Darkness (Print Studios) – Review & Demo Play

The Darkness Slot Game

I went into Darkness expecting cuddly Halloween fluff; I got genuine dread. Print Studios sets the scene in a musty mansion, then asks you to slide the brightness before you spin. The layout is a 5x4 grid with 26 paylines paying left to right. Stakes run from 20p to £50, with an optional bonus bet adding extra scatters that raises the stake by 50 percent. The look is oppressive yet deliberate, and the pacing lets the features breathe rather than shout.

What sells it for me is how the mechanics tie to the theme. SuperSpinners sit between the reels as glowing numbers, Giant symbols can slab the screen, and the Dark Ritual sets up a pentagram where wilds can lock. The sound design is grim and the animations twitch. It feels like proper horror, not cartoon fright. When it ramps up, you can tell the maths has teeth and the paytable keeps you on edge even in the base game.

Symbols and Payouts in Darkness

Print Studios named the lot, which helps. Lows are Light, Vibrant, Noble, and Eldritch Wiccan Twigs, paying up to 1x, 1.2x, 1.5x, and 2x for five. The mid tier is Vial, Dagger, and Chalice at up to 4x, 5x, and 6x. Premiums are Isadora and Agatha with 10x and 25x for a full line. The Dirge Wild substitutes and is the top payer at 50x for five of a kind.

Wins land from the leftmost reel across 26 lines, three or more on a line being the usual trigger except scatters. The Pentagram scatter is your entry to free spins. Values scale with stake, as you’d expect. With Giant symbols, each covered position counts as one instance of the chosen symbol, so it is possible to fill lines in chunks. The numbers are clear, and the hit values feel fair given the volatility rating.

Darkness Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Wild
	5	x5
	5	x2.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.15
	3	x0.07
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.06
	5	x0.2
	4	x0.08
	3	x0.04
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.07
	3	x0.04
	5	x0.12
	4	x0.05
	3	x0.02
	5	x0.1
	4	x0.04
	3	x0.02

Darkness Slot Bonus Features

SuperSpinners are the signature twist. Fourteen positions sit between the columns. When a winline crosses an active SuperSpinner and it sits to the left of the paying symbol, that number multiplies the line. If a line threads more than one, they apply one after another. In Darkness I’ve seen double-digit values appear often enough to matter, and they pair well with premiums. When a big Giant symbol lands and the maths lines up with multiple multipliers, the screen can go wild.

Giant symbols can land on any spin in sizes from 3x2 up to 5x4. Each cell they cover counts as one symbol instance, which means they can stitch wins across several lines at once. They don’t drop every other spin, but when they do, they help snag SuperSpinner routes you’d miss with regular tiles. The presentation is gruesome without getting sloppy. When a giant Agatha hits with a healthy number on the left rope, you feel the tension spike.

The Dark Ritual Bonus arrives with 3, 4, or 5 scatters for 10, 12, or 14 spins. A pentagram overlays the grid. When a Dirge Wild lands on a star point, it locks and grants two extra spins. Fill all five points and Lucifer is summoned, turning reels 2, 3, and 4 wild for the rest of the round. That’s the crescendo. With sticky positions and SuperSpinners in play, the bonus can snowball, and the atmosphere gets properly hair-raising.

Bonus Buy Feature

Free Spins The free spins round can be instantly triggered from the base game by buying it for 100x current bet.
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	96.79%
Volatility:	-

How to Win at Darkness Slot

I start by nudging the brightness slider so I can see the ropes and numbers cleanly. Bets are adjusted with the arrows, and the grid pays left to right across 26 lines. The base hit rate sits at 32.99 percent, so small wins crop up often enough to keep you spinning. The bonus bet that adds extra scatters is worth flipping on when I’m chasing the feature. It adds more scatters to the reels and lifts the free spins frequency from roughly 1 in 300 to about 1 in 122.

If you’re outside the UK, the Feature Bet lets you buy the Dark Ritual for 100x the stake. I play it straight in the UK. Either way, the key is lining wins through active SuperSpinners and landing Dirge Wilds on the star points during the bonus. Giant symbols help stitch lines, so I don’t chase them; I let the variance work. The game flows best when you’re patient and give the bonus a proper chance to build.

Darkness Slot RTP & Volatility

Default RTP is 96.14 percent on standard stakes. Switch on the bonus bet that adds extra scatters and it rises to 96.40 percent. The bonus buy, where available, takes it to 96.79 percent at a cost of 100x the bet. Volatility is rated 4 out of 5, sitting in that medium-high pocket, and the max win is a chunky 20,000x. Free spins don’t drop often without that toggle, so expect stretches of quiet before the ritual clicks. When the pentagram fills, the ceiling is obvious.

The Final Thoughts on Darkness

Darkness is the rare Halloween slot that actually unnerves me, yet I keep coming back. The SuperSpinners maths, Giant symbols, and the pentagram set-piece mesh into a coherent ride. When you lock wilds on all five points and Lucifer covers the middle reels, it goes from grim to feral very quickly. The 20,000x top end sits out of reach most sessions, but the game has teeth, and the theme never lets up.