How to play Hook's Heroes

Hook’s Heroes video slot from NetEnt features 5 reels and 20 fixed bet lines as well as three different free spin features to choose from.

The music is light and cheerful, with a Caribbean sound that’s perfectly fitting for a pirate adventure through tropical seas. Hook’s Heroes’ design is very unique, with a moving background that brings back memories of pop-up books you would read as a child. The symbols include the classic 10 – A with high paying symbols being represented by the five fun pirate characters. There’s a Wild and Scatter thrown in for good measure, with the Scatter awarding entry into the feature round.

You can play Hook’s Heroes for free with play credits, or play with real cash, and set your wager as low as €0.20 all the way up to €200.

Hook's Heroes features

Hook’s Heroes features a Wild symbol, represented by the fearsome Captain Hook, who links up winning combinations with a grin on his face. The Wild symbol substitutes all other symbols except the scatter.

You can’t miss the Scatter symbol, which is represented by Peter Pan in a crocodile costume. The Scatter is what really makes Hook’s Heroes and exciting game, if you get 2 Scatters you are awarded a free Feature Spin, being a re-spin with a randomly chosen feature for potentially bigger wins.

3 Scatter symbols appearing anywhere on the reels award free spins where you can choose between 3 features you want in play during free spins. 4 or 5 Scatter symbols appearing anywhere on the reels in the main game award 2 or 3 free spins picks respectively. That means that you can choose the same features 2 or 3 times in a row, ultimately increasing the booty for you to claim.

Free spin features

When 3 Scatter symbols appear anywhere on the reels you get to choose between three different free spin features – Fairy Feature, Mermaid Feature and the Pirate Feature. Each one has different amounts of free spins, but all of them are sure to be both exciting as well as rewarding.

As you make your choice the background scene changes to illustrate the feature. When you get 4 or 5 Scatter symbols, you are awarded 2 or 3 free spin picks, meaning that once the first round is finished you get to pick a feature again and it can even be the same feature as you just played.

If you only hit 2 Scatters, then worry not, Hook’s Heroes will still award you with one random feature spin from the three options. Now, who said pirates were mean?

Hook's Heroes in-game bonus features

The Scatter symbol is your ticket to the buried treasure, when three or more Scatters land anywhere on the reels, you get to choose between three different free spin features that have their own special perks.

There are three different sets of free spins to choose from:

Fairy Feature
The Fairy Feature awards 7 free spins, with random wilds. Each spin will be visited by a fairy and given between 2 and 5 overlay Wilds placed on the reels in random positions.

Mermaid Feature
The Mermaid Feature awards 10 free spins with a win multiplier. All wins are multiplied by 2 unless the win combination contains 1 or more Wild symbol, then the wins are instead multiplied by 4.

Pirate Feature
The Pirate Feature awards 15 free spins. In the Pirate Feature, wins are calculated on the number of visible symbols on the reels instead of on winning bet lines; meaning that the symbols do not need to appear on consecutive reels. For example, if there are 4 of the same symbol visible anywhere on the reels this pays the same as if there are 4 of the same symbol on a winning bet line in the main game. There are no Wilds on the reels during the Pirate Feature, but with 15 spins of this feature you can surely fill up your chest.

Feature Spin
When 2 Scatter symbols appear anywhere on the reels you are awarded 1 free Feature Spin with a randomly chosen feature. Basically this is a re-spin that has been given one of the three features of the free spins.

Mechanics of Hook's Heroes

Hook’s Heroes was released in September 2015 and was created by NetEnt. The game is available in ‘play for free’ mode or ‘real money play’ across desktop, tablet, mobile and app platforms.

Max Win (€): 180,000

Max Win (coins): 180,000

Max Bet (€): 200

Min Bet (€): 0.20

Return to player: 96.82%

Volatility: Low

Free Play available: Yes

Final Conclusions

Hook’s Heroes has plenty to keep you on the edge of your seat, with three exciting features and Feature Spins that hit quite often when you get just two Scatters. It feels like there’s always something happening, and there’s plenty of wins to be had.

Feature-wise, the Pirate Feature tends to have the lowest payout, with the Mermaid Feature having the potential for some big wins due to the 4x Wild win multiplier. We like Hook’s Heroes’ colourful and playful design and soundtrack – it’s a must-play slot!