Return to the Feature Slot Review 2025

This is a Habanero slot, so if you’ve been spinning a while, you know that just means quality. Habanero is a top-tier global developer with over a decade in the game, known for delivering sophisticated mechanics, even on their most stripped-back fruit-machine type games.

Straight away, you’ve got a neon sunset on an 80s cityscape. There isn’t much of a narrative, but it feels like a high-energy trip down memory lane, with the metallic, chrome-plated fruit, bars, and sevens.

The game features a classic 5x3 grid and a 243 Ways-to-Win system – no paylines to worry about. Wins land when you land matching symbols on adjacent reels from left to right. This boosts win frequency to help you manage your bankroll during the long dry spells.

The RTP is a solid 96.68% in SA, and the volatility is rated high (but I feel like that’s a bit of an understatement). 

From my testing, this is still a nice balance: large hits to make up for the dry spells, and above-average returns so you make an actual profit in the long run, especially when the Rewind hits.

Betting Range

Betting ranges always change depending on where you’re playing, but you can expect to set stakes from as little as 50c. Hollywoodbets allows you to bet up to R2500, but Betway only caters to max bets of R500 – making them the less ideal choice for high-rollers.

The advertised max win of 5,000x your total bet is serious money, and it’s made possible with the Feature Rewind, which is basically like a standard free spin round suddenly paying out double, turning an otherwise modest win into write-home (or don’t tell your klepto neighbour) money.

There isn’t an in-game jackpot, but if you’re playing on platforms like Hollywoodbets, every single spin over R2 contributes to the Jackpot Race Progressive Jackpot. So instead of just playing for the 5,000x, you’re also randomly eligible for a separate prize, up to R20,000 a pop. 

• Rewind Scatter: Landing 3, 4, or 5 triggers the Free Games feature and pays a multiplier up to 100x your bet level for five of them.
• Gamepad Scatter: Landing 3, 4, or 5 also triggers a special prize of up to 50x your stake when you land five. These are also the only symbols that unlock the game’s primary Free Games feature.
• Car Wild: Substitutes for all regular symbols to complete the 243 Ways-to-Win combinations.
• Money Symbol: This one looks like a robot hand holding a golden cassette tape. They trigger instant wins up to 2,888x, even if you only land one of them, and landing 3 triggers the Money Re-Spin Feature.

Special symbols

This mechanic can randomly trigger after a Free Games session ends. When it does, you get a guaranteed replay of that whole feature, but with two massive bankroll boosters: all payouts are doubled (2x) and wins are paid both ways (left-to-right and right-to-left) – and just like that, the chance to win 5,000x is born.