When you first see the name Candy Stars, you probably imagine a slot that resembles NetEnt's Starburst but with a sweet touch. And that's exactly what you get in this Pragmatic Play title. The developer has steered clear from elaborating on the space theme but has definitely presented the candy theme in style. You will be seeing candies of all sorts on the reels, not in a tacky way, but elegantly presented, with no fuss.

Candy Stars is a 5-reel slot with a Megaways feel to it; although not offering the mechanics itself, the slot gives you the chance to land wins on up to 576 ways to win, thanks to the regular reels plus an extra reel above the grid, which displays three symbols. This top reel spins horizontally. Wins are achieved when matching symbols appear from left to right on adjacent reels, starting from the left one.

It is a highly volatile slot with an RTP of up to 96.47%, offering action-packed gameplay with Wilds, Multipliers, Sticky Wilds, Tumbles, and Free Spins. Stay with us to discover ways to get to the maximum payout potential of 5,000x!

As you load the Candy Stars real money slot, you immediately see the multicolored candies on the reels, perfectly suited to the theme. The reels, set at the center of the screen, are somewhat transparent, so you can see the disco-ball-type purple-blue background behind them. On their left, you can see the Buy Free Spins button.

Below the reels, you see the three-bar button, where the settings are, and below it, you see the Speaker button, where you can adjust the sounds of the game. Next is the “i” button, where the paytable can be found. In it, you’ll find the low-paying symbols, and the playing cards from J through A, giving you a payout of up to 1.5x the stake. These are followed by the four differently colored candies, paying up to 7.5x the stake for a 5-of-a-kind combo. There’s also a special Wild, as well as a Diamond Scatter.

Next, you see the Credit and Bet display, followed by the Win display, informing you exactly how much you have left to bet, the exact bet amount in play, and the money you’ve won so far. On the sides of the Play button, you see the – and + buttons, where you can increase or decrease your bet from $0.20 to $100.

Candy Stars is a slot developed in HTML5 format, which is the industry standard for mobile slots online. This makes it perfectly compatible with all of your devices. You just load it, and without downloading anything, it will start playing smoothly on any iOS and Android device.

During the base game of Candy Stars, you will benefit greatly from the Tumbles. Any winning symbols will be removed from the reels and the remaining symbols will fall from above into the empty spaces. The Tumbles continue for as long as you're landing new wins.

Wilds are special, as mentioned because when they land, they remain Sticky for the next round. These Sticky Wilds also contain a Multiplier which starts at 1x and increases by 1x with each Tumble. The Multiplier can reach a value of 128x!

When you land 3 Diamond Scatters on the first, third, and fifth reel, you trigger 8 Free Spins. During this Candy Stars bonus round, you have one Wild guaranteed to appear on a cell in the top row, containing a 2x Multiplier.

Again, the Multiplier gets doubled after each Tumble, up to 128x. But the interesting thing here is that, should you land 3 new Scatters, you’ll retrigger 5 Free Spins!

As mentioned, Candy Stars is highly volatile, 5 out of 5, in fact, according to Pragmatic Play. It comes with a little above-average RTP of 96.47% and offers a max payout of 5,000x the stake.

With all this info in mind, it is clear that the most you could win if you were to play the slot with the max bet of $100 is $50,000. Not a bad payout after all, right?

Unlike other Pragmatic Play slots, it seems obvious that the developer did not launch this slot in order to blow your mind with its potential, but the slot was designed for all those players who are interested in winning fairly nice rewards when least expected. True, the 5,000x the stake potential for a $100 max bet won’t entice high-rollers, but it would interest those of you who enjoy simple-looking slots with exciting features.

Candy Stars is a decent slot overall, which can provide you with the fun and payouts you need. You may not want to bookmark it, but you would certainly want to give it a try at online slot sites.