Yokai Fortune

Drawing on Japanese folklore, Yokai Fortune from Pragmatic Play is built around the mythical spirits known as yokai, which makes it a natural choice for players drawn to this kind of setting. The game also includes several special symbols and features that create more winning opportunities, and these can lead to more rewarding and enjoyable sessions.

Gameplay features and bonuses

Yokai Fortune is played on a large 7×7 grid with a Cluster Pays system, where a win forms when at least 5 identical symbols connect horizontally or vertically. Its RTP of 96.58% sits slightly above average, and with low volatility, wins tend to land more often. The maximum win is 15,000x the total bet.

Tumbles:
Each winning cluster is paid and then removed from the grid, allowing the remaining symbols to fall and new ones to drop in from above. This repeats for as long as fresh clusters keep forming, and the combined total is added to the balance once the sequence ends.

Multiplier Underlay:
Tumbles become far more valuable when a Multiplier Underlay is in play. On random base game spins, a square underlay appears beneath the symbols in a random position, sized anywhere from 2×2 to 7×7. It starts with a 2x multiplier, which is applied to every winning symbol that sits on top of it.

What makes the underlay worth watching is how it grows. Each time a win lands over it, the multiplier doubles after the tumble, moving from 2x to 4x, 8x, and so on up to a maximum of 128x. Since tumbles continue as long as clusters keep forming, a long sequence on top of the underlay can push it several steps up. Once the sequence ends, however, the underlay disappears and its multiplier resets.

Free Spins and Super Free Spins:
Landing 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 Bonus symbols awards 10, 12, 15, 20, or 30 Free Spins, and the game randomly decides whether the round becomes Free Spins or Super Free Spins. Landing the same counts again during either round adds the same number of spins, and special reels are used throughout. The difference between the two rounds lies in the underlay:

• Free Spins They guarantee 1 underlay of random size on every spin.
• Super Free Spins They guarantee a 7×7 underlay on every spin, covering the entire grid, so every winning cluster benefits from the multiplier.

Special Bets:
Normal play uses a 20x bet multiplier, and three special bets change the cost and the way the base game behaves:

• Ante Bet (80x): Adds more Bonus symbols to the reels, making Free Spins 10x more likely to trigger naturally.
• Super Spin 1 (200x): Guarantees an underlay of random size on every base game spin, starting at 2x, 4x, or 8x.
• Super Spin 2 (2,000x): Guarantees a full 7×7 underlay on every base game spin, starting at 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, or 32x.

Note: Both Super Spin modes come with a trade-off, as Free Spins cannot be triggered while either one is active.

Buy Feature
Three buy options are available, and each one guarantees between 3 and 7 Bonus symbols on the triggering spin:

• 100x the base bet buys an entry that becomes either Free Spins or Super Free Spins at random.
• 300x the base bet buys Super Free Spins 1, which guarantees the full-grid underlay on every spin.
• 750x the base bet buys Super Free Spins 2, where an underlay of random size appears on every spin and its multiplier no longer resets between spins. Instead, every increase carries over for the rest of the round, up to 128x.

Note: Super Free Spins 2 is the only version in which the multiplier can build across the whole feature, which explains its much higher price.

Design and Soundtrack

A forest shrine framed by cherry blossom trees and flowers serves as the backdrop, and beside the grid stands a woman in traditional clothing with flames rising from her hand. Her presence brings movement to the scene and hints at the supernatural side of the theme. That theme continues on the grid, where the lower-paying symbols represent water, fire, and thunder, while the higher-paying ones feature four well-known spirits from Japanese folklore: the Kappa, Kitsune, Tengu, and Oni. A soundtrack in keeping with the setting completes the design and suits it well.

Players who enjoy this style can also try Wheel of Happiness and Sweet Cherry Blossom, two Pragmatic Play titles with a comparable setting and features.

The Bottom Line

Yokai Fortune centers its gameplay on the Multiplier Underlay, which doubles with every win over it and rewards long tumble sequences. In the base game, its random appearance and reset after each spin keep most results modest. Super Free Spins change that by covering the whole grid on every spin, so every cluster gains from the multiplier. Still, only Super Free Spins 2 lets the multiplier carry over between spins, making it the clearest path to the 15,000x cap. Combined with low volatility, this makes the game well suited to players who prefer steady results with a costly option for more.