may not boast the highest RTP or production values in the slot world, its creativity, humor, and rebellious take on classic fairytales make it an entertaining experience.
