Fruits Go Pop Slot Review
A violet void of interlocking triangles pulses behind a reel window set into it like a lit cabinet, chrome banner shaded red-orange into purple shouting the title above. Tom Horn Gaming have built Fruits Go Pop around a single trick, and it’s a better one than it sounds: a base game that only pays five lines, then a free spins round that suddenly pays twenty-seven. The 3×3 grid, 96% RTP and doubling multiplier are standard enough, but that five-to-twenty-seven switch is what the whole machine turns on.
The studio’s fruit pedigree runs through titles like Flaming Fruit Deluxe, Frutopia and Flaming Wild 27, and this one sits comfortably in that company. Whether a three-reel grid can carry enough variety to hold a session is the question this game has to answer.
Three Reels, Five Winlines
Eight symbols spin across the three reels, and wins pay from left to right across five fixed winlines. Only the highest combination counts on each line, so a line stacked with two possible wins pays the better one. Your chosen bet amount covers all five lines in the base game, and the same amount carries over to the 27 lines used in free spins.
It’s a small grid, which makes every symbol landing matter. Three of a kind is the only combination the game pays, and the paytable is short enough to learn in a minute:
- Bells – 32x the total bet for three
- Watermelon – 24x for three
- Plums – 14x for three
- Lemons – 14x for three
- Oranges – 6x for three
- Cherries – 6x for three
All values are multiples of the total bet, not the line bet, which matters more than it sounds on a game this small. A 32x bell line is a genuinely chunky hit for a three-reel format. The 77 Wild tops even that at 64x for three, and it substitutes for every symbol except the scatter.
The ladder is a simple one: two premium fruits at the top, two matched pairs in the middle, and the wild sitting above everything. Bells and Watermelon are the prizes worth chasing, and everything underneath keeps the balance ticking over. With eight symbols in total and only triple combinations paying, the spread from the lowest fruit line to the wild line is the whole economic shape of the base game.
The 77 Wild
The 77 wild is a vertically expanding wild: when it lands on any reel in the base game it stretches to cover the whole reel and completes winning combinations. On a three-row grid that means one wild can complete three separate line positions at once, which is where most of the base game’s interest comes from.
Because it substitutes for everything except the star scatter, the expansion can bridge gaps on several lines in the same spin. A wild on the middle reel with matching symbols either side of it turns several near-misses into paid lines at once. It doesn’t substitute for scatters, so it can’t help build the free spins trigger.
Free Spins and the 27-Winline Switch
The star scatter is the trigger symbol, and landing three of them starts the round. It arrives as a fixed bundle of 10 free spins, and two things change the moment it starts.
- The number of winlines jumps from 5 to 27
- All wins are multiplied by 2
The jump to 27 is bigger than it first looks. On a three-by-three window, 27 is every distinct left-to-right path across the grid, so the round effectively pays any matching row, diagonal or mixed route the three reels can produce. Where the base game ignores most of the window, the bonus reads all of it.
More lines on the same grid means the reel window suddenly pays in far more patterns, and the doubling multiplier sits on top of that. Wins during the round are multiplied by the total bet rather than a line stake, so the pays scale cleanly with what you’re staking. Your base game bet amount is the one applied to all 27 lines, so there’s no separate decision to make about the round.
It’s a generous-sounding upgrade on paper, and the arithmetic backs it up. The same three Bells that pay 32x in the base game pay through far more of the window’s patterns, then double. The bundle is 10 spins, and when they’re gone, it’s back to five lines.
Gamble and Controls
After any winning spin, a gamble option appears alongside the collect button, offering a red-or-black choice on the amount just won. The game’s control shortcuts confirm the feature, with dedicated keys for starting the gamble and for picking red or black.
The control scheme is straightforward, with spin, autoplay and bet controls all present. On desktop the game leans on keyboard shortcuts: B for bet max, A for autoplay, and the spacebar handles both spin and collect. The shortcuts run deeper than the basics, with 5 and 6 picking red and black on the gamble, P opening the paytable and Q exiting the game. On mobile, autoplay lives in the options menu rather than on the main screen.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.1/10
This is a machine that spends most of its time being deliberately quiet, then flips a switch. The reason to choose it over any other neon fruit box is that switch: 10 spins where five lines become 27 and everything doubles, which on a grid this small feels like the whole window waking up at once. Until that happens you’re spinning five lines of plain fruit, spiced only by the expanding 77.
The winline switch is genuinely clever design, because it costs nothing to run and changes everything about how the round reads. The flaw is what sits around it: no second feature, and a base game that has to hold you on five lines and a wild alone.
It suits anyone who likes short, sharp three-reel sessions where one bonus carries the weight, and the gamble button gives the restless something to do between triggers. Layered-feature hunters will find the well runs dry fast. As a sharp little neon fruit box with one good trick, it earns its glow.
Fruits Go Pop FAQs
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What is the RTP of Fruits Go Pop?
Fruits Go Pop runs at an RTP of 96%. -
How many paylines does Fruits Go Pop have?
The game has 5 winlines in the base game, paid from left to right. During free spins the number of winlines changes to 27. -
What is the grid size of Fruits Go Pop?
Fruits Go Pop uses a 3×3 grid, with three reels and three rows. -
What does the 77 Wild do in Fruits Go Pop?
The 77 is a vertically expanding wild. When it appears on any reel in the base game it expands to cover the whole reel and forms winning combinations, substituting for all symbols except scatters. Three wilds pay 64x the total bet. -
How do you trigger free spins in Fruits Go Pop?
Landing three star scatter symbols anywhere starts the free spins round. -
How many free spins do you get, and what are they worth?
Free spins come in a bundle of 10, with the winlines increasing from 5 to 27 and all wins multiplied by 2. Wins during the round are multiplied by the total bet. -
Can free spins be retriggered in Fruits Go Pop?
Free spins come in a fixed bundle of 10. The game’s rules don’t state whether the round can be retriggered. -
How are wins paid on each winline in Fruits Go Pop?
Wins pay from left to right, and only the highest win on each winline is paid. If a line holds more than one winning combination, the game pays the better one and ignores the rest. All symbol values are multiples of the total bet. -
Is there a gamble feature in Fruits Go Pop?
Yes. After a winning spin you can gamble the win on a red-or-black card choice. Collecting the win instead skips the gamble. -
When is Fruits Go Pop released?
Fruits Go Pop’s release date is 23 August 2021. -
Who makes Fruits Go Pop?
Fruits Go Pop is made by Tom Horn Gaming.
