9 Online Slots that play like Starburst
Starburst is legendary, but it’s also almost 10 years old. While we love a classic slot at Mr Green there are other online slots that play… and look just like Starburst. Here are 9 alternative versions to Starburst, Mr Green thinks you have to try.
Have you tried these slots and what did you think, are they worthy competitors for your play or poor imitations?
Starburst flies high as one of the most famous and most played slots online. Most online casinos offer welcome free spins on this great slot simply because of its ease of play for players new to the online casino world, its simple-to-understand mechanics, and its light-hearted relaxed theme.
So, if you’re a long-term fan of Starburst and just looking for other slots that deliver on that same Starburst simplicity. Or bored of Starburst and desperately in need of a change… but perhaps only a small change to freshen up your play, then look no further.
Please note that some of the slots mentioned below may not be available in certain jurisdictions.
INFERNO STAR from Play’n Go
Remember your mother telling you to never look directly into the sun or you’ll ruin your eyes? Well, Play’nGO want you too look directly into the sun in their slot, Inferno Star.
Inferno Star packs the same 5×3 grid layout of Starburst, 5 fixed paylines and re-spin feature with high volatility.
Land the Raging Sun on reel 3 to activate the Raging Sun re-spin. Extra suns landing on the reels aretransformed into Raging Suns and held in place and the remaining reels spun again to build your wins.
A welcome addition over Starburst is that Inferno Star features a Gamble feature just like Book of Dead – making it a must-play for players who love their gamble feature.
- Released May, 2019
- Up to 2,500x your bet
- 5×3 Video Slot
- 5 fixed paylines
- 96% RTP
MAGIC STARS 3 from Wazdan
Magic Stars 3 takes you on a beautiful journey far into outer space. The balanced colours of the game, smooth animations and a catchy tune playing in the background will make your time with Magic Stars 3 a wonderful experience.
The big difference between Starburst and Magic Stars 3, is the 3-reel slot mechanic of Magic Stars 3 with 5 fixed paylines.
The familiar rainbow-coloured star icon acts as a Wild to create more winning combinations.
- Released February, 2018
- Up to 200x your bet
- 3×3 Video Slot
- 5 fixed paylines
- 96.50% RTP
Space Spins from Wazdan
The action of Space Spins takes place upon a spaceship drifting through outer space. Take command and chart your course through the stars and discover a variety of precious galactic crystals.
Use the Space Pile Feature in Space Spins to your advantage. Every spin you play selects a random Space Pile Symbol. A random number of those symbols will be stacked into random reels to create more winning paylines.
Land a minimum of 3 scatter symbols anywhere on the reels to unlock up to 25 Free Spins. Before the Free Spins round begins, a Space Pile Symbol is drawn, remaining active during the whole duration of the feature.
- Released June, 2019
- Up to 1650x your bet
- 6×4 Video Slot
- 40 paylines
- 96.66% RTP
Star Spinner from Blueprint
I always thought space was a vast sea of darkness, but a slot game that was completely black might feel a little… empty. Shades of purple with bright neon colours fill this slot and make Star Spinner a very familiar slot proposition.
Star Spinner is played across 10 paylines on a 5 reel, 3 row playtable. Classic slot symbols like cherry’s, lemons, bells and BARs make up the pay symbols.
The multi-coloured Wild star spinner symbol can land on reels 2, 3 or 4 expanding to fill the reel it lands on. The slot re-spin is then triggered. Should another star spinner symbol land during the re-spin, it expands and is held in place with the remaining reels are re-spun again.
- Released June, 2016
- 5×3 Video Slot
- 10 paylines
- 96.47% RTP
TOKI TIME from Thunderkick
No space? No multi-coloured star symbol? How can this slot be anything like Starburst, I hear you say. Well like the Transformers of 80s fame, there’s more than meets the eye with Toki Time.
Think of Starburst, then strip away and all the symbols, background and sounds till you are left with a blank shell. Now, add a fun background of playful hills and a changing day to night sky (just look at that cute smile on the moon and sun). Drop-in cute and colourful animals, a rainbow cloud and a shooting star as the new pay symbols. And finally, add a cutesy soundtrack that will stick in your head all day and voila, you’ve got Toki Time!
