Fortunium Slot Review

Fortunium is a video slot from Microgaming, developed by Stormcraft studios, with 5 reels, 5 rows and 40 paylines. You’ll be able to play Fortunium in online casinos such as Cashmio, Casino Cruise and Slotty Vegas.

Theme and game basics

Fortunium brings us a Steampunk slot, a re-imagining of Victorian times with more technology and alchemy. The graphics in this slot or therefore pretty cool. We get a futuristic city backdrop with lots of Art Deco elements and interesting symbols on the reels. Victoria and Maximilian, the two main characters, a fully dressed up in their Steampunk outfits and occupy the full reels they arrive on. Additionally, we get a treasure chest, zeppelin, a high-tech gun and the playing card suits (hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds).

The scatter is the most valuable symbol on the reels. You get 100x your bet when you get 5 on a payline. The wild brings us 20x our bet with a 5-of-a-kind win and Victoria and Maximilian each pay out 8x our bet.

The theme is well done and looks great on small screen, especially playing it on mobile devices in portrait mode. Graphics are brilliant and offer cool details. There aren’t very many Steampunk slots around, so if you like the theme, you should certainly check out Fortunium. The background sound is light and easy on the ears, drawing us into an unexpected adventure.

Gameplay and features

One of the main features is the Win Booster, a little green button left to the reels, which adds 50% to your stake and means that low-value symbols are eliminated from the Mystery symbols that randomly spin onto the reels.

The Mystery symbols show up as questions marks and can reveal any kind of symbol (including wilds) wherever they land on the reels. If you hit the Win Booster button, you will only get the high-paying symbols.

The main feature, of course, are the free spins. You will need 3, 4 or 5 scatters on the reels to trigger 10 free spins. Depending on how many scatters you had, you will then get a guaranteed 1, 2 or 3 Mystery reels on the screen. Additionally, random Mystery symbols can show up at any time, just like during the base game. The more Mystery reels you have, the better your chance at scoring big wins as they will always reveal the same symbol. Plus, the Mystery reels actually change position on every spin, making things more interesting. It’s possible to win 800x your bet in this game, which is pretty good.

Conclusion

The theoretical RTP (Return to Player) for Fortunium is 96.47%, which is great value. This is a medium variance slot, meaning wins are a regular occurrence and can be decent even in the base game. But it is possible to hit a dry spell here and there as well. So, do mind your budget.

Triggering the free spins isn’t too difficult. We managed to do so every 100 to 200 spins, which is not too bad all things considered. Whether or not you’ll walk away with good wins is a different matter. If you only have 1 Mystery reel, you may not win any more than during your average base game. Plus, it’s rather frustrating when it insists on sticking to the fourth reel, where it may not be of much value. Your chances of better wins increase when you have at least two Mystery reels, but getting those is not easy.
All in all, Fortunium is good for a spin or two, though you probably won’t be glued to these reels for hours on end. It’s still a relatively simple slot, despite looking rather elaborate. It is beautiful to look at, but the possible wins are not good enough to keep you interested for very long.