About the Game
- The Hunt. Wild symbols expand and have a random multiplier of up to 100x.
- Interrogation Bonus. Locating 3 or more FS Scatter symbols activates the bonus game.
- Max Win. Win up to 10,000x your bet!
The Crime File is a 5-reel, 4-row, payline-based investigative game from NowNow Gaming and Hacksaw Gaming, where the astute Detective Rex hunts the city’s most notorious criminals through a maze of clues, danger, and deception. Landing a Wild symbol activates The Hunt feature—Rex follows the trail, expanding upward, uncovering hidden evidence, and transforming a reel into Wild symbols. Each expansion unlocks a random multiplier of up to 100x, and with multiple Wild symbols, the multipliers combine for explosive wins. As the reels fill with high-value symbols, Rex uncovers even greater mysteries—each full reel adds its own multiplier to the overall global multiplier. The chase intensifies in the Interrogation Bonus mode, where all Wild symbols fully expand, additional multipliers can accumulate, and every spin brings Rex closer to solving the case.
The symbol payouts listed below reflect the current bet level. The theoretical return to player (RTP) for this game is 96.33%. The RTP was calculated using a simulation of 10,000,000,000 spins.
Buy Bonus
The RTP for purchasing BONUSHUNT FEATURESPINS™ is 96.29%. For full details on this feature, please see the section above. Every spin has a three-times chance to trigger the bonus game! Volatility: High.
The RTP for purchasing THE HUNT FEATURESPINS™ is 96.26%. For full details on this feature, please see the section above. FS symbols cannot appear in this game mode. One or more Wild symbols are guaranteed to land on every spin. Volatility: High.
The RTP for purchasing INTERROGATION BONUS is 96.31%. For full details on this feature, please see the section above. Take the bonus game with 10, 15, or 20 free spins! Volatility: High.
Max Win
The maximum win in The Crime File is 10,000 times the current bet level. The maximum win can be achieved by activating certain combinations and/or features. The maximum win in this game is 10,000 times your bet and can be achieved in all game modes.
Functions
Total Multiplier Bar
Multipliers collected during a spin are added to the Total Multiplier Bar. At the end of the spin, the accumulated multiplier is applied to the total win.
The Hunt
The Wild symbol will expand to the top of the reel if there is at least one winning combination on the grid or if the expansion results in at least one winning combination. Only one Wild symbol can appear on a reel at a time.
Expanding Wild symbols act as Wild symbols in all positions they cover. When a Wild symbol expands, it reveals a multiplier that is applied to the total win for that spin. If more than one multiplier is revealed, their values are summed and applied to the total win.
The multiplier awarded depends on the final height of the expanded Wild symbol:
- Wild symbol appearing in the top row (1 symbol high) or expanding to 2 symbols high: 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x.
- 3 Wild symbol high: 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 10x
- 4 Wild symbol high (entire reel): 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, 75x, 100x
The Capture
High-value symbols appear as 1×1 symbols and can appear in stacks. When four identical high-value symbols appear in a row on a reel and at least one winning combination is present on the reel, they combine to form a 1×4 stacked symbol.
During a winning spin, any full 1×4 high-value stacked symbol on a reel adds a multiplier to the total win. A high-value symbol does not need to be part of a winning combination to contribute a multiplier. If more than one full stack appears, their multipliers are added together.
High-value stacked symbols award random multipliers from 2x to 10x. If high-value multipliers appear alongside Wild symbol multipliers, all multiplier values are added together and applied to the total win.
Interrogation Bonus
Landing 3, 4, or 5 FS Scatter symbols activates 10, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively. Only one FS Scatter symbol can appear on each reel.
During the bonus game, all base game mechanics remain active, with an added bonus: all Wild symbols expand to cover the entire reel, reaching a full four-symbol height. This can award the following multipliers:
- 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, 75x, 100x.
The stacking multipliers for high-value symbols remain the same as in the base game. FS Scatter symbols do not appear during the bonus feature, meaning the bonus game cannot be retriggered.
Special Characters
The Wild symbol substitutes for all symbols in the paytable.
FS Scatter symbols can appear on all reels in the base game only.
Paylines
The stated winning combination requirements in the main game also apply during bonus features or free spins, unless otherwise stated. Each bet entitles you to all winning combinations, unless otherwise stated.
You win if identical symbols appear on one of the following specified paylines on adjacent reels from left to right, starting with the leftmost reel. There are 14 possible paylines in this game. The number of each symbol required for a win is specified in the paytable.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Buy Free Spins
- Extremally high evaluated – 7.2
- Design is fine
- Max Win – x15000.00
- The slot was commended for his quality
- €/$0.10 per spin is a starting bet in the The Crime File
- Basic standard of RTP
