Stockholm Syndrome Slot Review

The Stockholm Syndrome Slot Game  

According to Nolimit City, nothing is weirder than falling in love with your captor. But we all have to do what we must to see another day. Right? So, instead of judging the hostages, maybe let’s harshly judge the captors!

Stockholm Syndrome offers you a shooter’s perspective of a bank, just as the real-life hostage situation would have it. Several people point their rifles towards the huge bank’s entry, while down below is a fleet of police cruisers, evidencing the seriousness of the situation at hand.

The design is without color, resonating with the crisis’ sombre mood. Meanwhile, the sounds include a mixture of an upbeat melody, police car sirens, and other effects. However, I don’t think they were the perfect combo for the job.

For the record, you can launch the free demo from this page and check out the design and gameplay without risking your money!

Symbols and Payouts

This video slot has 5 reels with a 3-4-3-4-3 configuration, and you win on 432 ways! In the meantime, the symbols are a collection of authority, hostages, and captors.

In total, you’re playing with 10 regular symbols. Winnings land when instances of the same symbol, as indicated in the paytable, appear in adjacent reels from the furthest left side to the right. The paytable payouts are dynamic based on the selected bet.

Let’s avoid the traumatic bits of being held captive and focus on the symbols and payouts.

The low-wins include the P, O, L, I, and S letters of the Swedish police car. They pay 0.15-1.5x, 0.15-1.65x, 0.15-1.8x, 0.2-1.95x, and 0.2-2.25x the bet when three to six of the same appear. They are also linked to the bonuses, but more on that shortly.

Then, the high-paying symbols in Stockholm Syndrome include: 

• Glass-wearing Hostage - 0.3x, 0.5x, 0.9x, and 2.7x the bet.

• Taped Woman - 0.3x, 0.5x, 1x, and 3x the stake.

• Woman tied by Blue Clothes - 0.35x, 0.6x, 1.25x, and 3.75x the stake.

• Lady tied by Telephone Cables - 0.4x, 0.65x, 1.5x, and 4.5x the bet.

• Captor - 0.5x, 0.75x, 2.5x, and 7.5x, the bet.

A variety of special symbols should enhance your gameplay. But among them are wilds that substitute for any symbols except the scatter. Now, let’s get into the features.

Stockholm Syndrome Slot Bonus Features

Any winning symbols will explode from the reels, allowing new symbols to drop into place and potentially award more wins. Also, a random character symbol may get x2-x5 or x10 multipliers during the main game.  

Con Man Wild

This wild can appear fully on the 3rd reel and unlock the bottom position of that reel. Apart from the most valuable, a random character symbol and all its instances on-screen will transform into wilds. When the Con Man Wild lands partially from the top, the paying combos do not remove it.

xBomb Wild

In the base game, an exploding xBomb Wildremoves adjacent symbols except for the wild and scatters, increasing the win multiplier by one for the subsequent cascade. All xBombs explode before the next collapse in Stockholm Syndrome. However, the xBomb Wild will only increase the win multiplier in bonus modes.

POLIS Feature

This feature starts in the base game when only POLIS symbols land in the same row sequentially. The first four positions will have locked coin values with 5x to 5,000x random multipliers or a Max Win symbol.

In the meantime, the 5th position can receive up to 3 keys, each opening one of the locked coin values or the Max Win. Every unlocked coin value will be added and multiplied by the base stake.

SOS Feature

It’s triggered when the SOS symbols land on the same row sequentially, and then ‘O’ becomes an xBomb Wild. In the main game, it only triggers when there is no win or cascade, and it always triggers in the bonus game.

PISS Feature

This feature starts when PISS symbols hit in the same reel sequentially. All the symbols will become xBomb Wilds, and the feature functions the same way as the SOS Feature. 

Respin

If 2 scatters hit without an avalanche, they will trigger a respin at the bottom of the 3rd reel where a scatter may land.

