Haunted Crypt

I hope you’re in the mood for Gothic graveyards, cracked crypts, vampires, and skeletons because that’s exactly what you get with Haunted Crypt from Pragmatic Play. The game leans into familiar horror slot territory that might look quite familiar to fans of the theme – they might know it from earlier works of Nolimit City (and its famous slot The Crypt).

The game is a highly volatile slot with 96.51% RTP delivering wins up to 10,000x. There’s a lot happening on the reels, both in base game and Free Spins. Wilds come with Multipliers, they might be progressive, and if you want to speed things up, you can turn on Ante Bet or directly buy Spins. Let’s see what else awaits you in the spooky Haunted Crypt.

Haunted Crypt is played on a 5×3 grid with 20 fixed paylines. Wins form when matching symbols land on adjacent reels from left to right along active paylines.

The symbol set includes 10-A card ranks as low pays, with books, goblets, and four character symbols (including vampires and an oddly placed extraterrestrial) serving as premium icons. Wilds appear only on the three middle reels and substitute for all symbols except scatters.

Base game wilds can carry multipliers from x2 to x10, applied to all wins passing through them. When multiple multipliers contribute to the same combination, they add together rather than multiply.

Players can select between Speed mode (increased free spins trigger frequency, lower average payouts) and Value mode (standard trigger frequency, higher average payouts) using buttons beside the reels. The base bet remains unchanged regardless of mode selection.

Theme & Design

Pragmatic Play commits to the gothic horror aesthetic with a graveyard setting featuring gargoyles, leafless trees, and weathered gravestones in Value mode. Speed mode shifts to an equally creepy indoor crypt environment. The color palette emphasizes dark purples, blacks, and sickly greens appropriate to the undead theme.

Symbol design leans into vampire imagery with bloodsucking characters, goblets, and arcane books. One curious anomaly stands out – the aliens. Frankly, I’m not exactly sure what aliens have to do with gothic horror themes. Whether intentional creative choice or oversight, it’s enough to notice but doesn’t detract from the overall atmosphere. In other words, it is what it is.

Betting spans a wide range from $0.20 to $240 per spin.

The 96.51% RTP in both Speed and Value modes sits above industry average, making this one of Pragmatic Play’s more generous recent releases.

High volatility means base game wins may be infrequent, but worth your time. The game’s max win potential is around 10,000x maximum win, and it’s achievable through optimal free spins performance with stacked highlighted multipliers.

Paytable

High-Pay Symbols (5 of a Kind):

• Character Symbol 1: 20x stake
• Character Symbol 2: 15x stake
• Character Symbol 3: 12x stake
• Character Symbol 4 (Alien): 9x stake
• Goblet: 5x stake
• Book: 4x stake

Low-Pay Symbols (5 of a Kind):

• A: 2x stake
• K: 1.75x stake
• Q: 1.5x stake
• J: 1.25x stake
• 10: 1.25x stake

Here’s an overview of all the game features available in Haunted Crypt.

Game Mode

Players choose between two modes before spinning: Value Mode and Speed Mode. You can select which one you want to play in in between spins if you want. The Value is default, while Speed Mode increases the odds of hitting Free Spins. The bet level stays the same when switching between modes.

Free Spins

Landing 3 Scatters awards 10 Free Spins with the position of any Wild that landed highlighted. During the spins, every highlighted position gets a +1x Multiplier. Whenever a Wild lands, all highlighted positions become Wild for that spin. You also get Multipliers applied. You can retrigger the round by landing extra Scatters (3 add +5 Spins).

Ante Bets

When you choose to activate the Super Spin 1, you will have to pay 20x. This highlights at least 3 positions on reels 2-4 with random multipliers before each spin. If at least one Wild lands anywhere, all highlighted positions transform into wilds with their multipliers applying to passing wins.

Free Spins cannot unlock while this Super Spin 1 ante bet is active.

There’s also a Super Spin 2, which costs 100x.  It highlights at least 4 positions.  It also adds a general multiplier of 2x-10x selected each spin. When a wild lands, highlighted positions transform into Wilds, and the general multiplier applies to each highlighted position’s individual multiplier.

Free spins cannot trigger while Super Spin 2 is active.

Feature Buys

You have 2 Buy Bonus options:

• Free Spins Buy (100x bet): Direct access to the standard free spins round with position highlighting mechanics.
• Super Free Spins Buy (500x bet): Enhanced free spins where a general multiplier of x2 to x10 is selected each spin. When wilds land, highlighted positions transform into wilds with the general multiplier applied to all highlighted position multipliers.

RTP & Volatility

The 96.51% RTP is a very good RTP, especially considering the current trend studios have which dictates most new games to feature an RTP well below 96%.

Paired with the solid RTP is high variance.

High volatility translates to potentially lengthy base game streaks that stretch between meaningful wins. The Wild Multipliers add a little novelty but they are not going to make you rich. Go in with a prepared budget and stick to it to ensure a good experience.

Our Experience Playing Haunted Crypt

The base game was relatively quiet during testing, as there weren’t any crazy wins or bonus hits. We hoped to see a little more action when we enter special features, and it’s exactly what we got. But before Free Spins, we saw Wild Multipliers in the base game, and honestly, they did a bit of pizzazz to the experience.

Free spins showcased the power of the position highlighting system as soon as they hit. We had fun with the Free Spins, although we have to note that the Feature Buy option – though alluring – costs a lot and may not be active in every market (such as the UK). So just keep that in mind.

Overall, we had fun, it’s a pretty game to look at – yes, even with its spooky theme – and it’s well-designed. Our advice is just to pay attention to betting amounts. Try to stay within your budget and don’t chase losses as that might land you in a pickle you don’t want to be in.

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• 51% RTP and 10,000x wins
• Speed/Value mode offers strategic choice
• Base game Wild Multipliers add flair
• Wide betting range

Cons:

• Alien symbols feel out of place
• Super Spin ante bets disable free spins access
• 500x Super Free Spins Buy Feature is expensive

Similar Slots

Here’s a brief list of games you can check out if you are looking for something similar to this release.

• House of Doom (Play’n GO)
• Pandora’s Box of Evil (Play’n GO)
• Immortal Romance (Games Global)
• Vampire The Masquerade: Las Vegas (Games Global)
• Horror Hotel (Relax Gaming)