Dark Echo Slot Review

How to Play

The gameplay here is really easy and the general design of the slot is quite cartoonish and easy on the eye. The slot takes place on a fairly standard 5x3 set of reels, with 20 active paylines on every spin. 

You can set your stake by clicking on the +/- buttons at the bottom of the screen. The minimum you can wager is €0.20 and the maximum is €100. This is a really nice betting range that is likely to please those who like to play with bigger budgets. It shouldn’t prove too much of a stretch for those with lower budgets either. The slot also has an auto spin feature which you can use to take up to 100 spins on your behalf. 

Symbols and Payouts 

The slot’s symbols are all tied in with its strange 80s/alien theme and there is a lot to get used to. The highest paying symbols are the bike and an evil-looking plant, which pay 20x your stake for five, 4x for four, and 2x for a combination of three. Next up is a map and a big egg-style plant which both pay 15x for five. 

A phone and a grey plant pay out 10x, followed by a skateboard and an alien which pay out 7.5x. Some speakers and a vegetable are next, followed by a watch and another plant, paying out 5x and 3x your stake respectively for 5. An apple and another plant also pay out 3x. 

Next up are an inhaler, a shoe, a plant with bulbs on it, and a brown plant, which all pay out 2x your stake for a combination of five. Finally, the cap and the dying plant pay out 1.5x for five, 0.3x for four, and 0.15x for three. 

Best Dark Echo Bonus Feature

Bet365 has treated us to a selection of Dark Echo bonus features. One of the bonus features is triggered at random in the base game. This is called the echo flip feature. For this, players spin the reels on an alternative reel set. All that is really different, outside of the grid, is that there are some additional 3x multipliers added to the reels. 

There is a standard Dark Echo free spins round. This is triggered when you land three or more of the scatter symbols. When you trigger the round, you will get seven free spins. During the round, wilds will become sticky and stay on the reels for the duration of the round. All wins will come with a 3x multiplier.  

If you land three or more of the vine scatter symbols, you will get the free spins with the vine pick-me bonus. You will start with 10 free spins and a 3x multiplier but at the start of the round, you will have to choose between five vines. These could significantly boost your multiplier as well. 

RTP & Volatility

The Dark Echo RTP is listed by Bet365 as a marginally above average 96.05%. It is also classed as being highly volatile. When playing for this Dark Echo slot review, we found that the gameplay was fun and that we were about to score a few big wins thanks to the sticky wild and free spins round.