Retro Tapes Slot Review
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7.9Value score · Good · how it works
Retro Tapes review: Push Gaming's cassette cluster slot with instant prizes up to 1,000x, a magnet symbol and two RTP versions, 96.47% and 94.46%.
- #1018by RTP of 3,708 slots
- #1212by value of 3,708 slots
- #14by value of 39 Push Gaming slots
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Basic information
| Software | Push Gaming |
|---|---|
| Release year | Not published |
| RTP | 96.47% | 94.46% |
| Volatility | Not published |
| Max win | Not published |
| Hit frequency | Not published |
| Game type | Slot |
| Data verified | 2026-09-28 |
Source: Push Gaming game page; RTP database by toolsgambling.com (CC BY 4.0); image: Push Gaming promotional image from the official game page. How we collect data · Report a mistake
Retro Tapes review
Push Gaming dresses a cluster-pays slot in cassette tapes. Groups of five or more identical tapes are collected, spin away and make room for new ones to fall in. Around that sit instant prize symbols worth up to 1,000x the bet, a wild multiplier and a magnet that pulls matching symbols together. The most important detail for a player, however, is that the game exists in two RTP versions.
Clusters and instant prizes
A cluster needs five or more identical tapes. When it forms, the tapes are collected and new ones fall into the gaps, which can chain into further clusters. The studio says cluster payouts range from 0.1x to 1,000x.
Instant Prize symbols are bet multipliers that pay when a cluster of five or more forms around them. The possible values are 1x, 2x, 5x, 10x, 25x, 50x, 100x, 250x, 500x and 1,000x.
Wilds, the multiplier and the magnet
The Wild Tape stands in for every symbol except the Magnet and the Wild Multiplier. It lands on the reel with a 1x multiplier, and each cluster win involving the Wild Multiplier raises that by one. It also acts as a scatter: three or more landing together start the Free Games feature.
Wild Multiplier
Available in the base game and in the Top Charts feature. It passes its multiplier value to every Wild Tape on the reels and then turns into an Instant Prize symbol of random value.
Magnet
It picks one type of paying symbol at random and pulls every copy on the reels into a cluster. If it chooses Instant Prize symbols, at least four must be present for a cluster to form. It then becomes the paying symbol or a random Instant Prize.
Top Charts
When it starts, all Wild Tape and Instant Prize symbols stay in place. Each free spin then lands on one of six results: Blank Space, Wild Tape, Wild Multiplier, Instant Prize, Magnet or Extra Spin. Instant Prizes stay until the end of the feature, when they are evaluated and all clusters are collected.
Two RTPs, two costs
Our catalogue records two versions. At 96.47% the house edge is 3.53%, an average cost of $35.30 per $1,000 wagered. At 94.46% the edge is 5.54%, or $55.40 per $1,000. That is roughly $20 more for the same wagering. Over 100 spins at $1 the averages are $3.53 and $5.54, and at $5 they are $17.65 and $27.70.
Which version you get is decided by the operator, not by the player, so it is worth checking the game's information screen. Our catalogue lists no volatility label and no max win for Retro Tapes.
Nearby on the RTP scale
Boss Bear lists 96.47%, the same as the higher version here. Giga Jar is at 96.48%, Retro Sweets and Tiki Tumble at 96.49%, and Fat Rabbit and Fat Santa at 96.45%.
Pros
- Instant Prize symbols run from 1x to 1,000x the bet
- The Magnet can pull scattered symbols into a cluster
- Wild Tape doubles as a scatter for the Free Games feature
- Free official demo available
Cons
- A lower 94.46% version exists, with a 5.54% house edge
- No volatility label or max win in our catalogue
Verdict
Retro Tapes is a busy cluster slot with several symbol types working together. The headline RTP is 96.47%, a 3.53% house edge, but a 94.46% version is also on record and costs noticeably more per spin. As volatility is not published, run the free demo to see how the Top Charts feature plays before choosing a stake, and look for the RTP shown in the game itself.
Sources: Push Gaming official game page; RTP, volatility and max win from the open Slot RTP Database.
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Retro Tapes RTP versions
2 RTP versions of Retro Tapes are recorded. Casinos choose which one to run, so the number you get depends on where you play. Each bar shows what that version keeps on average per $1,000 wagered.
- 96.47%Highest $35.30 lost per $1,000
- 94.46%Lowest $55.40 lost per $1,000
Cost of 100 spins
| Bet | Wagered | Average cost at 96.47% | At 94.46% |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0.20 | $20 | $0.71 | $1.11 |
| $1 | $100 | $3.53 | $5.54 |
| $5 | $500 | $17.65 | $27.70 |
Averages computed from the published RTP; real sessions vary widely around them. RTP calculator
Retro Tapes max win, volatility & stats
- Value score
- 7.9 / 10
- Lost per $1,000 (average)
- $35.30
- Max win at $1 bet
- –
- Wins on average
- –
Percentiles compare this game with the 3,708 games in the catalogue. Max win: not published.
