Cute Fruits Slot Review

The Cute Fruits slot keeps the bonus features very simple but entertaining bonus features including a take on the free spins bonus round, and for those in eligible regions, there are two bonus buy features. Let’s take a closer look:

Scatter Pays and Cascading Reels

Instead of requiring a payline, or in the case of cluster pays slots, needing to land in a group; wins result from landing eight or more matching symbols anywhere on the six-by-five grid. After a win, winning symbols are eliminated so that fresh symbols may drop in and maybe generate more wins in one spin.

Free Drops

Triggered by landing 4 or more Bonus symbols, free drops bonus awards starting with 10 free drops and +2 drops for each subsequent scatter. This bonus introduces multiplier symbols with random ranges from 2x to 100x. These are gathered and the value of the cascade meter will be multiplied by the sum of the multiplier symbols after the cascades conclude.

Bonus Buy (Non-UK)

Non-UK players can pay a displayed multiple of their current wager to gain immediate access to the Free Drop Bonus.

Fortune Bet (Non-UK)

By increasing their bet by 1.25x, known as a ‘Fortune Bet’ non-UK players can increase their chances of triggering the Free Drops feature.

Fruit Machine-themed slots usually lean heavily into the classic, ‘retro’ style, so it is nice to see a fresh take. The scatter pays and cascading reels are a more engaging alternative to paylines, and will certainly appeal to mobile gamers. Other slots with similar cascading reel formats, like Megaways games, tend to account for the potential for multiple wins per spin by having a low-value paytable, but Cute Fruit is far more generous with the values presented; meaning wins could be far more lucrative.

All these positives do come with a kicker though; the abysmal RTP of 94.5%; a number usually reserved for old or retro slots or progressive jackpot slots. While the top prize of 20,000x the total bet is impressive, it is nowhere near the potential of progressive network slots, so this feels like a bit of a faux pas. The lack of bonus features does not help with this; 2 of the 4 offered are not available to UK players, and while the Free Drops round is exciting, if you cannot trigger it during your play session, you may get bored pretty quickly. It feels like the game is screaming out for a base game modifier to sweeten things up.

Overall, there are a mixed bag of positives and negatives to say about the Cute Fruits slot, just like a fruit bowl; with plenty of delicious options, but that one sour grape leaves a lasting mark. I think mobile players in particular will love this title, and casual players may stick around for a spin or two. However, with so many fruit-themed slots out there and with far better RTPs, many will skip the fruit and continue the hunt for a slice of cake instead. 

Therefore I rate the Cute Fruits slot at a respectable 7/10.

Rating: 7.0