Cosmic Cluster Slot review

Pragmatic Play is strapping on a spacesuit and rocketing into the great unknown with Cosmic Clusters, a breezy space adventure that is all about drifting among the stars as coins pile up around you. The whole thing has a warm, colourful energy rather than a scary one, with an astronaut bobbing about in zero-G surrounded by glowing planets, twinkling stars and a handful of cheerful little aliens.

It is a cute, easygoing setting, but do not let that laid-back mood fool you for a second. Hiding behind all those pretty lights is a top prize worth a stellar 5,000x the bet.

That ceiling is more than enough reason to climb aboard and see just how far this little ship can fly. Whether you fancy a relaxed bit of stargazing or you are chasing the big cosmic payday, there is a little something here for everyone. Pragmatic has a real knack for this kind of feel-good space romp and Cosmic Clusters slots right into that groove.

Betting Options And Bonus Features

The action plays out across a 6x6 grid and instead of paylines you are chasing clusters. You just need 5 or more matching symbols touching each other side to side or top to bottom. It is a nice, simple hook that anyone can pick up in seconds.

It is a medium-volatility ride with an RTP of 96.45% on the top model, which keeps things ticking along nicely between the bigger moments. Gems in green, pink, blue, purple and red make up the smaller wins. UFOs, satellites, green aliens and crystals are the premium symbols you really want landing in bulk.

A little cluster of five pays modestly enough, but pile up 14 or more of a symbol and you are suddenly looking at as much as 50x the bet from a single group. Wilds join the party too, happily standing in for any regular symbol to help patch together winning clusters.

What really makes Cosmic Clusters tick is the way everything chains together into one big loop. Every win triggers a tumble, clearing out the winners so a fresh batch of symbols can rain down from above.

Any symbol that disappears without being part of the win can randomly flip into a Money symbol. On top of that, a Wild gets dropped onto the grid after each tumble that pays, so once you catch a good run, it can snowball in a hurry. Those little Wild drops are easy to overlook, but they quietly do a lot of the heavy lifting when a spin gets going.

The Money symbols are the real stars of the show, and they come in three tasty flavours: bronze worth 0.5x to 2x, silver worth 3x to 8x and gold worth a massive 10x to 1,000x. Once five or more of them cluster up, they cash out their values, explode in a little burst, and leave behind a brand new coin carrying the exact amount you just won.

That leftover coin can then roll straight into your next cluster, which is where things really start to get exciting. Chain a few of those together and the wins can begin snowballing on top of one another in a hurry. 

It is the kind of setup where a quiet spin can turn into something special before you have even had a chance to blink. That constant feeling that the next tumble could be the one is a big part of what makes it so moreish.

Free spins kick off when 3, 4, 5 or 6 Scatters land, handing you 12, 15, 18 or 21 spins to play with. During the round, any Money symbols you have not used simply drop down and wait patiently at the bottom of the grid until they join a cluster, so they are never wasted.

The bonus also turns even more of your vanishing symbols into coins to keep the momentum rolling, and landing 2 or more Scatters mid-round tops you right back up with another 2 spins. And if you would rather not wait around for Scatters, there are two handy ante bet levels to boost your trigger odds and three feature buys that fire you straight into the bonus, all laid out below.

Roshtein's Take

I always love a slot that just keeps things moving and Cosmic Clusters absolutely delivers once those tumbles start firing off one after another. The coin-collecting angle is not the most original idea I have ever come across, but it is put together so nicely that I really did not mind one bit.

I get a proper kick out of watching the Wilds and Money symbols stack up when you catch a hot streak, all building toward that tasty 5,000x ceiling. It is a fun, easygoing little space trip with just the right bit of suspense to it, and it is well worth a few spins of your time whenever you fancy a lift-off.