Crime and jail-themed slots are some of the most overlooked genres in the online slot world. Excellent slots have used the theme, including the likes of San Quentin xWays, and Folsom Prison. ReelPlay and Yggdrasil are now entering the slammer with the 24K Gold JailBreak slot. This slot takes us through the court process, from the arrest to the courtroom to the jail. Will it hold you captive, though, or will it have you reaching for the escape button? Join me as I spin the reels and find out in this 24K Gold JailBreak slot review.

24K Gold JailBreak from ReelPlay features a playful, vibrant design and engaging theme. It's a sun-soaked evening in London. A game grid sits in the middle of a street, with a giant building, presumably a courthouse, in the background.

Bricks designed to resemble a prison, with floodlights and alarms dotted around the outside, bore the reels. Several key characters in the story are symbols. The judge, a police officer, and a prisoner all offer decent payouts.

The design uses a cartoon-like style, which I really like. It adds plenty of personality and tells the game’s simple story well.

The 24K Gold JailBreak slot has a six-reel grid. Five reels have four rows, and the first reel has three. A smaller reel set above the grid creates additional rows. This is important for the Top Row Stack bonus, which I will touch on later in this 24K Gold JailBreak review.

The addition of the Stacked Row feature means that the game can offer almost 24,000 ways to win. Three or more matching symbols spread across adjacent reels in any pattern form wins.

The game has a Cascading Ways win system. The winning symbols disappear from the grid whenever you win, and new ones tumble down. This process continues until there are no more new wins.

There are two main features in the 24K Gold JailBreak slot. The first you are likely to encounter is the Top Row Stacks feature. You trigger this whenever you land the 24K Gold Bonus symbol. When this happens, a stack of three identical symbols lands on the top row. This can then help contribute to winning combinations.

The main bonus is the 24K Gold JailBreak Free Spins round. This launches when you land three Bonus symbols in one spin. During the round, players get ten free spins, and Top Row Stacks remain in position for the duration of the spins.

If you want to skip the queue and get in on the bonus action early, the slot allows you to buy your way in for 100x your stake.

As a big fan of crime-themed slots, I was excited to play the 24K Gold JailBreak slot. I liked the game’s design and started by taking it for a spin in demo mode. I tested out the Free Spins bonus using the Buy Bonus feature and landed some decent wins. After that, I took the game for a spin for real money in a trusted casino online.

The game’s high volatility definitely kicked in when I played for real money. I played with $0.90 per round, and the wins were quite uncommon. The betting range in the game is low, with the maximum bet being $21.

I found that when the wins did come, they were solid. The Cascade feature and the Top Row Stacks combined nicely at times. I had a streak of around six consecutive wins as a result.

I triggered the Free Spins round once and found the persistence of the Top Row Stacks to be really useful. Around seven of the ten spins resulted in good wins. The resulting Cascades also provided good wins and extended the bonus.

24K Gold JailBreak has a solid math model. The game has a maximum win of 10,000x your stake, with an RTP of 96.10%. Yggdrasil has listed the game as highly volatile, which was reflected in my experience.

Yggdrasil and Reflex Gaming have served a fun jail-themed outing with 24K Gold JailBreak. My experience with the game was largely positive. However, the game’s bonus features are not likely to keep players interested for a long period of time. The slot essentially uses a stacked symbols mechanic from Megaways slots and presents it as a bonus feature.

That said, there is still plenty to enjoy for a short period of time, and the game’s math model is strong. Therefore, the release will be a good choice for fans of highly volatile slots with fun themes and fairly simple bonus features. 

If you enjoy 24K Gold JailBreak, check out some other jail-themed titles. Hellcatraz 2 Dream Drop from Relax Gaming is one of the unique titles in the genre. Mega Heist, also from Relax Gaming, makes excellent use of the theme.