Supernova Shooting Stars Slot Review
A spiral galaxy tilts up out of the bottom-left corner of the screen while pink-white streaks cut across the sky, and the promise is simple: make a wish on the right star and the whole reel lights up. That’s the whole game in one line, because Supernova Shooting Stars spends its budget on one wild mechanic rather than a stack of features, and that’s the right call on a nine-line grid.
Hacksaw Gaming has gone surprisingly classic with the build underneath: a 5×3 grid, nine paylines, 96.26% RTP and a 5,000x max win available in every game mode. Nine lines is a rarity in a catalogue better known for cluster pays and chaotic grids, which puts this one nearer to Rocket Reels and Space Zoo than to the Le series. The spreading stars are where it gets its bite. Cross your fingers for a starfall.
Base Game & Features
Wins form the traditional way here. Matching symbols need to land along one of the nine predefined lines, on adjacent reels from left to right, starting with the leftmost reel. Three of a kind is the minimum for every symbol in the game.
The same combination rules carry into the bonus games unchanged, so nothing you learn in the base game gets rewritten later. Each wager is eligible for all winning combinations, meaning multiple lines can pay on a single spin.
The paytable is a fruit-and-bell shop dressed in neon, and it’s honest about being modest. All values below are multiples of the total bet:
- Bell – 1x for three, 2.5x for four, 5x for five
- Grapes – 0.8x for three, 1.5x for four, 3x for five
- Watermelon – 0.5x for three, 1x for four, 2x for five
- Cherries – 0.5x for three, 1x for four, 2x for five
- Royals (10, J, Q, K, A) – 0.2x for three, 0.5x for four, 1x for five
- Wild, Star and Epic Star – 10x for five
The wild substitutes for every symbol in the paytable, and it’s the richest payer on the grid. The purple Star and gold Epic Star act as wilds too, so the top of the paytable is really three faces of the same idea.
Spreading Wild Stars
When a Star or Epic Star lands, it can spread before any wins are handled, but only if it or the symbols it would transform are part of at least one winning combination. That condition is the whole mechanic in miniature: a star that lands somewhere useless simply stays where it is.
A purple Star spreads downward to the bottom of its reel, turning everything in its path into Star symbols. An Epic Star is the bigger event: it spreads up and down to cover the entire reel as Epic Stars. One star can therefore fill a reel with wilds in a single spin, provided the spread was going to connect to a win.
The order of events matters. The star lands, the spread happens, any wilds caught in its path become multipliers, and only then are wins evaluated. A wild the spread passes over turns into a Star or Epic Star Multiplier, and its value applies to every win that symbol is part of.
Multiple multipliers in the same win are added together before being applied, not multiplied against each other. Only one Star symbol of any kind can land on a reel during the same spin, and FS Bonus, Star and Epic Star symbols can’t share a reel either. The possible additive multiplier values are:
- 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 10x – the common band
- 25x, 50x, 100x, 250x – the top of the range
Supernova Shooting Stars Free Spins & Bonuses
Bonus Game – Rain of Light
Three FS Bonus scatter symbols landing at the same time in the base game awards eight free spins. The round keeps the base game’s mechanics and adds one guarantee: at least one Star symbol lands on every spin.
There’s no waiting for the right symbol to drift in; the spread mechanic is live on every single spin of the round. What the base game treats as a lucky landing, Rain of Light treats as the house rule.
Bonus Game – Starstruck
Four FS Bonus scatters at the same time is the rarer trigger, and it pays off with 10 free spins and a better guarantee: at least one Epic Star symbol on every spin. Since Epic Stars spread across an entire reel rather than half of one, Starstruck is where the additive multipliers stack most often.
Both rounds retrigger the same way. Two FS Bonus symbols landing at the same time in the bonus award +2 free spins, and three award +4. The retrigger symbols work during the bonus exactly as the scatters did in the base game, so there’s no separate collection meter to track.
Bonus Buy & FeatureSpins
A BUY BONUS button sits in the main game for direct access to the bonus features. There’s also a bonus boost on the buy menu at three times the current bet for a 5x bonus win chance, and an on-screen prompt keeps the offer in view as you play.
The game also offers Hacksaw’s FeatureSpins option, where each spin guarantees certain features at a set cost based on your current bet level. FeatureSpins stay active until you switch them off, so the guarantee applies to every spin while the mode is on. The three modes and their RTPs are:
- Bonushunt FeatureSpins – 96.38% RTP
- Astral FeatureSpins – 96.34% RTP; FS symbols can’t land in this mode
- Starhunt FeatureSpins – 86.22% RTP
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.1/10
This is a quiet spin most of the time, punctuated by moments where a reel goes gold and the arithmetic runs away from you. Nine lines, fruit symbols, a starfield – it plays like a classic with one modern habit, and the habit pays the bills.
The strength is the spread mechanic, because it only fires when it’s already part of a win, which means every trigger is a real one rather than decoration. The weakness is the base paytable: five bells at 5x means the long stretches between spreads are close to fruitless, and the game knows it – that’s why both bonuses guarantee a star on every spin.
It suits players who like one strong mechanic done properly, and it’ll leave anyone wanting layered features or collection systems cold. If nine lines and a generous wild sound like a good evening, this galaxy is worth the trip. Anyone chasing Hacksaw’s wilder builds has a big catalogue to pick from instead.
Supernova Shooting Stars FAQs
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What is the RTP of Supernova Shooting Stars?
The RTP is 96.26%, calculated across ten billion simulated rounds. The FeatureSpins buy modes run at 96.38% for Bonushunt and 96.34% for Astral, while Starhunt sits lower at 86.22%. -
How do you trigger the free spins in Supernova Shooting Stars?
Landing three FS Bonus scatter symbols at the same time in the base game triggers Rain of Light with 8 free spins. Landing four at the same time triggers Starstruck with 10 free spins. -
What is the difference between Star and Epic Star symbols?
Both act as wilds. A Star spreads downward to the bottom of its reel when it’s part of a win, while an Epic Star spreads both ways to cover the entire reel, making it the more powerful of the two. -
Can the free spins retrigger in Supernova Shooting Stars?
Yes. Landing two FS Bonus symbols at the same time during a bonus game awards 2 extra free spins, and landing three awards 4 extra free spins. -
Can you buy the bonus on Supernova Shooting Stars?
Yes. A BUY BONUS button in the main game gives direct access to the bonus features, and three FeatureSpins modes (Bonushunt, Astral and Starhunt) guarantee certain features on every spin at a set cost based on your bet level. -
What is the maximum win on Supernova Shooting Stars?
The maximum win is 5,000 times your bet, and it’s available in every game mode. -
How many paylines does Supernova Shooting Stars have?
There are nine paylines. Wins form when matching symbols land on adjacent reels from left to right across one of those lines, starting with the leftmost reel. -
How do the Star multipliers work in Supernova Shooting Stars?
When a spreading Star or Epic Star passes over a wild, that wild becomes a Star or Epic Star Multiplier worth between 2x and 250x. Its value applies to every win the symbol is part of, and if several multipliers appear in the same win, their values are added together before being applied.