Hostage Spins

Manage 3 scatters in the Stockholm Syndrome base game to trigger 7 Hostage Spins, and the bottom position of reel 3 becomes unlocked. Whenever the complete Con Man Wild hits, it’ll increase the multiplier by one. It also randomly picks a current character before upgrading it to the highest-paying one for the remaining spins.

You receive a +1 spin when you land a full Con Man Wild or a scatter, and the xBomb multiplier will remain sticky throughout the Hostage Spins.       

Syndrome Spins

Meanwhile, 4 scatters in the main game trigger 8 Syndrome spins, where the reel setup changes to 3-4-4-4-4-3 rows. The Con Man Wild can hit on the 3rd and 4th reels. If a part of the wild lands on the columns, it will nudge up or down until fully visible on the entire reel.

Character symbols from the middle 4 reels will be collected only when the Con Man Wild hits. They are collected twice if two Con Man WIlds hit. The meters can surpass 5 when all are full, triggering the Syndrome feature and making the middle reels do the following:

• Reel 3 Wild - a wild with a win multiplier will cover reel 3, depending on the collected symbol displayed below the column. The starting x2 multiplier will increase by +1 for every extra collected symbol beyond 5.
• Reel 4 Infectious xWays - a new position opens and reveals a random symbol of size 2, affecting all its occurrences on-screen to become the same size. The collected symbol below the 4th reel will increase the xWays size by +1 for every extra collected symbol beyond 5.
• Reel 2 & 5 xReelSplit - every symbol on the reels will be split into 2. The collected symbol below the 2nd and 5th reels will increase the split size by +1 for every extra collected symbol past 5 for their respective reels.

Nolimit Bonus Buy

Stockholm Syndrome also offers several bonus buy options that are accessible from the base game. However, depending on the feature, you must be willing to part with anything between 80 and 8,000 times your bet!

Nolimit Booster

There are also two Booster options as follows:

• Cam-Bet - costs 1.5x the base bet, guaranteeing a scatter on the 5th reel.
• Con-Bet - can be activated for 10x the stake, guaranteeing a Con Man Wild above the 3rd column.       

How to Win at Stockholm Syndrome Slot

As mentioned, the 5 reels initially have a 3-4-3-4-3 layout and 432 ways. However, the interface changes to 3-4-4-4-4-3 during the Syndrome Spins.

You win when 3 or more of the same symbol appear adjacently from the leftmost reel to the right. But, just like any other online slot, the winning combinations are only formed by luck. So, ensure you bet wisely before spinning the reels.

The bets in Stockholm Syndrome start from €0.20 to €100. Play the reels manually using the Spin button or several game rounds automatically using the Autoplay function.

The slot also has a Turbo function, which changes the reel spin speeds. Finally, use the Menu button to reveal the paytable and game rules.

Stockholm Syndrome Slot RTP & Volatility

With extreme volatility comes the potential to win up to 28,873x bet! In the meantime, the theoretical RTP is 96.08%, and the slot has a 17.37% win frequency.

The Final Thoughts

As I wind down this review, it’s worth mentioning that if there’s anyone who’s feeling hostage, even emotionally, I hope you find the strength to get out of that situation. While this game’s subject may be triggering, it has a lot of exciting features that could make you hooked on the explosive experience!

Nolimit City rarely spares a cent in making its games inviting. Going by the number of features available in Stockholm Syndrome, it’s safe to assume that most players will enjoy its gameplay.

However, just like it takes a lot of negotiation and convincing to rescue captives in a hostage situation, this game requires patience. It’s highly volatile, so you’ll need much effort to make the big bucks. Heck, even reach the 28,873x bet win cap.

Also, I couldn’t comprehend why one would spend 8,000x of their bet to buy the Max Win, which isn’t guaranteed unless you’re on crack and probably worth millions, which I know isn’t the case for everyone. Nevertheless, despite some of this slot’s shortcomings, it’s worth diving into the action. But hope that you don’t fall victim to this extreme volatility slot’s luring charm.