Swintt’s in-house studio Elysium Studios has released Buffalo Thunderstorm, a cluster-pays slot set on the Great Plains of North America. The reels sit between two carved totem poles, with buffalo roaming the open plains beyond.
Cluster wins
The base game starts on a 5×5 grid. Cluster wins expand the reels, with the first, second, and third cluster wins in a single spin each adding a row until the grid reaches 8×5. Once fully expanded, the symbol swap feature can trigger at random, with the totem poles upgrading junior symbols into a matching senior symbol to build new clusters. A buffalo wild that contributes to consecutive wins can grow up to 3×3 tiles. The slot offers a maximum win of 3,710x.
Feature offerings
Landing three scatters anywhere triggers free spins with 10 spins on a fully expanded 8×5 grid. A random modifier is selected at the start of each spin, including guaranteed symbol swaps, 2×2 or 3×3 buffalo wilds, and multipliers up to 25x. Three further scatters during the feature award 10 additional spins. Players can also activate bet boost mode, raising their stake slightly to increase the chance of triggering free spins by 30%. Bonus buy options are available.
Anthony Dalla-Giacoma, Chief Commercial Officer at Swintt, said:
Buffalo Thunderstorm is a strong addition to the Elysium Studios line-up, with an expanding cluster-pays mechanic that gives every sequence of consecutive wins a clear sense of progression.
The combination of a growing reel grid, expanding buffalo wilds and varied free spins modifiers gives the game plenty of visual momentum and feature variety, while offering Swintt partners another distinctive title for their portfolios.”
