Always Up! Slot (Mini Review)

Always Up! by BGaming is a 3-reel, 3-row slot featuring 5 paylines, a 95.07% RTP, and a maximum win of 559x your stake. Bets begin at €0.10 and can, in theory, go up to €450, although some casinos may apply a lower cap.

The slot draws on Chinese New Year festivities, framing the reels within a pagoda and using recognizable icons like firecrackers, lotus flowers, and golden coins. It’s a well-worn theme, but BGaming delivers it with crisp graphics and a refined presentation, even if it doesn’t break much new ground.

Play is intentionally straightforward. In the base game, everything is focused on line wins, with very little happening between spins. The key attraction is the bonus round, which is triggered by three scatters, although hitting one or two can also set it off at random. In the feature, you choose one of five fireworks that steadily increase in value until your pick explodes, paying out the multiplier it had reached at that instant. The mechanic leans into a crash-style vibe, creating suspense as the firework climbs.

Always Up! is simple to understand and includes a feature that feels different from typical 3-reel slots, but its upside is limited by a low max win and a below-average RTP. With the bonus buy costing 80x while the top payout is only 559x, the underlying math comes across as tight. It’s worth a handful of spins or bonus buys to experience the firework concept, but over time it plays like a small-scale release with modest staying power.