Real screenshot from our demo test, 1 Nov 2026
Push GamingReleased 23 Nov 2022
Retro Tapes Demo & review
A 6x9 Push Gaming cluster game where Wild Tapes stick and grow multipliers, and the free spins pay from Instant Prize coins that link into clusters.
Written by Hampus GravePublished 2 Nov 2026
Play money · no sign-up · no deposit
- RTP
- 96.47%
- Volatility
- High
- Max win
- 10,000x
- Grid
- 6x9
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FluxPlays verdict
Our verdict
No, unless you like a bonus that builds a board instead of paying spin by spin. In Top Charts, Wild Tapes and Instant Prizes stick while the empty spaces respin, and the prizes pay only at the end, when five or more have linked up, so the round rides on whether they meet. The drawback is the base game, where most clusters paid under a dollar for us.
Who it suits
Play this if…
- Bonus buyers who like suspense: Top Charts pays everything at the very end, cluster by cluster
- Players who like sticky boards: Wild Tapes and Instant Prizes stay put for the whole round
- Learners: the paytable and Cluster Link make it clear why five touching coins matter more than one big one
Skip this if…
- Short-session players: in the base game most clusters are blue and grey tapes worth cents
- You want the premium buy to earn its price: the dearer option adds only a Wild Multiplier at the same RTP
- Bonus chasers who dislike all-or-nothing rounds: isolated coins pay nothing, however large
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Retro Tapes: Full Review
Retro Tapes is a cascading cluster game where the wild is also the scatter, and where its bonus pays out of Instant Prize coins that only count once five or more of them touch. Push Gaming released it in November 2022 to bring back that Cluster Link idea. It suits players who like a bonus that builds a board over several spins, more than anyone hoping for steady wins between bonuses.
Retro Tapes game information
- Provider
- Push Gaming
- Release date
- 23 November 2022
- Grid
- 6 x 9 (reels x rows)
- How it pays
- Cluster pays 5+
- RTP
- 96.47% (base game) (casinos may also run 96.71% (both bonus buys))
- Volatility
- High
- Max win
- 10,000x the bet
- Bet range
- $0.10 to $100
- Bonus buy
- Free Spins (Singles Feature) 100x, Super Free Spins (Hits Feature) 400x
The base game before our first spin: six columns, nine rows, all tapes. FluxPlays demo test, 1 November 2026.
How Retro Tapes works
Five or more matching tapes touching horizontally or vertically make a cluster. Winning tapes are removed, the rest fall, and new ones drop in until no cluster forms. Pays rise steeply with cluster size, and only the red and orange tapes reach real money:
| Tape, pays at $1 | 5 | 8 | 10 to 11 | 14 to 16 | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | $2.00 | $3.50 | $10.00 | $100.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Orange | $1.00 | $1.70 | $5.00 | $50.00 | $500.00 |
| Pink, green | $0.50 | $1.00 | $2.50 | $7.50 | $25.00 |
| Blue, grey | $0.10 | $0.50 | $0.80 | $2.00 | $5.00 |
On a grid of 54 positions, the blue and grey tapes are the everyday result, and a red cluster of 20 is the paytable's ceiling.
The paytable at our stake, with every cluster size from 5 to 20 or more. FluxPlays demo test, 1 November 2026.
Wild Tapes and Instant Prizes: what sticks and what links
Four special symbols sit on top of the tapes, and the first two do most of the work:
| Symbol | What it does |
|---|---|
| Wild Tape | Substitutes for every tape. It sticks when it is part of a win, and its multiplier grows by one with each winning cascade. Three to six of them also trigger free spins |
| Wild Multiplier | Lands as x1, x2, x3 or x5, gives that value to every Wild Tape in view, then turns into an Instant Prize |
| Instant Prize | A coin worth 1x to 1,000x the bet. Coins pay only when five or more form a cluster of their own, which is Cluster Link |
| Magnet | Pulls paying symbols of one kind, or at least four Instant Prizes, around itself into a cluster |
In practice an Instant Prize sitting alone is worth nothing. The Magnet is the piece that can rescue scattered coins, and the Wild Multiplier is the one that lifts every wild at once.
Top Charts free spins: how they trigger
Three, four, five or six Wild Tapes anywhere start Top Charts with 6, 8, 10 or 12 free spins. Inside the round, Wild Tapes and Instant Prizes stick where they land, and every empty position spins on its own. Each one can bring a Wild Tape, a Wild Multiplier, an Instant Prize, a Magnet, an Extra Spin worth one or two more spins, or a blank. A new Wild Tape adds two free spins.
Nothing pays until the end. When the spins run out, or the board fills, every Instant Prize cluster is paid at once. So the round is a race between filling the board and having the coins land next to each other.
