Rocket Reels (Hacksaw Gaming) – Review & Demo Play

Rocket Reels Slot Overview

I rate Rocket Reels as classic Hacksaw Gaming: a 7x7 cluster pays grid with reactions, multiplier rockets, a random UFO clear, and an eight-spin bonus. Stakes run from 20p to £100 a spin, RTP sits at 96.3% in standard play and edges to 96.34% via the bonus buy. It’s high volatility with a 10,000x max win, so sessions swing. On mobile I flip to landscape to see the full grid. When rockets plant multipliers and clusters connect, the game comes alive.

Rocket Reels Slot Information

The theme is a rocky purple planet with upbeat audio, but the real focus is the symbols and the cluster engine. Wins land from five or more matching symbols adjacent horizontally or vertically, and reactions drop fresh symbols until no new clusters form. It feels built for the Pocketz style, crisp on mobile and desktop alike. I tend to keep an eye on reel space below multipliers, as fresh falls after rockets can chain surprising hits.

Lower pays are stones in yellow, blue, green, orange and purple, where 35+ in a cluster pay 80x. Higher pays are planets in purple, blue, orange, red and green, with 35+ paying 150x to 300x. The purple wild can appear anywhere and substitutes all pays, while the astronaut is the scatter. Rocket symbols are separate feature triggers rather than pays. It’s a clean paytable: cluster size scales well, and big clusters of premiums are the real jump.

Rocket Reels Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	15+	x300
	13-14	x150
	11-12	x75
	10	x25
	9	x10
	8	x3
	7	x2
	6	x1
	5	x0.75
	15+	x200
	13-14	x125
	11-12	x40
	10	x15
	9	x4
	8	x2.5
	7	x1.5
	6	x0.75
	5	x0.5
	15+	x200
	13-14	x125
	11-12	x40
	10	x15
	9	x4
	8	x2.5
	7	x1.5
	6	x0.75
	5	x0.5
	15+	x150
	13-14	x100
	11-12	x30
	10	x10
	9	x3
	8	x2
	7	x1
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.3
	15+	x150
	13-14	x100
	11-12	x30
	10	x10
	9	x3
	8	x2
	7	x1
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.3
	15+	x80
	13-14	x40
	11-12	x10
	10	x5
	9	x1
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	15+	x80
	13-14	x40
	11-12	x10
	10	x5
	9	x1
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	15+	x80
	13-14	x40
	11-12	x10
	10	x5
	9	x1
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	15+	x80
	13-14	x40
	11-12	x10
	10	x5
	9	x1
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	15+	x80
	13-14	x40
	11-12	x10
	10	x5
	9	x1
	8	x0.5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.1
	Scatter
	Special
	Special
	Special
	Special
	Wild

Rocket Reels Slot Features

Cascading Wins remove each winning cluster and drop in new symbols. Any multipliers laid on the grid stay active for the remainder of that reaction sequence, which matters when a launch happens late in a tumble. I’ve had screens littered with multipliers, and the key is getting a new fall to land a cluster under them. When multiple multipliers cover the same winning cluster, their values add first, then apply to the win.

Rockets come in three flavours and launch in the base game when three or more are on screen after cascades finish. As each rocket exits the top, it destroys symbols in its path and leaves multipliers behind: Rocket 1 can drop x1–x5, Rocket 2 x10, x15 or x20, and Rocket 3 x25, x50 or x75. Those multipliers persist for the rest of that reaction. Landing rockets low on the grid can be huge as you get more replacement drops.

A UFO can appear at random after a launch, removing between 20 and all symbols before more fall in. Free spins trigger from three spacemen in the same sequence, awarding eight spins where any rocket in view launches regardless of count. The bonus buy costs 129x the stake and starts a spin that guarantees the three scatters. I’ve seen plenty of teasing screens, but when rockets, UFO and a good fall align, it can rip.

Rocket Reels Slot Conclusion

For me, Rocket Reels nails that Pocketz feel: simple to grasp, sharp on mobile, and all about lining multipliers with clusters. The tease is real when rockets lay x25–x75 and nothing hooks, but the flip side is a couple of connections can send a round flying. High volatility and a 10,000x ceiling mean patience pays. If you like cluster wins with tangible feature depth, the rocket launches, UFO clears and sticky multipliers are a tidy combo.