Lordi Reel Monsters Slot Overview
Right, chat, let me break down Lordi Reel Monsters for you. Built by Play'n GO, this branded slot is based on the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi, the same lot who won Eurovision with "Hard Rock Hallelujah". You get a massive 7x7 grid with Cluster Pays, so you need 5 or more matching symbols connected horizontally or vertically to land a win. Bets run from 0.10 up to 100, the RTP sits at 96.20% by default, volatility is medium, and the max win caps at 4,000x.
Visually, the background is a foggy cemetery with Mr. Lordi himself standing next to the reels. If you are into Play'n GO's other rock-themed slots like HammerFall or ZZ Top Roadside Riches, you will recognise the vibe. The soundtrack is proper Lordi music playing throughout, which keeps the energy up. I'd say the theme is well executed, though the 4,000x cap feels a bit low compared to some of those other rock slots from the same provider.
Symbols and Paytable
Low-paying symbols are coloured coins in blue, purple, green, orange and red. Landing 15 or more of any coin type in a cluster pays between 10x and 50x your bet. Premium symbols are the Lordi band members, also colour-coded. Matching 15 or more premiums pays between 100x and 250x. The wild is a golden skull with horns, and it substitutes for all paying symbols to help complete clusters.
Symbol Payouts
| 15+ | x250 |
| 12+ | x125 |
| 10+ | x50 |
| 9 | x25 |
| 8 | x12.5 |
| 7 | x7.5 |
| 6 | x5 |
| 5 | x2.5 |
| 15+ | x200 |
| 12+ | x100 |
| 10+ | x40 |
| 9 | x20 |
| 8 | x10 |
| 7 | x6 |
| 6 | x4 |
| 5 | x2 |
| 15+ | x150 |
| 12+ | x75 |
| 10+ | x30 |
| 9 | x15 |
| 8 | x7.5 |
| 7 | x4.5 |
| 6 | x3 |
| 5 | x1.5 |
| 15+ | x120 |
| 12+ | x60 |
| 10+ | x24 |
| 9 | x12 |
| 8 | x6 |
| 7 | x3.6 |
| 6 | x2.4 |
| 5 | x1.2 |
| 15+ | x100 |
| 12+ | x50 |
| 10+ | x20 |
| 9 | x10 |
| 8 | x5 |
| 7 | x3 |
| 6 | x2 |
| 5 | x1 |
| 15+ | x50 |
| 12+ | x25 |
| 10+ | x10 |
| 9 | x5 |
| 8 | x2.5 |
| 7 | x1.5 |
| 6 | x1 |
| 5 | x0.5 |
| 15+ | x40 |
| 12+ | x20 |
| 10+ | x8 |
| 9 | x4 |
| 8 | x2 |
| 7 | x1.2 |
| 6 | x0.8 |
| 5 | x0.4 |
| 15+ | x30 |
| 12+ | x15 |
| 10+ | x6 |
| 9 | x3 |
| 8 | x1.5 |
| 7 | x0.9 |
| 6 | x0.6 |
| 5 | x0.3 |
| 15+ | x20 |
| 12+ | x10 |
| 10+ | x4 |
| 9 | x2 |
| 8 | x1 |
| 7 | x0.6 |
| 6 | x0.4 |
| 5 | x0.2 |
| 15+ | x10 |
| 12+ | x5 |
| 10+ | x2 |
| 9 | x1 |
| 8 | x0.5 |
| 7 | x0.3 |
| 6 | x0.2 |
| 5 | x0.1 |
Monster Charger and Monster Features
Every winning cluster feeds symbols into the Monster Charger, a meter that resets on your next paid spin. Collect 15 symbols and you trigger a random Monster feature from one of five band members. Mr. Lordi drops 5 to 8 wilds onto the grid. Hella protects 1 to 2 symbol types plus wilds and removes everything else, triggering a fresh cascade. Amen transforms 2 to 5 symbol types into other types. Hiisi selects a symbol and forces a winning cluster. Mana converts an entire symbol type into wilds.
Fill the charger to 40 symbols and you unlock Free Spins. Getting to 40 can take a while in practice; the base game sometimes drags a bit when cascades fizzle out early. But when the charger fills, the payoff feels worth the wait.
Bonus Buy Options
Awards 1 free spin with a cascade multiplier starting at 1x that increases by 1x per cascade. Guarantees 2 monster features.
Better Hate Than Never Free Spins
Awards 1 free spin with a wild collector. Guarantees 3 monster features, then places 5-10 collected wilds on the reels repeatedly until wilds are exhausted.
Collects winning symbols during a spin. At 15 symbols triggers a random Monster feature; at 40 symbols triggers Free Spins selection. Resets each new spin.
Free Spins Modes Explained
Once you hit 40 symbols in the Monster Charger, you pick between two bonus rounds. Reel Monsters gives you 1 free spin with a cascade multiplier that starts at 1x and increases by 1x with every cascade. You are guaranteed 2 monster features during this round, so the cascades can chain long enough for that multiplier to climb.
Better Hate Than Never also gives 1 free spin but with a wild collector. All winning wilds get stored, and you are guaranteed 3 monster features. After those play out, the collected wilds land on the reels in batches of 5 to 10. This keeps going until you have no wilds left. During this phase wilds are not collected again, so everything gets spent.
Choosing between them comes down to preference. The cascade multiplier route can snowball quickly if cascades keep rolling. The wild collector route feels more consistent with those guaranteed 3 monster features. If I'm honest with chat, neither mode blew me away compared to similar setups on other Play'n GO grid slots, but they are solid enough.
Volatility, RTP and Max Win
Medium volatility rated 6 out of 10, so sessions tend to tick along without massive dead stretches. RTP is 96.20% by default, but operators can set it to 94.20%, 91.20%, 87.20% or even 84.20%, so always check before you play. Max win is 4,000x your bet. For a 7x7 grid slot that is on the lower side; KISS Reels of Rock from the same studio offers 50,000x for comparison. Not everyone will mind the lower ceiling, especially if you prefer steadier returns over chasing a massive hit.
