Alien Invaders

Alien Invaders Game Overview

If you’re after a slot game that’s fun and doesn’t take itself too seriously, Alien Invaders by Pragmatic Play may be up your alley. Released in 2025, it features charming aliens who try to look tough but totally miss the mark (in a good way). The Alien Invaders slot game features a 5×5 grid, and the goal is to get at least three matching symbols on the bottom grid row. You may also be lucky enough to get to a Free Spins round, where you can win big, with a max win of up to 5,000x your bet. The game offers a solid RTP of 96.50%.

Pros

• Unique bottom-row mechanics
• High multipliers
• Above-average RTP of 96.50%
• Fun theme and sound design

Cons

• High volatility might not be suitable for everyone
• Max win capped at 5,000x

Alien Invaders Video Review

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Alien Invaders Slot Review

Now, let’s break down every segment of this title into its tiniest pieces and see what makes it different from other online slot games. I’ll cover everything in this Alien Invaders slot review, so you’ll know exactly what to expect before you spin.

Theme

If the setting in Alien Invaders reminds you of Tatooine from Star Wars, you’re not alone. The game drops you into a sprawling desert surrounded by massive rocks. It’s an in-between time – part dusk, part night – where the soft glow lights up the countryside. Look up to see a starry sky, with the occasional comet or space shuttle streaking by.

The dark backdrop contrasts with the symbols, making it easy to focus on the game. An alien is hovering in its small space shuttle to the right of the grid. It has sharp, pointy teeth that look like they were borrowed from a great white shark and huge eyes that are almost the size of its head.

Graphics, Sounds, and Animations

I like what the space creatures look like in Alien Invaders. If they don’t seem confused about how they ended up in this slot game wondering what to do, they appear pretty amusing trying to be scary or cheerful. The Wild symbol looks like a furious octopus that is rightfully kept behind electric bars, whereas the Scatter symbol is a comet that destroys everything in its path.

Alien Invaders has the kind of entertaining, spacey music you’d expect from a sci-fi-themed game. I also like the accompanying sound effects, especially when a win is imminent. You can easily adjust the volume or even mute the music and sound effects altogether if that’s more your style.

The slot developers didn’t focus much on the animations. Nothing happens as the symbols fill the reels, but they explode in a funny way when you win. The space shuttle also powers up when the Free Spins bonus round begins and ends. Plus, a nice animation featuring space shuttles and a city in the background plays when you score big during the Free Spins game.

RTP, Payout, and Volatility

The Alien Invaders slot has an RTP of 96.50%, which is above average and makes it a solid pick if you’re looking to have fun with decent payout potential. That said, watch out; the RTP can range even between the best casino sites. Make sure you’re playing the version with the highest available RTP to get the best value for your bets.

Pragmatic Play’s Alien Invasion is a high-volatility game, so payouts won’t come too often, but if you’re lucky, you could win big. The maximum win is up to 5,000x your bet, which is a bit on the low side for a high volatility slot.

The minimum and maximum bets in the Alien Invaders slot machine are €0.20 and €240. The standard maximum bet is €240, but it goes up to €300 when you turn on the Double Chance to Win feature.

Gameplay

Check the inconspicuous footer to review your balance, adjust your bet, access game rules, and change settings. In settings, you can:

• Turn music and sound effects on/off and adjust the volume.
• Turn Battery Saver on to reduce animation speed.
• Adjust the spin time.

The sidebar lets you:

• Activate the Double Chance feature (Ante Bet) to increase your odds of triggering free spins.
• Review the win multiplier feature.
• Buy free spins if you don’t want to wait for them.

In Alien Invaders, the symbols fall from the top to fill empty spots. A win requires at least three matching symbols on the bottom row, which is the marked active row; symbols filling the bottom three rows contribute, but not necessarily the fourth or fifth row.

When three matching symbols land on the bottom row, they explode and pay out. Then symbols above drop down (tumble), potentially creating extra wins. Any matching symbols on the same reel as the exploded ones also detonate, not just those on the bottom row. Symbols on other reels remain inactive.

The slot’s paytable is:

Symbol	The symbol’s value in a winning combo
Fiery alien	x1.00
One-eyed alien	x0.50
Four-handed alien	x0.25
Long-tongued alien	x0.25
A	x0.10
K	x0.05
Q	x0.05
J	x0.05
10	x0.05

The Wild symbol can substitute for any symbol except the Scatter to help form winning combinations. The Wild only becomes active when it lands on the bottom row; otherwise, it remains inactive. It comes with a multiplier of 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, or even 25x to boost your win. This angry alien octopus appears only on the third reel in the base game and on reels two, three, and four in the Free Spins bonus game.

In Alien Invaders, the Scatter symbol only activates when it lands on the bottom row. Once it does, it explodes and takes out all adjacent symbols, potentially resulting in a significant win. The surrounding symbols pay out based on their standard values in the paytable once detonated by the Scatter.

Features

There are three main Alien Invaders features, and they are the following:

Free Spins Bonus Round

Hitting three Scatters in the base game triggers the Free Spins feature, starting you off with seven free spins. If you land four or more Scatters, you get an extra three spins before the round begins. Every Scatter that lands on the bottom row during Free Spins adds another spin. On top of that, Wilds can appear with multipliers of 50x or 100x.

Tumble Feature

This feature removes winning symbols and replaces them with new ones that drop in from above. It continues until there are no more winning combinations left on the grid.

Win Multiplier

You begin each spin with a 1x multiplier. For every ten symbols that explode, either through winning combinations or Scatters, the multiplier increases by 1x. In the base game, the multiplier resets between spins. In the Free Spins round, the multiplier doesn’t reset and can keep increasing as long as wins keep coming.