The Rift slot
The Rift is a Thunderkick slot on 5 reels, 3 rows and 17 fixed paylines, with features built around sticky wilds. Two bonus symbols bring a Rift Spin, which holds wilds that missed out on a win and adds 1 to 3 sticky ones; three or more open a Bonus Game, where every bonus symbol that lands moves the Rift seal on towards extra free spins and more sticky wilds.
Editorial note: this guide explains how The Rift works. Rules, features and payout figures are set by the studio and can differ between operators and game versions, so check the game’s information panel before you play. Slots are games of chance, and nothing here predicts results. Availability at Fortune Games can change.
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The Rift: key facts
| Studio | Thunderkick |
|---|---|
| Reels and paylines | 5 reels, 3 rows, 17 fixed paylines; wins count from the leftmost reel to the right |
| Maximum win | 815x stake |
| Top line payout | Burning book: 30x stake for five on a payline; five wilds pay the same |
| Wild | Substitutes for any other symbol, but only when it forms a winning payline with at least one of the symbols it replaces |
| Bonus symbol | A scatter that can land on any reel: two start a Rift Spin, three or more the Bonus Game |
| Rift Spin | Wilds that are not part of a winning payline are held while all the reels spin again, and 1 to 3 sticky wilds are placed at random |
| Bonus Game | Free spins for three or more bonus symbols on the first spin of a game round; each bonus symbol beyond three adds more free spins |
| Sticky wilds | Only in Rift Spins and the Bonus Game; each stays locked for the rest of the round, or until it is part of a winning payline |
| Rift seal | Bonus symbols that land during the Bonus Game advance the seal, which awards extra free spins and sticky wilds |
| Autoplay and turbo | Not available at sites licensed in Great Britain; UK rules require at least 2.5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next |
| Stakes | From 10p a spin in the studio’s range. UK rules cap online slot stakes at £5 a spin, or £2 if you are 18 to 24 |
| RTP | Shown in the game’s information panel |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
How The Rift plays
The Rift keeps to a fixed frame: all 17 paylines are in play on every spin, and a win has to start on the leftmost reel and run to the right. Coins make up the low end of the paytable, while the stopwatch and the burning book sit at the top. The wild comes with a condition: it stands in for any other symbol only when, together with at least one of the symbols it replaces, it forms a winning payline. The bonus symbol is a scatter that can land on any reel, and how many of them arrive decides what happens next. Two in the main game bring a Rift Spin, while three or more on the first spin of a game round open the Bonus Game.
The Rift Spin
Two bonus symbols in the main game trigger a Rift Spin. Any wild on the reels that is not part of a winning payline is locked where it stands, all the reels spin again, and 1 to 3 sticky wilds are placed at random positions. As a worked example, a spin that shows two bonus symbols and one wild outside any win keeps that wild in place for the Rift Spin, and between one and three sticky wilds join it on the reels.
Sticky wilds
Sticky wilds appear only in Rift Spins and in the Bonus Game. Each one is locked in position for the rest of the game round, or until it is part of a winning payline. While it waits, it follows the same rule as the ordinary wild: it substitutes only when it completes a winning payline together with at least one of the symbols it replaces. The Rift Spin places 1 to 3 of them at random, and in the Bonus Game the Rift seal can award more.
The Bonus Game and the Rift seal
Three or more bonus symbols on the first spin of a game round open the Bonus Game, a round of free spins, and four or five bonus symbols are worth more free spins than three. Inside the round the bonus symbols take on a second job. Each one that lands advances the Rift seal, and as the seal progresses it awards two things: extra free spins and more sticky wilds.
The Rift compared with Rich Wilde and the Tome of Madness
Both games are built around an opening into somewhere else. In The Rift it is a strange rift that swallows magical artefacts, while in Rich Wilde and the Tome of Madness the adventurer Rich Wilde goes after the Cult of Cthulhu and every win charges a portal to the Other World. That portal is how the Rich Wilde game reaches its free round: once enough winning symbols have charged it, it opens. The Rift starts its Bonus Game from three or more bonus symbols on one spin instead. The grids are far apart too, with 5 reels, 3 rows and 17 fixed paylines against a 5x5 grid where clusters of four or more matching symbols win and then cascade away.
| Game | Grid and lines | Way into the bonus |
|---|---|---|
| The Rift | 5 reels, 3 rows, 17 fixed paylines | Three or more bonus symbols on one spin start the Bonus Game; two give a Rift Spin |
| Rich Wilde and the Tome of Madness | 5x5 grid; clusters of 4 or more matching symbols, with cascades | Winning symbols charge a portal; a full portal opens the Other World free round |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
The Rift at Fortune Games
You can play The Rift with the slot games in the Fortune Games lobby (18+), and the tiles above add Tome of Madness, the game compared above, and four more slots. The UK caps in the table apply to every player. There is no autoplay or turbo mode, as at every site licensed in Great Britain. Fortune Games has an app on the App Store and Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
What is the story behind The Rift?
A strange rift has torn open in the shadows of a forgotten alleyway, and it is swallowing the world’s most powerful magical artefacts. The features take their names from it: two bonus symbols bring the Rift Spin, and the Rift seal is what bonus symbols advance during the Bonus Game.
Can you change the number of paylines in The Rift?
No. The 17 paylines are fixed, so none can be switched off and every spin plays all of them. Wins on them are read from the leftmost reel to the right, and a line of five wilds pays as much as a line of five burning books, the symbol at the top of the paytable.
What is the difference between a Rift Spin and the Bonus Game?
The number of bonus symbols decides which one you get. Two in the main game bring a Rift Spin: one more spin of all the reels, with stray wilds held in place and 1 to 3 sticky wilds added. Three or more on the first spin of a round open the Bonus Game instead, a run of free spins in which further bonus symbols advance the Rift seal.
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Checked on 13 November 2026 against Thunderkick’s game page and game information document for The Rift, the SlotCatalog, VegasSlotsOnline and Gambling.com game records, the studio game page and the LCB record for Rich Wilde and the Tome of Madness, and the Gambling Commission’s stake-limit guidance and remote technical standards. How we research and check our guides: our editorial policy.