Rocket Reels

Load up Rocket Reels and you will find yourself staring at a generous 7x7 grid set against a purple alien planet with floating rocks and a starry sky. This is part of Hacksaw Gaming's Pocketz Series, built specifically for mobile play, so expect a clean, stripped-back design that puts all the focus on the reels. Flip your phone to landscape mode to take in the full view. Stakes run from 20p up to 100 pounds per spin, and the high volatility math model means you should be ready for dry spells punctuated by sudden surges.

Notice how the soundtrack shifts between trancey beats and something closer to a children's cartoon. It sets a cheerful tone rather than anything menacing. Wins form through cluster pays rather than traditional paylines. Look for groups of five or more matching symbols connected horizontally or vertically. When a cluster hits, those symbols vanish and new ones drop in from above, creating cascade chains that keep going until no fresh wins appear.

Expect to see ten regular pay symbols split into two tiers. The lower-paying set consists of five coloured rocks in yellow, blue, green, orange and purple. The premium symbols are five colourful planets and asteroids in purple, blue, orange, red and green. Landing 35 or more low-value symbols of the same type pays 80x your stake, while premium clusters of 15 or more symbols return between 150x and 300x the bet. Keep an eye on the purple wild symbol too. It substitutes for all paying symbols but will not replace scatter or rocket symbols.

Three rocket types also appear on the grid, each visually distinct. Rocket 1 has a big glass dome at the front. Rocket 2 is triangle-shaped. Rocket 3 has a globe shape. The astronaut symbol acts as the scatter, and landing three of these triggers the free spins round. A UFO can also show up randomly after rockets have launched, beaming away symbols and reshuffling the grid.

The rocket launch is where Rocket Reels truly comes alive. In the base game, three or more rocket symbols on the grid after cascades finish will trigger a launch. Each rocket blasts upward through its column, destroying every symbol in its path and leaving multiplier values behind. Rocket 1 drops multipliers of x1, x2, x3, x4 or x5. Rocket 2 leaves x10, x15 or x20. Rocket 3 trails x25, x50 or x75. New symbols then fall into the cleared spaces. If a winning cluster forms on top of a multiplier, that win is boosted by the displayed value. When several multipliers overlap a single cluster, their values are added together before being applied.

After rockets launch, a UFO may randomly appear and hoover up between 20 and all symbols from the grid. Fresh symbols drop in, giving you another shot at landing clusters across the multiplier positions the rockets left behind. Land three astronaut scatter symbols anywhere and you receive 8 free spins. The critical difference during free spins is that every rocket launches regardless of how many appear. Even a single rocket will blast off, which makes multiplier coverage far more frequent. If you prefer skipping straight to the action, a bonus buy option costs 129x your stake and guarantees three scatters on the triggering spin. The RTP nudges up slightly to 96.34 percent when using the buy feature.

The base game RTP of Rocket Reels sits at 96.30 percent, ticking just above the industry average. Be aware that Hacksaw Gaming uses RTP ranges, so the operator you play with may run a lower setting around 94.15 percent. Always check the in-game info panel while logged in with real money to confirm which version you are playing. Volatility is rated high, meaning wins may be infrequent but can arrive in force when the rockets connect with clusters. The maximum payout caps at 10,000x your total stake.

Rocket Reels sits comfortably among Hacksaw Gaming's cluster-pay catalogue. The multiplier rockets are the heart of every session. You will see dozens of them scatter across the grid without connecting to anything, then one well-placed cascade can stack several together and change the entire complexion of a round. It can tease, but when it delivers, the results speak for themselves. If you enjoy high volatility games where patience is rewarded by sudden multiplier-driven spikes, this one is well worth loading up.