Viking Runes (TrueLab Games) – Review & Demo Play

Max win, RTP and Information for the slot Viking Runes

Viking Runes is a 9x9 cluster slot from TrueLab, paying on groups of 6 or more. I set stakes between 0.40 and 400, with a default RTP of 96.28% that can vary by setting, so I always check the info panel first. Volatility is high, so swings are real, yet the headline max win sits at 25,000x the bet. With 81 symbols per spin and long cascades, the maths model rewards patience and streaks, not single hits.

This slot is filled with wonderful features in Viking Runes

The set-up has a large Viking to the side, aurora in the night sky, and snow on the ground. During spins, rune stones drop across the grid, and the visual style goes for clean shapes and bright colours. I found it easy to read clusters on the 9x9 layout. The mood stays calm while you wait for cascades to build. It looks neat without clutter, which helps when the modifiers and wilds start flying about in a busy sequence.

Lower pays are runes in green, blue, and red. Medium pays are glowing runes in green, blue, pink, and yellow. The top set is a purple stone with a blue crystal, and a blue stone with a red crystal; the blue crystal stone leads the table and 42 in one cluster pays 800x. Regular wilds sub for all pays except Lightning Wilds. A winning cluster cannot be only wilds. Lightning Wilds come in yellow, red, purple, and green.

Viking Runes Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	41	x1600
	40	x1200
	39	x1120
	38	x1040
	37	x960
	10	x8
	9	x6.4
	8	x4.8
	7	x2.4
	6	x1.6
	41	x1000
	40	x750
	39	x700
	38	x650
	37	x600
	10	x5
	9	x4
	8	x3
	7	x1.5
	6	x1
	41	x600
	40	x450
	39	x420
	38	x390
	37	x360
	10	x3
	9	x2.4
	8	x1.8
	7	x0.9
	6	x0.6
	41	x600
	40	x450
	39	x420
	38	x390
	37	x360
	10	x3
	9	x2.4
	8	x1.8
	7	x0.9
	6	x0.6
	41	x400
	40	x300
	39	x280
	38	x260
	37	x240
	10	x2
	9	x1.6
	8	x1.2
	7	x0.6
	6	x0.4
	41	x400
	40	x300
	39	x280
	38	x260
	37	x240
	10	x2
	9	x1.6
	8	x1.2
	7	x0.6
	6	x0.4
	41	x200
	40	x150
	39	x140
	38	x130
	37	x120
	10	x1
	9	x0.8
	8	x0.6
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	41	x200
	40	x150
	39	x140
	38	x130
	37	x120
	10	x1
	9	x0.8
	8	x0.6
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	41	x200
	40	x150
	39	x140
	38	x130
	37	x120
	10	x1
	9	x0.8
	8	x0.6
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.2
	Wild
	Wild
	Wild
	Wild

Winning clusters create chances to successfully activate many features in Viking Runes

This is an 81-position cluster pays slot, so 6 or more matching symbols touching pay, and multiple clusters can land at once. When you hit a win, those symbols vanish and new ones fall in, and the cascades keep going while wins keep forming. During a cascading sequence, each successive win activates one Lightning Wild from the side meter, up to four. They move to random spots between cascades and stick for the sequence, then clear before the next paid spin.

Three modifiers can hit. Runic Shuffle may trigger on a non-winning spin and reshuffles all symbols for a guaranteed cluster. Spell of Ancestors can land after a cascade and turns all low pays into the highest low paying red rune. Viking Sorcery can drop 3 to 9 wilds on the grid after a cascade. Only one modifier occurs in a cascading sequence, but they can pop up in the base game and in free spins, which keeps things lively.

Free spins trigger after 5 cascading wins in a row and grant 6 spins. All four Lightning Wilds are active on every free spin, moving to new positions after each win. When a Lightning Wild takes part in a win, its multiplier climbs by one, with no stated cap, and those values persist for the feature. There are no retriggers. The Bonus Buy costs 215x the stake, letting you skip to free spins, but it is not offered in the UK.

The maximum payout you can get in Viking Runes is huge

On such a massive grid, a lone wild often does little in the base game, yet the random modifiers pulled me through dry patches. The clip of play with 200 spins echoed my own sessions, with short teasers, then a build-up to feature triggers. The six-spin bonus can be brief if cascades stall, but when the Lightning Wild multipliers stack and clusters line up, it can go off hard. That is where the 25,000x potential starts to feel real.