NetEnt has broadened its online casino collection with the launch of What’s Up? Witches, a high-volatility online slot set in a magical school environment featuring three main characters: Sage, Isadora, and Sabrina. This new game integrates cascading reels, spell-based mechanics, and a free spins mode, offering potential rewards that can peak at 10,180 times the initial stake.
The game features a six-reel layout designed with a 4-6-6-6-6-4 configuration and provides 20,736 ways to win. Players can place bets ranging from €0.20 to €40 in one variation, while another configuration allows bets up to €100. The default return-to-player (RTP) rate is set at 96.03%, although operators can opt for lower RTP percentages including 94.06%, 92.06%, and 88.09%.
Promotional materials for the game indicate that it revolves around three young witches whose increasing powers lead to chaos as they try to defend their city from a looming threat.
The storyline introduces each witch with distinct traits: Sage is impulsive and thrill-seeking, Isadora is methodical and disciplined, while Sabrina is more subtle, influencing others gradually while remaining elusive.
Spell Features Enhance Gameplay
What’s Up? Witches employs an Avalanche mechanic, in which winning symbols vanish and are replaced by new ones to continue winning combinations, recurring until no further wins are made. The game incorporates lower-paying gemstone symbols along with premium icons linked to jewelry and the three witches, with wild symbols substituting for typical pay symbols and providing payouts ranging from 1.5x to 5x, contingent on their appearance on the reels.
A significant gameplay element includes Arcane Features, activated when Spell Symbols align with Grimoire Symbols on the same row. A special Super Grimoire can activate all spells visible on the reels. Up to three spells can activate in a single spin with various mechanics, such as transformations turning adjacent symbols into wilds following specific patterns, including horizontal and diagonal arrangements.
Bonus Mode Features Locked Multipliers
The free spins feature triggers when four or more scatter symbols land during the base game, offering either 10 or 15 free spins based on the number of triggering scatters. During this feature, the game switches to a 5×5 grid filled with blank spaces and multiplier symbols ranging from 1x to 100x, which remain locked for the duration of the bonus.
The Magic Orb mechanic can introduce additional effects during the free spins, including options like Doubler, Collector, Upgrader, and extra-spins features. Some modifiers can enhance multiplier values, while others may combine or remove symbols from the grid. The Generator feature may fill empty positions with multipliers as high as 500x.
Multiple Feature Buy Options Available
NetEnt has also integrated several Feature Buy options through its Elevate system, allowing players to access enhanced gameplay features. The Bonus Hunt feature, which costs three times the stake, increases the chances of entering free spins, while the Arcane feature can be acquired for 10 times the bet; direct access to free spins costs 100 times the stake. Additional options combine the Arcane feature with free spins, with one costing 300x and the other 500x, guaranteeing both the Arcane feature and free spins.
