Pragmatic Play are one of the industry’s forerunners, and they’ve produced hundreds of excellent slots over the years. With the Shining Hot series, they decided to go for something much simpler, and these games really are those old-school slots with nothing in terms of gameplay features. The playing field in Shining Hot 5 consists of 5 reels, 3 rows and 5 paylines, just like the game’s title suggests.
Visually, Shining Hot 5 is a basic fruit slot with a modern touch, and the graphics have indeed been updated to reflect today’s standards. The production values are therefore more than okay, though the package obviously won’t please players looking for complex themes and other such things.
Shining Hot 5 has a high volatility level, and you can win up to 2,500x your bet in one go if you get lucky. The least that you always have to play for is £0.05, while the slot’s max bet stands at £100. Finally, the theoretical RTP of Shining Hot 5 stands at 96.33%, which is nicely above average.
The symbols of Shining Hot 5 reflect the fruit theme, and you can therefore look forward to bananas, lemons, cherries, plums, oranges, and apples. Bananas, lemons, and cherries are worth the least, but you can still get a nice 22x win for a full combination of those. Then, there are plums and oranges, which award 46x your bet for a five-of-a-kind combo. Finally, there are the top-paying apples, which will send 240x your bet your way if you find five of them on one of the active paylines.
For special symbols, there are Diamond Wilds that substitute for other symbols and that also come with their own payout values. For a full set of five, you’ll get 500x your bet! Then, there are also Bell Scatters, which pay out from all positions and which can net you up to 500x your bet.