Fruit Shop MegaWays — Full Review & Free Demo

Fruit Shop Megaways Slot Overview

Fruit Shop Megaways is NetEnt's take on giving their classic Fruit Shop a proper Megaways makeover. Released in January 2021, it runs on 6 reels with up to 7 symbols per reel, giving you a potential 117,649 ways to win. The whole look is dead simple, a cheerful fruit stall against a blue sky and green grass, nothing flashy.

I reckon the main hook here is how the free spins work. Rather than using a scatter symbol like most slots, you trigger free spins just by landing a winning combo with any fruit symbol in the base game. Proper original mechanic, and probably the most interesting thing about this one.

Symbols and Payouts

Premium symbols are all fruits: watermelon, oranges, lemons, plums, and cherries. Landing 6 of a kind with the best fruit pays up to 12.5x your stake, which is fairly modest for a high-volatility game. Below them sit five card symbols from 10 through to A, coloured in light blue. Not the most exciting paytable I have ever seen, honestly.

Wilds only appear on the middle four reels and substitute for everything else. No scatter symbol exists here since the free spins are triggered by fruit wins instead. Combinations form from the leftmost reel, so the standard Megaways approach applies.

Symbol Payouts

Wild

6	x12.5
5	x5
4	x3
3	x2
2	x1

6	x4
5	x2
4	x1.5
3	x1

6	x2.25
5	x1.5
4	x1
3	x0.5

6	x1.75
5	x1
4	x0.5
3	x0.4

6	x1.5
5	x0.7
4	x0.5
3	x0.4

6	x1.25
5	x0.6
4	x0.4
3	x0.25

6	x1
5	x0.5
4	x0.3
3	x0.25

6	x0.7
5	x0.4
4	x0.25
3	x0.2

6	x0.5
5	x0.3
4	x0.2
3	x0.15

6	x0.4
5	x0.25
4	x0.15
3	x0.1

Free Spins and Bonus Mechanics

Here is where the slot gets a bit clever. Every winning combination with a fruit symbol in the base game awards you free spins. A 3-symbol combo gives you 2 free spins; hit 6 matching fruits and you bag 5 spins. No need to wait for three scatters to drop, which makes entry feel smoother than most Megaways games.

Once you are inside the bonus round, the low-paying card symbols join the party too. A 3-symbol card win adds 1 extra spin, while 6 of a kind gives you 4 more. A multiplier kicks in at x1 and climbs by +1 for every winning combo. The catch? It caps at x10, which feels a bit limiting for a slot with high volatility and 10,000x max win potential.

Honestly, the base game is bare. No cascades, no random wilds, no respins outside of the bonus trigger. You are basically spinning until a fruit combo lands and hoping the free spins round delivers. For some players that simplicity is fine; others might find the base game drags a bit between triggers.

Bonus Buy Options

Free Spins

Triggered by any fruit symbol winning combination in the base game. Number of free spins depends on how many symbols form the combo (3 symbols = 2 spins, 6 symbols = 5 spins). During free spins, low-paying symbols also award extra spins. A multiplier starts at x1 and increases by +1 per winning combo, up to x10.

RTP, Volatility and Max Win

RTP sits at 96.06%, which is decent and bang on the industry average. Volatility is high, so expect dry spells followed by bigger hits when the bonus round cooperates. Maximum win is 10,000x your stake, meaning a quid bet could theoretically pay out ten grand. Not bad at all, though some modern slots go much higher.

Bets range from 0.20 to 100 per spin, so it suits most budgets. Just keep the high volatility in mind if you are playing at lower stakes. Your balance can swing quite a lot between bonus rounds.