Quick Stats
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Provider | Microgaming / Games Global |
| Game Type | Video Slot |
| RTP | 96.86% default (a 96.01% reduced version also exists — verify in-game) |
| Volatility | Medium-High (Microgaming officially scores it 9.02/20 — medium — but the bonus-dependent structure plays closer to medium-high in practice) |
| Reels / Rows | 5 × 3 |
| Paylines | 243 Ways to Win |
| Min Bet | NZ$0.30 |
| Max Bet | NZ$30 (the source page header lists NZ$5 — this appears to be a display error; the confirmed max is NZ$30) |
| Max Win | 12,150x stake |
| Features | Wild (2x multiplier), Wild Desire, Chamber of Spins (Amber / Troy / Michael / Sarah), Rolling Reels, Vampire Bats, Wild Vine |
| Theme | Gothic Vampire Romance |
| Release Date | December 2011 (remastered May 2020) |
| Platform | Desktop & Mobile |
What Is Immortal Romance?
Immortal Romance is a story-driven pokie. Each of its four characters — Amber, Troy, Michael, and Sarah — comes with a written backstory you can read in the paytable, and each one controls a different free spins mode that you unlock over repeated play sessions. That progressive unlocking system is what sets this game apart from almost everything else released before or since it.
The core grid is a standard 5×3, but wins pay across 243 ways — any three or more matching symbols on adjacent reels from left to right counts, regardless of their vertical position. The wild symbol doubles every win it contributes to, which is a significant base-game mechanic. Stacked wild reels can appear randomly at any time via the Wild Desire feature.
Immortal Romance suits players who are willing to invest time in the game. You only get Amber’s feature on the first Chamber of Spins trigger. Troy unlocks after five triggers, Michael after ten, Sarah after fifteen. The full potential of the game — including the 12,150x max win — sits in those later modes. If you want instant access to all features from spin one, this isn’t that game. But if you’re willing to build toward it, the payoff is a feature structure that most modern pokies still haven’t matched. Play a free demo to understand the Chamber of Spins progression before you commit real money.
RTP and Volatility
The default RTP is 96.86% — well above the industry average of 96% and one of the highest figures in the Microgaming catalogue. Over millions of spins, the game returns NZ$96.86 for every NZ$100 wagered. At NZ$1 per spin across 500 spins, the theoretical average return is around NZ$484.
Two things to know before you play. First, a reduced 96.01% version exists and some casinos run it. The difference looks small — 0.85% — but at NZ$0.30 a spin over 1,000 spins that’s roughly NZ$2.55 more in expected losses. Open the in-game help section and confirm the RTP figure before your first real-money spin.
Second, Microgaming officially classifies this as medium volatility with a score of 9.02 out of 20. Most players and reviewers experience it as medium-high in practice. The hit rate is 31.21% — approximately one winning combination every 3.2 spins — which sounds generous. But the wins are small in the base game. The game’s real weight sits in the Chamber of Spins, and that feature triggers roughly every 150 spins on average. Your NZ$30 stake runs through a lot of base-game spins between bonus rounds. Budget for that gap before it becomes frustrating.
The 12,150x max win is achievable in the Troy free spins mode — the vampire bats can stack multipliers up to 6x across 15 free spins, and with favourable wild placement across all 243 ways the ceiling is real, though rare.
Betting Range
The minimum bet is NZ$0.30 per spin. The maximum is NZ$30. You set the bet using coin value (0.01 or 0.02) combined with coins per line — the total stake per spin is calculated automatically and displayed before you spin.
There’s no bonus buy feature in Immortal Romance. You cannot skip to the Chamber of Spins — every trigger is earned through base-game spins. Given the progressive unlock system, that’s the point. Reaching Sarah’s mode requires at least 15 Chamber of Spins triggers. At an average of 150 spins between triggers, that’s roughly 2,250 base-game spins to unlock all four modes. Plan accordingly.
Autoplay is available for up to 100 spins in most jurisdictions. A Quick Spin option speeds up the reel animation if you prefer a faster session pace.
For a NZ$30 session, NZ$0.30 per spin gives you 100 spins — enough to expect one or two Chamber of Spins triggers on average. At NZ$0.60 per spin you get 50 spins, which shortens your runway before the bonus triggers. Keep your stake low enough to give the variance room to breathe across a meaningful number of spins.
