Kraken’s Tribute Slot Review
A purple tentacle curls over the gunwale of a pirate galleon, cannons racked and ready on the deck above, while something large moves beneath the water. Kraken’s Tribute, from Slightly Edgy, is the rare cascade slot where losing symbols matter more than winning ones: every win drags every cheap symbol below the waves with it, and the game gets better the more it destroys.
It runs at 94% RTP with Super High volatility, on a 5×3 grid with 243 paylines, and a single round is capped at 1,250,000 in cash. We’ve covered the studio’s Peep the Pope GigaBlox and Toothless Smile before, and this one carries more risk than either of them. The deep is generous, but it takes its tribute first.
How the Base Game Pays
Wins need three or more matching symbols on consecutive reels from the left, across the 243 paylines. It’s a familiar left-to-right setup with nothing unusual about how combinations form. What happens after a win is where this game parts company with the crowd.
Pays are for five, four and three of a kind, as multiples of the default stake of one. There are five high symbols:
- 25x / 15x / 8x
- 25x / 15x / 8x
- 22x / 12x / 7x
- 18x / 10x / 6x
- 15x / 8x / 5x
The low symbols pay less, as you’d expect:
- 10x / 6x / 4x
- 8x / 5x / 3x
- 5x / 3x / 2x
- 3x / 2x / 1x
Stakes run from 0.10 to 125 per spin. There are no side costs unless you switch on Golden Bet, which is covered further down. When a cursed symbol is destroyed it leaves a Wild behind, and that’s the only Wild in the game.
Cascades and the Multiplier Ladder
After every winning combination, the winning symbols are destroyed, and so is every symbol of equal or lesser value. New symbols drop into the empty spaces, giving you another chance to win on the same spin. The kraken takes the cheap stuff first, which is the whole idea.
Cascades chain for as long as new wins keep forming. Because the destroy rule clears everything below the winning symbols in value, a chain progressively strips the reels of low pays and leaves room for the premiums to drop in. A chain ends only when no further win forms.
Every symbol that takes part in a win, and every symbol the kraken destroys, adds a point to the multiplier meter. Collect six points and the multiplier steps up a rung. Because a single winning combination can clear a dozen or more symbols at once, the meter can jump several rungs on one cascade.
The ladder runs:
- x1, x2, x3, x4, x6, x8
- x11, x22, x33, x44, x66, x88
- x111, x222, x333, x444
- x666 at the top
In the base game the multiplier resets on the next losing spin, so the top of the ladder is a free spins destination rather than something you’ll climb in normal play. The gap between 444x and 666x is the last and longest climb.
Cursed Symbols
Every regular symbol in the game has a cursed version, marked with a cursed doubloon. When a cursed symbol takes part in a win or is destroyed, it converts into a Wild on the spot. That’s the game’s only Wild source.
Both the win and the sweep count. A cursed low symbol caught in the destroy rule’s collateral becomes a Wild even though it never formed part of the combination, so the more the kraken clears, the more substitution power lands on the reels for the next drop.
Cursed symbols also fill the Free Spins meter. Destroy six of them and the meter pays out ten free spins. Each cursed symbol collected beyond six in a single cascade round adds one more spin to the award, so a big chain can swell the count before the round even begins.
Free Spins
The round awards ten free spins, played at the same bet as the triggering spin. The multiplier starts at a minimum of x6 and never resets below that floor on a losing spin, which changes the character of the round completely. Every cascade climbs from a base that’s already high.
Cursed symbols work differently in the feature. Any cursed symbol landing on the middle three reels turns into a Wild the moment it hits, with no win needed. On reels one and five, a cursed symbol still has to take part in a win or be destroyed to convert.
Retriggers come from a Free Spin symbol that appears only on reel five. Each one adds a spin to the session, and more than one can land at the same time. Because the multiplier floor holds throughout, each addition keeps its full value.
Golden Bet and Buy Bonus
Golden Bet costs 1.5x your normal stake and does two things: it starts you one cursed symbol into the six needed for free spins, and it raises the chance of cursed symbols landing at all. It applies to every spin while it’s switched on.
There are two buy options for going straight in:
- 100x bet: a random award of ten to thirteen free spins, played with the regular x6 minimum multiplier
- 666x bet: a random award of fourteen to seventeen free spins, starting from a minimum multiplier of x33
On a losing spin the multiplier resets to the starting floor of whichever tier you bought: x6 on the cheap option, x33 on the expensive one. Both rounds otherwise play by the standard free spins rules, including Wild conversion on the middle reels and the reel-five retrigger symbol.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.3/10
You play this one spin at a time, feeding cursed doubloons to a meter that doesn’t care how you’re feeling, and the reason to sit through that is the free spins round: a multiplier floor of x6 that never drops, climbing a ladder that means it. The best thing here is that the destroy rule makes every win self-improving, clearing the junk so the next drop lands richer.
The worst thing is the price of admission. A 94% return on a game that hits one spin in four means the meter fills slowly and the maths takes its cut either way.
This is a game for multiplier hunters with a bankroll built for Super High variance, and for them the 666x buy is the honest way in. Anyone chasing regular wins or a steady session will find the water cold. The sea pays, though, and it pays biggest to whoever’s willing to keep feeding it.
Kraken’s Tribute FAQs
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What is the RTP of Kraken’s Tribute?
The RTP is 94%, which sits below the 96% figure most players treat as the standard. -
Is Kraken’s Tribute high volatility?
Yes, it’s rated Super High volatility, with a hit frequency of 25.03%, so wins land on roughly one spin in four. -
How do you trigger free spins in Kraken’s Tribute?
Destroy six cursed symbols to award ten free spins. Each cursed symbol collected beyond six in a single cascade round adds one extra spin to the award. -
What are cursed symbols in Kraken’s Tribute?
Each regular symbol has a cursed twin carrying a cursed doubloon. Destroying one leaves a Wild in its place, and destroyed cursed symbols also count towards the free spins meter. -
Can you buy the bonus on Kraken’s Tribute?
Yes. For 100x your bet you get a random ten to thirteen free spins with a minimum x6 multiplier, and for 666x your bet you get fourteen to seventeen free spins starting from a minimum x33 multiplier. -
What is the maximum win on Kraken’s Tribute?
A single round is capped at 1,250,000 in cash, whatever your stake. -
How many paylines does Kraken’s Tribute have?
It has 243 paylines on a 5×3 grid, with wins needing three or more matching symbols on consecutive reels from the left. -
When is Kraken’s Tribute released?
Kraken’s Tribute’s release date is 1 December 2026.
