Hypernova Radial Reels Slot Review
Deep space doesn’t usually rearrange itself for anyone, but Hypernova Radial Reels bends a whole reel set into a circle: blue gas wisps on the left, burnt-orange nebula clouds rolling across the top, and a wheel of 12 symbols turning at the middle of it all. The shape is the argument, not the decoration. Because every win detonates and the survivors shift inward along lines that cross the centre, chains build in patterns a straight grid simply can’t offer, and that’s the case for the whole game resting on a layout choice.
It’s an argument, that layout. ReelPlay, the studio behind Hypernova Megaways, Hypernova 10K Ways and Hypernova Big Bang, has taken the familiar Hypernova gems and wrapped them around a radial reel nobody else is using.
The game plays 12 lines across the circle, runs at 96.26% RTP in the regular game, and builds its whole bonus around a wild multiplier that climbs to x300. The scatter is the prize symbol of the piece, paying up to 5,000x the total bet for six. The circle, though, is the hook.
The Radial Reels and How They Pay
Twelve Lines Through the Centre
Forget everything stacked in a straight line. Here, all 12 lines are drawn as spokes through the wheel: each begins at one of the 12 symbols on the outer reel, crosses the centre, and finishes at the symbol directly opposite. Lines 1 to 6 and lines 7 to 12 fan out across the full circle.
Symbols pay in one direction on active lines, except the scatter, which pays in any position on the line and only on lines 1 to 6. Only the highest win is paid on each line, and coinciding wins on different lines are added together. Free Spins run at the same lines and bet as the triggering spin.
Explosions
Every winning symbol explodes. The remaining symbols shift so there are no gaps between them, and new symbols drop into the empty positions.
One win can therefore become several. Each refill brings fresh symbols onto the spokes, and any new combination those form explodes in turn, so a single spin can chain through two, three or more successive wins before it settles.
The scatter behaves the same way whether it wins or not: each one that appears explodes regardless. That matters in Free Spins, where the explosion of the triggering scatters feeds back into the round that spawned them.
Symbols and Pays
The reels are stocked with the Hypernova gem family, and the wild substitutes for every symbol except the scatter. Pays below are multiples of the total bet.
- Diamond (purple/clear): 3 pays 208.3333x, 4 pays 625x, 5 pays 1250x, 6 pays 3333.3333x
- Heart (red): 3 pays 166.6667x, 4 pays 500x, 5 pays 1041.6667x, 6 pays 2500x
- Gold/yellow gem: 3 pays 125x, 4 pays 416.6667x, 5 pays 833.3333x, 6 pays 2083.3333x
- Orange gem: 3 pays 100x, 4 pays 250x, 5 pays 500x, 6 pays 1666.6667x
- Green hexagon / teal pentagon: 3 pays 83.3333x, 4 pays 166.6667x, 5 pays 416.6667x, 6 pays 1250x
- Pink diamond / purple square: 3 pays 41.6667x, 4 pays 100x, 5 pays 250x, 6 pays 1000x
- Blue diamond / grey triangle: 3 pays 25x, 4 pays 83.3333x, 5 pays 208.3333x, 6 pays 833.3333x
- Scatter: 3 pays 200x, 4 pays 1000x, 5 pays 2500x, 6 pays 5000x
The scatter is the richest symbol on the wheel, outpaying even the diamond at every tier, and it lands in any position on lines 1 to 6. Six in view is the biggest prize this game pays.
Free Spins and the x300 Wild Multiplier
Triggering and Retriggering
3 or more scatters on lines 1 to 6, in any position, award 4 Free Spins. That’s a deliberately short leash. Every time one or more scatters appear during the round, the spin count resets to 4 and the wild multiplier climbs.
When the round ends, the game returns to the base-game spin that triggered it, and any winning symbols from that spin explode, triggering scatters included. A single game round can therefore set off Free Spins more than once if an explosion creates a new trigger.
A single spin can also award multiple separate features when scatters land on different lines. Each of those features is played out in full, one after the other, each with its own multiplier ladder starting back at x1.
The Wild Multiplier Ladder
All wins containing a wild are multiplied by the wild multiplier, which starts at x1 and grows each time scatters are collected. A newly earned multiplier applies from the following win onward, so the ladder rewards patience within a single round.
- 0 scatters collected: x1
- 1 scatter: x2
- 2 scatters: x3
- 3 scatters: x5
- 4 scatters: x10
- 5 scatters: x15
- 6 scatters: x20
- 7 scatters: x25
- 8 scatters: x50
- 9 scatters: x75
- 10 scatters: x100
- 11 scatters: x150
- 12 or more: x300
Once x300 is active, all scatters are removed from the reels and retriggers stop. The round then runs out its remaining spins at the maximum multiplier, and the ceiling holds.
Buy Feature
The Free Spins feature can be bought outright. The cost is 800x the bet per line, and the purchased spin always contains at least 3 scatters on a line, so the feature is guaranteed.
There’s also a 1 in 25 chance that one purchase awards two Free Spins features, played one after the other. For a game whose whole engine is the multiplier ladder, doubling the starting ticket is where a buy gets interesting.
The purchased spin plays by the same rules as any other. It sits inside the wider game round, so if an explosion after the feature creates a fresh trigger, the round can keep going, and every feature bought or earned starts its ladder from x1.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.9/10
Playing it is watching a wheel eat its own wins: every combination detonates, the survivors slide inward along the spokes, and one spin can chain two, three, four payouts before it settles. That’s the reason somebody picks this one over the straight-grid Hypernovas – nothing else in the family moves like this.
The ladder is the strength. Four spins that reset on every scatter, with the wild multiplier climbing towards x300, give a round a visible sense of progress you can read from across the room. The weakness sits underneath it: the multiplier only touches wins that contain a wild, so a round short on wilds can climb the ladder and still pay like the base game, and there’s no printed top prize to aim at. The buy, at 800x the line bet, is a commitment.
It’s for players who enjoy the build itself, watching a multiplier grow spin by spin, rather than anyone who wants a fixed ceiling to chase. Among ReelPlay’s gem cosmos, the odd shape turns out to be the most interesting one in the set.
Hypernova Radial Reels FAQs
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What is the RTP of Hypernova Radial Reels?
Hypernova Radial Reels runs at 96.26% RTP in the regular game. -
How do the Radial Reels work?
The 12 lines are drawn as spokes through the wheel. Each begins at an outer-reel symbol, crosses the centre of the radial reels, and finishes at the symbol directly opposite. -
How do you trigger Free Spins in Hypernova Radial Reels?
The feature is triggered by 3 or more scatter symbols landing on lines 1 to 6, in any position on the line. Scatters that land on separate lines in a single spin can trigger multiple features, and those features then play out one after the other. -
What does the Free Spins round award?
Free Spins awards 4 spins. Each time one or more scatter symbols appear, the spin count resets to 4 and the wild multiplier increases, up to a maximum of x300. -
What happens once the x300 wild multiplier is reached?
Once the maximum wild multiplier of x300 is active, all scatter symbols are removed from the reels and retriggers can no longer occur. The remaining spins play out at the x300 multiplier. -
Can you buy the bonus on Hypernova Radial Reels?
Yes. The Free Spins feature can be bought for 800x the bet per line, and the purchased spin always contains at least 3 scatters on a line. There is also a 1 in 25 chance of winning two Free Spins features with one purchase. -
Who makes Hypernova Radial Reels?
Hypernova Radial Reels is made by ReelPlay, the Australian studio behind the Hypernova series and the Infinity Reels mechanic. -
When was Hypernova Radial Reels released?
Hypernova Radial Reels’ release date is 28 July 2020.
