Sticky Bandits from Quickspin: Slot Review - an exciting Spaghetti Western!

The Wild Wild West is a theme that is becoming more and more popular with software developers these days thanks to the success of hit TV shows like Westworld and Damnation. Sticky Bandits is as you might expect is set deep in the heart of the Wild Wild West as bandits and cowboys duke it out and have some good old-fashioned Mexican standoffs. Get ready to visit a lawless land in this game where a stick of dynamite can cure all of your problems!

Sticky Bandits is a 5 reel slot game with 30 paylines and comes with great features such as Free Spins, Massive Wilds, and Sticky Wilds.

Special Features

The first feature to highlight is that the game has 2 massive Wild symbols. These symbols are represented by a couple of train heist bandits. Both symbols act as Wild and Bonus symbols and substitute for all other symbols to greatly boost your chances of landing a winning combination on the reels. These gigantic symbols are so big that they take over 2 entire reels! It is worth highlighting that they only appear on reels 2 and 3 and reels 4 and 5 in the game.

The Free Spins game is activated when you land the Bonus symbol on reel 1 and a Wild symbol on reels 2 or 4. The Bonus symbol is depicted by a black train with the word ‘Bonus’ in front of it. When you trigger the Free Spins game you’ll be awarded 7 Free Spins and any Wilds that triggered the feature will remain in place and become ‘sticky’ for the duration of Free Spins. That is not all as if you land additional Wilds while in this feature then they will also become sticky and will lock in place until you have no more Free Spins left.

Theme, Graphics and Sound

The game features some very slick and colourful graphics. The backdrop of the slot is a bright blue sky complete with a railway line, cacti, and some huge rock formations. The presentation of the game really does evoke the feel of a Western-style movie. The symbols are wonderfully rendered on screen and consist of a bunch of male bandits, a female bandit, a bag of cash, some dynamite and the usual A – J icons. The animations are impressive as symbols fire up with a neat flame effect whenever you land a win on the reels.

Sticky Bandits features an excellent country-style soundtrack that suits the spaghetti western theme of the game perfectly.

Win lines, Payouts and Jackpots

The game has 30 paylines, a very good RTP of 96.58%, and a maximum payout worth 768X your original stake!

Below is a summary taken from the PayOut Table from the game. The amount won for each combination depends on the value of the bet when you spin the reels.

Bet Range: 0.15, 0.30, 0.60, 0.90, 1.50, 3.00, 6.00, 9.00, 15.00, 30.00, 60.00, 90.00

Based on a bet of 0.15:

• Female Bandit Symbol: 0.10 for 3X, 0.40 for 4X, 1.00 for 5X
• Black Hat Male Bandit Symbol: 0.06 for 3X, 0.25 for 4X, 0.50 for 5X
• Brown Hat Male Bandit Symbol: 0.06 for 3X, 0.20 for 4X, 0.40 for 5X
• Bag of Cash Symbol: 0.05 for 3X, 0.15 for 4X, 0.30 for 5X
• Dynamite Symbol: 0.05 for 3X, 0.15 for 4X, 0.30 for 5X
• A Symbol: 0.03 for 3X, 0.08 for 4X, 0.20 for 5X
• K Symbol: 0.03 for 3X, 0.08 for 4X, 0.20 for 5X
• Q Symbol: 0.02 for 3X, 0.06 for 4X, 0.15 for 5X
• J Symbol: 0.02 for 3X, 0.06 for 4X, 0.15 for 5X

Our Verdict on Sticky Bandits

Sticky Bandits is produced by stellar software developer Quickspin and it’s one trip to the Wild Wild West you won’t forget anytime soon! The game is beautifully designed, features a very atmospheric soundtrack and is super easy to play. Although it does not contain too many features, the Massive Wilds and Free Spins game should provide players with plenty of entertainment. The only downside of these features is that you cannot retrigger more Free Spins. Speaking of Massive Wilds, you can earn some huge cash payouts especially if you are lucky enough to land of some of them while in the Free Spins game. I found this slot to be of Medium to High variance so be warned that it will take you some time before you land a decent enough payout on the reels.

Win more than a fistful of dollars in Sticky Bandits!