7 Sins Slot Review
Crimson smoke rolls up behind a gold filigree arch, and the reels sit inside it like the proscenium of some decadent little theatre. The striking thing about 7 Sins, though, isn’t the dressing. It’s that the base game carries the better trick: a double wild that counts as two symbols at once, stretching the top of the paytable to a seven of a kind on a five-reel grid.
Play’n GO have built the rest around a single bonus round, leaner than Book of Dead or Rise of Olympus 100, though Moon Princess players will know the studio’s fondness for multipliers that climb. The numbers: a 5×3 grid with way wins, 96.3% RTP, mid volatility and a win ceiling of 1,580x the bet.
Symbols, Wilds and Ways
Wins pay left to right from the leftmost reel, awarded for adjacent symbol combinations on the ways. When several ways win in one round, everything is added together, and only the highest win counts per symbol combination. Feature and scatter wins are added to way wins on top. It’s a familiar arrangement, handled cleanly.
Scatter wins play by their own rule: where applicable, they pay for any winning combination, including gaps. Way wins do need adjacency, which is the one distinction worth keeping in mind when the reels fill with smoke and gold.
All of it settles at the end of the round. Winnings from the base game, features and scatters are totalled together and paid out once the spin finishes, and the bet can’t be adjusted while a round is running. Free spins run at whatever stake triggered them.
Three symbols do the special work on this grid, and each earns its place:
- Wild 7 – substitutes for all normal symbols except the scatter
- Double Wild 7 – counts as two adjacent symbols by itself, and substitutes for all normal symbols except the scatter
- Golden box – the free spins trigger; three pay 2x the total bet and start the feature
The 7 symbol is the wild, and it’s also the richest payer on the board – a full house of wilds beats anything the regular symbols manage. Every value below is a multiple of the total bet on screen, not a line bet:
- Wild 7, three of a kind – 1x the total bet
- Wild 7, four of a kind – 2x the total bet
- Wild 7, six of a kind – 20x the total bet
- Wild 7, seven of a kind – 700x the total bet
Seven of a kind needs explaining, because the grid only has five reels. That’s the Double Wild’s doing: the double 7 counts as two adjacent symbols by itself, so a five-of-a-kind line containing both double wilds pays as a seven of a kind.
That double symbol is a neat trick. It quietly turns the top of the paytable into something bigger than the reels suggest, and it gives the base game a reason to watch for gold sevens beyond the usual wild work. A single Double Wild in the right position can complete a combination that would need two separate symbols anywhere else.
The golden box is the third symbol that matters. Three of them pay 2x the total bet and activate the free spins feature – the game’s one bonus round and the reason most sessions will remember it.
Free Spins, One Sin at a Time
Three golden boxes trigger the round, pay their 2x, and the feature runs at the same bet as the spin that started it. That’s the whole trigger, and the round can’t be retriggered: free spins can’t be won during the feature, so what you start with is what you get.
What makes the round unusual is what’s on the reels. On each free spin, only one symbol of sins is in play, and it appears in expanded form on reel three. Each sin gets its moment rather than all seven crowding the grid at once.
The payout engine is a climbing multiplier: the win multiplier increases from 1x to 7x with each consecutive spin.
There’s no reset mechanic and no scatter retrigger fighting for attention – just a straight climb, with the biggest multiplier arriving at the end of the run. Every win on the later spins is worth several times what the identical combination would pay in the base game.
The expanded symbol on the middle reel does the heavy lifting in that back half. A win built around it at 6x or 7x is the round’s real prize, and because only one sin is in play on each spin, every winning combination during the feature runs through the same symbol. It concentrates the action instead of scattering it.
The structure gives the round a natural arc. Early spins are modest, and the tension builds towards those final spins at maximum multiplier, where the expanded symbol on the middle reel has the best odds of turning the climb into something substantial.
One round, one mechanic, one clear shape. Mid volatility means the feature isn’t gated behind the long droughts a higher-variance game would impose, though the 1,580x ceiling keeps expectations in proportion: this is a slot built around steady escalations, not a single lottery-style hit.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.2/10
Playing 7 Sins is a lot of watching one sin at a time, and that focus is exactly why you’d pick it: the free spins round builds to a 7x multiplier with a single expanded symbol holding the middle reel, so every spin matters more than the last. The base game is quietly the better half, because the double wild keeps a five-reel grid paying seven-of-a-kind money.
That double wild is the game’s real strength. It gives the ordinary spins a reason to hold attention that most single-feature slots never manage. The weakness is just as clear: one round, no retrigger, and a 1,580x ceiling that won’t pull a crowd on its own.
It suits players who want a slot small enough to read at a glance, with mid volatility and a wild that rewards paying attention. Anyone hunting four-figure multipliers will find the smoke thinner than the gold suggests. For the rest, it’s a well-made little indulgence, dressed in crimson and worth a session.
7 Sins FAQs
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What is the RTP of 7 Sins?
7 Sins runs at an RTP of 96.3%, which sits comfortably above the industry average. -
Is 7 Sins high volatility?
No. 7 Sins is a mid-volatility slot, so swings are moderate and sessions tend to be steadier than in high-variance games. -
What is the grid size of 7 Sins?
The game plays on a 5×3 grid with way wins awarded for adjacent symbol combinations, paying left to right from the leftmost reel. -
Who makes 7 Sins?
7 Sins is made by Play’n GO. -
When was 7 Sins released?
7 Sins’ release date is 23 November 2016. -
What is the maximum win on 7 Sins?
The maximum win is 1,580x the bet. -
How do you trigger free spins in 7 Sins?
Three golden box symbols anywhere on the reels pay 2x the total bet and activate the free spins feature. -
Can free spins be retriggered in 7 Sins?
No. Free spins cannot be won during the feature, so the round runs for its full duration without retriggers. The bet stays the same as the spin that triggered it. -
What does the Double Wild do in 7 Sins?
The Double Wild (the double 7) counts as two adjacent symbols by itself, and substitutes for all normal symbols except the scatter. Five of a kind including both double wilds pays as a seven of a kind.
