Cosmic Rush Dream Drop
By Four Leaf Gaming
Blast off into outer space with the Cosmic Rush Dream Drop slot by Four Leaf Gaming. With an unusually low volatility for the Dream Drop series (and a £0.20 minimum bet), this slot is a great choice for players on any budget. With 6 reels and 4 rows, the game has 4,096 paylines, meaning plenty of ways to win. It also has a non-progressive jackpot of 6,000x your bet and a bunch of intergalactic features, including free spins, a progressive jackpot, cash collects, wilds, and even a rush meter!
| Game Name | Cosmic Rush Dream Drop |
|---|---|
| Developer | Four Leaf Gaming |
| Theme(s) | Fantasy, Space |
| Release Date | 11.01.24 |
| Rows | 4 |
| Reels | 6 |
| Paylines | 4,096 |
| Volatility | High |
| RTP Rate | 94% |
| Max Win | 6,000x |
| Min Bet | £0.20 |
| Format | 6-Reel, Win Ways |
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Review Scorecard
What Our Reviewer Says …
One of the most action-packed Dream Drop games we've seen, and one that brings the party vibes too!
What We Like
- Uncollected coins boost your Rush Meter to increase your multiplier
- Loads of features make this a compelling play
- Multi million GBP jackpots to play for
- Lots of fun design and animations
What We Didn't Like
- Lower non-progressive max win than other Dream Drop games
Theme and Design
Fabulous Intergalactic Slots Fun With Burning Orange And Gemstones
Cosmic Rush has a subtle space theme with stars and gems on the reels over a bursting orange background. The other symbols are card suits that fit the idea of a more classic slot.
Overall the graphics are crisp and clean, but not necessarily anything particularly different. The special effects like the crackling electricity through the bonus bubbles, or the ‘zooming’ effect of the background are what make this slot stand out.
RTP and Variance
With a low RTP of 94% you would be forgiven for thinking that this game doesn’t represent great value for money. However, 12% of every bet goes directly to the progressive jackpot fund. If you’re playing for the jackpots then this is great news!
Unlike the vast majority of the Dream Drops games, this slot has a medium-low variance. This means you can keep your bankroll pretty steady, enjoying more regular wins than others in the series.
Maximum Win
It’s important to differentiate between the non-progressive max win and the jackpots in this game, as it really does make all the difference. The non-progressive max win for Cosmic Rush Dream Drop is 6,000x your stake. This is pretty low compared to others on the Dream Drop network. If you’re looking for bigger potential payouts then Temple Tumble 2 offers a similar volatility, but with a higher max win of up to 10,000x your stake.
In terms of progressive jackpots, there are five on the Dream Drop network. The largest is the Mega which is seeded at €500,000 but with a minimum payout of €1,000,000.
Symbols and Paytable
Cosmic Rush has 6 reels and 4 rows and uses a win ways mechanic. That means wins are triggered by landing 3 or more identical symbols on adjacent reels from left to right regardless of the row they land on, starting with the left-most reel. That creates 4,096 win ways per spin (4x4x4x4x4x4).
Cosmic Rush Dream Drop has suits as the low value symbols, paying from 0.1x the bet for 3 nines, up to 0.5x the bet for 6 aces. The premium symbols are the gems. 3 green gems pays 0.4x the bet while 6 purple gems pays 2x the bet. The most valuable symbol of all is the gold star that pays from 1x the bet up to 6x the bet if you land 6.
Features and Gameplay
Where Cosmic Rush Dream Drop really stands out is with its numerous features. Keeping the symbols simple allows for all kinds of interesting mechanics that we’ll explore below.
Dream Drops
The Dream Drops bonus is one of the biggest draws of this game, letting players shoot for prizes into the millions. This feature randomly triggers sometimes when you press the spin button. If it is triggered, you’ll play a jackpot spin before you get to play the normal spin.
In order to land a jackpot you need to land 6 Dream Drop symbols. Then, the Dream Drop bonus wheel appears with five different bonuses on it. Spin the wheel to fill a segment. As soon as one jackpot type has all segments filled, this is what you win.
