Bad Santa Demo (Peter & Sons) Slot Demo & Review

Game Overview

Bad Santa is a high variance video slot from Peter & Sons that offers scatter pays, free spins, unlimited multipliers, and a unique multiplier jump mechanic. With stunning graphics and a maximum win potential of 20,000x, it looks like a perfect slot, but is it? Let’s find out.

Theme & Design

Every year, as Christmas approaches, we see game developers pushing out a tonne of Xmas-inspired games, and the one we’re reviewing today is called Bad Santa, from Peter & Sons. Visually, the game is a little off the quality we’re used to seeing from them, and while it’s still well-presented, it looks slightly bland.

The reels themselves sit atop a basic snow backdrop, and there’s a sleigh, which is on fire, on the right-hand side of the reels. The reels are also semi-transparent, but other than that, it’s fairly uninspiring, if we’re honest. If you want a better idea of what Peter & Sons are capable of producing, design-wise, check out Barbarossa Revenge and Gunpowder.

Bad Santa Gameplay & Bonus Features

Bad Santa is designed around a 6×5 layout, and it uses a scatter pays mechanic, which means you need to land 8+ instances of a symbol anywhere in view to form a win. Once a win is formed, the cascade mechanic triggers, too, which sees the winning symbols removed from the reels, and new ones dropping down to take their place. Each time a cascade occurs, a win multiplier increases by +1, which is then reset after every losing spin.

There’s also a Multiplier Jump mechanic, which can trigger randomly. When it does, there’s a chance the multiplier can jump position by one, which can happen up to three times in a row.

The game’s main attraction is the free spins bonus round, which is triggered by landing 4 scatter symbols anywhere in view. Doing so awards 7 free spins, plus 2 extra spins for each additional scatter. During the free spins, the multiplier doesn’t reset between spins and can reach very high heights!

Golden Bet / Bonus Buy

Peter & Sons has included a Golden Bet option in Bad Santa that costs 1.2x your base game stake and increases the likelihood of triggering the free spins. You can also pay 100x to trigger 7 free spins instantly, or 200x to buy a random number of free spins (up to 11 in total.)