For years, penguins were marketed as adorable little snowbirds in tuxedos, politely wobbling about and minding their own business. Then the Penguins of Madagascar showed up and completely ruined that image by revealing they’re actually cold-blooded tactical masterminds running covert operations behind the scenes. Suddenly, those cute flippers looked less like they were waving hello and more like they were plotting a hostile takeover

In the Penguin Royale slot from NowNow, the company seems to have pushed this even further, making them demigods with transformation powers.

The icy adventure begins

Penguin Royale features 1,024 paylines across five reels. Betting starts at $0.10 per spin and increases to a maximum of $35. With a maximum multiplier of 10,000x, the slot offers a top win of up to $350,000.

With high volatility, you can expect longer stretches without frequent small wins as the game focuses on delivering larger payouts. The slot’s expected RTP is 96.31%.

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The Break the Ice feature introduces two forms of symbols: standard and Frozen. When standard symbols form part of a winning combination, they explode and disappear, leaving empty positions that allow new symbols to fall into place during cascades. 

Frozen symbols also shatter when included in a win, but they remain on the reels and instead transform into Wilds for the following cascade. Only pay symbols, excluding Wilds and Scatters, can appear as Frozen symbols, and these are limited to reels two, three, and four.

A Multiplier Meter is positioned above the reels and increases the value of your wins. At the start of each spin, the Awarding Multiplier begins at x1, with three additional multipliers displayed alongside it. 

With every cascade, the leftmost multiplier is added to the Awarding Multiplier and then removed, while a new multiplier enters from the right. This process continues throughout the cascade sequence, with multiplier values ranging randomly from x1 to x100. The multiplier resets at the start of each new spin.

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The Blizzard Bonus is triggered when you land three, four, or five Scatter symbols during the base game, awarding 10, 12, or 14 free spins, respectively. During this feature, the core mechanics remain active with a few extra features. 

At the start of each free spin, one of the three middle reels is randomly selected, and all symbols on that reel become Frozen on the initial spin and every subsequent cascade. Frozen symbols may also appear on the remaining middle reels, though this is not guaranteed. The Multiplier Meter continues to function as it does in the base game. Landing three Scatters during the feature grants an additional ten free spins, with two extra spins awarded for each additional Scatter.

The slot does offer a buy bonus option, which gives you the chance to purchase a round of free spins at 100x your bet amount.

Has the Penguin Royale slot been out of the fridge too long?

The Penguin Royale slot leans heavily into a fairly predictable frozen theme with a character that looks like the penguin version of Māui from Moana. The mechanics are easy to follow, with wins centred on transforming symbols into wilds and building multiplier values through consecutive cascades, which can create some engaging momentum when things align.

Its high volatility and 10,000x maximum win provide solid potential, even if the overall feature set feels more restrained than some competing ice-themed releases. It’s not going to blow your socks off, but there is something there. I give it an eight out of ten.

If you’re looking for a few other NowNow slots that I would recommend, try out Through the Fire and Alchemist Wonders.