Skylight Wonders Slot Review
There was once a time when Alaskya Balloon Workshop was the most prestigious hot air balloon manufacturer in Turkey, responsible for countless flight legends & repeatedly breaking world records. Sadly, after an accident destroyed its reputation, orders dwindled, employees left, and the company was on the brink of collapse.
Can glory be restored? The answer can be found high above the clouds…
The sky’s the limit in PGSoft’s latest release, Skylight Wonders – a 5-reel, Cluster Pays Video Slot with Wild Transformations, Increasing Multipliers, & an epic Free Spins mode. Displayed across a hot air balloon, the 5×5 matrix takes flight, floating in the direction of big payouts worth up to 5,000x your bet, but will the wind affect its flight path?
Skylight Wonders joins an impressive catalogue of games, honouring the Mobile-Friendly format that has been embedded into previous PGSoft releases. While this format has its limitations on a desktop device, it serves well, as the name suggests, on a mobile device, highlighting every intricate detail of the chosen theme & aesthetics, right down to the last pixel.
With a fixed RTP of 96.74% and a medium volatility rating, Skylight Wonders can reach new heights of up to 5,000x your bet. PGSoft takes its players on a whirlwind experience through the clouds of Skylight Wonders, so get ready to fill the wind beneath your wings as you fly towards big potential…
Base Game & Features
Skylight Wonders is the latest medium volatility release from PGSoft, consisting of 5 reels, 5 rows, & a Cluster Pays mechanic. Paytable symbols result in winning clusters when 4-18 matching instances land horizontally or vertically on the grid.
The Gold Gem acts as the highest-paying symbol, followed by the Red, Purple, Blue, & Green Gems, and A, K, Q, & J card ranks. After a winning cluster has been determined on the grid, a fixed payout between 1x and 1,000x your bet is awarded.
Once a win evaluation has awarded its payout value, the Avalanche Feature removes them from view, allowing new symbols to fill all empty cell positions from above. This continues until no new winning clusters merge onto the grid.
Wild Transformation
Hidden beneath individual cell positions on reels 2, 3, & 4 are Wild symbols. During each spin, if a winning cluster activates on top of these cell positions, its current position will be transformed into a Wild symbol for the next avalanche event. Wild symbols substitute for all symbols except Scatters.
Multiplier Trail
Directly below the main reel set sits a special Multiplier Trail, starting at x1. Each time a winning cluster appears on the grid, after the Avalanche Feature has activated, the Global Multiplier increases by +x1, which is applied to future wins in the same spin. Afterwards, the Multiplier Trail resets to x1 for the next spin.
Skylight Wonders Free Spins
When 3, 4, or 5 Scatters appear in the base game, the Free Spins mode triggers, awarding 10, 15, or 20 Free Spins, respectively. At the start of the session, the Multiplier Trail begins at x2 and persists between spins.
Throughout the session, winning combinations will increase the Multiplier Trail by +x2 after wins are paid and the grid has settled any avalanche events. Finally, landing 3 or more Scatters anywhere on the grid awards a further +5 Free Spins.
Our Honest Verdict
After sailing across the rough seas in search of mythical creatures & long-lost treasure in Kraken Gold Rush, we’re yet to find ourselves on solid ground as we take flight in PGSoft’s latest creation, Skylight Wonders.
While solid ground sounds quite nice right about now, Skylight Wonders offers a truly magical experience, and one that will certainly take your breath away. Clear skies and beautiful views line the backdrop of this naturalistic slot, while maintaining the Mobile-friendly format & high-quality graphics, & crisp soundscapes.
Instead of a traditional 5-of-a-kind cluster win, a combination of 4 matching symbols triggers wins in a horizontal or vertical direction, making multiple winning clusters more achievable in a single spin.
As previously admired in Carnival Queen 2, as a spin progresses through wins & avalanche events, the Multiplier Trail will advance, applying its new value to additional winning clusters in the same spin. This feature, although not uncommon, brings a great deal of potential to gameplay, with even the smallest of wins being transformed into substantial payouts.
During Free Spins, the Multiplier Trail is given an extra boost, starting at x2 and increasing by +x2 for every additional winning cluster or avalanche event…and what’s better is that there is no limit to how high the Global Multiplier can reach.
All in all, Skylight Wonders is another great release from PGSoft, offering simple yet highly-effective features & mechanics, stunning visuals, and plenty of fun & excitement.
*The images found in this slot review are currently from Demo Play. On average, our reviews are written prior to the initial release date and before real play is available.
