Fortuna De Los Muertos 3 Slot Review
Marigold garlands frame a misty graveyard under a teal night sky, candles glowing along the base of a purple reel frame painted with more care than most Day of the Dead slots bother with. That care is just as well, because Fortuna De Los Muertos 3 asks a lot of it: a strictly classic 5×3 grid, 30 fixed lines, and an RTP of 91.42% that will finish most sessions behind.
Spinomenal have hung the whole game on one decision: a free spins round that hands you the choice of how your symbols stack before a single bonus spin plays out. It’s the sort of small agency most festive clones never offer, and it carries more weight here than usual, because the base game around it is as traditional as fixed-line play gets.
For comparison, Spinomenal also crop up in our reviews of Magical Pinata – Hold & Hit 3×3 and Majestic King, with Tiger Charms another from the same shelf.
30 Fixed Lines and a Skull-Heavy Paytable
A round starts with the spin button or the space bar, and the ‘+’ and ‘-‘ buttons set the bet per line. Because the game runs 30 fixed lines, that per-line figure multiplied by 30 is what each spin costs; there’s no way to switch lines on or off. Everything you win in a round lands in the WIN field as a single total.
All symbols pay left to right from the leftmost reel, and only the highest win on each line is paid. Wins on multiple lines in the same round are added together to give the total for that spin. It’s a classic fixed-line setup, and the paytable is built the same way.
The paying symbols are a Day of the Dead line-up: a skull in face paint, a sombrero, maracas and candles, followed by the card royals from A down to 10. Credit values at the game’s 0.30 total bet look like this:
- Skull – 40 for three, 200 for four and 1,000 for five
- Sombrero – 30, 80 and 400
- Maracas – 25, 50 and 200
- Candles – 20, 40 and 120
- A – 15, 25 and 50
- K and Q – 10, 20 and 40
- J and 10 – 5, 10 and 30
So the top symbol, at that 0.30 bet, returns 1,000 credits for a five-of-a-kind, and the royals tail off quickly from there. Two symbols share each of the bottom two tiers, with kings and queens paying 10, 20 and 40 and jacks and 10s paying 5, 10 and 30.
The wild counts as any symbol except the free spins symbol, and five wilds on a winning line pay the line bet x 1,000. It’s a dependable stand-in and nothing more.
Stacked Medium Symbols
More interesting are the medium symbols, which can arrive as 1×2 or 1×3 stacks as well as in their ordinary 1×1 form. A stacked version always pays exactly the same as its 1×1 counterpart, so the stacking is about coverage rather than value.
In practice that means a tall stack can fill most of a reel, putting the same symbol on two or three rows at once. In free spins they’re the whole point of the round.
Two convenience features round out the base game. Auto play opens a configuration screen where you choose how many spins run automatically, and it stops whenever you hit the pause button. Turbo mode shortens each round as far as the game allows, toggled from the corner of the desktop layout or from the settings menu on mobile, and it can be switched on straight from the auto play screen.
Free Spins: Pick Your Stack
Three or more scattered free spins symbols trigger the round, and before a single spin plays out you make a choice that defines it. Both options run on the medium-symbol stacking described above:
- 20 free spins with all medium symbols appearing as 1×2 stacks
- 10 free spins with all medium symbols appearing as 1×3 stacks
Fewer spins with taller stacks, or more spins with shorter ones. The 1×3 option puts bigger blocks on the reels, which helps several of the 30 lines at once, but it gives the round half as many chances to land them.
The 1×2 option spreads the same idea thinner: shorter stacks, more spins, more opportunities for the scattered symbols to appear. Neither choice changes the bet or the paytable; it’s purely a question of how you want the medium symbols shaped.
Either way, the round plays out at the bet that was live when you triggered it. The stake buttons lock for the duration, so the choice you make at the outset is the one you live with until the last spin resolves.
Retriggers
The round retriggers, too. Land three or more scattered free spins symbols during the feature and five more spins are added, running with the same stacking option and the same bet you started with.
Those extra spins stack in the sense that matters: a 20-spin round on the 1×2 option keeps its short stacks through every retrigger, and a 10-spin round never swaps to taller ones mid-flight. The scatters don’t change jobs either – they trigger more of what you already chose, nothing else.
Buy Feature
There’s a Buy Feature button that purchases the free spins round outright and triggers it immediately, skipping the wait for scatters. Clicking it opens a window where you can modify the bet you’ll play the round at before committing.
The buy price scales with whatever bet you settle on in that window, and the round then plays exactly as it would if you’d triggered it naturally, stacking choice and all. Handy for anyone who wants to compare the 20-spin and 10-spin options back to back.
That comparison is the buy’s best use. Buying the 1×3 round and then buying the 1×2 round at the same stake gives you both versions of the feature on demand, and because the paytable doesn’t change, the only variable is how the medium symbols arrive.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 6.3/10
Playing this is long stretches of plain fixed-line spins, brightened by a graveyard that’s genuinely lovely to look at, and then a bonus round that starts by asking you a question. Twenty short stacks or ten tall ones – that’s the whole reason to choose this over any other candlelit Day of the Dead slot, and it’s a better question than most games in this space ever bother to ask.
The choice is real in a way bonus picks rarely are: neither answer is wrong, both keep the paytable intact, and the five-spin retriggers reward whichever one you commit to. What isn’t defensible is the 91.42% RTP, a poor return by any modern standard, and no amount of marigolds changes that.
For players who put atmosphere first and accept a thin return as the price of admission, the candles are lit and the mist is waiting. Anyone counting their pennies per spin will find friendlier maths elsewhere, and should probably stay out of the graveyard.
Fortuna De Los Muertos 3 FAQs
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What is the RTP of Fortuna De Los Muertos 3?
The RTP is 91.42%, which sits well below what most players expect from a modern online slot. -
How many paylines does Fortuna De Los Muertos 3 have?
The game runs on 30 fixed lines, with all symbols paying left to right from the leftmost reel. -
What is the grid size of Fortuna De Los Muertos 3?
It’s a 5×3 grid – five reels and three rows – carrying 30 fixed paylines. -
How do you trigger free spins in Fortuna De Los Muertos 3?
Three or more scattered free spins symbols trigger the free spins round. Before it begins, you choose between two options: 20 free spins with medium symbols stacked 1×2, or 10 free spins with medium symbols stacked 1×3. -
Can free spins retrigger in Fortuna De Los Muertos 3?
Yes. If three or more scattered free spins symbols land during the round, five extra spins are added on the same option and bet you originally chose. -
Can you buy the bonus on Fortuna De Los Muertos 3?
Yes, there’s a Buy Feature that purchases and immediately triggers the free spins round. The buy price is set according to the bet you choose in the buy window. -
What do the stacked medium symbols do in Fortuna De Los Muertos 3?
Medium symbols can appear as 1×2 or 1×3 stacks, covering two or three rows of a reel. A stack always pays the same as the ordinary 1×1 version of that symbol. -
What does the wild do in Fortuna De Los Muertos 3?
The wild counts as any symbol except the free spins symbol. Five wilds on a winning line pay the bet per line x 1,000. -
Can you use auto play and turbo mode in Fortuna De Los Muertos 3?
Yes. Auto play runs continuous spins with a configuration screen for the number of rounds and a pause button to stop, and turbo mode shortens each round. Both can be used together. -
When is Fortuna De Los Muertos 3 released?
Fortuna De Los Muertos 3’s release date is 16 October 2023. -
Who makes Fortuna De Los Muertos 3?
Spinomenal, the studio behind titles such as Majestic King and Tiger Charms.
