Retro Tapes
- RTP
- 96.47%
- Volatility
- High
Game facts
- RTP range
- 94.46% – 96.47%
- Provider
- Push Gaming
- Layout
- Cluster grid (Cluster Link)
- Bonus Buy
- Available in some markets
- Features
- Cluster Link wins from five or more identical tapes, Instant Prize symbols from 1x to 1,000x, Wild Tape that is wild and scatter with a multiplier that grows +1 per cluster win, Wild Multiplier and Magnet symbols, Top Charts free games with locked wilds and instant prizes
Not yet verified: Bet range, Hit frequency, Bonus frequency
RTP settings
Push Gaming publishes two settings for Retro Tapes, 96.47% and 94.46%, and notes that RTP may vary per casino. The loading screen and the info panel show the one you are playing on.
| Setting | RTP | House edge | Casinos on this setting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 96.47% | 3.53% | |
| Reduced | 94.46% | 5.54% |
RTP rank
Ranks 61 of 139 by top published RTP. 2 slots share 96.47%.
96.47% · this slot
How Retro Tapes plays
Retro Tapes is a Push Gaming cluster slot built on what the studio calls Cluster Link. Five or more identical cassette tapes touching form a cluster, pay between 0.1x and 1,000x, and spin off so new tapes can fall in and chain further wins. Instant Prize symbols are bet multipliers from 1x to 1,000x that pay out once they form a cluster of five or more.
The Wild Tape does most of the work. It substitutes for everything except the Magnet and Wild Multiplier, lands with a 1x multiplier and adds +1 for each cluster win it joins, staying on the reels until there are no more cluster wins. A Wild Multiplier hands its value to every Wild Tape on the grid and then turns into an Instant Prize. The Magnet picks one paying symbol type and pulls every copy on the reels into a single cluster.
The Wild Tape is also the scatter, so three or more at once start the Top Charts free games. Wild Tapes and Instant Prizes lock in place, each free spin lands on a blank, a Wild Tape, a Wild Multiplier, an Instant Prize, a Magnet or an Extra Spin, and the Magnet here attracts the unlocked Instant Prizes too. At the end, every cluster collects. Bonus Buy is offered where the market allows it.
Volatility in practice
Push Gaming rates it high. Base-game clusters are mostly small, and the return is concentrated in Wild Tapes that chain several cluster wins and in Top Charts rounds where locked instant prizes and multipliers pile up. Push Gaming does not publish a max win; its highest observed win is 10,000x.
RTP settings
Push Gaming publishes 96.47% and 94.46% and says RTP may vary per casino. At €1 spins over 1,000 spins, the expected cost is about €35 at the top setting and €55 at the lower one. Check the Bonus Buy RTP separately if you use it.
Common questions
What is the RTP of Retro Tapes?
96.47% or 94.46%, according to Push Gaming. The casino picks one, so check the loading screen or the info panel.
What is the max win?
Push Gaming does not state a maximum win. Its game page gives a highest observed win of 10,000x the bet.
How do the Wild Tapes work?
A Wild Tape substitutes for all symbols except the Magnet and Wild Multiplier, lands with a 1x multiplier and adds +1 for every cluster win it is part of. It is also the scatter, so three or more at once start the Top Charts free games.
What happens in Top Charts?
All Wild Tapes and Instant Prize symbols lock in place. Each free spin lands on a blank, a Wild Tape, a Wild Multiplier, an Instant Prize, a Magnet or an Extra Spin, and everything is evaluated as clusters at the end.
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