Starburst Slot

Thanks to NetEnt’s Touch mobile version, it’s a simple yet stunning slot that’s perfect for playing casino on your mobile. With super simple controls, particularly on mobile where you get a nice finger-sized SPIN button, the Starburst slot game is easy to play. Everything is sharp and shiny, and it all looks great in HD. Even the little backwards step as the reels prepare to spin shows NetEnt’s famous attention to detail.

How To Play Starburst Slot

Starburst is one of the easiest online slots to play, with a very short set of rules and just one decision to make before you spin.

Choose your bet size:

Starburst has been upgraded recently to remove the Coin Value and Level options. Now it’s easy, just pick your total stake per spin.

Spin the reels:

Hit the green spin button at the bottom (black spin button on the right on mobile) to start spinning the reels at your chosen bet amount

Make matches:

Your goal is to line up three or more matching symbols along any of the game's 10 paylines, either from left to right or right to left

Trigger features with wilds:

Land a multicoloured wild symbol on reels 2, 3, or 4 and it'll expand to cover the entire reel and trigger a respin

Starburst’s Best Features

PlayOJO’s Starburst slot game is unique in so many ways, not least its quite basic setup and simple bonus feature.

Paylines and Win Both Ways

The Starburst slot has 10 paylines, which isn't many when you consider other slots (especially Megaways slots!), but as you'll soon see, pays in this game are awarded in both directions: left to right AND right to left. That effectively means you have 20 paylines to match on.

Starburst Wilds

Wilds are the centre of the Starburst galaxy and once you’ve hit them, you’ll see why. The iconic Starburst Wild symbol can appear on reels 2, 3 and 4. When they appear, they cover all 3 positions on the reel. They trigger 1 Free Spin – called a re-spin – and the reel locks in place.

Get a reel-full of Wilds and the whole game ‘powers up’, the reel goes full rainbow and just in case you still weren’t sure if this was the super mega moment you’d been hoping for, it’ll rain stars too.

Starburst Slot Free Spins can be retriggered too. If more Wilds appear on other reels, more can be retriggered up to a maximum of 3 re-spins.

What Can You Win on Starburst?

The maximum win multiplier on Starburst is 500x, making it one of the lowest payout slots, yet it clearly hasn’t stopped players from enjoying it, as it remains one of the top 20 most popular slots at PlayOJO over 10 years after it was launched.

The paytable shows the same – it’s about the experience, not the big win potential. The biggest win is 5 Bars, which gets you 25x, and at the other end, it’s 0.50x (half your stake back) for 3 purple gems.

One important factor to remember about the Starburst online slot is the volatility. Officially, it’s a low volatility slot,  which means it is programmed to award smaller wins and more frequently than high volatility slots, though it is still random and with no guarantee of a win. If you prefer high variance slots that tend to offer the chance of less frequent but bigger prizes on average, games like Book of Dead may be a better bet for you.

NetEnt say the game has a hit frequency of 22.7%. This means it was built to produce a winning spin on around 23 out of every 100 spins over time. That’s roughly once every 4–5 spins on average, but slots don’t work like clockwork. Every spin is random, and there’s no guarantee of when a win will pop up or how much it’ll be.

The same is true of the hit rate for Starburst Wilds, which is around 8%. That means on average, a Starburst Wild is programmed to appear once every 12 or 13 spins, but that’s over a very large sample of spins. However that’s more frequent than many slot bonus features, some of which have hit rates of just 1%. This gives you an idea of what playing Starburst is like compared to other slots.

Ready to Play?

NetEnt say their Starburst video slot is an all-time classic and we’re not quibbling! Like their other iconic Gonzo Quest slot, it’s the complete package. A clean, crisp design, an astronomical Wild feature and the potential for more frequent excitement than with higher variance slots.

If you'd like to play this Starburst game or any of PlayOJO’s epic slots collection, remember you’ll get free spins on a top slot when you make your 1st deposit (terms apply), with no wagering requirements or cap on what you can win.