Shadow Shifter’s design is both eerie and enchanting. The dimly lit forest, shrouded in mist, creates an atmospheric backdrop, while the Cheshire Cat-like Shadow Shifter oversees the gameplay with a mischievous presence. The music is a mix of EDM and thriller-inspired beats, transitioning into heavy metal for big wins, amplifying the slot’s energetic and eerie vibe.

Shadow Shifter features a 5-column, 4-row grid that can expand up to 8 rows during gameplay, enhancing its potential for big wins. Players can place bets ranging from $0.20 to $100 per spin, with the option to use the X-iter Bonus Buy for instant feature access. The game is highly volatile, with an RTP of 94%, making it a slot for thrill-seekers chasing significant rewards.

The slot’s mystical forest theme extends to its pay symbols, which include:

Low-Paying Symbols: Acorns, leaves, bugs, and yellow birds (paying up to 15x the bet for five-of-a-kind).

High-Paying Symbol: The Shadow Shifter/fox (worth 50x the bet for five-of-a-kind).

Wild Symbol: Substitutes for all paying symbols to complete winning combinations.

Column Pushers & Expanding Grid

Each win creates a column pusher that moves upward, expanding the grid by adding rows (up to a maximum of 8).

Column pushers also activate or increase column multipliers, boosting payout potential.

Multipliers

Each column has its own multiplier.

Wins involving multiple columns combine their multipliers for massive payouts.

Special Symbols

Max Grow: Instantly expands the grid to 8 rows.

Expanding Wild: Fills an entire column with wilds, creating significant win opportunities.

Both Ways: Activates paylines that pay both left-to-right and right-to-left for as long as it remains on the grid.

Free Spins

Triggered by landing 3 scatter symbols, awarding 5 free spins.

Persistent multipliers and unused column pushers carry over into the bonus round.

Additional scatters during free spins add +2 spins.

X-iter Bonus Buy Options

• Bonus Hunt (3x the bet): Increases the chance of triggering the bonus game.

• Expanding Wild (10x the bet): Guarantees one Expanding Wild symbol.

• Super Spin (50x the bet): Starts with max rows and column multipliers at x5.

• Bonus (100x the bet): Direct access to free spins.

• Super Bonus (500x the bet): Free spins with max rows and column multipliers at x5.