In March 2024, Fantasma Games released the grid based game Elemento, which focuses on the four elements – Fire, Water, 💲 Earth, and Air. At first glance, it’s easy to believe Elemento is considerably more complicated than it really is, seemingly 💲 taking a while to fully understand. However, the game play and features break down quite simply, making it a slot 💲 that can be enjoyed by players of all stakes.
Elemento adopts the Cluster Pays mechanic, playing out on a 9×9 grid, 💲 although the main play takes place on the inner 7×7 grid. Players can experience the four elements across all devices 💲 between stakes of 0.20 and 60, with an RTP of 96.33%, and a hit frequency of 44.25%. Wins are formed 💲 by matching 5 or more adjacent symbols, which are then removed from the grid, with new symbols dropping in their 💲 place.
Immediately noticeable is the Reactoonz-type design towards the game, with colourful characters, cluster pays and the features that we’ll get 💲 to in a moment. Also similar to reactoonz is the high volatility of Elemento – players can certainly expect extended 💲 periods of play without the bonus feature, but there are base features along the way to break up the boredom 💲 and help produce some sizeable wins, up to a maximum of 16,000x.
Elemento Base Features
The pay table on Elemento consists of 💲 8 symbols. At the lower end, there are blue, green, purple and red gems, and at the higher end we 💲 have our Elements Characters, again in blue, green purple and red, paying up to 20x stake for clusters of 15+. 💲 Special Symbols are also available, including a Wild Symbol and the 4 Element Symbols, which each trigger a different effect.
At 💲 the beginning of every spin, up to 6 wild symbols are placed on the outer layer of the play area, 💲 known as the Element Area. Every winning cluster releases elemental power, triggering a cascade. This will then either create a 💲 Wild Elemento symbol on the Element Area, or activate any existing Elemento symbols that are part of the winning cluster, 💲 therefore unleashing its’ elemental feature. There are 4 types of Elemento symbols, representing the 4 elements – Wind, Fire, Earth 💲 and Water, and each has its own unique effect:
Fire Wild Feature: Places 2-10 Wild symbols at random positions in the 💲 Play Area.
Places 2-10 Wild symbols at random positions in the Play Area. X-Flood Feature: Selects 9 positions in an X-shaped 💲 pattern in the Play Area and transforms all 9 positions into the same symbol. The X-Flood Feature can activate twice, 💲 turning two X-shaped patterns in the Play Area into the same symbol.
Selects 9 positions in an X-shaped pattern in the 💲 Play Area and transforms all 9 positions into the same symbol. The X-Flood Feature can activate twice, turning two X-shaped 💲 patterns in the Play Area into the same symbol. Demolition Feature: Selects one random type of low pay symbol and 💲 removes all symbols of that type from the Play Area. This can happen up to 4 times, with the possibility 💲 to remove all 4 low paying symbols from the grid.
Selects one random type of low pay symbol and removes all 💲 symbols of that type from the Play Area. This can happen up to 4 times, with the possibility to remove 💲 all 4 low paying symbols from the grid. Tornado Feature: Selects one regular symbol at a random position in the 💲 Play Area and turns its adjacent 8 symbols into the same symbol or removes them. This can happen twice in 💲 two different positions.
Elemento Bonus
Activating all 4 Element Wild Symbols in a single spin sequence triggers 5 free spins. Additionally to 💲 this, each Element Wild Symbol activated in the base game spin adds 1 extra free spin. During the Free Spins 💲 game, every cascade increments the accumulative multiplier by 1, up to a maximum of x99, which lasts for the duration 💲 of free spins. A retrigger is possible by activating all 4 Element Wilds during the Free Spins.
For players in appropriate 💲 regions, a Feature Buy is available for a cost of 60x stake, wherein the RTP raises to 97.94%.
First Impression
Grid games 💲 have come before, and grid games will inevitably follow Elemento. However, this doesn’t take away from the fun elements and 💲 design of this slot. In a genre that slowly edges towards overcrowding monthly, producing something that still manages to appear 💲 unique is an achievement in itself. Although Elemento bears strong resemblance in some ways to the games that came before, 💲 it still stands in its’ own right as a fantastic addition to the grid game catalogues.
RTP is solid, volatility is 💲 high and the maximum win is an appealing 16,000x, making this a game to be enjoyed by players of all 💲 stakes.
*The screenshots taken of games reviewed on this site are taken from Demo Play, as reviews are often written before 💲 games are released for real play.
