Retro Sweets Slot Review

The Retro Sweets Slot Game

The last time I went into an American diner was in Reel Kingdom’s Big Burger Load it up with Xtra Cheese. However, we’re heading there again in this Retro Sweets online slot game, albeit in a more pastel-designed ambience.

Push Gaming made this release more ambient than the previous Retro Tapes, owing to its picturesque backdrop.

An 80/90s-version Boombox rests above a booth table on the left-hand side of the screen, while sweet-laden delicacies rest on the right-hand stools. Just below the poster that displays the Giga Jar.

A closer look through the windows gives the impression that the diner is somewhere in Miami. Meanwhile, a modern electric melody complements the design.

Now that you know how the game looks, you should launch the Retro Sweets free demo linked to this GoodLuckMate review and test the game yourself!

Symbols and Payouts

The music’s tempo reduces once you load the paytable, perhaps to increase your concentration while studying the payout rules.

While inside the paytable, you’ll notice the Retro Sweets slot game has only six standard symbols. And a bunch of other specials that we’ll discover further down!

So, after spinning the reels, what do you look for?

Symbols land randomly on the grid positions, but you win if 5 or more adjacent symbols match horizontally or vertically in a cluster payout system. Also worth noting is that symbols can be part of multiplier clusters!

Wins in the Retro Sweets slot are tabulated as a multiple of the selected bet!

Now, the low-paying symbols are the Purple and Blue Wrapped Candies. They pay 0.1x to 5x the stake!

Then, the mid-paying ones are the Green and Pink Candies, worth 0.5x to 25x the total bet. Finally, the high-valued symbols are the Orange and Red Candies that pay 1x to 500x the current bet!

Besides the decent regular payouts, aim for more Wild Candy, Wild Multiplier, Instant Prize, and Sweet Collector symbols!

They serve as the slot’s special symbols, triggering different Retro Sweets bonus features. Check them out below!

Retro Sweets Slot Bonus Features

After the cluster wins, all the participating symbols disappear while the remaining ones collapse downwards. Also, new icons drop from above the screen to complete the empty spaces on-screen.

On top of the cascades are other features, as seen in this Retro Sweets slot review segment!

Wild Candy & Wild Multiplier Symbols

The Wild Candy counts for all other symbols except the special ones. Further, it has an initial 1x multiplier that grows by one whenever the wild participates in 1+ cluster wins!

Meanwhile, the Wild Multiplier appears in all game modes with 1x, 2x, 3x, or 5x values attached to it. It distributes its value to all Wild Candies in view and becomes an Instant Prize Symbol afterwards.

Instant Prize & Instant Prize Multiplier Symbols

The Instant Prize icons appear as bet multipliers with 1-1000x values. It pays out a win when it lands in a cluster of 5+ of itself.

Further, the Instant Prize Multiplier appears in the base game and Retro Sweets free spins with 2x, 5x, and 10x random values. The displayed value multiplies all Instant Prize symbols in view before becoming an Instant Prize icon.

Sweet Collector Feature

The Sweet Collector icon attracts 4-9 random standard symbols of a kind from the entire gameboard, placing them around its position. As such, it creates a cluster win!

It can also attract Instant Prize symbols if they are 4+ in view, creating a paying cluster. Further, it can lure Wild Candy alongside the Instant Prizes and paying symbols. Afterwards, the Sweet Collector symbol becomes the regular symbol or an Instant Prize icon.

Cluster Link

It activates randomly when a predefined number of Instant Prizes combine on the grid. The clusters may group with enhancements to create high-valued payouts!

Free Spins

Manage 3 to 6 Wild Candies for 6, 8, 10, and 12 free spins, respectively. The Instant Prizes and Wild candy from the base game remain in their positions and spill into the bonus rounds.

Every empty cell will spin through to land one of the following symbols during the Retro Sweets free play feature:

• Wild Candy awards 2 more spins.
• Blank symbols that don’t pay any prizes.
• Wild Multiplier symbol.
• Instant Prize symbol.

• Extra Spin rewards 1 or 2 more spins before becoming an Instant Prize symbol.

• Sweet Collector attracts random non-clustering symbols to its adjacent positions.

• Instant Prize Multiplier.

Push Bet & Bonus Buy

Click the Star button from the base game to access the buy menu and select one of two options:

• Normal free spins for 120x your base bet and 96.30% RTP.
• Super free rounds for 400x your stake and 96.25% RTP.

Further, activate 1 or 2 scatter Push Bets to increase the total stake by 100% and 300%, respectively. Consequently, you’re guaranteed 1 or 2 Wild Candy symbols per base game!

How to Win at Retro Sweets Slot

Feel free to practise all the bonuses using the Retro Sweets demo from this GoodLuckMate page!

The reels have an orthodox configuration of 6 columns and 9 rows. It uses a cluster pays technique, as explained in this review’s “Symbols and Payouts” chapter.

The €0.10 to €100 bet limits should cater to all gambling budgets.

After picking a suitable amount, hit Spin to play the reels once. Otherwise, you can enable the Autoplay mode for several preselected automated rounds!

The Turbo option enables/disables faster retro Sweets slot machine spins. Lastly, the Menu option reveals the paytable, help, and settings commands!

Retro Sweets Slot RTP & Volatility

Beware of variable Retro Sweets RTP ranging from 88.41% to 96.49%. As for the game’s math model, it’s highly volatile!

The Final Thoughts

Yap! Maybe you think it makes no sense to have yet another candy-themed slot since there are tons already. But have you met this Push Gaming release yet?

Just a polite reminder that I’ve exhausted everything in this Retro Sweets slot review. So, if you’ve read it completely, you should be in a better place to discern whether it suits your gambling needs! 

As mentioned, this game is a follow-up to Retro Tapes but with more enhanced mechanics than the original. One of the additions is an Instant Prize Multiplier that can boost the Instant Prizes in view. Further, you’ll find cascades and collapsing wins, free spins, wild multipliers, and many more!

The max win hasn’t changed from the previous 10,000x bet despite the upgrades and additions. Also, although the game has a retro tag, I wonder where that comes from since the majority of the game felt so modern.