Apocalypse (Nolimit City) – Slot Review

The world was about to end—big deal, right? We’d seen that movie a million times. What we didn’t expect was what happened next! The world transformed into a post-nuclear playground filled with crazed delinquents sporting some … let’s just say “funky mutations.”

The game background depicts a once-thriving city now broken down and deserted. Gloomy grey skies hover above, with destroyed streets hinting at the chaos to come. Amid the dull colors, vibrant pops of animation light up screens in the streets, and the premium symbol artwork stands out. The game features a cast of characters, each with a unique nickname, who appear prominently in the Bonus features.

As you enter the Bonus features, the game background expands to showcase more of the city, further illustrating the destruction wrought by the chaos. The level of detail in each aspect is impressive, consistent with Nolimit City’s high standards, even if it doesn’t push the creative boundaries of their previous releases. Competing with their own top games is always a challenge.

Apocalypse features a 6-reel by 4-row setup, providing 4,096 fixed pay lines. This high variance slot offers a set RTP of 96.03% and a maximum win capped at 20,000x your stake. Betting ranges from £0.20 to £100.

Apocalypse Symbols & Pay Table

The game includes 13 symbols in total, with five low-paying symbols represented by Crossbows, Masks, Medikits, Jerry Cans, and Cans. The five premium symbols are characters named Creator, Triplet, Cutter, Licker, and Crawer. Additionally, there are special symbols: an xNudge Wild Symbol, a Super xNudge Wild Symbol, and a Scatter Symbol. The highest paying symbol is the Crawer Premium, which pays 2.5x for six across a pay line.

Apocalypse Features & Mechanics

xNudge Wild Feature

xNudge Wild: The xNudge Wild can appear on reels 2-5. When it lands, it nudges down to the bottom position, increasing the payout multiplier by 1 for each step it moves. If it lands directly on the bottom position, it acts as a regular Wild.

Super xNudge Wild: The Super xNudge Wild can appear on reels 3 and 4 only. For activation, the Super xNudge Wild must land on the same row on both reels; otherwise, it functions as a regular Wild. Once activated, it nudges down to the bottom position, increasing the payout multiplier by 1 for each step. It then expands to cover the entire reel. Multiple Wild multipliers combine for a total Wild multiplier, with a maximum multiplier of x8.

Super xNudge Feature Spin: This feature awards 1 spin with 2 guaranteed Super xNudge Wilds in the same row at a cost of 50 times the base bet. Total Recall can be reached from the Super xNudge feature spin.

Carnage Spins & Doomsday Spins

Triggering the Bonus Modes: Landing 3 or 4 Scatters in the base game triggers the Carnage Spins or Doomsday Spins bonus modes, respectively. The bonus consists of two features:

Hoarding Feature

• Starts with 3 spins, resetting to 3 spins each time a value symbol lands in the reel area. Scatters that triggered the feature are replaced by random value symbols.
• All symbols are valued based on the active bet, with possible initial values of x1, x5, x10, x20, and x40.
• Filling a column with 4 symbols grants an extra spin in the Feasting feature.
• The bonus advances to the Feasting feature if no spins are left or all positions are filled.

Feasting Feature

• Awards 5 spins in Carnage Spins and 10 spins in Doomsday Spins.
• Enhanced rows on the top and bottom of the reel become active, revealing only character symbols.
• Each character symbol increases the active multiplier based on the feature they activate:
• CREATOR: Creates a new value symbol in an empty position.
• TRIPLET: Randomly upgrades 3 symbol values to the next level, either at the same or different positions.
• CUTTER: Multiplies one random value symbol by 2.
• LICKER: Adds the highest value to the total counter.
• CRAWER: Collects all symbol values and adds them to the total counter.
• Persistent versions of character symbols may also land, moving right to the adjacent reel with each spin and activating the character symbol again until reaching the last reel.

Cataclysm Spins

Triggering Cataclysm Spins: Landing 5 Scatters in the base game triggers Cataclysm Spins. In addition to the Doomsday Spins features, only persistent character symbols will be available during the Feasting feature.

xBet Feature

xBet: For 1.5 times the base bet, players are more than 3 times as likely to activate Carnage/Doomsday Spins. The payout for each symbol remains unaffected.

Conclusion

Overall, Apocalypse is a well-crafted game by Nolimit City, showcasing their signature attention to detail. However, the theme choice lacks the creativity of some of their previous releases. Familiar mechanics like xNudge make a return, alongside new features to enhance gameplay. While the Bonus Buy prices are a bit steep, the game also offers an Ante bet option for added flexibility. Be sure to try out this game on launch and check out our exclusive casino offers.