Piggy Payout slot review

Get stuck into farm life in this Eyecon slot which can sometimes fly under the radar! Make friends with all of the animals as you spin across 5 reels and 25 paylines, aiming to get some huge wins that will have you pigging out! It’s quite a simple slot, but if you’re looking for some solid bonus features and a familiar format, it could fit the bill - read on to get the lowdown...

Key Features:

Reels: 5

Paylines: 25

Min bet: 1p

Max bet: £15

Slot RTP: 94.998%

Provider: Eyecon

Coming face-to-face with the animals

There’s not much in the way of sounds here, with no backing track or unnecessary music. You’ll hear a simple ‘click’ each time you spin and the signature Eyecon jingle whenever you get a win, with a noise when a Scatter symbol appears too. It makes the experience altogether less immersive but if you prefer to play with the volume off regardless, it saves you a job! 

You’ll be faced with cartoon 3D animals and some plants and crops on the play board - the reels are all separated by tall plants, and there are a couple of luscious green fields in the background. A few sheep are grazing by the fence, and there are some rolling hills in the distance. It could almost be a real countryside scene - if not for the play board right in the middle, of course!

Farming for success

If you’ve played Eyecon slots before, you’ll be used to the gameplay here. There are 5 reels all with 3 symbols each, and 25 paylines. When setting your bet, you can choose how many paylines you play with, as well as the bet per line, so it’s up to you - the maximum bet is £15, if you feel up to it!

There are 9 regular symbols, ranging from J, Q, K, and A to our bovine friend, who gets you a maximum of x5000 your total bet per line! The pig, despite being a scatter symbol, pays out. The payout value is multiplied by the total wager, so you could get £100 from a £1 bet, and you might come across the Windmill symbol too. It acts as a wild symbol here, substituting for all symbols apart from the scatter symbols, and will double your prize when it appears as part of a line win!

Give the dog a bonus

True to form, Eyecon are offering both the Prize Pick feature and Free Games too. To trigger the Prize Pick, you need just 3 or more scattered Sheep symbols in view - you’ll be awarded one ‘pick’ for each Sheep symbol involved. Every ‘pick’ has the chance to award a prize of up to 100x your total wager, and your prize wins will be added together so you could find yourself with a decent sum of money!

If you’re after Free Games instead, keep watch for the Pig symbol instead of the Sheep. 3, 4 or 5 scattered Pig symbols on the play board will earn you 15, 20 or 25 Free Games respectively. These Free Games are played using the same paylines and wager as the triggering game, and can be retriggered up to a maximum of 15 times - 40 Free Games, anyone? To make it even more exciting, anything you win in Free Games will be doubled!

Conclusion

There’s a lot to enjoy about this slot, with two great bonus features and a fun theme that’s not too intense. However, it’s let down somewhat by the lack of sound - the graphics are good compared to many other Eyecon slots at least, and the characters all make you feel right at home on the farm.

The RTP of this slot is 94.998%, which could be higher, but with medium volatility it’s a suitable slot if you’re after a combination of the occasional big bonus win and plenty of little base game wins too.

Provider

Eyecon have thrown themselves into the farmyard, over 20 years after the provider first came about. They were founded in 1997 and started producing slot games in 1999 - owned by Playtech, they are based in Australia but also have offices in Alderney. One of the most familiar names in online slots, popular titles include Irish Luck, Secret Garden and Fluffy Favourites.