House of Doom Introduction

House of Doom is a branded video slot from Swedish provider Play’n GO, inspired by a track from Swedish band Candlemass. Built on 5 reels and 10 paylines, it supports wagers ranging from 10 p/c and €/$100 per spin and runs smoothly on any device.

When it comes to symbols, there are 4 premium icons shown as ram skulls, flaming roses, crosses and pentagrams, with the ram skull sitting at the top and paying 70x for five of a kind. The lower-paying set features Gothic-styled A, K, Q, J and 10.

House of Doom feels like a departure from the more cartoonish, youthful-looking titles Play’n GO has released recently, so the change of direction is welcome. That said, if rock music isn’t your thing, the heavy soundtrack could be off-putting. Visually, it leans into a dark heavy metal, horror vibe, set against an eerie backdrop.

House of Doom Features

Hitting 5 wild symbols across a full line pays 100x. In addition, on every base game spin, one reel is randomly highlighted, and if a wild lands on that reel it expands to create a full wild reel.

The Skull Abyss Bonus is a pick-and-reveal style feature, activated when the Skull Scatter lands on the 3 middle reels. Like many picking bonuses—particularly in Play’n GO games—it’s not exactly pulse-raising. Here, you select skulls one by one, each uncovering a cash prize. The more notable part is the chance to trigger the Doom Spins, which adds a small twist to what would otherwise be a fairly standard, predictable bonus. Great.

This is where things really start to matter, or at least where they can. To activate the free spins, you must land the House of Doom symbol on reels 1, 3 and 5, awarding 10 free spins. While in free spins, the House of Doom Scatter changes into a House of Doom Wild symbol, increasing the amount of wilds in play.

During Free Spins, more reels can be highlighted. The game will randomly highlight between 2 and 5 reels, and if a Wild or Wild House of Doom symbol lands on any highlighted reel, it expands into a wild reel. In the best-case scenario, this can lead to 5 wild reels and a 2500x win from a single spin.

To wrap up, landing 3 or more Wild House of Doom symbols grants one extra free spin per symbol. There is no cap on how many times the feature can re-trigger.

House of Doom Conclusion

With high volatility, House of Doom ultimately plays like a fairly typical Play’n GO slot, with the visual style being the main thing that sets it apart. That doesn’t make it a poor game, but it’s difficult to get too excited when there aren’t any truly fresh ideas in the feature set. Still, it offers decent potential to keep things interesting, which helps because the base game can feel a bit…meh. If you’re fine with the music and the Gothic presentation, House of Doom could be a good fit. If not, you’ll probably find something more to your taste elsewhere in the Play’n GO portfolio.