How to Play Immortal Romance — Step by Step
- Open the game and click the hamburger menu (three lines) on the left side of the reels. This opens the full paytable — read each character’s story, check symbol payouts at your chosen stake, and confirm the RTP version your casino is running.
- Set your coin value and coins per line to reach your desired total bet per spin. The minimum is NZ$0.30; the maximum is NZ$30.
- Hit Spin. Wins pay left to right across 243 ways — three or more matching symbols on consecutive reels from the left count as a win regardless of row position.
- If the wild symbol (the Immortal Romance logo) lands as part of a winning combination, that win is doubled. Two wilds contributing to the same win stack the multiplier — two wilds doubling the same combination produce a 4x result.
- Watch for the Wild Desire feature — it triggers randomly in the base game roughly once every 160 spins. When it fires, one to five entire reels turn wild before the spin resolves. Five wild reels is how the base game’s biggest single-spin wins happen.
- When three or more Lion Door Knocker scatter symbols land anywhere on the grid, the Chamber of Spins triggers. You receive a scatter payout (2x, 20x, or 200x total bet for three, four, or five scatters) and then choose — or are given access to — a character’s free spins mode.
- The Chamber of Spins progresses with each trigger. Amber is available from the first trigger. Troy unlocks at trigger five, Michael at ten, Sarah at fifteen. Once unlocked, you choose which mode to play on each subsequent trigger.
Try this: Start at NZ$0.30 per spin and play 50 spins before adjusting your bet. This lets you experience the base-game pace, see how often wilds land, and understand the hit frequency before committing to a higher stake. Total cost: NZ$15 maximum.
Symbols and Paytable
Immortal Romance has 14 symbols in total: six card ranks (9, 10, J, Q, K, A), two thematic objects (a spell book and a gothic castle), four character symbols, a wild, and a scatter. All card-rank symbols are rendered in gothic font consistent with the theme — they’re not generic royal card icons dropped into an unrelated game.
The four character symbols are the premium paying group. Sarah is the highest-paying regular symbol at 16.67x total bet for five-of-a-kind. Michael and Troy sit in the mid-tier, with Amber at the lower end of the character group. The source page lists Sarah and Michael paying 16.6x and 11.6x respectively for five-of-a-kind — these appear to be rounded approximations; verified figures from independent sources put Sarah at 16.67x total bet.
The wild symbol is the Immortal Romance logo. It pays 3.33x, 8.33x, or 50x total bet for three, four, or five wilds on adjacent reels. More importantly, it doubles any win it contributes to — that 2x multiplier applies to the payout from the regular symbols in the combination, not just the wild’s own payout. When two wilds contribute to a single win, the doubling stacks to 4x. This mechanic is active throughout the base game and several of the free spins modes.
The scatter symbol is the Lion Door Knocker. It pays independently of payline position: landing two, three, four, or five scatters anywhere on the grid pays 1x, 2x, 20x, or 200x your total bet respectively, in addition to triggering the Chamber of Spins when three or more land. The scatter is the highest-paying symbol in the game — five scatters paying 200x stake in a single spin is a significant base-game win.
The spell book and castle fill the middle of the paytable, while the card-rank symbols make up the lower end. Specific coin values for each symbol tier are accessible through the in-game paytable — check these at your chosen coin value before playing.
Wild Symbol — 2x Multiplier
The wild substitutes for all symbols except the scatter. Its core function is the 2x multiplier on every win it helps form. This is active in the base game and in Amber’s and Michael’s free spins modes. It’s not a bonus feature in the traditional sense — it operates on every spin — but it meaningfully lifts the return on any win involving a wild, and over hundreds of spins that adds up.
Wild Desire
Triggered randomly in the base game only — not during free spins. Approximately once every 160 spins, one to five entire reels turn wild before the spin result is calculated. One wild reel produces a reasonable win; three, four, or five wild reels can produce the game’s largest base-game payouts. All five reels turning wild is how the Wild Desire contributes to max-win territory.
You cannot predict when Wild Desire triggers, and adjusting your bet size has no effect on its frequency. It fires from the RNG like any other outcome. When it hits on a large combination at a reasonable stake, it’s the game’s most viscerally satisfying moment.
