Hellapeños (Thunderkick) – Review & Demo Play

Hellapeños Slot Overview

I’ve put a fair few spins through Hellapeños, and it’s a tidy hothead. The 5-reel layout runs a 3-3-4-4-4 formation with 100 connecting paylines, so wins can run diagonally as long as symbols connect from the leftmost reel. Stakes go from 0.10 to 100 per spin, volatility is high, and the default RTP is 96.19%. The setting’s a cheeky bar in the underworld with a groovy organ line that adds swagger without drowning the action or masking the maths.

Hellapeños Slot Information

Wins start on reel 1 and pay when symbols connect on adjacent reels in the same row or one step up or down. Low pays are 10, J, Q, K, A, paying 0.6x to 1x for five of a kind. High pays are blue, purple, green, and yellow bottles at 1.5x to 3x, topped by the red and purple dog at 5x for five. There are two Wild types: multiplier wilds on the right-side reels, and Expanding Devil symbols that act wild only when expanded.

Hellapeños Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x5
	4	x2.5
	3	x1
	5	x3
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.6
	5	x2.5
	4	x1.2
	3	x0.5
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.4
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.4
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	5	x0.9
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.7
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	Scatter
	Multiplier

Hellapeños Slot Features

Multiplier Wild Symbol: the crooked chilli substitutes regular pays and applies x2 to any win it joins. If several multiplier wilds connect on a single payline, values multiply each other, up to x8 via x2x2x2. Random Wilds: reels 1 and 2 land stacked symbols in groups of two to five. If those two leftmost reels display identical symbol sets, 1 to 3 multiplier wild symbols are randomly placed on reels 3 to 5 to pep up the line builder.

Expanding Devil Symbol: this can appear on reels 3 to 5, one per reel. If it’s part of a win, it expands to cover the reel and substitutes for all symbols except scatters. It won’t act as a wild unless it expands. If the expansion passes through one or two multiplier wild symbols, the Devil reel turns into a multiplier with x2 applied to the entire reel. Multiple Devil reel multipliers multiply together. Total multiplier can range from x2 to x64.

Free Spins: three scatters on reels 3, 4, and 5 grant 7 free spins. When an Expanding Devil lands on reels 3–5, it activates that reel for the rest of the round and awards +3 spins (one retrigger per reel, up to +9 total). Activated reels place an Expanding Devil on every spin; it still needs to be part of a win to expand and act wild. Bonus Buy: 7 free spins can be purchased for 70x bet, with a buy-round RTP set at 96.31% by default.

Hellapeños: Slot Verdict

The game is a finely presented hot spot, with crisp visuals, playful audio, and a layout that makes those diagonal connections feel lively. The stacked left reels and right-side multiplier wilds create honest momentum, while the Expanding Devil delivers the spicy kicker when it lines up. I like how quickly the maths can turn a modest connect into something punchy, especially when a Devil converts to a full-reel multiplier and stacks with x2 wilds already threaded through the path.

Free spins are where it cooks: grabbing early reel activations builds pressure nicely, and the +3 spins per activation can stretch the round without dragging. Max win sits at 5,000x, which feels balanced for a hot, high-volatility ride at this price point, and the 70x buy is fair if you’re chasing the Devil setup. Overall, I rate Hellapeños as a stylish, spicy session piece with clean mechanics and a feature set that rewards tidy left-side setups.