Karen Maneater Slot Review (Nolimit City)

This 100 Spin test was updated by Steve Madgwick on 29/5/2023 

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Test Comments

The high volatility nature of this hacksaw game were on show with very little in the way of base game wins, returning just a medium level of 23 wins from 100 spins.

However, hitting the free spins on two occasions returned wins of 343.1x after 25 spins and after80 spins it landed again with a 52x win - pretty impressive stuff - However, take those two spins out of the test and we have 21 wins from 100 and we have a much more realistic 14.5% RTP again highlighting that volatility of this studio.

Karen Maneater is an ‘insane’ principle with an insane volatility with Nolimit City making sure there’s no holds barred with this slot.

A 6-reel slot featuring 2-3-3-3-3-3 rows and 486+ paylines with those paylines able to get higher and higher with the amount of wins that you end up hitting.

Stakes in this game start at 10p and go up to £70 with the RTP set to 96%. This game also has an xBet switch which guarantees a Scatter symbol on the second reel at a cost of an extra 30% of your stake.

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Game Data Table Slot Review

Graphics, Music, and Sound Effects

Karen Maneater is one of the most graphically pleasing games we’ve seen in a while with Nolimit City really making sure that this one seems different from the rest. The Karen Maneater logo is a direct copy from the KFC one, with Karen doing her very best impression of the Colonel. Infectious xWays, xWays and xBet are all shown on the main logo image too.

This game seems like a natural sequel to xWays Hoarder xSplit with the scenery and background showing what looks like a post-apocalyptic setting. The head of the Statue of Liberty rests on the floor next to the reels which are made of wood and metal.

The soundtrack to Karen Maneater is exactly as you’d imagine it to be when you enter it with a drum and guitar beat giving the game a real apocalyptic feel. 

As with all of our slot game reviews it’s important that we go through the different features in the game so that we really get to grips with it before we play.

Thanks to our review we will go through the Karen Maneater theme as well as the different ways you can win in the game with the reels and paylines given further detail.

Theme – Post Apocalyptic

The theme of Karen Maneater is all about a post-apocalyptic world, with Karen dealing with managers like those that you’d see in a viral TikTok video! See her and her raccoon’s cause havoc on the town to try and get it in order.

xWays can land on the middle 4 reels to transform into a regular paying symbol with a 2x-4x size. xWays and Infectious xWay symbols land only in the main game and reveal the same symbol across the reels that they land on.

The basic symbols in Karen Maneater are different to usual slots with 10, J, Q, K and A replaced with different symbols such as toilet roll, beer, needle, battery and a gun. Premium symbols feature the men in which Karen is serving in her KME restaurant with the main premium symbol being Karen herself.

XBet in this game can be turned on at the top of the second reel with the dial at the top of that reel able to be clicked to make the Raccoon scatter appear on that reel guaranteed on every single spin. This costs 30% more of your stake to get this feature.

Reels

Karen Maneater features 6-reels and 2-3-3-3-3-3 rows.

Paylines

There are 486+ paylines in Karen Maneater. 

RTP

As with every slot game one of the most important bits of information is the Return to Player and it’s no different with Karen Maneater. The RTP in this game is 96.00%.

As always this percentage is not the same everywhere and online casinos often alter these figures according to their current policies. To spare you the trouble, we shared a list of UK casinos where you can play this game and the respective RTPs found there.

For an even more informed decision, we advise you to check our reviews and read about the casino's welcome bonuses and deals, game libraries, customer care, payment options, and other things available in each casino.

Several top-ranking operators have the Karen Maneater slot in their offer, and many of them include a solid RTP for this title. Those who want to try other releases in well-established casinos should check the list of slot sites we recommend.

Stake Range

The stake range will always vary from different sites with some capping the stake with its high volatility but the Nolimit City site states stakes from 10p to £70.

Max Win

The Karen Maneater online slot limits the maximum win at 11,757x the player’s bet.

Free Spins

The Bonus Meal feature is activated with Raccoon Scatters, with three symbols activating the Value Bonus Meal with 7 spins and 3 sticky xWays. 4 Raccoon Scatters gives you the Deluxe Bonus Meal with 10 spins and 4 sticky xWays.

Xways symbols in these bonuses start with 2 and then increase by one with every winning spin you hit, with the maximum size of these up at 42x. Infectious Wilds landing on the last reel adds extra spins and xWays reveal sizes will increase with the same value as the wild multiplier.

Jackpot

The Karen Maneater online slot game doesn’t have a jackpot prize but does have a Max Win of 11,757x available to be won in a single spin.

OLBG has a page where you can find the best jackpot slot games if you are genuinely interested in such titles with big jackpots available.

Play Experience & First Impressions

My play experience of Karen Maneater instantly showed me why it’s got an ‘Insane’ volatility rating by Nolimit City with wins hard to come by in the 100 spins that I did. I wanted to do spins using the xBet feature too which increases your stake by 30%. These spins offer more wins with the scatter symbol that you are guaranteed with that symbol turning into an xWay when it lands. 

Nolimit City keeps growing in popularity with these high volatility games part of the reasoning and it’s no surprise that this game features in the popular sections of most slot sites that have the provider.

The game gives positive vibes while you play with the graphics used funny and original and you get a real sense of a story while you’re playing with Karen clearly unhappy and wanting payback with her raccoons. 

Our overall verdict of this game is that we’re not surprised that Nolimit City has once again made a slick slot that is easy to play and get the hang of straight away.

Despite us being easy to decipher what is going on immediately, it doesn’t mean that the wins are low and easy to get, with splits and xWays and infectious reels all forming part of a deeper game. Straight away when playing this even if you didn’t know who the provider was you’d know it’s a Nolimit City game due to the graphics and gameplay.

This Karen Maneater slot review was written by the OLBG Slots Content Team, beginning with Andrej Trajkovski, who has worked in the online gambling industry since 2013, playing and reviewing online slots and casinos daily for the past four years. 

Contributing to the review was Jake Ashton, a slots fan who is also part of the casino and sports betting team here at OLBG and Jenny Mason with Online Casino, Bingo and Slots Experience from over 15 years in the industry. 

The review is Fact Checked by William Westerlund, an online casino expert reviewing casinos and slots for over five years, and published by Steve Madgwick, our Editor-In-Chief with over 18 years of experience creating and managing high-quality sports betting and Casino content for OLBG & multiple other publications and a self-confessed online slots fans who has played at 100's of the best slot sites online and completes the Spin tests.

100 Spin Test Criteria

The 100 Spins test is undertaken on a demo slot, staking 100 spins at £1 per spin

Session RTP - Return to the player after 100 spins - Eg, A return of £45 from 100 spins is 45%, or a return of £107 is 107%

Win Frequency - A winning spins to spins frequency, higher frequency regardless of prize, is often more entertaining.

• 0-10 Very Low
• 11-15 Low
• 16-30 Medium
• 21-35 High
• 36+ Very High

Biggest Base Game Win  - Highest single base game spin winning value

Spins to Bonus - How many spins were completed before the main bonus round was achieved

Bonus Paid - Value of bonus once complete

Time Taken  - How long did the 100 spins take to complete?