Chamber of Spins — Amber
Available from the first trigger of the Chamber of Spins. Landing three or more scatters opens the Chamber, and Amber is your only option until you’ve triggered the feature five times. Amber awards 10 free spins with a flat 5x multiplier on every single win. Every payout during the round is quintupled — there are no conditions, no accumulation, no variable multipliers. It’s the most consistent mode in the game. Re-triggering the feature during Amber’s round adds 10 more free spins, up to a maximum of 20 total. The 5x multiplier applies throughout.
Chamber of Spins — Troy
Unlocks after your fifth Chamber of Spins trigger. Troy awards 15 free spins and introduces the Vampire Bats feature. On any free spin, vampire bats can fly across the reels and randomly convert symbols into multiplier wilds carrying 2x or 3x values. If two bat events occur on the same spin, the multipliers combine to produce up to a 6x multiplier on the wins they form. The 12,150x max win lives in this mode — the combination of 15 free spins, bat multipliers up to 6x, and favourable wild placement across 243 ways creates the game’s theoretical ceiling. That ceiling is rare. But it’s real.
Chamber of Spins — Michael
Unlocks after your tenth Chamber of Spins trigger. Michael awards 20 free spins and activates the Rolling Reels mechanic. When a winning combination lands, the winning symbols are removed and new ones drop in from above — exactly like a tumble or cascade mechanic. Each consecutive win on the same spin steps up a multiplier trail: 2x, 3x, 4x, then 5x. Break the chain and the multiplier resets. Michael’s mode rewards sessions where multiple consecutive wins land on a single tumble sequence. It’s more consistent than Troy’s bats but less explosive at its peak.
Chamber of Spins — Sarah
Unlocks after your fifteenth Chamber of Spins trigger. Sarah awards 25 free spins and the Wild Vine feature. On any free spin, the wild vine symbol can appear on reel three and randomly transform regular symbols on that reel into wilds, expanding the wild coverage across the grid. Landing two, three, four, or five scatters during Sarah’s free spins adds one, two, three, or four extra spins respectively, up to a maximum of 29 total. Sarah’s mode offers the highest spin count and the most dynamic wild placement of all four characters. It’s the hardest to reach and, for many sessions, the highest-value mode once unlocked.
Is Immortal Romance Worth Playing?
Pros:
- 96.86% default RTP is well above average — among the best in the Microgaming catalogue and higher than most modern pokies at this volatility level
- The progressive Chamber of Spins system creates genuine long-term engagement — each session builds toward unlocking more powerful modes rather than offering the same feature loop indefinitely
- Four mechanically distinct free spins modes (flat multiplier, bat multipliers, rolling reels, wild reels) mean no two bonus sessions feel identical
- The 2x wild multiplier is active across the entire base game — it lifts the return on every winning combination that includes a wild, consistently throughout your session
- 12,150x max win is significant and has been verified; it isn’t a theoretical number buried in a jackpot configuration
- NZ$0.30 minimum bet is accessible on any budget
Cons:
- Sarah’s mode — the most powerful of the four — requires at least 15 Chamber of Spins triggers to unlock, meaning it takes real session time to reach; at NZ$0.30/spin and 150 spins average between triggers, that’s roughly NZ$675 in base-game wagering at minimum stake before you’ve even seen it once
- No bonus buy feature; you cannot shortcut to the Chamber of Spins at any price
- A reduced 96.01% RTP version exists and is operator-configurable — some casinos run this without making it obvious; always check the in-game help section
- The base game between Chamber of Spins triggers is quiet — the Rolling Reels and Wild Vine excitement only exist inside the bonus, and the wait between triggers at medium-high volatility can be a long, grinding experience
- Visually dated even post-2020 remaster; compared to modern pokies the animations and symbol design feel distinctly 2011
Immortal Romance earns its reputation. The RTP is genuinely excellent, the wild’s 2x multiplier creates real base-game depth, and the four-mode Chamber of Spins is one of the best-designed feature structures in online pokies — still unmatched more than a decade after release. It asks for patience: the game only fully opens up after 15 bonus triggers. If you’re willing to invest that time at a comfortable stake, the payoff is a session experience that most modern pokies don’t offer. If you want instant access to all features from spin one, try the 2024 sequel Immortal Romance II instead.
Responsible Gambling
Immortal Romance uses a certified random number generator (RNG), verified by eCOGRA and iTech Labs. Every spin outcome is independent — prior results carry no influence over future spins, and no pattern or strategy can predict or alter what the reels produce. Set a firm budget before playing and stick to it. If gambling stops being enjoyable, responsible gambling support services are available in your region.