NetEnt Launches Starburst Galaxy, A Sequel to the Popular Starburst Slot

iGaming veteran NetEnt is back with an enthralling new release: Starburst Galaxy. The stellar release is a sequel to the iconic Starburst Slot, a title that has lingered in the gambling consciousness since 2012. NetEnt returned with the enthralling sequel Starburst XXXtreme nine years later and has now added Starburst Galaxy to the lineup.

Starburst Galaxy steers clear of the ultra-simple game mechanics of the original that revolve exclusively around expanding wilds. This slot is crammed with dynamic features, from special wilds to bonus rounds and multipliers.

A Modern Homage

Like the original slot, Starburst Galaxy unfolds deep in the cosmos with planets and stars dotting the background. The graphics are polished to match modern demands, but the same classic gem, 7, and BAR symbols are used. The familiar trippy sound effects highlight the spinning of reels to wrap up the newly cozy design.

The new slot’s gaming grid expands to a 5x5 matrix with no paylines. Wins are determined by three icons of a kind landing adjacent to each other vertically or horizontally. For each round, the medium-high variance game requires a $0.20 to $28 and registers an acceptable RTP of 96%.

Polar Opposites

As for bonus features, Starburst Galaxy differs from Starburst in every way, brimming with an array of regular symbol pay boosters, starting with a special wild that appears whenever the avalanche feature removes winning symbols. Each winning combo in an avalanche advances the Feature Generator, which awards one of these modifiers:

• Random Wilds: Replaces three to nine standard symbols with star wilds.
• Expanding Wilds: All wilds in view are stacked vertically.
• Destroy: Every instance of one or more symbols is removed from the grid.
• Line Transform: Fills one reel or row with a similar symbol.
• Upgrade: Changes one or more regular symbols into high-value icons.

The fifth avalanche triggers the Galaxy Star Feature, transforming the grid into a 7x7 matrix with a colossal 3x3 wild. Wins that vanish during the bonus are replaced by four to eight wilds.

Starburst Galaxy also has scatters that trigger the Mega Star feature when three are in view. After no more payouts trigger an avalanche, a 2x2 wild appears, and if wins are triggered, two to five regular wilds appear in the subsequent tumble. 

Boosting Bonus Odds

Starburst Galaxy offers the chance to unlock its most rewarding features with bigger bets like so:

• Bonus Boost: increases the chances of landing the Galaxy Star for 3x the bet.
• Mega Star: 10x the bet guarantees three scatters to trigger the Mega Star Feature.
• Galaxy Star: 100x the bet guarantees the Galaxy Star Feature.