The jackpots are seeded as follows:
- Rapid Jackpot = €1
- Midi Jackpot = €5
- Maxi Jackpot = €100
- Major Jackpot = €25,000
- Mega Jackpot = €500,000 (with a minimum payout of €1,000,000)
Cash and Collect
Collect symbols can land on reels 1 and 6. If cash symbols land (anywhere) at the same time then you’ll be awarded whatever the cash symbol shows. If collect symbols land on both reels then the cash symbol is doubled.
Rush Meter
If you don’t manage to match a cash symbol with a collect symbol then don’t worry. All of your uncollected cash symbols go towards the Rush Meter. You need to collect 20 cash symbols to fill up the meter and increase the multiplier by one. This multiplier applies to every cash symbol and wild symbol in the bonus rounds.
Scatters
To trigger any of the free spins round, you need to land three or more scatters. Prizes are awarded like so:
- 3 scatters = 4 Cash Rush free spins or 10 Wild Rush free spins.
- 4 scatters = 6 Cash Rush free spins or 15 Wild Rush free spins.
- 5 scatters = 8 Cash Rush free spins or 20 Wild Rush free spins.
- 6 scatters = 10 Cash Rush free spins or 30 Wild Rush free spins.
Cash Rush Free Spins
If you choose cash rush free spins then only cash and collect symbols count. At least one will land on each spin and remember, the Rush Meter multiplier applies to cash symbols in this round.
Wild Rush Free Spins
If you choose wild rush free spins then wild symbols are added instead of regular cash symbols. The rush meter multiplier applies to all wild symbols. Hitting 2 to 6 scatter symbols awards 5 to 30 free spins.
Fortune Coins
Fortune Coins can be collected at any time they land on the reels. You can use these to activate the two bonus rounds above, as long as you’ve collected at least 600 of them. You can also save these to use on other Four Leaf Gaming releases.
Nitro Spins
You can reduce the RTP to 93.68% and use Nitro Spins. This increases the number of Cash, Collect, and Scatter symbols you’ll encounter, but they also increase the spin cost by 50%.
Final Verdict
If you’re into slots with a classic feel that are absolutely bursting with cool features then Cosmic Rush Dream Drop is an excellent choice. The fact that you can shoot for the progressive jackpot with the minimum spend of £0.20 per spin is great news for players on a smaller budget. Plus, the lower variance gives your bankroll a fighting chance too.
It’s a shame that the non-progressive max win of 6,000x your bet isn’t a little larger, but with all of the fun mechanics, and the chance to win the Dream Drops jackpot, this seems a small price to pay.
Testing Notes
I played 200 spins with real money on Cosmic Rush at Casumo. This is what happened.
- Stake Size: £0.2
- Start balance: £1,116.47
- End balance: £1,092.94
- Win Rate: 15% (30 winning spins in 200)
- Biggest Win: 40.5x
- Free Spins Round: 0
With its coin collection feature – the Rush Meter – and all the other bright lights and animations going on, Cosmic Rush does a very good job of making it feel like you are on a winning streak when you might not be! Coins land almost every spin, and whilst they are rarely activated by a collect symbol, they are always added to the meter to boost the win multiplier. That little animation has a feel good factor, and your multiplier grows quickly, so that by 48 spins mine was up to 4x.
The flipside to this is that real wins were actually hard to come by, and in fact, Cosmic Rush appeared to be more volatile than it's low variance billing suggestes. The win rate in this session was just 15%, though I have seen the game advertised as 20% elsewhere, so maybe it was just an unlucky streak. Anyway, I waited long periods for anything to happen before the game finally kicked out something of interest. The best win was a coin collect of 40.5x shown in this screenshot. And overall, the balance took something of a kicking, though its had worse!
On balance, despite the low win rate, Cosmic Rush was entertaining to play and the configuration certainly suggests one of those slots that can produce some extraordinary moments (including those DD jackpots), particularly in the free spins rounds. I just didn't make it there this time round.
