Chicago Gold 2 Lock N Win

Chicago Gold 2 LOCKNWINX Slot Review

Returning to the Windy City for a second time around, Chicago Gold 2 LOCKNWINX sets up shop once again in a city rife with crime and built on two economies: one on the books, and the one that actually moves the money.

PearFiction Studios built their game the same way: a straightforward payline slot on the front, and an eight-layered collect system. In terms of figures, there’s a 96% RTP on a high volatility model, with a hit frequency of 19.63%.

The base grid is a 5×4 layout across 25 fixed paylines, with stakes running from 0.20 to 50.00. The static jackpot ladder is topped by a Mega worth 5,000x your bet, and a feature-buy menu that charges up to 500x to skip the queue.

Base Game & Features

Payouts run left to right from the first reel, and only the highest winning combination counts per line.

Wilds substitute for the high and low value symbols, but not for Cash, Jackpot or the feature symbols, which exist on a separate layer entirely.

The character symbols carry the theme: the Boss in purple, the Dame in orange and red, a Green Man, a Blue Man and a Redhead Woman, with card suits filling the low end.

• Boss: 1.20 / 4.00 / 10.00 for three, four or five
• Dame: 0.80 / 3.20 / 5.00
• Green Man: 0.80 / 2.00 / 4.00
• Blue Man: 0.60 / 1.60 / 4.00
• Redhead Woman: 0.60 / 1.60 / 3.20
• Card suits (Spade, Heart, Club, Diamond): 0.40 / 0.80 / 2.00

Loot Collect and the Eight Characters

The base Loot Collect lands on reel five only, collects every Cash and Jackpot symbol on screen, and unlocks after 50 spins.

There are eight Collect characters in the base game. Each one collects, but each does something different first:

• Collect (Red Dame Lady): collects all Cash and Jackpots on screen. Unlocked from the start.
• Boost Collect (Knife Thrower): adds or boosts Cash by +1x, +2x, +3x, +5x or +10x before collecting.
• Respin Collect (Baseball Bat Thug): clears all non-Cash symbols, then respins each empty position until no new Cash or Jackpot lands.
• Multi Collect (Cop): applies two to five multipliers of x2 to x10 to Cash values of 50x or below.
• Double Collect (Twins): collects everything twice, though Jackpots only pay once.
• Zone Collect (Redhead): drops up to three boost zones of 2×2, 3×3 or 4×4 on the screen, filling and boosting within them.
• Path Collect (Railgun): draws a trail across the screen, boosting Cash on the path and creating Cash on empty positions.
• Maxi Collect (Big Boss): fills the entire screen with the same Cash symbol and boosts whatever was already there.

The Jackpot Ladder

• Mini Jackpot: 10x bet
• Minor Jackpot: 50x bet
• Major Jackpot: 500x bet
• Mega Jackpot: 5,000x bet

All four are static values rather than progressives, and more than one Jackpot diamond can land in a single spin. They can be awarded in both the base game and the LOCKNWINX feature, whenever a Jackpot symbol meets a Collect or simply lands on the reels during the feature.

Chicago Gold 2 LOCKNWINX Bonus Features

LOCKNWINX is a three-life hold-and-win round played on an expanded 5×7 grid.

You start with four unlocked rows, and any landing symbol in an active row or the Diamond cell resets the respin counter to three. The round ends when three respins pass without a reset. It’s a familiar shape, but the details are where this game earns its keep.

Five coloured Pot symbols (Green Knife, Blue Star, Orange Molotov, Pink Bullets, Purple TNT) collect into matching pots above the reels, and filling a pot triggers its corresponding feature: Boost, Multi, Zone, Path or Maxi. More than one pot can fire at once.

Rows, Keys and Cash Values

Locked rows open sequentially through Keys landing in the Diamond cell: one key for the first, two more for the second, three more for the third.

Once unlocked, a row stays live for the rest of the feature. The deeper rows pay better, which is the whole incentive.

