Santa vs Rudolf (NetEnt) – Review & Demo Play

Santa vs Rudolf review

I’ve been on Santa vs Rudolf since its 27.11.2019 launch, and it still holds up. It’s a 5x3, 20-line video slot set at the North Pole, with Rudolph hiding Santa’s hat and kicking off the scrap on the reels. The base game ticks along, but the moment special symbols land, the tempo lifts. Wilds carry the action and stitch wins together, so even without a bonus I rarely feel stranded between spins.

The engine mirrors an earlier release with Walking Wilds moving across the grid. Two wild symbols – Santa from the right and Rudolph from the left – travel one reel per re-spin. When they meet on the same row, the clash triggers the main feature. The mix of familiar lines and inventive movement works for me; it’s a festive reskin that brings proper pace, not just tinsel. I stick around because those crossings can chain into bigger sequences.

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You can play Santa vs Rudolf in free demo mode, and I always give it a proper session before staking cash. The demo shows hit rate, how often the Walking Wilds appear, and how the counters build. It runs well on mobile and desktop, scaling neatly, so testing on the device you’ll use makes sense. I spin long enough to see a clash and at least one counter fill, then set a budget for the real run.

Bonus Features in Santa vs Rudolf

Wild Re-Spins sit at the heart of Santa vs Rudolf. Rudolph Wilds appear only on reel 1 in the base game and walk one reel to the right on each re-spin, substituting as they go. Santa Wilds land on reel 5 and walk left in the same way. These Walking Wilds can overlap wins across several spins and keep the screen alive, especially when they arrive in staggered fashion and thread through the central reels.

When Santa and Rudolph stop on the same row, 10 Free Spins trigger. If they line up across all rows at once at the start, you can begin on 30 Free Spins. During the feature, wilds drop more often, and each fresh clash adds +4 spins to the total. I’ve had runs stretched by back‑to‑back meetings, which turns an average bonus into something meaningful without relying on a single spin wonder.

Two counters sit above the reels during Free Spins, one for each wild. When a Santa or Rudolph wild leaves the grid, it fills a bar; each counter has eight. Fill Santa’s counter to launch Santa’s Gifts, a Pick Me-style bonus with cash prizes, multiplier increases, or the Santa hat that ends the round. Fill Rudolph’s counter to trigger Rudolf Spins: 3 spins with 5 Rudolph wilds added in random positions on every spin.

Santa vs Rudolf Symbols and Paytable

Symbols in Santa vs Rudolf stick to the Christmas kit: card ranks 10–A styled as lollipops on the low end, then wish lists, a snow globe with a reindeer, Rudolph’s collar, gift boxes, and the sleigh as premiums. Two wilds – Santa and Rudolph – substitute for all regulars and power the Walking Wild sequences. The paytable scales from small starters to stronger hits, with five-of-a-kind premiums reaching up to x25, then x20 and x15 tiers, while low symbols pay from x0.1 for triples.

Santa vs Rudolf Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x25
	4	x7.5
	3	x1
	5	x20
	4	x5
	3	x0.75
	5	x15
	4	x4
	3	x0.5
	5	x10
	4	x3
	3	x0.25
	5	x7.5
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.25
	5	x5
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.2
	5	x3.75
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.15
	5	x3
	4	x1
	3	x0.15
	5	x3
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.1
	5	x3
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.1
	Wild

Santa vs Rudolf - RTP, Volatility and Max Win

The published RTP for Santa vs Rudolf is 96.35%. Risk sits high with a pretty balanced math model that can swing hard when features line up. Max win is x1000, which sounds modest, yet the way re-spins, clashes and counters stack keeps engagement steady. I don’t chase miracles here; I play for momentum and compounding sequences rather than a single capper.

Hit frequency is listed at 29%, which lines up with how often small lines land between features. The slot runs on 20 paylines across a 5x3 field. Stake range covers low to mid play; I’ve gone from 0.20 to 100 per spin without hiccups. There’s no jackpot, so the value sits in extending Free Spins with extra +4 blocks and grabbing Rudolf Spins or Santa’s Gifts for a late push.

Santa vs Rudolf: Graphics & Sound

Santa vs Rudolf leans into a bright cartoon style that matches the snow-dusted North Pole backdrop. You’ll see the workshop lights, trees and drifting flakes, with cheerful Christmas music looping without getting in the way. The two leads spar on the reel edges, and the clash animation gives the feature a proper kick-off. It feels seasonal without being throwaway, which is why I’m happy to run it outside December as well.