Golden Egg Invaders

Golden Egg Invaders is a video slot by NetEnt with up to 10x Free Spin Multipliers. The game has a slew of interesting boosters, including Progressive Free Spins and a Frame Collection with Wild Substitution. The slot starts out as a 5-reel game with diamond-shaped reels in a 3-4-5-4-3 row sequence.

Thematically, the game is a farm-themed slot that is experienced an alien invasion. As usual, it’s very pretty visually, but the background details reveal the game’s less than stellar tech details. Namely, it’s very volatile with an RTP of 96.13%. In total, there are 20 paylines that form possible winning patterns once the reels start rolling. However, winning does not come easily, and when it does, the maximum payout won’t go beyond the 1,259x winning cap.

In the game review below, you can learn what special game features you can unlock. We will also explore the game’s performance on mobile devices, as well as theme, visuals, and sound. Check out the rest of the Golden Egg Invaders slot review for payout, RTP, and win info.

The main aim of Golden Egg Invaders is to invade an animal farm. The setting is the farm itself, with a wooden frame holding up the reels in the middle of the screen. Golden Egg Invaders has 5 reels and a diamond-shaped 3-4-5-4-3 rows that allow the use of 20 paylines in total.

During the base game, the focus is on the grid and winning symbols that form wins that can reach up to 1,259x the stake. However, the better goal is to aim for Free Spins where winning is made easier with progressive Multipliers.

To play the game, first select the betting amount you wish to use as the bet. Bet settings are in the bottom left section. To adjust the bet, click the + and – buttons to increase or decrease the wager.

Once you have your wager, click on the Spin button.

The reels will start spinning. You will notice that some positions on the grid have special frames. For the most part, they remain on the screen until an egg land in the position, at which point the spaceship – sitting atop the reels – will beam them up. Occasionally, a golden egg may appear in the place of a previously beamed up egg. This golden egg will then transform into a Wild in the next spin.

If you want to avoid clicking on the Spin button every time you want to start a new spin, you can turn on the Autoplay. Autoplay is nestled right next to the Spin button. With Autoplay, you can purchase 5, 10, 25, 50, or 100 rounds, with the total price for the chosen number of spins displayed directly beneath the number of rounds so that you know how much that will cost you right away. You can turn off Autoplay whenever you want. Another button on the left side of the Spin button enables Quick spins, making the reels spin faster. It does not affect the outcome in any way, it just makes the spin faster.

Besides regular bets, you can also use Elevate, which is another name for a Buy Bonus that lets you purchase Free Spins or Spins with Free Spins Multipliers.

The lowest you can bet per round is $0.10 while the maximum bet possible is $300. The game has a maximum win capacity of 1,259x the stake.

The paytable consists of low-value card royals 10, J, Q, K, and A. Winning at least 3 matching icons will pay between 0.10x to 0.30x the stake. for 5 matching icons, the payouts range from 0.40x to 0.90x.

High-win symbols include farm items and equipment. There are plant containers, boots, hay, wheelbarrow, tractor and a Wild golden egg. These pay 0.40x to 1x for 3 OAK. For 5 OAK, the payouts range from 1.20x to 5x. The Wild pays only if you match 5, with a payout of 5x.

The game is very volatile with 96.13% RTP. We advise you to be very careful when placing bets as you don’t want to go in with more than you are ready to lose.

The Elevate feature may also seem like a fun thing to try but be very careful as it might be another cash-grabbing feature that does not pay off in the end. It also may not be available in every market.

Golden Egg Invaders features Free Spins that are also equipped with Multipliers, the Elevate feature, and Wilds.

Wilds & Frames

On the reels, some icons may have frames on them. When an Egg symbol lands on the reel, it leaves behind a frame on the position once the spin ends. The egg can also randomly transform into a Golden Egg, which is the Wild.

The frame with the Wild becomes an active frame. At the end of the spin, the Wild will transform surrounding icons into Wilds too, which may trigger additional wins.  When they finish paying out all potential winnings, the Wilds and their frames disappear.

 Free Spins Meter

Every egg that is beamed up during the base game without a frame, 1 point is added to a Free Spins collection meter. Eggs beamed up with frames are assigned a random number of points from 1 to 4.