• Initial cells: Cash values of 1x to 20x
• First unlocked row: 2x to 25x
• Second unlocked row: 3x to 50x
• Highest unlocked row: 5x to 100x

The Diamond cell sits at the top of the reels and can hold Collect characters, Keys or Bags. Bags are the cleverest piece of design here. When the screen fills, a Bag can drop in, absorb all unlocked Cash in its column, and convert into a Red Cash symbol holding the total, freeing space so more Cash can land.

An extra Bag always appears after a Maxi Collect, which is a genuinely generous touch. The Diamond Bonus is the base game’s second route in: collect one Diamond on each of the five reels, over as many spins as it takes, and all five pots trigger combined. It’s the only way short of buying in to guarantee the full five-feature round.

Boost and Buy Features

The Boost Feature is a persistent toggle, not a one-off. Once all characters are unlocked, you can switch it on for 10x your bet per spin, which raises Collect frequency by 15x. It stays on until you switch it off, and anything it triggers plays at the base bet.

The help file lists the RTP with Boost active at 96.03%, a hair above the standard figure. The Buy Feature menu offers two options, both base-game only:

• Random Any: 100x bet, triggers a random LOCKNWINX pot (RTP 96.08%)
• All 5 Pots Combined: 500x bet, triggers everything at once (RTP 96.03%)

The 500x price for All 5 Pots Combined is steep against a jackpot ladder that tops out at 5,000x. It’s a rich player’s shortcut, and the boosted Collect values available inside that bought version (up to +100x boosts) are the only real argument for paying it.

Our Honest Verdict

Overall Rating: 7.5/10

The bargain Chicago Gold 2 LOCKNWINX offers is simple: sit through a base game that pays almost nothing so you can reach a feature system that is genuinely excellent. The paytable is the worst thing here. Top symbol, five of a kind, 10.00, with a hit rate under 20% doing nothing to soften it. If you play slots for the rhythm of regular line wins, this game has nothing for you, and no amount of feature depth changes that.

For players who enjoy working a system, the trade is fair. Eight Collects with distinct behaviours, a hold-and-win round with escalating row values and Bags that fix its most frustrating failure mode, and a Diamond Bonus that rewards sticking around rather than buying in. Where it does worse is the pricing around the edges: the 500x buy is hard to defend against a static 5,000x Mega, and the Boost toggle quietly inflates every spin it’s left on.

Take it as a feature machine with a slot bolted on and it rewards patience. Take it as a slot with features attached and it will bleed you slowly.

Chicago Gold 2 LOCKNWINX FAQs

• What is the RTP of Chicago Gold 2 LOCKNWINX?

  The RTP is 96%. Enabling the 15x Collect Frequency Boost moves it to 96.03%, buying Random Any sits at 96.08%, and buying All 5 Pots Combined at 96.03%, so the differences between modes are marginal.
• Is Chicago Gold 2 LOCKNWINX high volatility?

  Yes, the game is rated high volatility, with a hit frequency of 19.63%. Roughly one spin in five returns a win of any size, so dry spells are part of the design and the bankroll requirement follows.
• How does the LOCKNWINX feature trigger?

  Collect Pot symbols in the base game to fill one of the five pots above the reels; a full pot triggers its corresponding feature and more than one pot can fire at once. Alternatively, collect one Diamond on each of the five reels to trigger all five LOCKNWINX pots combined.
• Can you buy the bonus on Chicago Gold 2 LOCKNWINX?

  Yes. The Buy Feature menu in the base game offers Random Any for 100x your bet, which triggers a random LOCKNWINX pot, and All 5 Pots Combined for 500x your bet, which triggers the full five-pot feature at once.
• How many paylines does Chicago Gold 2 LOCKNWINX have?

  The game has 25 fixed paylines on a 5×4 grid, paying left to right from the first reel. Only the highest winning combination is awarded per symbol combination.
• What is the minimum and maximum bet on Chicago Gold 2 LOCKNWINX?

  Stakes run from 0.20 to 50.00 per spin. The Boost Feature adds a further 10x bet per spin while active, and feature buys are charged on top of the base bet at 100x or 500x.
• When is Chicago Gold 2 LOCKNWINX released?

  Chicago Gold 2 LOCKNWINX’s release date is 29 September 2026.