Hood and Loot Slot Review & Free Play

Hood and Loot: Help Robin Hood Make a Clean Escape for Up to 7,476x Rewards

Sherwood Forest is lively once again as Elysium Studios' hero, Robin Hood, is back on the move in Hood & Loot. Apparently, there's now a warrant out for his arrest because a bunch of rather grumpy fellows are after the 7,476x max win he pinched from the town. Well, I wasn't about to let them catch him, especially when reel multipliers of up to 24x were also up for grabs.

Played on a 5x5 cascading grid, every winning cluster of 5 or more matching symbols leaves behind a wild, which creates a Reel Multiplier above its column. It’s the most exciting feature, along with progressive multipliers. But let’s not forget the low RTP of 94%, while the volatility is almost high.

I was landing wins roughly every 4 to 5 spins, with returns only between 0.60x and 1x my bet. Having said that, whenever the cascades lined up with Robin Hood, his arrows kept striking the marked positions, and with multipliers, those payouts were turned into 9x and 10x my bet.

There are two bonus features here: Robin and Hood. Sadly, I never managed to trigger the Hood feature, but Robin turned out to be a rather generous chap. My first free spins arrived after only 45 spins, where the Reel Multipliers stay active and keep growing throughout the entire feature. Landing 4 scatters awarded me 8 free spins, and I happily walked away with an impressive 126x my bet.

The following 2 bonuses weren't nearly as generous, paying 53x and 59x my bet, respectively. Even so, I wasn't about to complain. Triggering 3 bonuses, all paying at least 50x, and all arriving within roughly 50 spins of one another kept my bankroll comfortably in the green.

That consistency was enough to convince me to ignore both the Bonus Buy and Bet Boost options, especially since they drag the RTP down to below 94%. Robin may enjoy taking risks, but I don't always have to follow his example.

Hood & Loot kept the base game alive with frequent little wins and steadily growing reel multipliers. That said, I never quite got the "go big or go home" feeling from it. Still, if you're happy with a steadier adventure rather than chasing monster payouts every session, it's well worth giving a few spins in our demo mode.