Cupcakes – Play for 100% Free in Demo Modeby NetEnt

Cupcakes review

Theme and Style

Cupcakes is a slot that is themed around a wonderland of sweet treats.

Players will explore a landscape made of frosting with cupcake mountains in the distance. In this whimsical realm, there are plenty of colorful candies to taste as well.

This slot will appeal to players looking for a fanciful atmosphere.

Visuals and Soundtrack

As the game begins, players will descend through ample pink clouds, suggesting they are arriving on an entirely different planet.

In this fantasy world, everything is edible from the decadent giant cupcakes to a river of fruit punch. The pale pastels used to illustrate the sugary countryside contribute to a dreamy vibe.

On the reels, players will find brightly-hued hard candies in shapes that suggest various fruits. Yellow bananas, red strawberries, and purple grapes sparkle slightly as they land.

The soundtrack is an angelic tune interspersed with delicate bells. This helps uphold the otherworldly nature of this slot’s setting.

Gameplay and Key Statistics

Cupcakes has a 6x7 reel structure and wins are awarded for landing at least 8 matching symbols anywhere on the reels. Only the highest winning combination is paid out during a spin.

After winning symbols have paid out, they disappear, allowing new symbols to fall in from above.

Cupcakes offers a return to player of 94.01%, well below average for the industry.

The range of bets provided by this game ran from a minimum bet per spin of $/£/€0.10 up to a maximum of $/£/€200 per spin.

Since the volatility of Cupcakes is high, payouts will be less frequent but larger on average.

Bonus Gameplay and Special Features

Cupcake symbols are special large symbols that take up a 2x2 position area. Between 1 and 4 of these symbols may appear during the Free Spins feature as well as during the base game.

Although Cupcake symbols cannot be part of winning combinations, each one has an associated Multiplier between 2 and 100.

Gumdrop symbols appear during both the Free Spins feature and the base game. When Gumdrop symbols form part of a winning combination, they are collected by Cupcake symbols that match their color.

When a Cupcake symbol collects at least 10 Gumdrop symbols, it will vanish and its Multiplier will be awarded.

The Crush feature can be triggered at random during the Free Spins feature or the base game when at least 5 Gumdrop symbols are part of a winning combination. This will only occur if the Gumdrops appear in certain reels. During the Crush feature, an extra Cupcake symbol is added to the reels.

The Free Spins feature is triggered when players land at least 3 Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. The number of free spins awarded depends on the number of triggering Scatters as follows:

• 3 Scatters = 10 free spins
• 4 Scatters = 13 free spins
• 5 Scatters = 16 free spins

Throughout the Free Spins, the awarded Multiplier is not reset until the conclusion of the feature.

If players land 3 Scatters during the Free Spins feature, 3 additional free spins are awarded. Landing 4 Scatters during the feature awards 6 free spins, and landing 5 Scatters during the feature awards 9 free spins. The Free Spins feature continues until there are no remaining free spins.

Players can buy directly into the Free Spins feature for a price of 100x their total bet.

Conclusion

We do not recommend this low RTP (94.00%), high volatility dessert-themed slot.

Although the enchanted fantasy setting is alluring, Cupcakes RTP is simply too low to merit a recommendation.

Some players might choose to drop in to appreciate the colorful graphics and range of bonus features, but they would be wise to move on to slots with a more favorable RTP.