Merkur Gaming

Blazing Star HD

Slots Classic Slots Video Slots Fruit Retro Star Sky Classic

Retro Merkur fruit slot stripped to fixed-line base play

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.31%

return to player

Volatility

Medium/High

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

—

per spin

Reels

5 lines

Player rating

4.8 ★

19 votes

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4.8 / 5

19 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP9/10

RTP 96.31% → 9.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features2.5/10

5 features → 2.5/10

Game Mechanics3/10

f=5 r=5 p=5 → 3.0/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility—

—

Provider Reputation5.9/10

provider avg 5.9 → 5.9/10

Popularity6.7/10

synthetic proxy → 6.7/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 64 — Blazing Star HD by Merkur Gaming

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Slot Summary

A 96.31 RTP and 5 fixed paylines make Blazing Star HD a fit for players who prefer direct symbol matching over bonus-heavy play. Merkur Gaming uses a 5x3 grid, Classic Fruit symbols, and a Star as the highest-value image, with wins read from the leftmost reel across adjacent positions. There are no Wild Symbols, Scatter Symbols, Free Spins, or Bonus Games to interrupt the base format. The medium-to-high volatility therefore operates through ordinary line results rather than feature triggers.

How It Plays

Each wager produces one result on a 5x3 grid with 5 permanently active paylines. Matching symbols must connect on adjacent reels from the leftmost side.

No feature trigger interrupts that cycle, so the paytable and line arrangement carry the entire result. Even the highest-value Star remains a regular paying symbol.

Theme & Atmosphere

Classic and Retro styling defines the slot through familiar Fruit imagery, while the Sky and Star labels explain its sunlit variation on the traditional format.

The theme stays subordinate to readability. Fruit symbols communicate relative values quickly, and the Star serves as the highest-value image without introducing a separate feature.

Fruit Retro Star Sky Classic

Spec sheet

Blazing Star HD at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameBlazing Star HD

StudioMerkur Gaming

Released2/17/2018

Math

SlotRanker Score64

RTP96.31%

VolatilityMedium/High

Max win—

Bet range—

Player rating4.8 / 5 · 19 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines5

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 96.31% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$2.95

Cost per session$2.95

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Blazing Star HD? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: Medium-High

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Medium-High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.31%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Blazing Star HD with other games

	Blazing Star HD Score 64This game	Blazing Star Score 60	Links of Fire Score 83	Runner Runner Popwins Score 81	Fever Spin Megaways Score 81
Identity
Studio	Merkur Gaming	edict	Slingshot Studios	StakeLogic	iSoftbet
Released	2/17/2018	9/12/2015	5/9/2022	6/30/2022	6/14/2024
Math
RTP	96.31%	96.31%	96.2%	96.5%	95.99%
Volatility	Medium/High	Medium volatility	High volatility	Medium/High	High volatility
Max win	—	5,000×	25,000×	10,000×	50,000×
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	6
Layout	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3	6x7
Paylines	5	5	40	86 (Bothway)	117649
Min bet	—	0.05	0.2	0.2	0.2
Max bet	—	10	20	20	20
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	—	✓	✓	✓	—
Free spins	—	—	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	—	—	✓	—	—
Multiplier	—	—	✓	✓	—
Bonus game	—	—	✓	—	—
Respins	—	—	✓	—	—

Every number is shown as a delta against Blazing Star HD.

Comparing against

Blazing Star HD

Merkur Gaming

RTP

96.31%

Max win

—

Score

+ Wild+ Free Spins+ Scatter+ Multiplier+ Bonus Game+ Respins

Runner Runner Popwins

+ Wild+ Free Spins+ Multiplier

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