Hot Tuna Demo & Slot Review (Pragmatic Play)

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Slot review: Hot Tuna

Hot Tuna is a fishing slot with a fun East Asian twist. You are out on open water with a happy fisherman in gold and red, casting his line while the reels do the heavy lifting. This one is made by Reel Kingdom in collaboration with Pragmatic Play, and it feels like a cousin of the Big Bass style, but with its own little obsession: building up value and then cashing it in at the perfect moment. Most spins are quick and clean, then the bonus drops you into a “collect everything” mode where money fish stack up, Wilds scoop them, and a special Hot Tuna symbol can turn a nice catch into a proper payday.

Slot overview: Hot Tuna

Hot Tuna runs on a 5 reel, 3 row layout with 10 fixed paylines, paying for 3 to 5 matching symbols from the left. The default RTP is 96.53%, with confirmed lower variants like 95.53% and 94.53% depending on the casino. Volatility is high and the max win is 2,500x. Bets are listed from 0.05 up to 240.

The base game is mostly about lining up normal wins and chasing the bonus trigger, while the real identity shows up in Free Spins with a collecting Wild, Money symbols with values, a Tuna Meter that stores uncollected value, and the Hot Tuna symbol that adds a big multiplier to your collected money.

Slot features: Hot Tuna

Free Spins trigger: Triggered by 3 or more Scatters anywhere in the base game.
- 3 Scatters = 10 Free Spins
- 4 Scatters = 15 Free Spins
- 5 Scatters = 20 Free Spins
Money Symbol: The Money symbol is a fish with a cash values of 2x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, 100x, or 2,500x your bet. Money values are only paid when they get collected during Free Spins.
Wild Symbol: The Wild is the fisherman. It only appears during Free Spins. It substitutes for all symbols except Scatter, Money, and Hot Tuna. When it lands, it collects the value of all Money symbols currently on the reels. It also awards +1 extra Free Spin when it appears.
Tuna Meter: During Free Spins, if Money symbols land without a Wild to collect them, they get stored in the Tuna Meter on the left. The meter has 7 levels. Each level needs 6 Money symbols to advance. When you complete all 7 levels: You get a retrigger of +10 Free Spins Hot Tuna symbols can start appearing randomly during Free Spins. After the first retrigger, Hot Tuna symbols can also be collected into the Tuna Meter.
Hot Tuna symbol: Appears during Free Spins. When collected, it applies a 10x multiplier to the Money you collect. If multiple Hot Tuna symbols are part of the same collection, their multiplier values are added together.
Random helper moments: Random helper behavior includes random additions that may assist the bonus flow, such as adding symbols in certain situations during Free Spins or when chasing Scatters.
Ante Bet: An optional boost that costs 100% extra on top of your current bet. Increases the chance of triggering the bonus.
Feature Buy: Buy Free Spins for 100x your bet. The buy triggers Free Spins by landing a random 3, 4, or 5 Scatters, awarding 10, 15, or 20 spins accordingly.

Our verdict: Hot Tuna

Hot Tuna is a bonus driven fishing slot that looks friendly, but plays with real bite because the volatility is high and the big moments are packed into Free Spins. The Money fish and collector Wild make the goal super clear, and the Tuna Meter is a nice twist because it turns “missed collections” into a second chance path. The downside is that it can feel a bit busy once you are inside the feature, and the max win cap of 2,500x is not huge compared to modern chase slots. Still, if you like Reel Kingdom’s fishing style and want something with a clear collect loop and a spicy multiplier symbol, this one lands nicely.

Our rating 6.5/10