Play Castaway for Free

Having obviously sat and thought about all the ways we’d try and get help should we ever be isolated on an island, we find it very odd how the ginger haired boy is much more concerned with buried treasure than looking for, oh we don’t know, food? Maybe he’s so crazed with hunger that he can only dream of riches, or maybe it’s a map to food, in which case we think he has the right idea.

Whatever the map is to him the 3x5 matrix will be for you - it can be your ticket to something grand, so you’ll want to line up as many matches as possible, the higher the better. Say if you find three anchors you’ll only get 10.00 coins, which is still pretty good, but when you uncover five of them, well, you’re looking at an easy 400.00 straight into your account.

Also adding a lot of cash to that kitty is the wild, a cheeky looking skull and crossbones icon that has every reason to look so happy with itself - five of them reward 1,000 credits, as well as subbing all other tiles save for the scatter. And what a scatter this slot has in store for you.

Dressed up as a locked treasure chest, the scatter needs to be combined with at least three of itself to launch the bonus level, which has nothing to do with free spins. What a refreshing change of pace. Instead players will need to partake in a simple match up game that requires they get three of the same values in order to win the mini level. As basic as it is, we find that it’s quite a lot of fun.

Castaway has up to 21 paylines, which you can increase or decrease at your leisure before each game, meaning you can determine how your bet is split up – if you have all the lines and the maximum of 50.00 credits on each of them, you’re looking at a whopping 1,050 coins bet which will definitely make your eyes water. There is no max bet widget to make setting the values quicker, so we’re afraid it’s a mouse clicking frenzy ahead of you.

In addition to reducing the paylines, you have the autoplay option and a double or nothing feature, both of which are useful in their own rights, especially the double up option. This is because it gives you the chance to up the amount you already have, essentially doubling it after every win. However, it can also snatch that beach towel from under you and toss you into the open waters, leaving you soggy and cash free.

No castaway wants to remain that way forever, but we doubt you’ll be taking this slot machine home once you’ve tried it out. Sure it looks okay and has a fair amount up for grabs, but it does little else, not even the attempt at a bonus round can make us feel any real warmth towards it. It could have something to do with other titles from different brands with the same name and our experience of those, but we really can’t say. All we do know is that this is yet another stop gap for those of you in between games.