Christchurch Casino

Push Gaming · 2024

Retro Sweets

Retro Sweets is a high volatility slot by Push Gaming on a 6x9 Cluster Link grid. Take your time with its figures, rounds and bonus modes.

  • RTP 96.49%
  • Volatility High
  • Maximum win multiple x10,000
  • Grid size 6x9
Retro Sweets

Is Retro Sweets built for patient players?

On the 6 by 9 grid, a win forms when five or more matching candies touch side by side. The game calls this mechanic Cluster Pays, and it runs on Tumble: winning candies collapse and new ones drop into the gaps, so one spin can chain several wins. The look blends Neon and Sweets themes across six candy symbols.

Three or more Wild Candy Symbols landing anywhere start the free spins: 6, 8, 10 or 12 spins for three to six symbols. The Push Bet toggle raises the total bet by 100% or 300% of the base bet and guarantees one or two Wild Candy Symbols on each base spin, while wins are still worked out on the base bet.

Retro Sweets at a glance

Key stats behind the reels

Most players want to know what a number means in money before they stake anything.

Key stats behind the reels
Game settingWhat you see
ProviderPush Gaming
RTP (return to player)96.05% / 96.25% / 96.30% / 96.31% / 96.49%
VolatilityHigh
Grid size6x9
Maximum win multiplex10,000
Maximum win in moneyA$1,000,000
Release date02/05/2024

Retro Sweets Walkthrough

Know each Retro Sweets step before you spin

Wondering what each spin costs and how a round actually ends.

  1. Set a stake from A$0.10

    The 6x9 grid waits for a Base Bet from A$0.10 to A$100. Push Bet adds 100% or 300% of the Base Bet and places Wild Candy Symbols on each base spin.

  2. How many matching candies form a win?

    Five or more matching candies touching each other on the 6x9 grid form a win, then the cluster cascades and collapses.

  3. Watch the grid after each collapse

    After each collapse, new candies tumble into the 6x9 grid and the cluster check starts again, with Wild, Multiplier and Sticky Wild features also in play.

  4. When three Wild Candy land

    Three or more Wild Candy Symbols landing anywhere start the Normal Free Spins Feature, with 6 to 12 spins depending on how many land.

  5. Limit before the first spin

    The cascades stop, the round ends, and you choose whether to spin again. Set a limit before the first spin.

Buying your way into the free spins

Each price is a multiple of the Base Bet, so it grows with the stake; the money at the top example bet is in the table.

EntryPrice tagRTP
Normal Free Spins Featurex120 · A$600–
Super Free Spins Featurex400 · A$2,000–

Return levels, side by side

Return to player is the share of each amount staked that the game pays back over a long run, shown here on A$100 staked. The version this site runs is named in the game rules.

VersionRTPStandard?
Variant 196.49%Yes
Variant 296.31%No
Variant 396.30%No
Variant 496.25%No
Variant 596.05%No

Retro Sweets bonuses

Still deciding which feature suits you?

Knowing when the free spins start and how many you get clears up the most common doubt.

Waiting for three Wild Candy Symbols?

Three or more Wild Candy Symbols that land anywhere on the grid start the Normal Free Spins Feature. Three symbols give 6 Free Spins, four give 8, five give 10 and six give 12. The feature has an RTP of 96.30%.

Base GameFree Spins

Follow the candy count to six

Wild Candy Symbols land on the reels with a chance of up to 6, and a Wild Multiplier Symbol with a random value is guaranteed to convert. This mode has an RTP of 96.25%.

Base GameWild Multiplier

Retro Sweets grid of six columns

Groups of five or more adjacent matching candies win, then cascade and collapse across the 6 columns x 9 rows Cluster Link grid. The Base Game returns an RTP of 96.49%, with a win cap of 10,000x Base Bet.

Bet placedCluster wins

Deciding whether to pay the extra 100%

One Wild Candy Symbol is guaranteed on the grid of every base spin while the toggle is on. The Total Bet rises by +100% of Base Bet (2x), and wins are evaluated on Base Bet. The RTP is 96.05%.

Base GameGuaranteed Wild Candy

Retro Sweets Visuals

From still candy to cascading wins

At Christchurch Casino we like you to see the game before you play it.

  • Free Spins round running on the 6x9 grid
    Free Spins round running on the 6x9 grid
  • Free Spins with Wild Candy Symbols landing on the grid
    Free Spins with Wild Candy Symbols landing on the grid
  • Cluster win paid from five or more adjacent symbols
    Cluster win paid from five or more adjacent symbols

Learn the reels

Choosing a test run or a paid round

Useful when you want to see how the reels and features behave before any stake.

Demo spins run on the same reels with no money needed and they pay nothing. Real play needs an account with us and the legal age of 18.

Have a spin

Can any session of Retro Sweets be predicted?

Wild Candy Symbols can land on any base spin, and nobody can tell in advance when a bonus round will start. The result of one session is random, whatever the RTP. A long run without a bonus says nothing about the next spin, and a quick bonus says nothing about the session that follows.

Each spin on the reels returns money at the RTP version that is running, and that version is shown only in the game rules. Check the rules before you play, since the same title can run at different RTP figures.

Spins on the reels can reach the win cap, a fixed multiple of the Base Bet, but that ceiling is reached very rarely. The cap limits what a spin can pay, and it promises no payout at all.

Keep play inside the limits you set

This game is for players aged 18+. For help, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or use the BetStop self-exclusion register.

Budget set before spinning

Set a session budget before the first spin, treat it as money you can afford to lose, and stop when it is gone.

Hold the stop point

Decide when you will stop before you start, and keep to that point after a win as well as a loss.

Cap money in your account

Use the deposit and loss limits on your account before you play, so each session has a fixed ceiling.

When play stops being fun

If the game stops being fun, take a break or self-exclude through BetStop. Stepping away is always an option.

National Gambling HelplineBetStop

Retro Sweets FAQ

What do you want to know before spinning?

Christchurch Casino answers each question in plain words, and no answer goes beyond what the game shows.

How do Retro Sweets free spins get triggered?

Three or more Wild Candy Symbols landing anywhere on the grid start the Free Spins. Three symbols give 6 Free Spins, four give 8, five give 10 and six give 12. The more symbols land, the more spins you get.

Can I buy the Retro Sweets bonus and what does it cost?

Yes. The Normal Free Spins Feature costs 120 times the base bet, and the Super Free Spins Feature costs 400 times. At an A$5 bet, that is A$600 and A$2,000.

How does Retro Sweets differ from Retro Tapes and RetroVerse?

Retro Sweets has the highest RTP of the three versions, 96.49%, against 96.47% for Retro Tapes and 96.24% for RetroVerse. All three share the same maximum win of 10,000 times the bet.

Can I play Retro Sweets for fun before using real money?

Fun play lets you try the game without staking real money. At a 0.50 base bet, the Normal Free Spins buy shows 60.00 fun and the Super buy shows 200.00 fun, so you can see the costs before any real stake.

What are the minimum and maximum bets on Retro Sweets?

The lowest bet is A$0.10 and the highest is A$100. The paytable uses A$0.20 as its bet, and this page uses A$5 as an example. At A$100 the maximum win reaches A$1,000,000.

What is the RTP of Retro Sweets and its versions?

The base game returns 96.49% over the long run, while the bonus modes and Push Bet settings range from 96.05% to 96.31%. RTP means the expected return per A$100 staked, so a short session can land far above or below it.

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