Frozen Age

Frozen Age: Slot Overview

Frozen Age is an online slot from software provider Peter & Sons, released in conjunction with its well-established partner, Yggdrasil Gaming. Instead of trying to think of a clever way to intro the game, why don't we drop its slightly unusual backstory here, which goes: 'Amidst the icy vastness, adventure Batista seeks the secrets of epochs past. Deep within the polar ice, ancient beasts are suspended in time, waiting to be uncovered as the greatest discovery of all time, the true GOAT.'

Okay, a bit odd, but not in a bad way, and we get the idea. Basically, we're off to a cold location with a chap called Batista to uncover frozen critters from a much earlier era, cool. A chilly cave is the setting for Frozen Age's base game: Baptista stands on the right, a frozen half-goat, half-seal creature, beside a huge-eyed entity encased in ice on the left. Why Baptista wears an elf-style hat and curled-toe shoes is anyone's guess. A Christmas reference, lols? Maybe, Frozen Age is a slot that plays on the lighter-hearted side of things, being warmly presented, despite all the ice, full of cute elements to chuckle along to.

There's nothing chuckle-worthy about the math model, though, which Peter & Sons has classed as highly volatile. As for return value, it produces a default RTP of 96.2%. When picking a stake, players choose from 20 c to $/€50 per spin and decide whether or not to activate the Golden Bet. When the Golden Bet is activated, it ups the stake by 50%, increasing the chance of getting Monster Blocks and free spins triggers. Played on a 6-reel, 6-row grid, there are 50 paylines for calculating wins.

You may have noticed larger symbols on the reels, but Frozen Age is not a Gigablox slot. Just to be clear, the reels do not merge, but symbols of 2x2 to 6x6 in size may randomly land in any position on the reels. For win evaluations, Monster Blocks, as they are called, count as the 1x1 symbols, making them up to do so. It is also possible for Synced Blocks to occur, which means all Monster Blocks transform into the same symbol.

Ice-blocked diamonds, spades, hearts and clubs are the low pay symbols, awarding 0.6-0.8 times the bet for 6 OAK, or 1.5 to 5 times the bet is awarded for landing what looks like 6 purple dinos, mammoths, triceratops, or t-rex's. Wilds can be present on any reel as well, substituting for all regular pay symbols and worth 10x the bet for a 6 wild winning line.

Frozen Age: Slot Features

Joining Baptista and the Monster Blocks are wild respins, free spins, and a bonus buy.

Wild Respins

Wild respins trigger at random in the main game, placing 1 to 6 wild symbols on the grid. After any wins, a respin is triggered where roaming wilds roam and change position. The size of the roaming wild appearing on the grid defines the number of roaming wilds during the respin. For example, a 1x1 wild block produces 1 roaming wild, a 6x6 wild block produces 6 roaming wilds, and so on. During respins, if roaming wilds land on a Monster Block, they convert the whole thing into a wild. Roaming wilds cannot land in the same position.

Free Spins

Landing 5 or more scatter symbols triggers the free spins round, awning the same number of free spins as there are scatters in view. Up to 36 free spins can be won. If free spins and wild respins trigger on the same spin, then wild respins play first, then free spins activate. If more than 5 scatters land during a wild respin, they are added to the number of free spins. During free spins, collecting roaming wilds progresses the tier system, a multiplier increasing with each tier:

• Tier 1: x2 multiplier, 0 to 9 special wilds collected.
• Tier 2: x3 multiplier, 10 to 24 special wilds collected.
• Tier 3: x5 multiplier, 25 to 49 special wilds collected.
• Tier 4: x10 multiplier, 50+ special wilds collected.

When a tier is unlocked, +2 free spins are awarded. Also, any scatter landing during the round adds an additional free spin.

Buy Free Spins

Players may buy their way into free spins with these two choices. For 90x the bet, you can buy 6 free spins (RTP 96.1% ), or 200x the bet gets a random number of 6-24 free spins (RTP 96.4%).

Frozen Age: Slot Verdict

From the moment Frozen Age loads, it absolutely drips with charm and interesting characters. In fact, it does this while the game is actually loading. As Frozen Age fires up, its load screen shows a critter consuming a bar of ice encasing an acorn, its consumption of the ice acting like a progress bar, followed by a burp at the end. Adorable, and the adorability factor rises further when the game launches. Frozen Age is a classic example of what Peter & Sons excels at, namely, creating cute-as-a-button pretend worlds, populating them with cute-as-a-button characters, using the studio's unique art style to create fun touches all over the place, dropping in a helping of interesting features while it's at it.

Despite not being an official Gigablox slot as such, Frozen Age has the feel of one at times - it is very close to Waterblox Gigablox, after all, nearly identical beneath the skin in many ways. In the base game, one eye is kept out for Monster Blocks, the other for wild respins. A neat combo that, when combined with Frozen Age's charm, keeps the pace ticking along and engagement levels up. Free spins, as usual, kick things up a gear or two, or they are capable of doing so, at least, helped if the wild collection system plays its part, and the max win of 8,000x the bet feels right at home here in the cartoon cold zone, too.

While Frozen Age's features are not as newsworthy as finding a wholly brand new species locked in ice at the polar regions of the world would be, they are neatly thought out and entertaining in practice. What really helps Frozen Age's gameplay sparkle, though, is its vibrant personality, provided by the sort of characters and artwork Peter & Sons are adept at crafting.