Grimms’ Bounty: Hansel & Gretel revisits the siblings as they return to face Muriel and lift a curse over Candy Village. The fairy-tale setting is dark, but the game’s clearest idea is practical: during free spins, low-paying and high-paying winning symbols feed separate meters. Four collected low symbols add a respin; four high symbols double the multiplier. Because these tracks respond to different symbol groups, the feature asks the reader to notice not just whether a win lands, but what kind of winning symbols it contains.
Grimms’ Bounty: Hansel & Gretel at a glance
| Provider | PG Soft |
|---|---|
| Genre / theme | Fantasy |
| Game type | Video slot |
| Reels / grid | 3 reels × 5 rows |
| Reference RTP | 96.71% |
| Volatility | High |
| Maximum win | 10,000x the bet |
| Release date | 26 August 2025 |
| Main features | 3+ Scatters award 8 spins; meters reset to 0 and x2. Each 4 collected low/high winning symbols adds 1 respin / x2 multiplier. A blank spin spends an available respin; +1 Spin symbols add spins at round end. |
RTP and stake limits can vary by version and market. Check the information screen in the game you open. Maximum win is a ceiling, not an expected result.
A three-reel, five-row layout
PG Soft describes a three-reel, five-row slot. The official rules classify the game type as Collapse / European / Fairytale, while the short catalog description does not give a numeric payline or ways count. This is a compact vertical field, and wins are important beyond their immediate payout once the free-spin feature begins. We should not assign a conventional line model simply because the grid has three reels; the provider’s summary is not a complete explanation of how all base-game combinations are evaluated.
Three or more Scatter symbols appearing anywhere trigger eight free spins. At the start of the feature, the left-side Respin value resets to zero and the right-side Multiplier value resets to x2. That initial condition matters: the two meters do not simply inherit an unknown base-game state. The exact number of free spins is stated, but the source excerpt does not explain whether extra Scatters can retrigger the feature, so that rule remains unclaimed here.
Low symbols extend; high symbols amplify
After a winning free spin has been paid, all low-paying winning symbols are collected in the Respin slot and all high-paying winning symbols go to the Multiplier slot. Every four low symbols collected add one to the Respin value. Every four high symbols collected increase the Multiplier by x2. These are cumulative collections across the feature, not a requirement that four matching symbols arrive together on a single spin. The two sides therefore reward different outcomes: one can supply another chance to spin, while the other increases the multiplier applied to wins.
The respin rule has a specific fallback condition. If a free spin shows no winning combination and at least one Respin value is available, one value is spent to award a free respin; a +1 Spin symbol remains on the reels. At the end of each free spin, every such +1 Spin symbol awards one additional free spin. Meanwhile all wins use the current multiplier shown on the right. This interaction creates a loop in which qualifying symbols can build future chances and value, but it does not guarantee either meter will grow in a given round. For a comparison, the earlier Hansel and Gretel review uses a different wild-and-chest structure; the shared tale does not imply shared mechanics.
High volatility and version-specific figures
PG Soft’s catalog lists high volatility, 96.71% RTP and a 10,000x maximum win. The provider’s rules PDF is version 1.0.r4 and shows an update date of 26 November 2025. The catalog date field records a release on 26 August 2025. These are exact provider references; an operator may supply a different configuration. High volatility is a meaningful constraint because the feature’s two collection thresholds depend on winning symbols, and the listed cap does not tell us how readily either meter fills.
The design’s strength is the functional split between the meters: low symbols can restore opportunities after a blank spin, while high symbols increase the multiplier for awarded wins. Its limitation is that the tracks still require the right winning-symbol collections; eight starting spins do not by themselves promise many respins or a large multiplier. Public material also leaves the paytable and numeric ways count unstated. The rules explain the bonus sequence well, but not every part of the game’s return profile.
Strengths and weak points
Strengths
Separate low- and high-symbol collection slots give wins different jobs: four low symbols can add a respin, while four high symbols add x2 to the multiplier applied across free-spin wins.
Weaknesses
Progress depends on collecting the relevant winning symbols, and the initial eight spins do not ensure either threshold is reached. High volatility, an omitted payline count and an unpublished full paytable limit precise expectations.
Our Editor’s View
This title turns the Hansel and Gretel premise into a feature with two genuinely different forms of progress. Low-paying wins contribute toward extra respins, which can matter when a later spin produces no combination; high-paying wins instead build the multiplier applied to all feature wins. The relationship is easy to explain without pretending that either meter fills on schedule. That clarity is the review’s strongest point. The trade-off is dependence on particular winning-symbol groups under a high-volatility configuration, alongside a public overview that does not provide line count or complete paytable detail. Readers drawn to fairy-tale slots may appreciate the darker setting, but it is the split collection rule—not the familiar story—that gives this version its own identity.
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