The goal is to reach the 200 points, at which point the Free Spins Multiplier will increase. The Multiplier is represented by a hen sitting on the top right side of the grid. The progression of the meter is as follows: 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 7x, and 10x. Each time the meter is upgraded, the egg counter on the spaceship is reset to 0.  If you reach the 10x Multiplier, the counter remains full, and no more eggs are added. When you trigger Free Spins and use the Free Spins Multiplier, all values are reset to 0 (the Multiplier returns to 1x).

Free Spins

To enter spins, gather 3 Scatters on reels 2, 3, and 4. The starting number of Spins is 3.

Basically, Free Spins are a form of Hold & Win feature, where the goal is to collect as many eggs on the grid as possible.

When Free Spins starts, you are taken to space where the grid transforms into a different setup that rolls only eggs and blanks. Eggs that land during the spins are sticky, so they remain on the grid until the end of the round. The point is to gather as many eggs as possible, and every spin that has at least one egg resets the spin counter to 3. Otherwise, the spins dwindle until 0, which is when the round ends.

Furthermore, all eggs carry payouts. At the end of the round, all values from the eggs are added together and multiplied by the Free Spins Multiplier that was active at the time of your triggering the Free Spins. The total value is what you get as a payout.

Elevate

Elevate is a fancy way to say Buy Feature. Elevate lets you purchase Free Spins or Free spins with a random value of the Free Spins Multiplier. The regular Free Spins round costs 25x, while the version with a random value of the Multiplier costs 75x.

On mobile, the game looks and feels great. It’s designed to fit all screens, including mobile phones and tablets.

There is virtually no difference between playing via browsers and casino apps. The game controls are slightly different, meaning that the position of some settings changed a bit. However, everything is right there, with the bet settings directly below the green Spin button, which is nestled between the Autoplay and Elevate buttons. Sound, spin speed, and all other settings are accessible via the outer buttons.

I played via Safari, and the experience was great. However, it is always better to enjoy the game on a bigger screen, just because it’s more immersive that way. However, mobile access is great if you want to take your games outside.

Theme, Visuals & Sound

The theme is aliens and farms. In case you remember the old-school game Chicken Invaders, you will instantly see the correlation when you load Golden Egg Invaders (although the two are not related).

Hence, the theme is an alien abduction of eggs on a peaceful animal farm. All the necessary farm tools and equipment appear either as the décor behind the grid or as symbols on the reels.

I have to say, the game looks beautiful. The design makes it a little bit cartoonish, the vibe is cheerful and playful, so it’s clear the game does not take itself too seriously. Still, the technicalities and the payouts prove the game is no joke, so it might be smart to stay careful when placing bets. The visuals are cute and so is the soundtrack that perfectly complements the theme. Together, the game gives off a laidback vibe, which is great – just don’t get too carried away with it.

Our Experience Playing Golden Egg Invaders

A slot is a slot, so there’s nothing special about the way the reels work. Even the setup – the diamond-shaped grid – is not exactly revolutionary. Still, it’s a cool addition which adds flair to the game overall.

When it comes to gameplay, it’s not boring. It might get repetitive after a while, but that has nothing to do with the game but rather with the category: it’s a video slot, after all.

Nevertheless, the inclusion of spaceships that beam up the eggs and the quirky hens protecting the eggs are more than welcome. They add character to the game and keep things looking interesting.

The only issue we had was the low game payout. Personally, I don’t think that a game should have a very high payout rate, but if you include high betting ranges, high variance, and modest RTP, the least you can do is give high rollers what they want, which is a high payout. Otherwise, the game is not appealing to casual players and holds no huge interest in high rollers either. But still, the game is probably going to be a success because of its theme and clever use of game features.

How we Rate Games

Our rating and reviewing process focuses on several major aspects of the game:

• Gameplay
• Innovation
• Mobile performance
• Fairness and security

Depending on the category, we might also look for other game elements to consider, such as the reels and payouts in slots, and table rules and limits in table games.

For Golden Egg Invaders, the criteria included all of the above plus payouts and game features.

For starters, Golden Egg Invaders is a NetEnt slot, which means it’s already marked high in our books. NetEnt is a reputable game-maker with a long history of great games. Besides that, we also paid attention to the way the game is formed, and all the technicalities.

Mobile support is another major factor. It is important to check whether the game scales seamlessly to smaller screens and how switching to a smaller screen affects gameplay and the overall experience.

When it comes to security, we make sure that the games are tested and certified by testing labs and are provably fair. All these mentioned details give us insight into the game’s entertainment value, on which we base our final verdict.