Toki Time pays both ways, left to right and right to left. Land a Wild Animal on reels 2, 3 or 4 and it expands to fill the reel and triggers a re-spin. Land another Wild animal and it expands and activates another re-spin.
So if you’re looking for a Starburst alternative without the… space, Toki Time is definitely worth a spin. Even if it’s just to experience the 100% cuteness factor!
- Released April, 2014
- Up to 1,130x your bet
- 5×3 Video Slot
- 11 fixed paylines
- 97.1% RTP
TURNING TOTEMS from Thunderkick
Another slot that you may have never tried but delivered on a fun alternative Starburst-like experience, is Turning Totems.
Turning Totems features a Native American theme with the 5 reels represented by totem poles, and the small animated native American that dances as the reels create winning paylines or trigger the bonus lightning feature.
Turning Totems pays out in both directions – left to right and right to left for extra wins whichever way the symbols land.
Land a Thunder Snake on the totem and the top of the totem activates. The Thunder Spin also activates a re-spin and should a sleeping falcon symbol land on that totem, it is woken up and turned into a WILD.
Activating 3 or more thunder reels at the same time activates 5 Free Spins. The slot changes to a nighttime theme with cracking lightning and rain, and the activated falcon symbols remaining Wild throughout.
- Released November, 2016
- Up to 998x your bet
- 5×3 Video Slot
- 11 fixed paylines
- 96.1% RTP
Crystal Sun from Play’n GO
We’re back in space in this vibrant and colourful 5-reel slot from Play’n GO. Crystal Sun keeps the play simple and the features fun… and familiar.
Crystal Sun has 10 fixed paylines, and of course, they pay both ways – left to right or right to left!
As always, the game’s Wild symbol can stand in for any other symbol to help create winning combinations, but this is no ordinary Wild, it’s THREE Wilds in one!
The Expanding Wild has x1, x2 and x3 multipliers that may appear when it lands. Appearing on reels 2, 3 and 4 as a standard symbol, the Crystal Sun will always expand and automatically trigger a re-spin, awarding you with one free spin. The free spins will continue until no more Wilds land on the reels.
- Released April, 2019
- Up to 4,000x your bet
- 5×3 Video Slot
- 10 fixed paylines
- 96.0% RTP
Reel Splitter from Microgaming
Featuring a retro Las Vegas touch, Reel Splitter adds an extra twist to the Starburst styled mechanic. Reel Splitter has the usual fan-favourite features like expanded wilds, free spins and re-spins
Played out on a 4×3 reel play screen in the base game – that’s right, 4 reels – Reel Splitter includes the Reel Split Respin. By landing a win with 4 matching Reel Splitter symbols, the 5th reel is revealed as it slips between reel 2 and 3, boosting the slot’s ways to win up to 243.
Land 3 or 4 Free Spin symbols to activate all 5 reels again and unlock either 8 or 16 Free Spins. During the Free Spins feature, the reels pay both ways and include a stacked expanded wild on the middle reel.
- Released May, 2019
- Up to 2,717x your bet
- 4×3 base game, 5×3 feature
- Paylines: 81 base game, 243 feature
- 96.02% RTP
Penguin City from Yggdrasil
Time for something completely different, but when you try it, Penguin City will feel oh so familiar.
Penguin City is home to the mighty Emperor Penguin and all his minuscule underlings who work hard to make food for the emperor’s food emporium. In this hilarious slot, it is your job to help the penguins escape by activating the Penguin Escape Mode.
Land a WILD symbol on reel 2 or 4 on a winning spin in-game to activate Penguin Escape Mode. During this feature, the Wild sticks in place and the reels keep re-spinning until you hit a winless spin. 1 penguin will also try to escape the kitchen with every re-spin played and these escaping penguins add an additional sticky Wild on reel 2 or 4, or a winning symbol on reel 3.
Okay okay, here’s where things get familiar; the reels can pay out in both directions – Left to right and right to left. Plus, during the escape feature, the Emperor Penguin can appear, filling reel 3 to become a stacked Wild. With every spin he moves down the reel guaranteeing re-spins until he disappears off-screen, much like the Starburst Wild.
- Released June, 2018
- Up to 1,647x your bet
- 5×3 Video Slot
- 243 ways to win
- 96.2% RTP
