24 Stars Dream Slot Review
Stars drift through a violet-to-pink sky behind a gold-trimmed reel frame, sunburst rays fanning out like a stage waiting for its curtain. In 24 Stars Dream, from Fantasma Games, that stage show frames a game built around two collection systems that remember your progress between spins, and both of them are chasing stars.
It runs at 96% RTP with high volatility on a 6×4 grid, and the Grand jackpot is worth 5,000x. In the studio’s catalogue it sits alongside Flower Fortunes and Medallion Megaways, two games that also liked a meter you fill over time. Where those built up a board, this one builds a ladder.
The Base Game
The middle four reels are where everything happens. Reels 1 and 6 spin as normal, but the Coin and Bonus symbols only land on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5, which means the outer reels carry nothing but paying symbols. There’s no wild in this game at all.
Pays are multiples of the total bet, and they’re modest:
- Woman (pink hair): 3 pays 1x, 4 pays 2x, 5 pays 3x, 6 pays 6x
- Red 7 / Bell: 3 pays 0.6x, 4 pays 1.25x, 5 pays 2.5x, 6 pays 5x
- Horseshoe / Clover: 3 pays 0.5x, 4 pays 1x, 5 pays 2x, 6 pays 4x
- A / K: 3 pays 0.3x, 4 pays 0.6x, 5 pays 1.2x, 6 pays 2.5x
- Q / J: 3 pays 0.25x, 4 pays 0.5x, 5 pays 1x, 6 pays 2x
- 10 / 9: 3 pays 0.2x, 4 pays 0.4x, 5 pays 1x, 6 pays 2x
Six of the top symbol returns 6x the bet. That’s the ceiling of the regular paytable, and it tells you plainly where the money in this game isn’t.
Two symbols quietly run the whole base game. The Bonus scatter lands on reels 2 to 5 and four of them start the Star Ladder Jackpot. The Coin scatter lands on the same reels and does double duty: it marks its position on the reels towards a Big Spin, and it adds a point to the Star Level Meter that feeds the ladder.
Everything you collect survives between spins, which is the game’s real hook.
Star Ladder Jackpot
Four Bonus symbols on the middle reels trigger the main event. All 24 positions on the grid turn into individual spinning reels carrying nothing but Blank and Star symbols, and you get three spins to fill them. Any new Star that lands locks in place and resets the spin count back to three.
The round runs until the spins run out or every position holds a Star. The cash prize at the end depends on two things: how many Stars you locked, and which of the twelve ladder levels you entered at. More of either means more money.
The level is what the Star Level Meter builds. Every Coin that lands adds a point, 100 points climb you one level, and any excess carries over after the reset.
Level 12 is the top, and once you’re there the meter stops taking points until the jackpot fires. After every Star Ladder Jackpot the level drops back to 1, so the climb starts again.
One detail matters more than it looks: the ladder, the meter and the marked reel positions are all tied to your bet size and saved with it. Change your stake and each level has its own saved state waiting.
Drop back to a bet you’ve played before and your progress there comes back with it. It’s a persistent game wearing a slot’s clothes, and it rewards staying at one stake.
The Big Spin
The second collection runs in parallel. Every Coin that lands marks its position on reels 2 to 5, and the marks stay until the feature fires. Fill all 16 positions and you get a Big Spin: an extra spin played after the base game spin, where columns 2, 3, 4 and 5 combine and spin together as a single reel.
Only four things can land in it, and three of them are 4×4 blocks:
- Big Coin: splits into 16 individual Coins, each revealing a cash prize between 0.25x and 20x the bet
- JACKPOT: pays by how much of it lands, one row for the Mini, two rows for the Minor, three for the Major, fully for the Mega
- GRAND: pays the Grand jackpot, but only ever lands fully
- Blank: a blocker that pays nothing
The fixed jackpot ladder behind those blocks sits at 5,000x for the Grand, 1,000x for the Mega, 200x for the Major, 50x for the Minor and 20x for the Mini. None of them are progressive.
The Big Spin resets the marked positions when it’s done, so the collection starts from scratch.
Buy Star Ladder Jackpot
From the base game you can skip the wait. The buy costs 100x your reference bet and drops you straight into the Star Ladder Jackpot at a random level, with a wheel game played automatically beforehand to decide which one. The wheel is presentation only; it doesn’t represent the odds.
The buy runs at its own theoretical RTP of 96.00%, same as the base game. The payout is based on your bet per spin. The buy doesn’t reset or disturb your ladder level, meter or marked positions, so nothing you’ve collected is wasted by taking it.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.7/10
This is a game you play for the climb. The dreamscape is pretty enough, but you’re there because the meters keep filling while the reels stay quiet, and firing the Star Ladder at a high level after a long build is the one reason to show up. That persistence is its finest quality: progress saves with your stake, so nothing you collect evaporates when you walk away, and a session here has a shape most high-volatility slots don’t.
The letdown is everything between payoffs. With a top symbol worth 6x, the reels exist mostly to feed the meters, and the gaps while you wait for either feature to arrive can stretch.
For anyone who likes a build that survives the session and pays off in one burst, this is an easy recommendation, and settling on a single stake gets the best from it. Chasers of frequent wins will find the quiet stretches hard going. It’s a slow burn, and it burns well.
24 Stars Dream FAQs
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What is the RTP of 24 Stars Dream?
24 Stars Dream runs at 96% RTP, and the Buy Star Ladder Jackpot carries its own theoretical RTP of 96.00% as well. -
Is 24 Stars Dream high volatility?
Yes, it’s a high volatility game. Regular symbol pays are small, with the bulk of the win potential sitting in the Star Ladder Jackpot and the Big Spin. -
What is the grid size of 24 Stars Dream?
The game plays on a 6×4 grid. Reels 1 and 6 are standard, while the Coin and Bonus symbols only land on the middle four reels. -
How do you trigger the Star Ladder Jackpot?
Four Bonus symbols landing on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the base game activate the Star Ladder Jackpot, awarding three spins on individual reels that lock Star symbols and reset the spin count. -
How does the Big Spin work?
Every Coin symbol marks its position on reels 2 to 5, and the marks persist. Once all 16 positions are marked, a Big Spin is awarded where the middle four columns combine into one reel carrying Big Coin, JACKPOT, GRAND and Blank symbols. -
Can you buy the bonus on 24 Stars Dream?
Yes, a Buy button sits in the base game. Buy Star Ladder Jackpot costs 100x the reference bet and starts the feature at a random level decided by an automatic wheel, without resetting or affecting your saved progress. -
When is 24 Stars Dream released?
24 Stars Dream’s release date is 28 November 2023. -
Who makes 24 Stars Dream?
24 Stars Dream is made by Fantasma Games, the Stockholm studio behind titles like Flower Fortunes and Medallion Megaways.
