Folsom Prison – Play for 100% Free in Demo Modeby Nolimit City

Folsom Prison review

Theme and Style

Folsom Prison is themed around the California prison made legendary by Johnny Cash.

Players will tentatively enter a world of barbed wire, polluted skies, and tough prisoners. They’ll need to watch their back in this unforgiving penitentiary.

Johnny Cash fans, as well as players looking for a gritty atmosphere, will especially appreciate this slot.

Visuals and Soundtrack

The soundtrack infuses modern notes with some lyrics from the Johnny Cash song Thirteen. This is a fun nod to the slot’s inspiration, though Cash fans might be left longing to hear his original song. Nonetheless, the rhythm beat is catchy and adds drama to the atmosphere.

The reels spin with a metallic clang that brings to mind prison door slamming. This escalates the sense of confinement and gloom.

On the reels, a cast of prisoners appear staring out intensely from their reels. Each seems to have a story, and one has a tattoo reading "Cash" across his forehead, playing on the inspiration of Johnny Cash, and the goal of playing.

The color palette is tinged with brownish yellow, suggesting pollution and furthering the sense of hopelessness in this prison world.

The reels themselves are crafted from cells stacked on top of one another. Bars and locks make it clear that escaping this joint is not an option.

Overall, the graphics and soundtrack create an ominous atmosphere consistent with the prison theme.

Gameplay and Key Statistics

Folsom Prison begins with a 2-2-2-2-0 reel structure, but this can be expanded to a 4-6-6-6-4 by landing special symbols.

Wins are awarded for landing matching symbols in adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel.

This game offers a return to player of 96.07%, roughly average for the industry.

The range of bets provided by this game ran from a minimum bet per spin of $/£/€0.20 up to a maximum of $/£/€100 per spin.

With high volatility, this game will award payouts less frequently, but with larger wins on average.

Bonus Gameplay and Special Features

The Wild symbol substitutes for all paying symbols.

The Cockroach can appear in a starting position after the replacement of a Wild. The Cockroach then travels around the positions on the reels, contributing a multiplier to the symbols it passes over. Two Cockroaches in the same position transform that position into a Wild.

The Cockroach Nest symbol also functions as a Wild symbol, becoming active when a Cockroach walks over it. This also increases the multiplier associated with the Cockroach.

The xWays symbol can transform into any symbol and unveil 2-4 matching symbols, therefore increasing potential wins.

The xSplit symbol can divide an entire row, doubling the symbols in that row and increasing potential wins.

Players unlock the blocked positions on the reels by landing special symbols. If a Wild, xSplit, xWays, or Scatter symbol lands in an open position on the reels, the closest locked positions above and below are unlocked.

The Scatter symbol only lands on the two middle reels while players are in the base game. During the Free Spins feature, Scatters only land on the fifth reel.

Folsom Prison has two versions of its Free Spins feature.

The Walk the Line free spins feature begins when players land 3 Scatter symbols. This version of the Free Spins feature begins with 8 free spins.

During the Walk the Line free spins feature each spin begins with a 2-4-4-4-2 reel structure and at least one Cockroach is guaranteed to appear.

The Chair free spins feature is triggered when players land at 4 Scatter symbols. This version of the Free Spins feature begins with 8 free spins.

During the Chair free spins feature, each spin begins with a reel structure of 4-4-4-4-4 and a minimum of 3 Cockroaches are guaranteed to appear.

During both versions of the Free Spins feature, players can be awarded additional free spins for landing Scatters, which only appear in the final reel.

The maximum payout for Folsom Prison is x75,000 players’ base bet.

Conclusion

We recommend this average RTP (96.07), high volatility prison-themed slot.

With decent RTP and plenty of Johnny Cash-flavored flair, Folsom Prison is well worth checking out.

The enormous variety of bonuses makes this slot especially engaging and ensures the gameplay captures players’ attention.