Serial

Nolimit City Horror

Provider	Nolimit City
RTP	96.07%
RTP base / bonus	62.43% / 32.49%
Volatility	43.3 (provider index)
Max win	74800x
Bet range	0.2 - 100
Hit frequency	27.6%
Reels	3-7
Theme	Horror
Licences	UKGC
Release	2022-11-08

Features

bonus buy
free spins
wild
scatter
xWays
xNudge

Serial: RTP and specs

Serial is a slot machine by Nolimit City with an RTP of 96.07%, released in 2022.

Overview

There’s a killer on the loose. Not just any killer. This is the slot about the brutal ‘Bodycam Butcher’. He has no fear - he IS fear. His thirst for blood grows stronger every night, and mercy is not in his vocabulary. Forget sleeping with one eye open - you’re going to need your full wits about you to to survive the disgusting world of SERIAL!

Description provided by Nolimit City.

Our analysis

Serial is a horror-themed video slot from Nolimit City. It carries a release date of 2022-11-08. The game is built on a varying reel layout of 3-7. The sections below summarise only the documented specifications, leaving aside anything not recorded for this release.

At the mechanical level, Serial is tagged with bonus buy, free spins, wild, scatter, xWays, and xNudge. The recorded feature set runs to 8 entries: Enhancer Cells, Respin, xSplit Wild, xWays and Infectious xWays, xBet, Bonus Modes: ‘The Search’ and ‘The Kill’, xBizarre, and Nolimit Bonus - Feature Buy Functionality. Each of these labels is drawn directly from the title's documented feature list, and no additional mechanic has been added beyond what is recorded. Taken together, these elements outline how bonus play is structured on paper, though their exact triggering conditions are not part of the recorded data.

On the risk side, the return-to-player figure is recorded at 96.07%, the data lists a volatility index of 43.3, the maximum win is documented at 74800x the stake, and the stake range spans 0.2 - 100. The numeric volatility value of 43.3 is reported as supplied and the headline ceiling of 74800x is the figure published for the title. All of these numbers are reproduced exactly as recorded, with no rounding or estimation applied to the documented figures.

On the documented specifications, Serial reads as a title defined by its 96.07% return figure, a stated ceiling of 74800x, and a reported volatility index of 43.3. The recorded stake range of 0.2 - 100 indicates the spread of bet sizes the title is set up to accept. Its feature roster, as listed above, is the main descriptor of how a session is structured. This profile is presented strictly as a factual reading of the published specifications and contains no recommendation about whether or how to play.

Editorial analysis by machinesasous.co, based on published data.

Bonus features

Serial offers 8 special features, as published by Nolimit City:

Enhancer Cells: When landing a respin, two Enhancer Cells open up and will land one of the following symbols:\nxWays® - Reveals 2-4 symbols of the same kind. It can reveal any paying symbol. If more than one xWays® symbol lands, then all xWays® symbols will reveal the symbol.\nxNudge® Wild - A stacked Wild symbol that will always nudge to fully visible. Each nudge increases its multiplier by 1.\nWild - The regular Wild symbol.\nCharacter symbols - Any of the higher paying symbols may land in the Enhancer Cells.
Respin: All winning symbols will stick on the reels and award a respin to further increase the win. Every respin that improves the win will award an additional respin. For each respin, the top and bottom enhancer cells open up form left to right - one reel at a time.
xSplit Wild: xSplit® Wild is a 2x Wild, which can only land on the last reel. It splits all symbols in the same row into two symbols.\nxSplit® Wild can split Scatter Symbols, which will double the number of Bonus spins that the Scatter symbols hold.\nxSplit® Wild can split xNudge® and xWays® symbols, which doubles the multiplier of the xNudge Symbol and doubles the size of the xWays® symbols.
xWays and Infectious xWays: xWays® can only appear in Enhancer Cells or be transformed from a Scatter.\nxWays® symbols will transform into a normal paying symbol. It will reveal 2-4 symbols of the same kind and increase the number of win ways.\nInfectious xWays®: The revealed Ways symbol will infect all of the other same normal sized symbols on the 3-3-3-3-3 reel area to expand to the same size.
xBet: At a cost of an extra 20%, the player is guaranteed a Scatter symbol on the second reel. The payout for each symbol is not affected.
Bonus Modes: ‘The Search’ and ‘The Kill’: Landing 3 Scatter symbols trigger The Search. The spin count is the sum of the numbers carried by the Scatters. Extra Enhancer cells on reels 2,3, and 4 open up making the reel area 3-5-5-5-3. Landing the xSplit Symbol activates ‘The Kill’ spins and awards +2 spins.\nLanding 3 Scatters and 1 xSplit® Symbol will trigger The Kill. Apart from The Search features, the xSplit® symbol will remain a jumping Wild on reel 5 during The Kill.
xBizarre: The max Payout of the game is 74,800 times the base bet.\nIf your win exceeds 18,700x, you will be given a 50/50 chance of getting an additional 18,700x - up to three times. If you make the wrong choice, all previous winnings will still be accounted for.
Nolimit Bonus - Feature Buy Functionality: Buy your way straight into one of the different bonus features, ranging from 78x to 480x the base bet.

Play the demo

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How it works & rules

RTP: Serial has an RTP of 96.07%, the theoretical payout rate returned to players over the very long run. It is a statistical average, never a per-session guarantee. RTP definition · RTP vs volatility
Volatility: Serial volatility: 43.3. It describes how often and how big wins are. Understand volatility
Respin: One or more reels can be re-spun after a spin.
bonus buy: A bonus buy option lets you trigger the bonus round directly.
free spins: A free spins round, usually triggered by scatter symbols.
wild: Wild symbols substitute for others to complete winning combinations.
scatter: Scatter symbols pay anywhere and trigger bonus rounds.

How randomness (RNG) works

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