Razor Ways

Theme and Design

Razor Ways has a dark ocean backdrop with murky waters and kelp plants growing towards the top of the screen. The reels themselves are inside what appears to be a shark cage, but don’t panic, there are plenty of (high paying) sharks that can still get inside. The sharks themselves seem altogether more ‘mechanical’ than in previous games too, adding to the sense of foreboding.

RTP and Variance

Razor Ways has a solid default RTP of 96.36%. However, you need to watch out because there are three further RTP rates for operators to choose from: 94.32%, 88.21%, and 85.26%. When playing with the default RTP you’re doing well, with an above average figure, but the others really are too low.

The slot combines a pretty decent RTP with medium to high volatility, a slight step down from the previous two instalments Razor Shark and Razor Returns.

Maximum Win

Razor Ways has a maximum win of 25,000x your bet, which is pretty great considering the slot doesn’t have sky high volatility and does have a player friendly RTP. This max win isn’t as high as its predecessors, but if you’re on a less generous budget and can’t face the swings of Razor Shark then this makes Razor Ways a much more appealing choice.

Symbols and Paytable

Razor Ways is played on 6 reels and 3 rows (expanding up to 6 rows) and uses winways rather than fixed paylines. Wins are made by landing three or more identical symbols on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel. 

There are a total of 11 pay symbols, plus 6 further symbols that we’ll discuss in more detail below. The low value symbols are blue, green, purple, and orange ocean plants, which pay up to 0.5x the bet for six of a kind. The premium symbols include a green compass, purple flippers, diving helmet, blue shark, green shark, purple shark, and golden shark, with payouts ranging from 1x to 5x the bet for six.

Features and Gameplay

Razor Ways is positively packed with features, so the fact that the Nudge and Reveal feature has been removed from previous games doesn’t really matter. Let’s take a look at all of the different mechanics and how they work.

Cascading Wins

Every time you make a win the cascade feature begins. The winning symbols are removed from the reels and new ones drop down into their place. If these new symbols also make a win then they are removed and the cascade continues until no new wins are made. 

Wild Symbol

The Wild Symbol is a shark with gold teeth and can substitute for all symbols except the Scatter, Mystery, and Instant Prize Symbols to help make wins. 

Expanding Rows

The game begins with 6 reels and 3 rows but expands by 1 row every time a cascade happens or an instant prize symbols lands. The maximum number of rows is 6. When the spin is over it resets back to 3 rows again. 

Mystery Symbol

The green seaweed is a mystery symbol and can appear anywhere on the reels at any point during the base game and free spins. It can reveal regular pay symbols, wilds, expanding wilds, converter into wilds, or golden sharks. 

Expanding Wild Symbol

If you land a golden octopus then this is an expanding wild. Whenever it appears all positions it covers become wilds and the game grid expands by 1. It can appear when a mystery symbol reveals itself. 

If this symbol appears with a multiplier (2x, 3x, or 5x) it applies to every win it is part of. If it appears during the free spins round then it unlocks all rows and covers the entire reel.

Converter into Wild Symbols

If a W symbol lands on the reels (or gets revealed by a mystery symbol) this is a converter into wild symbol. It chooses one normal pay symbol and converts all of that symbol to wilds. Up to two converter into wild symbols can land at once. 

Razor Reveal Feature

If you land Mystery symbols on at least 3 consecutive reels at any point in the game then they will turn into Golden Shark symbols and the Razor Reveal feature will begin. Once wins have been made, the cascade feature begins until no more Mystery symbols cascade.

Each golden shark symbol can award one of the following: 

• Instant Prize: between 1x and 5,000x the bet is awarded. It is sticky, remaining on the reels until the feature is over.

• Multiplier: it’s value is applied to all instant prize and collector symbols before being removed. Can have a value of 2x, 3x, 5x, or 10x the bet.

• Collector: collects all instant prize symbols, removing them from the reels, but remaining sticky itself for the whole feature.

• Converter: converts a single symbol type into Golden Shark symbols.

• Scatter: only lands in base game. Three or more triggers the free spins round.

Free Spins

If you land 3 or more scatter symbols in the base game, or in Razor Reveal then the free spins round begins. The number of scatters you land depends on how the game starts:

• 3 Scatter Symbols: total multiplier of 1x and 6 reel, 3 row grid. 
• 4 Scatter Symbols: total multiplier of 3x and 6 reel, 4 row grid.
• 5 Scatter Symbols: total multiplier of 5x and 6 reel, 5 row grid.
• 6 Scatter Symbols: total multiplier of 10x and 6 reel, 6 row grid. 

At any point during the feature the Glowing mystery symbol can appear. If this happens the total multiplier level meter fills up. If you collect 5 you get to the next level. The levels are as follows:

• Level 1: total multiplier of 1x and 6 reel, 3 row grid.
• Level 2: 4 additional free spins, total multiplier of 3x and 6 reel, 4 row grid.
• Level 3: 3 additional free spins, total multiplier of 5x and 6 reel, 5 row grid.
• Level 4: 2 additional free spins, total multiplier of 10x and 6 reel, 6 row grid.

Push Bet

If you want to increase the chance of landing certain symbols then you can choose the push bet option. Below are the options available: 

• More Scatters: increases the chance of triggerinng free spins, costs 140% of the current bet.

• More Mystery Symbols: guarantees 2x mystery symbols in every spin in the base game, costs 300% of the current bet.
• More Scatters & Mystery Symbols: combines both of the above options and costs 400% of the current bet.