Ooh Aah Dracula (Barcrest) – Review & Demo Play

Ooh Aah Dracula - Game Overview

Ooh Aah Dracula is a Transylvania-themed slot from Barcrest with five reels and ten paylines. It mixes horror and comedy, with bright cartoony art and a lighthearted gothy tone. The RTP ranges from 96% in the standard game to 99% in the Hi Roller mode, which is why it still draws a loyal crowd. Volatility sits in the middle, so sessions can flow without wild swings. Released in 2016, it remains a tidy option on mobile and desktop. I like how clear the paytable reads.

How I tested Ooh Aah Dracula

I ran long sets in both standard and Hi Roller. I tracked hit rates, looked at symbol weights, and mapped how scatters build towards the Heart Attack Bonus. I checked how often the random extra wild in free spins actually connects with lines. Wild plaques stacked often enough to matter on the ten-line layout. I also confirmed feature behaviour on desktop and phone, then replayed sessions to verify that interruptions restore the round correctly.

The betting range I used matches the spec: 0.10 to $500 per bet line, with coins from 0.01 to 100. Autoplay is present in the familiar Barcrest style, which made volume runs easy when testing the paytable. I toggled stake sizes during Hi Roller to see bankroll impact across the two buy levels. Overall pacing felt steady in the base game and often sharper when the tombstones came into play.

Ooh Aah Dracula Symbols & Payouts

The cast is on-theme: the game logo, Count Dracula, the castle, a vampish countess, and a rabbit, with 10, J, Q, K and A drawn as fish-hook Jacks, mirror Queens, candle Kings and bat Aces. The Wild is a gold plaque stamped with the word Wild, and the Scatter is a heart with a stake through it. Standard symbols can stack and add extra wilds during features, which pairs well with the ten-line layout.

Ooh Aah Dracula uses 10 win lines. The logo is the top payer at 5,000 coins for five of a kind, and 500 for four. Dracula pays 1,000 for five, the castle 500, with the countess, rabbit and card values following behind. Line hits are clear to read, and the stacked behaviour helps fill gaps when the random extra wild is active in free spins. Ten-line layouts reward tidy, left-to-right strings, so any boost from the extra wild stands out.

RTP, Volatility & Max Win in Ooh Aah Dracula

The standard RTP sits at 96%. Switch to the Hi Roller options and the RTP moves to 99%, which is among the highest you will find. Variance is medium, as the game offers two distinct tempos: a longer, more immersive standard session, and a more aggressive castle burning riot feel when using the Hi Roller buys. Payout flow in testing was consistent enough to keep me in the round-hunting mindset.

There is no progressive pot here. The maximum win is 5,000 times the line bet. At the very top of the betting range, with all ten lines connecting, that points to a $2.5 million theoretical ceiling. It is a headline number, but you still need the right symbol combination and the wild setup lining up during features. The maths supports long sessions, particularly if you time your feature trades well.

Bonus Features in Ooh Aah Dracula

The Hi Roller button offers two buys: 5 spins for $20, which adds a tombstone choosing bonus after your free spins, or 5 spins for $30, which upgrades the graveyard with more and higher-value tombstones. Both buys run at a 99% RTP, so value-conscious grinders often toggle into these modes when hunting features. I used both, and the extra picks nudged several sessions into profit. The pop-up choice is clear and quick, so testing back-to-back runs was simple.

Three stake-through-the-heart scatters trigger the base bonus with up to 15 free spins. Before the round, the Heart Attack Bonus plays out on the reels, freezing some hearts while others spin, often adding more hearts. Then a symbol is drawn at random and becomes an extra wild for the duration. This simple twist makes even low symbols worthwhile, as the extra wild can complete multiple ten-line setups. It fires often enough to keep you engaged.

Trigger with four scatters and you can take your free spins win, or trade it for 10 more spins with a different extra wild. Land five scatters and a third free spins round is offered after the first two, or you can exchange for 10 spins with two extra wilds, or go bold with 5 spins and three extra wilds. That trade-off powers the most exciting streaks. It is where the slot shows its teeth.

Ooh Aah Dracula Graphics & Sound

Visuals are high-resolution 2D, set against bright yellow stone walls with hanging chains between the reels. It is playful rather than grim, which fits the comedy-horror angle. Animations are crisp on iOS and Android, and the layout scales well on smaller screens. The soundtrack leans on light organ touches that sit in the background without getting tiring. Feature pop-ups, heart freezes, and tombstone reveals are clear, fast, and easy to follow.

Our Take on Ooh Aah Dracula

My verdict is simple. In standard play, Ooh Aah Dracula dishes out steady sessions with frequent small wins. When I feel like pushing, the Hi Roller route, the Heart Attack flow, and the tombstone picks turn it into a riot, and the 99% RTP is hard to ignore. The paytable is clean, autoplay is handy, and the extra wild mechanic keeps free spins lively. I still return when I want a classic slot with modern twists.