The Santa Hopper slot invites players into a festive winter wonderland full of snow, holiday decorations and cheerful Christmas-themed symbols, wrapped in the colorful, cartoon-style polish typical of Push Gaming.

The game swaps traditional reels for a large 7 x 7 cluster-pays grid, so instead of fixed lines you’re hunting for clusters of matching symbols; an approach that gives spins a lively, cascading-reel feel that fits the holiday setting perfectly.

Spinning off the snow is straightforward, yet how you prepare your session can influence your results and experience:

• Preferred Spin Options: You can spin manually to enjoy the animations or opt for autoplay to let the holiday whirl carry on automatically. 

• Bet Options: The stake range starts at 0.10 and goes up to 100.00 coins per spin.

• Turbo Mode: The turbo mode when activated offers a faster pace for players who prefer a more electrifying session.

The game uses a 7 reels x 7 rows grid with a cluster-pays system (winning clusters are at least 5 adjacent matching symbols, horizontally or vertically). The maximum RTP is 96.35%, with lower variants available depending on operator.

Volatility is rated mid-high, meaning wins can be less frequent but may carry strong potential. The slot offers a substantial top payout of up to 10,231x your bet.

• Low-value symbols include Christmas baubles/ornaments.

• Higher-value icons include holiday items such as stockings, bells, candy, and decorated trees.

• Special symbols include the Wild Santa, Golden Presents, Chimneys, Instant Prize coins, and Scatter / Bonus symbols.

• Cascading Wins (Cluster Pays + Tumble): Whenever a cluster of 5 or more matching symbols lands, they collapse (are removed), and new symbols drop from above possibly triggering additional wins in the same spin.

• Santa Wild & Santa Feature: The Santa symbol acts as a Wild with a multiplier (initially x1, x2, x3, x4, x5 or x10). If Santa lands on the same spin as a Chimney symbol, Santa “jumps” to the chimney increasing its multiplier by +1 and leaves behind a Golden Present symbol carrying the previous multiplier. This can repeat over multiple cascades if chimneys keep appearing. All multiplier Wilds contribute their values (summed) to any cluster win they are part of. 

• Instant Prize Symbols: Coins with multiplier values (from x1 up to x1,000) can land on the grid. If at least 5 cluster-together, they award their bet-multiplier value. If a Wild is part of the winning cluster, its multiplier applies to the total enabling potentially large instant pay-outs.

• Jingle Drop Feature: On random non-winning cascades/spins in the base game, the Jingle Drop can trigger adding 1 or 2 large “Mystic Symbols” (2×2, 3×3 or 4×4) at random positions. These then break apart into regular symbols (or bonuses, Instant Prize, Santa, Chimney, Scatter), creating fresh cluster-win opportunities.

• Free Spins Feature: Triggered by landing 3 or more Scatter (Bonus) symbols. In Free Spins: all Santa Wilds, Golden Presents, Chimneys and Instant Prize symbols carry over from the base game. Empty positions respin, potentially landing Chimneys, Instant Prizes, Extra-Spin symbols, or blanks giving repeated chances to trigger Santa jumps, collect prizes, or extend the mode. 

• Bubble Symbols: Occasionally bubble tiles appear at or before Free Spins – each bubble carries a value (1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, or 500). On subsequent spins, bubbles move up the grid and, if they land on a Santa, Chimney, or Instant Prize, they boost their multiplier or prize value adding extra layers of unpredictability and boost potential. 

Players can pay extra to modify spin conditions as follows: 

• 1.4x – more chances to land scatters. 
• 2x = guaranteed Santa symbol with a random multiplier. 
• 2.5x – Same as above but with an increased chance of landing scatters. 
• 20x – entry to the jingle drop feature. 
• 75x – Same as above but with guaranteed instant prize symbols revealed. 
• 100x – entry to the free spins round with a random number of scatters. 
• 350x – Same as above together with a random number of chimneys landing in the first three spins.

I found the Santa Hopper slot to be a festive, feature-rich slot that balances charm and complexity well. The 96.35% RTP, mid-high volatility, and up to 10,231x max win provide strong upside, while its cluster mechanics, cascading reels, and dense feature set keep spins interesting and dynamic.