Shadow Of The Panther Infinity Slot Review
Ferns press in from both edges, a thick vine runs along the bottom of the screen, and behind it all a cracked stone wall disappears under jungle growth. Shadow Of The Panther Infinity builds its whole game out of that idea of things piling up: the claim worth arguing is that this tiny 3×3 grid, of nine independent reels, pays better the longer one spin refuses to end.
It uses High 5 Games‘ Clusterbucks evaluation rather than paylines, with a 96.0% RTP and a jackpot ladder that climbs to 2000x the bet. That collapsing centre is the same family talent on show in Dangerous Beauty Jackpot and Striking Tiger, with 88 Drums another close cousin. The panther hunts in the dark.
Clusterbucks and the Base Game
There are no paylines. A winning combination is any group of matching symbols touching horizontally or vertically, and all nine reels are always in play. Only the highest paying combination for each group is paid per spin, so overlapping clusters don’t double up.
The Wild, a green-eyed leaf face, appears only on the centre reel and the four corners, and stands in for every symbol except the Bonus. It can’t help you trigger the free games, but it pulls clusters together nicely everywhere else.
Symbol Values
Symbols pay by cluster size, in credits shown without bet modifiers, and the values step up as clusters grow:
- Man (gold portrait): 1800 credits for a 30-symbol cluster, rising to 3000 at 36
- Panther (teal/blue head) and Green Leopard: 350 credits at 21 symbols, rising to 700 at 28
- Blue Diamond, Pink Diamond and Green Oval gems: 240 credits at 23 symbols, rising to 400 at 30
On top of the base cluster pays, each additional symbol beyond a formed win adds a flat bump to the payout:
- Each additional character symbol: +500
- Each additional panther or green panther symbol: +100
- Each additional gem symbol: +50
Because a cluster only needs five symbols to start a respin chain, the paytable’s real action happens at sizes the base awards rarely reach on their own. The additional-symbol bumps matter most there. Every extra symbol that connects during a chain is worth a stated amount on top of the cluster pay, and on a long run those bumps stack up quickly.
Racking Up Riches
This is the engine of the game. When a winning combination forms from a cluster of five or more symbols, the reels keep respinning for as long as winning combinations keep forming.
On the first win, the matrix collapses into the centre reel and the highest paying combination becomes the active win, subject to increase on the next respin. If new symbols connect to the centre symbol in adjacent positions, or a new win forms, the process repeats. Nothing pays until all respins have ceased.
The handover rules are where it gets interesting. If the active win doesn’t grow and a new five-of-a-kind forms with a different symbol, the active win pays out first, then the new symbol collapses into the centre and the other eight positions respin.
If the active win grows and a new win forms at the same time, the larger of-a-kind win becomes or stays active while the smaller pays immediately. Ties go to the higher value win.
One structural detail worth knowing: the initial spin runs nine independent reels, but every subsequent respin runs eight, with the collapsed centre locked in place. That locked centre is what a long chain is built around. Each fresh respin is a fresh chance for matching symbols to land adjacent to it, and the longer the chain runs, the more the additional-symbol bumps stack onto the active cluster.
One More Chance
During a Racking Up Riches sequence there’s a one-time random chance that a non-winning respin will spin once more. It’s a small mercy, but on a long chain it can be the difference between a payout and a dead stop.
Free Games Bonus
The Bonus symbol lives in the four corner reels only, and that restriction shapes everything about how the round arrives. Land three or more and the Free Games Bonus starts, awarding five free games.
Each Bonus symbol collected beyond the third adds one more free game to the total, so a four-symbol trigger is worth six games and a five-symbol trigger, corners permitting, is worth seven. That’s the whole award structure. The bonus doesn’t retrigger once it’s running, and it ends when zero free games remain.
Everything else about the game, Racking Up Riches included, carries on as normal during the round, so the free games are best understood as a window of respin chains rather than a separate mode with its own rules.
The Jackpot Ladder
The jackpots are tied directly to respin count, which gives every Racking Up Riches chain a second thing to aim at:
- Minor jackpot: awarded after 10 respins, worth 20x the bet
- Major jackpot: awarded after 15 respins, worth 100x the bet
- Grand jackpot: awarded after 30 respins, worth 2000x the bet
Only one jackpot may be won at a time, so a chain that passes the Minor and Major thresholds doesn’t collect the lot. Thirty respins in a single sequence is a serious ask, which is exactly why the Grand pays what it does.
The ladder sits alongside the cluster pays rather than replacing them, so a long chain can finish with both the active win and a jackpot attached.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.5/10
A session here is less a series of spins than a series of arguments about whether a chain will survive one more respin. Somebody would choose it for exactly that: the cornered Bonus symbols can wait, but the collapsing centre means any spin might turn into a project. The jungle setting suits the pace; things grow slowly here.
Its best idea is wiring the jackpots to respin count. That gives every chain, however modest, a visible target to climb towards, and the Grand at 2000x makes a thirty-respin run worth the trouble. The weakness is the Free Games Bonus: five spins, no retrigger, and a trigger confined to four corner reels, so the round never feels like the main event it should be.
This is one for players who like a game that compounds in front of them, cluster by cluster, rather than anyone chasing instant bonus rounds. The panther waits in the dark for its moment, and this game rewards the same patience.
Shadow Of The Panther Infinity FAQs
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What is the RTP of Shadow Of The Panther Infinity?
The theoretical return to player is 96.0%. -
How do wins work on the 3×3 grid?
Wins are clusters, not lines: any group of matching symbols that touch horizontally or vertically counts, and all nine reels are always in play. Only the highest paying combination for each group is paid per spin. -
How does the Racking Up Riches feature trigger?
Any winning combination formed from a cluster of five or more symbols starts it. The matrix collapses into the centre reel and the outer reels keep respinning as long as wins keep forming, with payouts awarded only once all respins have ceased. -
What do the jackpots pay?
The Minor jackpot is awarded after 10 respins and pays 20x the bet, the Major after 15 respins pays 100x, and the Grand after 30 respins pays 2000x. Only one jackpot can be won at a time, so a chain doesn’t collect more than one. -
Can the Free Games Bonus retrigger?
No. Three or more Bonus symbols award five free games, and each Bonus beyond the third adds one more free game to the trigger, but the bonus itself doesn’t award additional free games once it’s running. It ends when zero free games remain. -
Where do the Bonus and Wild symbols appear?
Bonus symbols only show up on the four corner reels in the base game, which is what makes them scarce. The Wild is limited to the centre reel and the corners, and it substitutes for every symbol except the Bonus. -
What is the One More Chance feature?
During a Racking Up Riches sequence, there’s a one-time random chance that a non-winning respin will run again, giving a stalled chain an extra shot at connecting. -
How many reels does the initial spin use, and how many do respins use?
The initial spin in the base game runs nine independent reels, but every subsequent respin in a Racking Up Riches chain runs eight, with the collapsed centre position locked in place.
