Karen Maneater Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Karen Maneater Review

It’s not really known where the currently popular ‘Karen meme’ originated, but it refers to self-entitled, angry middle-aged women typically yelling at younger people. The post-apocalyptic Karen you get to meet in Karen Maneater takes it up a notch though, and the deep fried human foot on the splash screen really says it all. Yup, that’s correct, ever-controversial NoLimit City can cross off yet another taboo from their bucket list, namely cannibalism.

Karen, whom we first met in xWays Hoarder xSplit, now runs a KFC-inspired junk food restaurant of sorts, with the logo KME, and she’s a literal maneater. She fools her soon-to-become fast food meals victims in different funny ways, and you get an array of well-known xMechanics. An xBet ante bet feature is introduced, and you can win up to 11,757x your stake in the 2-tier sticky xWays symbols bonus round.

Karen Maneater Slot - Reels Screen

Karen Maneater Slot Features

You can turn on the xBet switch above the grid (below the raccoon sign), and this increases your regular stake by 30 % while guaranteeing a scatter on reel 2 per spin. This also increases the top-tier RTP from 96 % to 96.36 %. The premium symbols, consisting of 5 shady characters, pay between 1.2 and 3 x your stake for 6 of a kind wins.

The raccoon scatter can appear on reels 2-5 only, and it makes all reels to the right of the scatter expand by +1 row.

Landing 1 or 2 scatters turn the scatter symbols into xWays symbols, and these turn into random matching pay symbols with 2-4 instances per symbol. This increases the number of win ways, as seen on the white display below the grid.

Both xWays and Infectious xWays symbols can land organically as well, and xWays land on reels 2-5. The Infectious xWays can appear on reel 1 only, and it reveals 2-7 instances of a random symbol. This changes all other instances of this symbol on the grid so they pack 2-7 symbols per instance.

In addition, you can land the Infectious Wild symbol on reel 6 only, and they nudge towards the bottom position. Each nudge increases the wild multiplier by +1, and the multiplier value is then added to all symbols above on reel 6.

If any of these symbols are affected by an Infectious xWays symbol, the multiplier is doubled.

The Value Bonus Meal round triggers when you land 3 scatters in view, and this awards 7 free spins with 3 sticky xWays symbols. Landing 4 scatters triggers the Deluxe Bonus Meal round, and it comes with 10 free spins and 4 sticky xWays symbols. The grid remains in its expanded state in both cases, and the xWays symbols remain in play for the duration of the bonus round.

The xWays symbols start with 2 instances per symbol, and the number increases by +1 per winning spin. You can get up to 42 instances per xWays symbol this way, and landing a single scatter in the Value Bonus Meal feature levels you up to the Deluxe tier. This also awards +3 extra spins, and the triggering scatter turns into a sticky xWays symbol.

Per usual, non-UK players, and anyone living in an eligible jurisdiction, may hit the yellow star icon to open up the Bonus Buy menu. It comes with 3 options this time:

• The Value Bonus Meal feature – costs 100x your stake and comes with an RTP of 96.4 %. The max win probability is 1 in 21K.
• The Deluxe Bonus Meal – costs 500x your stake and comes with an RTP of 96.47 %. The max win probability is 1 in 1K.
• Either of the above randomly chosen + an Infectious Wild (on the triggering spin) costs 542x your stake (96.61 % RTP).

In this context, you should know that the bonus round triggers organically once in 204 spins on average, with an upgrade hit rate of 1 in 29 sessions.

The 200 Spins Karen Maneater Slot Experience

You get a decent taste of the base game, before we purchase the top-tier Deluxe Bonus Meal feature at 1:22 into the 3:36-minute highlights video.

You can see for yourself how it all played out by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

At this point, you pretty much expect nasty stuff whenever a new NoLimit City release is up for review, and it’s a clever move to build the game around the Karen meme that’s all the rage these days. This adds a healthy dose of humor to an otherwise grotesque theme, and the win story is kind of hilarious with all the different ways Karen fools poor souls into becoming her next fast-food meal. A perhaps positive side-effect is that you might lose your appetite for junk food for a while after playing this game.

The xBet feature is new, and it seems like a good deal given the extra position you’re guaranteed on reels 3-6. We wouldn’t mind stats on how much it increases your bonus round chances though, and both features can blow up if the sticky xWays symbols are bumped up to decent levels. The 11,757x potential is similar to predecessor xWays Hoarder, but you get a 1 in 330K win cap probability from the base game here (as opposed to 1 in 14M). That fact alone makes this a worthwhile prospect, and it’s definitely a sequel that will please fans.

Pros

• xBet option guarantees scatter on reel 2
• Scatters add extra row to reels to the right
• xWays, Infectious xWays & Infectious Wilds
• 2 FS tiers w/ sticky xWays symbols
• Win up to 11,757x (1 in 330K probability)

Cons

• Beware of adjustable RTP ranges
• Avoid if you want to keep your junk food appetite

If you appreciate Karen Maneater Slot you should also try:

xWays Hoarder xSplit - is the original post-apocalyptic release from NoLimit City, and it’s the game that introduced the xSplit Wild mechanic.

The xWays symbols merge in the bonus round, which comes with 4 tiers, and you can win up to 11,030x your stake.

Nitropolis 3 - is a powerful post-apocalyptic release in ELK’s popular series, and cascading wins increase the grid size up to 6x8. You get mega symbols, big nitro reels and 5 unique modifier symbols, and nitro reels are sticky in the bonus round. This can lead to payouts up to 50,000x your stake.

Mayhem - is a Red Tiger release in the post-apocalyptic genre, and this one comes with a redneck Cash Queen Wild fully stacked on the middle reel. This triggers sticky winning symbols respins, and the stacked wild is sticky in the Anarchy Spins bonus round. The max win is 1,200x your stake.

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