Dante Alighieri's epic poem "The Divine Comedy," written in the fourteenth century, details his descent into Hades, Purgatory, and Heaven, and it serves as the basis for this game. With the main action taking place in Hell and the free spins in Heaven, these worlds are beautifully illustrated in the game. A rather creepy score complements the main game's intriguing ambiance, which features a backdrop of lava flowing from a structure that humorously reminds one of Bowser's castle from Super Mario.
One interesting thing about "Afterlife Inferno" is that it was made by players, for players. The development team worked together with people from the online community.
In "Afterlife Inferno," the only visual difference between the regular game symbols and the free spins symbols is their appearance; not their worth. Premium symbols include figures from the poem such as Skiff, Dante, Beatrice, Virgil, Dis, and Geryon, whereas low-value symbols are A, Q, J, 10, and 9. The highest-value regular symbol is Dante, which, when combined with four others, pays a 50x payout. In a nod to 'Immortal Romance', the wild symbol doubles as a multiplier, increasing the payout for a winning line of identical symbols by 100 times. Payout in the main game is 250 times for a full line of wilds.
The "Hell Freezes Over" feature, which appears to have been inspired by the "Wild Desire" option in "Immortal Romance," has a lot of potential to win. Up to five wild reels can be activated at once. Following payments, any standard wild symbol will change into a wild reel, and a respin will occur while the wild reels from the previous spin are still in play. This process will keep going until fresh ordinary wild symbols stop showing up.
When three or more scatter symbols show up on the reels, free spins are activated. The player is then presented with three separate free spin games, that range in volatility from medium to maximum: