What does the Winning Strings feature do?

It turns a losing spin into a winning one. The feature triggers at random and guarantees that such a spin won't go without a payout.

How does the Wild behave during free spins in Shivering Strings?

It expands and becomes sticky on the reel. With each subsequent spin, it moves one reel to the left until it leaves the grid.

How many spins can a single Wild last?

It depends on where it expanded. A Wild from the fifth reel will travel across the entire grid and stay the longest, while a Wild from the first will disappear almost immediately.

How many free spins can you get in Shivering Strings?

Up to 50. You don't have to wait for the bonus: it can be bought via Buy Feature.

What is the maximum win in Shivering Strings?

2877x the bet. Volatility is high, so big payouts are infrequent and usually come during free spins with walking Wilds.

Shivering Strings (Habanero) Demo Play and Full Review

A marionette is worked from above: the puppeteer holds the control bar, a wooden cross from which strings run down to the puppet's hands, feet and head. In Habanero's Shivering Strings, according to the description, echoes ring through a haunted stage where twisted tales unfold in flickering light and silence holds its breath. Someone is pulling the strings here too: the Winning Strings Feature randomly turns a non-winning combination into a win, while in Free Games a Wild walks off the stage to the left all by itself.

Behind the screen: a 5x3 grid, 25 lines, high volatility, five RTP versions from 86% to 98% and a cap of x2,877. The show's second string runs through Free Games — up to 50 of them: there, any Wild expands into a Sticky Wild and shifts left with each spin until it exits the reels.

Who's pulling the strings?

The stage is standard: a 5x3 grid, 15 positions, with 25 paylines.

The main string is the Winning Strings Feature. It activates at random and transforms non-winning symbol combinations into guaranteed wins. The card lists the Expanding Wild as the special feature.

Where does the Wild go in Free Games?

In Free Games, the Wild has a route of its own — towards the left edge of the grid.

💡 A Wild that exits into the wings

Free Games can be won — up to 50;
during Free Games, any Wild symbol expands into a Sticky Wild;
with each spin, it shifts left;
this goes on until the Wild exits the reels.

Sticky doesn't mean stationary here: the Wild stays on the grid, but takes a step towards the left edge with every spin. Buy Feature is on the feature list as well.

How frightening is this theatre?

On the numbers, noticeably: volatility is HIGH. The maximum multiplier is x2,877, or 2,877 times the bet, and that's the limit for the whole game — for Winning Strings wins and for Free Games with Sticky Wilds alike.

Which RTP string gets pulled in your game, though, is the casino's call.

⚠️ The casino holds the RTP string

A puppet doesn't decide where it's led: the hand on the control bar does. In Shivering Strings, RTP has a hand like that too — the venue picks the version: 86%, 92%, 94%, 97% or 98%. Between the extremes lie exactly 12 percentage points of theoretical return. Which string has been pulled for you is shown in the game info — check it before the curtain goes up.

In the footlights

Winning Strings randomly transforms non-winning combinations into guaranteed wins.
Free Games can be won — up to 50.
In Free Games, any Wild expands into a Sticky Wild.
The cap is x2,877, or 2,877 times the bet.

In the shadow of the wings

HIGH volatility: on the numbers, the risk here is noticeable.
Winning Strings activates at random — the rules don't promise it on every spin.
The Sticky Wild doesn't last forever: it shifts left with each spin and eventually exits the reels.
The casino may pull the 86% RTP string — exactly 12 points below 98%.

Who will the puppeteer invite behind the screen?

Player profile	Verdict	Why
Players who like a losing layout that can be rewritten	🟢 Yes	Winning Strings randomly transforms non-winning combinations into guaranteed wins.
Fans of Wilds that travel across the grid	🟢 Likely yes	In Free Games, a Wild expands, turns sticky and shifts left with each spin.
Anyone expecting the Sticky Wild to stay put for the whole bonus	🟠 Likely no	It shifts left with each spin until it exits the reels.
Players counting on Winning Strings every spin	🟡 Caution	The feature activates at random; volatility is HIGH, and the RTP string may be the 86% one.

⚡ Shivering Strings: a show in two scenes

Scene one — the base game: a 5x3 grid, 25 lines and Winning Strings, which randomly transforms non-winning combinations into guaranteed wins. Scene two — Free Games, up to 50 of them: any Wild expands, turns sticky and shifts left with each spin until it exits the reels. The curtain — the numbers: HIGH volatility, an x2,877 cap and an RTP version between 86% and 98% chosen by the casino; check it in the game info. A marionette is led by the puppeteer's hand; in Shivering Strings, chance pulls the strings — and sometimes pulls them towards a win.