Sugar Rush Slot Review

by Pragmatic Play

RTP: 96.50%
Variance: High
Maximum payout: 5,000x
Reels: 7x7
Win combinations: Cluster pays
Released: 30/06/2022

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Marks That Reset in Base Play Accumulate Through Free Spins

Sugar Rush opened Pragmatic Play's Sweets series in 2022, and its 96.50% return is the line's floor: Sugar Rush Xmas kept that figure, while Sugar Rush 1000 and Sugar Rush Super Scatter both moved above it. The build itself pairs High volatility with Cluster pays on a 7x7 grid, run through a Tumble loop in which every winning cluster explodes, marks its cells, and on repeat hits builds a Multiplier that doubles up to x128. Those marks reset after every base-game spin, keeping the dry stretches lean. In the Free Spins they persist across the whole round instead, so late spins pay on top of everything earlier ones built, until a win reaches the 5,000x cap and ends the round on the spot.

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A first deposit of $10 or more releases 120 free spins, issued in daily batches of 30 over four days. Each spin is worth $0.10 and runs on one selected slot. Winnings carry 35x wagering within seven days.
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Game screenshots

Bankroll management and volatility explained

Four controls here carry documented consequences. Total bet sets the scale of every payout and of the 100x Free Spins entry; buying that entry trades a known price for a random Scatter count at unchanged RTP; autoplay, spin speed and the stop keys alter pace and screen flow, with no documented effect on how wins resolve.

Buying Free Spins fixes the price, not the award: Paying 100x the current total bet launches a Free Spins round straight from the base game, debited at confirmation. The award is random by rule: 3 to 7 Scatter symbols, meaning 10 to 30 spins, so the purchase guarantees entry, not the longest round. Printed RTP stays 96.50% on both paths, and a round that reaches the 5000x cap ends at once with any remaining spins forfeited.
Total bet sets the scale of wins and of the buy-in: A single total bet of $0.20 to $240.00 covers each spin; there are no lines or ways to set. The +/- steppers and the bet menu's BET and COIN VALUE fields feed that same value. Payouts scale in proportion to it, and the Free Spins purchase is priced at 100x of it, so this one setting fixes both the stake and the cost of instant entry. No bet level is documented to change RTP.
Autoplay batches spins; SKIP SCREENS trims feature pauses: AUTOPLAY opens a panel with a NUMBER OF AUTOSPINS selector plus Turbo Spin, Quick Spin and Skip Screens options, then runs the chosen count without further input. Skip Screens auto-dismisses the feature intro and end screens after a short time; those are the screens that announce the awarded spin count and the round total. No effect of either option on the resolutions is documented.
Quick spin, turbo and key-stop change pace only: A speed icon cycles normal, quick and turbo spin, and SPACE or ENTER both start and stop a spin. These shorten or interrupt animation only: spin length here varies with Tumble chains and count-up win counters, and the rules connect none of them to how wins resolve; the settled figure is the one shown once the count-up finishes.

What each symbol pays

x5 / x6 / x7 / x8 / x9 / x10 / x11 / x12 / x13 / x14 / x15 / x3 / x4

Pink round lollipop/gumball High 1.00 / 1.50 / 1.75 / 2.00 / 2.50 / 5.00 / 7.50 / 15.00 / 35.00 / 70.00 / 150.00 / — / —
Orange heart-shaped jelly candy High 0.75 / 1.00 / 1.25 / 1.50 / 2.00 / 4.00 / 6.00 / 12.50 / 30.00 / 60.00 / 100.00 / — / —
Purple/magenta jelly bean High 0.50 / 0.75 / 1.00 / 1.25 / 1.50 / 3.00 / 4.50 / 10.00 / 20.00 / 40.00 / 60.00 / — / —
Green star-shaped candy High 0.40 / 0.50 / 0.75 / 1.00 / 1.25 / 2.00 / 3.00 / 5.00 / 10.00 / 20.00 / 40.00 / — / —
Red gummy bear Low 0.30 / 0.40 / 0.50 / 0.75 / 1.00 / 1.50 / 2.50 / 3.50 / 8.00 / 15.00 / 30.00 / — / —
Purple/violet gummy bear Low 0.25 / 0.30 / 0.40 / 0.50 / 0.75 / 1.25 / 2.00 / 3.00 / 6.00 / 12.00 / 25.00 / — / —
Orange/gold gummy bear Low 0.20 / 0.25 / 0.30 / 0.40 / 0.50 / 1.00 / 1.50 / 2.50 / 5.00 / 10.00 / 20.00 / — / —
SCATTER Scatter 15.00 / 20.00 / 30.00 / — / — / — / — / — / — / — / — / 10.00 / 12.00

Exploring the game modes

One rule separates the two listed modes: how long a Multiplier Spot survives. Both share the 7x7 grid, cluster wins of five or more connected symbols and a Tumble that refills the board after every payout, but the base game clears its marked spots after each spin while Free Spins keep building them for the whole round.

Base Game: Marked spots live and die within a single spin: a winning explosion marks its position, a second explosion on that spot adds a x2 multiplier that doubles with every further hit up to x128, and several spots covered by one winning cluster add their values together. Everything clears once the spin's Tumble sequence ends, so no multiplier carries into the next spin; scatters landed here are what start the Free Spins round.
Free Spins: Entry depends on scatter count: 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 scatters award 10, 12, 15, 20 or 30 spins, the same table retriggers during the round, and buying in for 100x the total bet grants a random 3 to 7 scatters rather than a fixed award. Marked spots and multipliers then persist across every spin of the round, so late wins build on earlier ones; the balance updates only at the end, and hitting the 5000x cap stops the round at once.

Getting started: step by step

Sugar Rush runs a fixed 7x7 grid with Cluster pays: a spin wins through 5 or more matching symbols connected horizontally or vertically, Tumble refills extend it until no new block forms, and the next decision is SPIN again or a Scatter-triggered Free Spins round.

Enter the base game

The preview screen has one entry control: its black-and-white circular button starts the base game and exposes SPIN as the next required action.
Run one spin cycle

SPIN runs one 7x7 cycle: blocks of 5 or more symbols connected horizontally or vertically pay, explode, and Tumble refills the grid until no new block forms; 3 or more Scatter symbols branch into Free Spins.

What bonuses are on offer

Bonus purchase	Yes
Buy Free Spins	Cost 100.00x

Theme and setting

Sweets

Wager sizes

Min. bet: 0.20
Maximum bet: 240.00
Currency: USD

Compatibility

Has autoplay: Yes

Game features

Cluster Pays	Free Spins
Multiplier	Scatter
Tumble

Editor's rating

Pros

Marked spots double per repeat explosion up to x128 and persist through the free spins round, escalating later spins.
The 100x feature buy runs at the same 96.50 percent RTP as the base game, so entry costs no expected value.
Wins covering several marked spots add those multipliers together, letting a dense grid pay far above paytable rates.

Weaknesses

The 5,000x cap ends the free spins round instantly and forfeits any remaining spins, capping late-round escalation.

Sugar Rush parks almost all of its value in one escalating bonus round: the base game resets its grid every spin, so patience is the price of entry. With 96.50 percent RTP, a fairly priced 100x buy and a 5,000x ceiling, it fits players who want compounding feature depth over the biggest caps in the band.

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Date published: 09/09/2026

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