A graphically rich new video slot game titled Crystal Rift has just been launched by Microgaming. For this spectacular slot machine, Microgaming has gone to its first independent studio Rabcat Gaming, which has developed landmark titles like Castle Builder II and Frozen Diamonds. Gerhard Seiler, CEO of Rabcat Gaming, said that Crystal Rift is set in the depths of a gemstone-rich cavern and delivers a truly unique and immersive player experience. David Reynolds, Games Publisher at Microgaming, pointed out that with engaging game mechanics and a treasure-trove of features, Crystal Rift slot takes players on an underground expedition to unearth precious crystals and big wins. “Rabcat has created a thrilling gaming experience, presented in a sleek, modern style,” he added. Crystal Rift has been live at all Microgaming casinos since November 21. You can play it on the desktop and mobile gaming platforms of online casinos like Royal Vegas, All Slots and Gaming Club.

Crystal Rift has the standard five reels and three rows structure with 25 fixed paylines. The symbols are crystals of different shapes and colours. They pay in combinations of three or more occurring from left to right on paylines. The lowest payout is 2x the line bet for three pink crystals. The highest payout is 1000 times the line bet for five orange crystals. The white crystal is the wild symbol. It also awards payline wins, but only for a combination of five symbols. That payout is also 1000 times the line bet.

Crystal Rift has the Bonus Falls feature. This is now a fairly common slots feature, though it goes by different names. First all wins are paid out. Then the symbols in winning combinations explode and disappear. New symbols fall from top to take their place. If winning combinations are formed then the process repeats. The Bonus Falls continue in the same spin till there are no new wins.

The unique feature incorporated by Rabcat Gaming in Crystal Rift is Wild Grid. At the start of a fall a randomly chosen Wild Grid pattern is indicated on the reels. If you can manage three consecutive falls then the Wild Grid feature is triggered. Each symbol in the grid space will become a wild symbol and the bonus falls will continue as usual with the additional fixed wild symbols. The grids are grouped into four classes of strength. These are basic, super, mega and insane in ascending order of strength.