Slingshot Studios

A Dark Matter

Slots Video Slots Horror Mystery History Forest Darkness Mystic Detective Europe

A historical English mystery slot shaped by detective fiction and horror

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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RTP

96.18%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.05

per spin

Reels

5 lines

Player rating

4.4 ★

18 votes

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4.4 / 5

18 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 96.18% → 9.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features8.5/10

12 features → 8.5/10

Game Mechanics4.7/10

f=12 r=5 p=5 → 4.7/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.05–50 (×1000) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.9/10

provider avg 6.9 → 6.9/10

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: 76 — A Dark Matter by Slingshot Studios

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Slot Summary

Players drawn to high-volatility play where five bidirectional paylines can be overtaken by expanding wilds will understand A Dark Matter quickly. Slingshot Studios places that mechanism inside a mystery set in Stonehurst, an English town troubled by unexplained disappearances. The investigation at Wraith Manor gives the game a narrative identity rather than using horror as simple decoration.

How It Plays

Regular spins use five fixed paylines that evaluate combinations in both directions. This makes positions at either edge relevant instead of reserving all line starts for the leftmost reel.

The main interruption comes when a Wild Symbol expands across adjacent positions. Its placement can alter several lines together, giving a narrow paytable a broader result than its line count suggests.

Theme & Atmosphere

Stonehurst and Wraith Manor provide the setting for a mystery concerning unexplained disappearances, suspicious artifacts and an investigator sent to examine the old English estate.

The darkness, detective and horror material is treated as a connected story. Historical and mystic elements support the case rather than appearing as unrelated symbol decoration.

Horror Mystery History Forest Darkness Mystic Detective Europe

Features & Win Potential

Expanding Wilds can spread into a larger wild area, while stacked Wild Symbols increase the chance that the central reels affect several pay-both-ways combinations at once.

Scatter Symbols provide the route into Free Spins. Once there, the Multiplier raises the value of qualifying wins without changing the basic five-line structure.

High volatility Free Spins Multiplier Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol 5 Reels Expanding Wilds Pay Both Ways Additional Free Spins 96% RTP 5 Paylines Stack

Bonus & Free Spins

Free Spins retain the game's Wild Symbol emphasis but add a Multiplier to qualifying wins. Additional Free Spins can lengthen the round when their condition is met.

Spec sheet

A Dark Matter at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameA Dark Matter

StudioSlingshot Studios

Released10/22/2019

Math

SlotRanker Score76

RTP96.18%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win—

Bet range$0.05 – $50.00

Player rating4.4 / 5 · 18 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines5

Layout5x3

Expected average based on this slot's 96.18% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$0.76

Cost per session$0.76

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 A Dark Matter? 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: 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 (High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.18%), 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 A Dark Matter with other games

	A Dark Matter Score 76This game	Spring Heeled Jack Score 86	Voodoo Gold Score 78	Mysterious Score 72	The Twin Wins Mystery Score 66
Identity
Studio	Slingshot Studios	Blue Guru Games	ELK Studios	Pragmatic Play	Mancala Gaming
Released	10/22/2019	10/25/2022	10/8/2019	2/14/2020	11/25/2021
Math
RTP	96.18%	96.01%	96.1%	95.5%	95%
Volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility
Max win	—	15,587×	5,000×	9,648×	5,740×
Format
Reels	5	5	6	5	5
Layout	5x3	5x3	6x4	5x4	5x3
Paylines	5	243	4096	4096	25
Min bet	0.05	0.2	0.1	0.1	—
Max bet	50	40	100	100	—
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Bonus game	—	—	—	—	—
Respins	—	—	—	—	—

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