Dreadworks

Dreadworks is a horror-themed slot game developed by Print Studios, set to release on October 10, 2024. This high-volatility slot features a 5×4 grid with 26 paylines, offering a maximum win potential of 20,000x the bet. With an RTP of 96.08% and bet ranges from 0.10 to 50, Dreadworks aims to provide a spine-chilling gaming experience.

Dreadworks is set in Big Jack's Toy Factory, a once-cheerful place now turned into a haunted, sinister environment. The game's atmosphere is deliberately dark and eerie, with an adjustable darkness meter allowing players to set their preferred level of gloom. The main character is Big Jack, manifesting as a creepy jack-in-the-box figure. Other characters include various dolls and toys that have taken on a menacing appearance.

This slot is a spiritual successor to Print Studios' previous horror-themed game, Darkness, which focused on summoning Lucifer. While Darkness leaned more towards occult themes, Dreadworks creates its horror through the perversion of childhood innocence, turning toys into nightmarish entities.

Core Game and Mechanics:

The base game of Dreadworks uses a 5×4 grid with 26 fixed paylines. Wins are formed by matching three or more symbols from left to right. The paytable consists of low-paying letter symbols (G, O, T, Y, A) and high-paying character symbols including a spinning top, a teddy bear, and three different doll characters. Wild symbols can substitute for all regular symbols and are worth up to 50x the bet for five of a kind.

A key mechanic in Dreadworks is the SuperSpinners feature. These are 14 multiplier values that appear between symbols on the reels. When a winning combination passes through an active SuperSpinner, and the SuperSpinner is to the left of a winning symbol, its value multiplies the win. Multiple SuperSpinners can apply to a single win, with each multiplier being applied independently.

Bonus Features:

1. Jack-In-The-Box Wilds: In addition to functioning as regular wilds, these special symbols can randomly distribute their displayed values to boost SuperSpinners. They can also trigger the addition of multiple mystery symbols to the grid, potentially creating new winning combinations.
2. Big Jack Bonus: This feature is triggered by landing 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols anywhere on the grid, awarding 5, 7, or 9 free spins respectively. During this bonus:

• Winning with low-pay symbols awards an extra spin and removes that symbol for the rest of the bonus round.
• Removing all low-pay symbols triggers Big Jack and grants an additional 4 free spins.
• Big Jack covers 3, 4, or 5 reels for the remainder of the feature, displaying randomly chosen pay symbols of the same matching type on each spin.

3. Feature Bet: Players have three options to enhance their gameplay:

• Scatter Boost: Activated for 1.2x the bet per spin, increasing the likelihood of landing at least 3 scatters.
• Enhanced Scatter Boost: For 10x the bet per spin, further increases the chances of landing 3 or more scatters.
• Bonus Buy: Players can directly access the Big Jack Bonus for 99x the bet.

A unique aspect of Dreadworks is its adjustable darkness meter. This feature allows players to customize the visual intensity of the game's horror elements, making it accessible to a wider audience while maintaining its core creepy atmosphere. This level of visual customization is relatively rare in slot games and adds an extra layer of player engagement with the game's theme.