Apes of Doom: Slot Overview

Across online and land-based slots, titles built around four reels are still pretty rare. Big Time Gaming has released a handful—most notably Donuts and Chocolates—but it’s not a layout players see all that often. Stakelogic partner Hurricane Games steps into that less-travelled territory with a 4-reel online slot called Apes of Doom. That said, while there are four primary reels, three multiplier reels sit between them, boosting payouts and supporting a mix of respins, free spins, gamble options, and Super Stakes.

If the name made you picture a Planet of the Apes-style apocalypse, there’s no need to panic. These apes aren’t chasing global domination. Rather than overthrowing humanity, they’re planning a bank job to walk away with a pile of cash. The result is a distinctive—some might say slightly strange—blend of bank motifs, Art Deco touches, heist-style audio, and human-like primates that can bring Relax Gaming’s Iron Bank to mind. Some players will click with it instantly; others may need a little time to get on its wavelength.

Apes of Doom runs smoothly on any device and offers stakes from 10 p/c to $/€100 per spin. This is the standard bet setup. Switching on Super Stake doubles the cost and at the same time doubles the chance to win free spins. The layout uses 4 main reels for the standard symbols, with 3 reels in between showing multiplier values. Whether you class Apes of Doom as a 4-reel or 7-reel slot, either way it’s an unusual configuration. There are multiple RTP variants available, with the best version returning 96%. All versions come with volatility rated at 4/5, and the hit frequency has been graded as 4.24/5.

Wins are created by landing 3 or 4 identical symbols from left to right starting on reel one. There are ten paylines and eight standard symbols to land them on. The first four are the lower-paying J-A card ranks, while the higher-paying set features four intimidating ape criminals. The top payout belongs to the boss ape at 30x the bet for four of a kind, with the lowest premium paying 8x the bet. Golden banana wild symbols pay the same as the top premium for four of a kind, though their main role is substituting for any symbol except the scatter to help complete a line win.

Apes of Doom: Slot Features

Feature-wise, Apes of Doom stays fairly easy to follow. Key mechanics here are the inner reel multipliers, respins, free spins, a bonus buy, and a gamble feature.

Multiplier Symbols

Each of the multiplier reels contains a middle hot zone position. When 3 matching multipliers land on the 3 hot zones, their values are added together and applied to the win. If 3 matching multipliers show in the hot zones without any win on the main reels, the Respin To Win feature is triggered.

Respin To Win

In this feature, the matching multiplier reels lock in place while the standard reels keep spinning. Respins carry on until a winning combination lands, allowing the multiplier total to be added and applied.

Free Spins

Hitting 3 or 4 scatter symbols pays 2x or 10x the bet and also awards 10 or 15 free spins, respectively. During free spins, whenever a win lands, the three hot-zone multipliers are added up and applied whether they are matching or not. If 3 matching multipliers appear in the hot zones with no win, they still trigger the Respin to Win feature. If 3 or 4 scatters land during the bonus, players receive an extra +5 or +10 free spins.

Buy Free Spins

Where available, this option lets players activate free spins directly from the base game by purchasing the feature. The price is 100x the bet, granting immediate entry.

Gamble Feature

After any base game win, players can choose to gamble their prize money. The gamble is a standard face-down card pick. Guessing the correct colour or suit increases the win to 2x or 4x. As always, an incorrect pick means losing the entire amount.

Apes of Doom: Slot Verdict

To start with, the name slightly oversells the “doom” angle. There’s nothing especially catastrophic going on in Apes of Doom. At worst, a guard or bank manager might get a serious telling-off after the vault gets cleaned out, but these apes are pulling a heist—not ending civilisation or causing anything truly disastrous. If anything, Apes of Doom feels quite charming, particularly for players who enjoy anthropomorphic characters. The 4-reel (or 7-reel, depending on how you count it) layout is also a small novelty and not something that appears every day.

Hurricane has also designed Apes of Doom in a way that feels surprisingly fair. Respin to Win ensures that when three matching multipliers land without a line win, the moment doesn’t simply fizzle out. Then in free spins, any winning line gets multiplied regardless of what the three hot zones show. Together, these elements make the overall experience feel reasonably even-handed. They didn’t often produce anything spectacular, although occasional mid-level wins did show up when solid multipliers arrived at the right time.

Even with its hard-edged title, Apes of Doom didn’t feel like a slot that punishes you for not extracting every last drop of value. The maths still point to high volatility, so the occasional surprise is possible, but it seems more geared toward players who prefer steadier, lower-value returns in a pleasantly odd setting. If you want a four-reel style game but don’t fancy taking on something as demanding as Donuts, this could work as a more relaxed alternative.