Slay the Dragon in Big Time Gaming’s Monster Quest

While fantasy stories come in many shapes and sizes, they tend to hit a few familiar beats. You’ve got kingdoms, castles, knights, princesses, and, of course, monsters. Big Time Gaming’s Monster Quest transports us to a fantasy world where the monster problem has gotten out of hand. If you can help them thin the numbers, you may take home an impressive 99,990x top prize.

Before you grab your blade and rush forward into the fray, read our in-depth slot review. It will go over all the visuals, payouts, and features to help prepare you for this adventure.

Monster Quest Visuals

We really like the graphics in this Big Time Gaming slot. The main backdrop that you’ll be seeing is the large castle, with the stone reels representing one of its walls. In the distance, you can see a sprawling palace, which this keep is meant to protect. The background shows the castle during the day, while free spins highlight how it looks at night. There’s also the colosseum, which you’ll get to see during the Hold and Spin feature.

Symbol designs include playing card royals and gemstones. A multi-coloured jewel is Wild, while the golden shield is the Scatter. Additionally, dragon, knight, and various monster icons serve as bonus symbols.

Monster Quest Gameplay and Features

You play the Monster Quest slot on a 6-reel grid with Megaways instead of standard paylines. The number of symbols per reel changes with every spin, and can create up to 117,649 ways to win. Forming wins requires at least three matching symbols in adjacent positions that start with the leftmost reel.

Hold and Spin

Six or more bonus symbols landing simultaneously activate the Hold and Spin feature. This replaces the grid with a 6×6 playing area full of blank spaces. You’re given three re-spins, represented by lives. Every position on the grid spins with each re-spin, revealing a blank space or a monster.

The knight goes around slaying monsters, with each defeated monster resetting the number of re-spins back to three. The bonus round ends when the knight runs out of lives or slays the dragon. Each slain monster’s value is added to the knight, determining how much you’ll win at the end.

Free Spins

Three or more Scatters in any position trigger the Free Spins feature. You get 12 free spins for three Scatters, and 2 more for each additional one. The knight is permanently on the reels and appears with a random cash value ranging from 8x to 15x. Like in the Hold and Spin bonus, any monsters on the reels are slain, and their values are added to the knight.

A win multiplier is active during free spins. It starts at 1x and increases by one for every slain monster. Players can activate Hold and Spin during the Free Spins feature, but monsters removed from the reels during that bonus will not contribute to the multiplier. Finally, you can extend the Free Spins feature by landing additional Scatters.

Bonus Buy

Big Time Gaming lets you buy your way into its two main features, skipping the grind altogether. However, you can also take advantage of Power Play, which enhances your odds of winning.

• Power Play guarantees at least 10,000 ways to win for that round. It costs 8x your stake per round.
• Buying the Hold and Spin feature costs 35x your wager.
• Purchasing the Free Spins bonus round costs 90x your bet.

Monster Quest RTP and Payouts

The RTP for the Monster Quest slot 96.58%, which beats the average by half a percent. That said, the high RTP cannot mask the game’s high volatility, which results in a lot of dead or minor win spins between bursts of high activity. If you can brave the high variance, you can win up to 99,990x your stake.