Pixel Invaders
- 🎰Provider
- GameArt
- 📅Release date
- 🎨Theme
- Space & Sci-Fi
- 📊RTP
- 96.33%
- ⚡Volatility
- Medium-High
- 📐Grid
- 7×7 · Cluster Pays
- 🛒Bonus buy
- Yes
- 🎮Demo
- Yes — free
- ⚙️Mechanics
- Cluster Pays Cascading Scatter Free Spins Wild Buy Bonus
Pixel Invaders slot review
In space, fuel is everything: half a tank gets you to the nearest station, a full one takes you to distant worlds. In Pixel Invaders, GameArt's reinvention of the classic arcade game with pixel robots, rocket scatters fill the tank, and how many you land decides which of four free spin orbits you reach. The big idea: every extra rocket lifts you one level higher.
Flight log: a 7x7 cascading grid, wins from 5 or more matching symbols connected vertically or horizontally, RTP 96.33%, medium-high volatility. At the core are four free spin levels, unlocked by 4 to 7 rockets.
How do the pixel invaders attack?
Winning symbols are removed and new ones drop in from above. Two random destroyers help clear the grid, and both work in the base game and the bonus.
☄️ Space weaponry
- Energy Ball: destroys the symbol it lands on plus all four adjacent ones. Up to three can land at once.
- Supreme Comet: wipes out every symbol on the row and column it crosses.
How many rockets does each orbit take?
Rocket scatters fill the Fuel Level Metre, and the free spin level depends on how many you land.
🚀 Four orbits
- 4 rockets: Arion (level 1).
- 5 rockets: Calypso (level 2).
- 6 rockets: Hyperion (level 3), plus a 2x2 Mega Wild.
- 7 rockets: Titan (level 4), plus morphing symbols.
- A rocket scatter during free spins boosts you up one level.
The Buy Bonus works in tiers too: 4 scatters guarantee level 1, 5 scatters guarantee level 2. The Surprise option randomly hands out 6 or 7 scatters, meaning level 3 or 4, but chance decides which. No prices are given in the description.
What do the instruments read at 96.33% RTP?
96.33% RTP and medium-high volatility. Mechanically, most of the potential sits in the upper free spin levels, where the 2x2 Mega Wild and morphing symbols come in. The description doesn't give spin counts per level or a max win.
Full tank
- Energy Balls and the Supreme Comet clear the grid in both the base game and the bonus.
- Four free spin levels, and a rocket mid-round lifts you one step higher.
- The Buy Bonus guarantees levels 1 and 2, while Surprise jumps straight to level 3 or 4.
Engine trouble
- Volatility is medium-high.
- The Mega Wild only arrives from level 3 (6 rockets), and morphing symbols only at level 4.
- With Surprise, you can't choose between levels 3 and 4.
Who makes the crew?
| Player profile | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Players who love a grid that blows up | 🟢 Yes | Energy Balls blast crosses of symbols, and the comet clears a full row and column. |
| Fans of tiered free spins | 🟢 Likely yes | Four orbits, plus level-ups during the round itself. |
| Players used to payline wins | 🟠 Likely no | It's a 7x7 grid that pays on groups of 5+ connected symbols. |
| Players eyeing the Surprise option | 🟡 Caution | Level 3 or 4 is down to chance, and no price is listed. |
⚡ Should you play Pixel Invaders?
Think of it orbit by orbit. Arion and Calypso are short hops without special extras. Hyperion adds a 2x2 wild, Titan brings morphing symbols, and that's where, mechanically, most of the potential sits. If you like a grid that keeps exploding and rebuilding, Pixel Invaders is worth a launch. Whoever has the fullest tank flies the farthest.
Game screenshots
Pixel Invaders FAQ
1
How do you land a win on the 7×7 grid in Pixel Invaders?
You need 5 or more matching symbols connected horizontally or vertically. The winning symbols disappear, and new ones drop from above to take their place.
2
What does the energy orb blow up in Pixel Invaders?
The symbol it lands on plus four adjacent ones. Up to three orbs can appear on the grid in a single spin, both in the base game and during free spins.
3
Which symbols does Supreme Comet sweep away?
All the symbols in the row and column it passes through. The comet arrives at random, at any point in the game, including free spins.
4
How do you fill up the fuel gauge in Pixel Invaders?
Land four to seven rocket Scatters. The more rockets you land, the higher the free spins level: four unlock Arion, and seven unlock Titan.
5
What do the Hyperion and Titan levels give you?
On the third level, Hyperion, a 2×2 mega Wild appears. On the fourth level, Titan, the game features transforming symbols.
6
Can you move up a level right during free spins in Pixel Invaders?
Yes: during free spins the rocket scatter moves the round up to the next level. Starting from Calypso, for example, you can reach Hyperion with its mega wild.
7
What does the Surprise option give you when buying the bonus?
Six or seven Scatters at random, which means third- or fourth-level free spins. The regular buy options give four or five rockets and levels 1 and 2.
