Nolimit City has introduced a new slot game titled Stockholm Syndrome, which draws inspiration from the infamous Norrmalmstorg Robbery. This event is well-known for the psychological condition in which hostages develop an emotional bond with their captors. Nolimit City, renowned for its intense gaming experiences in titles such as Remember Gulag and Pearl Harbour, has once again raised the stakes in Stockholm Syndrome.
Swedish setting
The game is set in Sweden, immersing players in a high-stakes scenario involving a tense negotiation between law enforcement and captors with ulterior motives. Stockholm Syndrome features innovative gameplay elements right from the start.
The xNudge® mechanic nudges the Con Man wild symbol into view, while the xBet® feature ensures the appearance of scatter symbols or Con Man wilds on the reels. Additionally, the xBomb® feature introduces multipliers and clears space for new symbols, enhancing the excitement and intensity of both the base game and the free spins round.
Game-changing events
Stockholm Syndrome introduces unique phrases that can trigger game-changing events. For instance, when the symbols spell out “PISS” horizontally, a reel transforms into a wild Symbol, adding an element of unpredictability.
Similarly, spelling out “SOS” horizontally triggers the xBomb® feature, while spelling “POLIS” results in locking up symbol values behind bars that can be unlocked with keys, potentially leading to significant wins.
Hostage Spins and Syndrome Spins
In the Hostage Spins feature, xBomb® multipliers become sticky, and landing a Full Con Man Wild adds a free spin, increases the overall multiplier, and upgrades character symbols. Syndrome Spins further intensify the gameplay experience by maintaining sticky xBomb® multipliers and expanding the reel setup. Landing the Con Man Wild on specific reels triggers additional spins and character upgrades, culminating in the Syndrome feature activation upon collecting all character symbols.
During the Syndrome feature, Reel xSplit™ splits symbols on Reels 2 and 5, while Reel 3’s xNudge® covers the entire reel with a multiplying wild. Reel 4’s Infectious xWays® feature introduces new positions and spreads a random symbol across matching symbols, expanding the xWays® size with each symbol collected.
Stockholm Syndrome offers a feature-rich gameplay experience with a maximum payout of 28,873x the base bet. Rated as “Extremely Volatile,” the game presents a high-risk, high-reward bonus structure that is characteristic of Nolimit City’s offerings.
Per Lindheimer, Head of Product at Nolimit City, said:
Love is not easy to understand, especially when someone catches feelings for their captor.
With Stockholm Syndrome, we’ve captured the essence of that infamous event, weaving its tension and unpredictability into every feature. And trust me, once players experience the captivating charm of Syndrome Spins, they’ll be hooked—call it love at first spin.“
Review Overview
Summary
Stockholm Syndrome slot has a title reflective of some hostage psychology, whereby they form a bond with their captors in many cases. There's 5 reels in a 3-4-3-4-3 pattern of rows resulting in 432-ways to win with symbols stacked and 5-of-a-kinds paying 2.5 down to 0.5x bet although these values are all tripled when the sixth reel is added in one of the bonus rounds. Winning symbols get removed via tumbles and a random character each spin gets allocated a 2-5 or a 10x multiplier. A con man Wild on reel 3 expands and will transform a random character where it appears into a Wild too, but not the top symbol.The xBomb Wild is here too which removes adjacent tiles and increases the round multiplier by 1x. The letters POLIS can land on the same row in order and produce a coin collector with values of 5x to 5,000x right up to max win but will need the key on 5 to collect them. The SOS feature occurs when SOS lands on any 3 reels consecutively and the O is transformed to an xBomb Wild. If you get the letters PISS in a 4-row column top to bottom all 4 are transformed to xBombs. Naturally you get a couple of levels of free games, 3 scatters awarding 7 Hostage Spins which unlock the bottom row of reel 3. Every Con Man Wild here will increase the multiplier of the next by 1x and the character symbol chosen rises by 1 each time too. The xBomb Wild multiplier is retained between spins too. You can get extra spins here. The 4 scatters awards 8 Syndrome Spins where the sixth reel is added so you have a 3-4-4-4-4-3 pattern and Con Man Wilds can now land twice and will nudge, collecting character symbols twice and when collection meter goes above 5, there's specials created on the middle reels. Reel 3 goes Wild with an increasing multiplier, reel 4 awards Infectious xWays and reels 2 and 5 will do xReelSplit of symbols according to the meter number and finally an xBomb multiplier will be sticky again throughout. This game will need not to take the PISS if it's to get anywhere near the 28873x bet maximum win and you don't want to avoid the POLIS!
The Pros
Much going on here in base game All features can pay well Base returns not too brutal on bankrollThe Cons
The 4-scatter bonus trigger very rare Frustrating near misses on letter features Free games typically hard to follow- Gameplay7
- Visuals8
- Features10
