Karen Maneater Slot Machine – Free Play & Review

Karen Maneater’s title has a literal meaning in this case, as we’re looking at a cannibal themed slot machine. The action of the slot takes place next to a cannibal’s camp, and as the reels are placed on struts, we find that various sausages and meats are hanging from them. Knowing their origin, they’re far from appetizing.

They’re starting with five symbols showing logos representing toilet paper, beer, syringes, batteries, and AK-47s. Five cannibals are the ones shown in the top symbols, with the image of Karen in the best position.

Developer

One of the few developers that have shown huge promise in the last few years, Nolimit City tends to include something controversial in its stories. It’s cannibals in this case, but they also covered prisons (Folsom Prison and San Quentin) and gulags (Remember Gulag) in the past.

How To Play It

Click on the Dollar Sign button, to open up a bet menu which lists options going from $0.10 to $70. Use the xBet to spend 30% extra, but you also have better odds of reaching the Bonus Meal (guaranteed scatter on 2^nd reel).

The game area you’re allowed to use will feature 6 reels, with 2-3-3-3-3-3 symbols, and a total of 486 ways to win. It’s a game area that can expand as you play.

Special Features

The xWays symbols could show up on reels 2-5, and when they do you will discover that they transform into a regular symbol, which counts as 2 to 4 positions. This will automatically give the number of ways to win a boost.

Infectious xWays may also show up, but on the 1^st reel. They too transform, but they count as 2 to 7 symbols. It also spreads to other symbols of that type from other reels, as those will also turn into up to 7 symbols of that type.

The Infectious Wild is a symbol that show up on the 6^th reel, and which nudges towards the bottom. With each move it makes downwards, the multiplier for it goes up by 1x. It then expands to all positions on the last reel, with that same multiplier.

Raccoon Scatters could show up on reels 2-5, and their presence will bring an expansion for the reels found to its right. Get 1-2 scatters and they will turn into xWays symbols, or 3-4 to gain access to the Bonus Meal.

Bonus Meal’s regular version requires 3 scatters, with 7 spins and 3 xWays sticky for the duration.

A Deluxe Bonus Meal starts up if you get all 4 scatters. It has 10 free spins, and there are 4 Sticky xWays present. The spots with triggering scatters will decide the positions where the sticky xWays appear.

xWays symbols have a size of 2 initially, but with each winning spin, the number goes up. It’s capped at 42 symbols per xWay symbol though.

Extra scatters can show up on the middle reels that don’t have sticky xWays already. You can get new scatters and upgrade the Bonus Meal to Deluxe status.

Maximum Payouts

While the maximum payouts promised by Karen Maneater are good, reaching 11,757x the stake, we’ve seen plenty of Nolimit City releases do even better. It’s the usual highly volatile game, and its RTP goes up to 96%.

Summary

Karen Maneater is as shocking and complex as you’d expect, if you’re familiar with Nolimit City’s slot machines lately. They’re doing a great job with these games, but I’d mostly recommend them to experienced players (or at least not to complete beginners).