| Provider | NetEnt |
|---|---|
| RTP | 96.71% - Compare RTPs |
| Reels | 5 |
| Paylines | 10 |
| Hit Frequency | 16.00% |
| Max Win | 800x |
| Features | Wilds, Scatters, Bonus Rounds |
Fairytale Legends: Hansel & Gretel is a 5-reel, 10-payline slot from NetEnt, released in April 2017 as part of the Fairytale Legends series. The RTP is 96.71%, above the UK average of around 96%, and the game offers low-to-medium volatility - meaning wins come fairly regularly. Maximum win is 800x your total bet.
Bets run from 0.10 to 200 per spin, covering a wide range of budgets. The paylines work in three directions: left-to-right, right-to-left, and outward from the middle. Winning combinations do not have to start on reel 1; any three or more matching symbols on consecutive adjacent reels will pay out. This expands the effective winning potential well beyond what the 10-payline count suggests.
Wild Symbol and Stacked Wild Re-Spins
The Wild is depicted as a brick road path and substitutes for all symbols except the Treasure Chest scatter. Wilds appear stacked, covering full reels. When stacked Wilds land on both reels 2 and 4 at the same time, those reels lock in place and you receive a re-spin. During the re-spin, Wilds can also land on reels 1 and 5. If new stacked Wilds appear, the chain continues with another re-spin. This keeps going until no new Wilds land, potentially stacking several re-spins in sequence.
Three Random Fairy Features
Any base game spin can trigger one of three fairy features before the reels spin. These add unpredictability throughout the session and can fire back-to-back.
Fairy Wonder Spin. A fairy drops a cluster of 9 to 15 Logo symbols - the highest-paying symbol in the game - as an overlay onto the middle reels. The central reel is guaranteed to be fully covered, so you always get at least a partial hit when this triggers.
Fairy Surprise. This only fires on a spin that would otherwise be a loss. The fairy transforms lower-value symbols into a single chosen symbol, repeating the transformation until a winning combination is formed. It converts losing spins into wins rather than boosting existing wins.
Fairy Wild Spin. Two full stacks of Wild symbols appear on any two of reels 1, 2, 4, or 5. Landing two stacked Wilds this way also activates the Stacked Wild Re-Spin described above.
Treasure Chest Bonus
Three Treasure Chest scatter symbols landing simultaneously on reels 1, 3, and 5 trigger the bonus. A selection screen appears with three chests, and you pick one to reveal which bonus you receive.
Candy House Bonus. You are shown 15 candy items and pick three, each revealing a multiplier between 1.2x and 120x your total bet. After the three picks, you choose either the average of all three multipliers or one specific value from the selection. This gives you some agency over the payout rather than a pure random result.
Free Spins. 10 free spins on the standard reel set. During free spins, additional Treasure Chest symbols can appear to award extra spins: one chest gives 2 extra spins, two chests give 4 extra spins, and three chests retrigger 10 more. All base game fairy features and wild re-spins remain active throughout.
Coin Win. An instant payout of 15x your total bet. This is the consolation option and worth considering when your balance needs steadying rather than variance.
RTP and Volatility
The 96.71% RTP is confirmed by NetEnt and consistent across licensed casinos. Volatility sits at low-to-medium with a hit frequency of around 16% - roughly one winning combination every six spins on average. The ceiling is 800x, which is reachable but modest compared to high-volatility titles in the hundreds of thousands range. This slot rewards patience in longer sessions rather than single-spin gambling.
Theme and Design
The visual style uses a soft illustrated aesthetic with Hansel, Gretel, and the candy-covered gingerbread house as the central imagery. High-value symbols are the two children and the Fairytale Legends logo. Low-value symbols are rendered as candy shapes rather than card ranks, which keeps the theme consistent across the full paytable. The audio is understated - gentle woodland atmosphere in the base game that picks up slightly when features fire.
If you enjoyed the random feature format here, Fairytale Legends: Red Riding Hood uses the same core structure with its own set of fairy tale characters. The Treasure Chest bonus format and multi-directional paylines are shared across the series.
Mobile
NetEnt built the game in HTML5, so it runs in any modern mobile browser without a download. The layout scales cleanly to smaller screens, and all features including the Treasure Chest bonus and fairy features work identically on mobile. Touch controls for bet adjustment and spinning are straightforward.
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Fairytale Legends: Hansel & Gretel RTP and Variance
Fairytale Legends: Hansel & Gretel has an RTP of 96.71%, which is above average. See our highest RTP slots for the best returning games.
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