Mines Disarm Slot Review
Mines Disarm charges you to lose. In a format most studios run as a pure cashout ladder, Coin Machine Gaming have built their entire game around the moment things go wrong, turning every revealed mine into a paid decision rather than a dead round.
The setup is the classic minesweeper format with one twist: when you hit a mine, the round doesn’t have to be over. The game runs at 96.00% RTP with very high volatility, on stakes from 0.10 to 40.00 per round. That RTP holds across every mode.
Visually it’s slick, dark neon: a glossy arcade slab in charcoal with a lilac inner border, pink light bleeding out from behind the tilted logo and fading to near-black at the corners. No scenery at all, just a few faint bokeh dots drifting in the haze. Minimal, and all the better for it.
Base Game & Features
Each round is a single bet on a 25-tile board. The goal is to uncover coins and avoid uncovering any mines. Every coin you reveal grows your potential win, and you can cash out after any successful coin reveal.
A round unfolds like this. Pick your bet and risk level, press play, and the tiles activate. Tap a tile: a coin adds to your potential win and the round continues. Tap a mine and you’re into the decision event, covered in the bonus section below. Cash out at any point after a successful reveal and the round ends with your winnings banked.
Before you start, a risk control lets you tune the danger. Higher risk places more mines on the board and awards bigger wins. Lower risk spreads fewer mines and pays less for each coin. The controls always show you the number of coins and the number of mines for the risk level you’ve selected.
That pairing is the whole pricing engine of the game. A high-risk board with, say, fewer coins hidden among more mines pays each coin handsomely, because the odds of stringing reveals together are worse. A low-risk board pays less per coin but lets a cautious streak build further before the odds turn.
A bet at 0.10 and a bet at 40.00 play the same board. What changes is the money on the line, and the potential win figures scale with it. One bet entitles you to a chance at uncovering the entire board, which is where the biggest payouts sit.
Reading the Payout Display
The payout details for each round sit in a banner at the top of the game, and they change with the state of play:
- Before a round: the highest potential win, based on the current risk and your bet amount
- During a round: the number of coins remaining on the board
- During a round: your potential win, reflecting how much you’ll win if you cash out
- During a round: your next win, reflecting how much you could win if you uncover another coin
The two in-round figures are the ones that matter. The gap between what you’d get by cashing out now and what you’d get from one more coin is the price of your next tap, expressed in money. That’s everything you need to make a decision on every reveal.
There’s no published maximum win figure for this one; the ceiling shifts with your risk setting and stake rather than sitting at a fixed multiplier.
Game Controls
The board is framed by the controls you’ll actually use, each one showing live state as the round unfolds:
- Coins: the number of coins for the risk you’ve selected
- Mines: the number of mines for the risk you’ve selected
- Risk: your current risk level, with buttons to change it
- Bet: the current bet, adjusted with the (+) and (-) buttons
- Win: your latest win
- Balance: your current balance
A play button starts a round, and an end game button ends it whenever you want out. Beyond those sit the standard home, banking and settings buttons, plus music and sound toggles. If a round is interrupted by a disconnection, the final game state is displayed on return, and any feature awaiting your selection can be continued from where it stood.
Mines Disarm Bonus Features & Free Spins
Disarm Mine Feature
Revealing a mine triggers a decision event rather than an instant loss. You choose: end the round and lose any potential winnings, or pay an additional bet to disarm the mine and keep playing.
The disarm isn’t always on offer. It’s available for a limited period within a game round, and it may not be offered in certain circumstances due to market or betting restrictions. When it does appear, it’s a second stake at the moment of maximum pressure.
Disarm Rules
Two rules govern what happens next:
- The last mine on the board can’t be disarmed, so a full-board clear has to be earned tile by tile
- The cashout option is unavailable immediately after a disarm, and becomes available again once another coin has been successfully uncovered
That lockout matters. Disarming puts your existing winnings back on the table with no exit, and the only ways out are another successful coin or a second mine. If you’d rather not continue, ending the game is always an option.
The probabilities at work can also shift as a round progresses, depending on the current game state. Each disarm changes the board that remains, and the coin count in the banner reflects what’s left before you commit to paying again.
Buying Back In
The disarm bet is effectively the game’s built-in purchase mechanic. Rather than paying upfront for a bonus round, you pay mid-round to extend one that’s already alive, at the exact moment a mine threatens to end it.
Each disarm costs the same as your base bet, so a long round with several disarms can stack up quickly. The banner tells you how many coins are still hiding on the board before you commit, and that number is the whole case for or against paying.
The economics only favour a chain of disarms while enough coins remain to recoup the extra stakes. On a board running low on coins, one disarm can turn a winning round into a losing one even if the very next tile is safe. That’s a decision the game leaves entirely to you.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.2/10
Playing Mines Disarm feels less like a slot and more like standing over a live wire with your wallet out. Every round is a quiet staring contest with yourself, and the reason to choose it over any reels-based game is that it makes you the mechanic: your nerve decides when the money stops.
Its great strength is the disarm decision itself. Because cashout locks until the next coin lands, paying to survive a mine is a real gamble rather than a refund, and that single rule creates more tension than most bonus rounds manage in twenty free spins. The weakness is what surrounds it: with no free spins, no symbols and no progression, the core loop repeats identically round after round, so anyone wanting variety runs dry fast.
It suits deliberate players who enjoy making their own odds, and it’ll bore anyone chasing features or spectacle. That’s a strong entry in a narrow lane, and worth playing if that lane is yours.
Mines Disarm FAQs
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What is the RTP of Mines Disarm?
The RTP is 96.00%, and it’s the same across every mode in the game. -
Is Mines Disarm high volatility?
Yes, it’s rated very high volatility. Wins come from your own cashout decisions rather than frequent payouts. -
What is the grid size of Mines Disarm?
Mines Disarm is played on a 5×5 board of 25 covered tiles, where you uncover coins and avoid mines. -
What is the minimum and maximum bet on Mines Disarm?
Stakes run from 0.10 up to 40.00 per round. Disarming a mine costs an additional bet on top of your stake. -
How does the risk control work in Mines Disarm?
The risk control changes how many mines and coins sit on the board. Higher risk places more mines and awards bigger wins, while lower risk spreads fewer mines and pays less per coin. -
Can you cash out after disarming a mine in Mines Disarm?
Not straight away. Cashout is unavailable immediately after a disarm and becomes available again once another coin has been successfully uncovered. The last mine on the board can’t be disarmed at all. -
Does Mines Disarm have a maximum win?
There’s no published maximum win figure. The ceiling depends on your risk setting and bet amount, with a full board clear paying the most. -
When is Mines Disarm released?
Mines Disarm’s release date is 13 July 2026. -
Who makes Mines Disarm?
Mines Disarm is made by Coin Machine Gaming.
