While we might have seen too many pirate-themed online slots with real money where pirates take over the action, we rarely see such slots where pirate hunters are in play. That’s where Play’n GO’s Captain Glum: Pirate Hunter slot comes in. The developer seems to have had enough of the piracy going on and has decided to put a stop to it.

Based on a 5x3 grid that can expand in the Bonus Round, Captain Glum: Pirate Hunter comes with Connecting Paylines system, allowing for more than 243 ways to win. It comes packed with features, such as Wake Wilds, Permanent Wilds, Captain’s Due, and a special Free Spins Round loaded with three other exciting features. If you’re ready to hunt down some pirates, let’s go!

Seen from a bird's eye perspective, the slot takes you to an island filled with palm trees, golden sands, and turquoise ocean waves reaching the shore. Two boats interrupt this peaceful scene, blasting cannons at each other. Yes, as you'd guess, these are the pirates fighting the pirate hunters.

Below the grid, you can see all of the settings buttons. First, of course, is the “i” button, where you can see the paytable. You’ll see that the game offers four low-paying symbols, playing card suits, giving you 0.6x the stake for a 5-of-a-kind combo, followed by the pirate hunter ships, pirate ships, a pirate and Captain Glum, giving you 1x to 5x the stake for the top combo. The Wake Wilds are also giving you a payout of up to 5x the stake whenever “5” land in a combo. But they also substitute for all regulars in the creation of winning combos.

Next, going right, you see the Balance display, followed by the Bet Configuration field. Here, using the – and + buttons, you can increase or decrease your bet from $0.05 to $100 per spin. Next is the Bet display, followed by the Spin and Autospin buttons. In the footer, you can see the three-bar button where you’ll locate other game settings, followed by the Speaker where you can turn the sounds of the game on or off, followed by the Quickspin button and the “?” button. Again, you have the Balance and Bet displays, but also the Win display here.

To immerse yourself into Captain Glum: Pirate Hunter play, all you need to do is take out your mobile device, be it a tablet or a smartphone, one that runs on Android or iOS operating systems, and load the game. You won’t need to download anything, as the game will play smoothly across all mobile devices as long as your device is connected to the internet.

Once you join a Play’n GO-powered online casino, before you load Captain Glum: Pirate Hunter, you can get a casino bonus and start playing. In the base game, you'll notice that you get the aid of the Permanent Wild to help you form winning combos as it substitutes for all symbols except the Scatter. This symbol is always present on the middle reels, moving to a new position on each regular base game spin.

When one or more Scatters land here in the base game, the Captain’s Due feature gets activated. One Scatter is chosen at random to be replaced by the Permanent Wild, which will continue moving across the middle reels, leaving behind Wake Wilds as it abandons one position and moves to the next.

Once you land 3 or more Scatters, you will trigger the Free Spins. This is not a typical Free Spins Round, but one where a Pirate flag is on top, and a Pirate Hunter flag is at the bottom of the reels. Thanks to the Broadside feature, these ships will blast fire at each other, expanding the grid up to 5 positions high. Their cannons will reload, but it may take them 1 to 3 spins to do so.

When the flag of one ship gets to the other ship’s, they get points. If the Pirate Hunters get the better score at the end of the bonus, the Treasure Hunt feature gets activated. That’s when 3 treasure chests are presented on the screen, and you get to pick one to win a Multiplier of 2x, 3x, or 10x, applied to the total win you’ve managed to get in the free spins bonuses.

The top RTP you can get, depending on the jurisdiction, is 96.20%. The slot is medium volatile and comes with a max win potential of 9,000x the stake. 

Therefore, should you play it for the minimum bet of $0.05, you’ll win $450, but should you be able to afford the $100 max bet, you could scoop up to $900,000 playing the slot.

With its cheery cartoony graphics and the pirate hunter element, Captain Glum: Pirate Hunter is definitely a pirate-themed slot worth considering. Contrary to other more creepy and dark slots portraying the theme, this slot is definitely easy on the eyes. Not only that, but it also comes with feature-loaded gameplay to keep you entertained at all times and a nice payout potential that can deliver payouts of close to a million. It should definitely be on your must-play list at all casinos online that offer the best Play'n GO slots.