Bonus buy: prices and what you get
The star button opens two buys, which the rules call the Singles and Hits Features and the buy panel calls Free Spins and Super Free Spins:
| Buy | Type | Price at $1 | RTP and volatility | What it adds | Our round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Spins (Singles Feature) | Bonus buy | $100 | 96.71%, High | Top Charts with up to six Wild Tapes converted | One round: $34.00 back |
| Super Free Spins (Hits Feature) | Bonus buy | $400 | 96.71%, High | The same, plus a guaranteed Wild Multiplier of random value | One round: $60.00 back |
The rules give no volatility label, so the cells use the High rating on Push Gaming's game page. Both buys share one RTP, so the extra $300 pays for the Wild Multiplier and nothing else.
The two buys at our base bet. FluxPlays demo test, 1 November 2026.
RTP, volatility and max win
The base game's RTP is 96.47%, and both buys sit higher. Push Gaming rates the game High volatility on its own page, since the demo's rules carry no label. A single game round can pay no more than 10,000x the base bet. With the red tape topping out far below that, the cap is a bonus matter: a full board of linked Instant Prizes with multiplied wilds beside them.
Our Retro Tapes demo test
FluxPlays demo test
1 November 2026, demo running 96.47% RTP
Base game spins
100
at $1 per spin
Staked
$100
Paid back
$77.80
77.8% of stake, -$22.20
Winning spins
29 of 100
29% of spins paid something
Biggest win
$39 (39x)
natural Top Charts from three Wild Tapes; the best ordinary base win was $15.00 (spin 40)
Free spins triggered
1
natural trigger in the session
Bonus buys tested
Free Spins (Singles Feature, 100x)
6 free spins awarded, 7 played; one Instant Prize cluster beside a x1 Wild Tape
$100 in
$34 back
0.34x its price
34x the $1 bet
Super Free Spins (Hits Feature, 400x)
four Wild Tapes raised to x3; 8 free spins; one Instant Prize cluster
$400 in
$60 back
0.15x its price
60x the $1 bet
Played on Push Gaming's official demo (server 2.7.0, client 6.28.12) on 1 November 2026 with fun credits, read here as dollars, from a 1,000.00 balance. The demo opened at 0.50 and was set to 1.00 for all 100 base spins and both buys. The game has no paid per-spin mode. Session: $600.00 staked, $171.80 back, ending at 571.80, matching the game server's wallet.
Top Charts arrived on its own on spin 47, from three Wild Tapes, and paid $39.00, half of the base game's whole return. Its coins joined into one cluster, which is the Cluster Link rule working as written. The only other base hit of note was $15.00 on spin 40. Most of the 29 winning spins were blue and grey clusters under a dollar.
Top Charts from base spin 47 settled at 39.00. FluxPlays demo test, 1 November 2026.
The two buys showed the same weakness. In the Super Free Spins round four Wild Tapes landed in the corners and the guaranteed Wild Multiplier raised them to x3, yet only one Instant Prize cluster formed, and the round paid $60.00. The cheaper buy also ended with one cluster.
Our Super Free Spins round, with four x3 Wild Tapes and one block of coins. FluxPlays demo test, 1 November 2026.
The Magnet, the Extra Spin, an x5 multiplier and any prize above 10x did not turn up, so those are described from the rules. Three bonus rounds say nothing about which buy returns more over time.
Our Super Free Spins buy ended at 60.00. FluxPlays demo test, 1 November 2026.
Is Retro Tapes worth playing?
For a bonus buyer who likes building a board, yes. For a base-game spinner, no. The appeal of Top Charts is that everything sticks and nothing pays until the end, so the last spins can turn a messy board into one big linked cluster. That also makes it brittle: coins that never touch are worth nothing, and the Magnet is the only fix.
Pick Jammin' Jars if you want Push Gaming's cluster game with wilds whose multipliers grow and travel, and a higher cap. Choose Retro Tapes if you would rather buy a sticky board of wilds and prizes and watch Cluster Link decide it.
In the demo, buy the 100x round twice before trying the 400x one. Both share an RTP, and the cheaper round shows the linking problem just as clearly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you trigger the free spins in Retro Tapes?+
Land three, four, five or six Wild Tapes anywhere for 6, 8, 10 or 12 spins of Top Charts. Wild Tapes and Instant Prizes then stick, empty spaces respin, and each new Wild Tape adds two spins. Our natural round came on spin 47 from three Wild Tapes.
Can you buy the bonus in Retro Tapes, and what does it cost?+
Yes, two ways. Free Spins cost 100x the bet and convert up to six Wild Tapes. Super Free Spins cost 400x and add a guaranteed Wild Multiplier of random value. Both carry an RTP of 96.71%, a little above the base game.
How do Instant Prizes work in Retro Tapes?+
Instant Prizes are coins worth 1x to 1,000x the bet, but they pay only in clusters of five or more, a rule Push Gaming calls Cluster Link. A Magnet can pull four or more of them together. In Top Charts every prize cluster is paid when the round ends.
What is the max win in Retro Tapes, and how is it reached?+
One game round can pay at most 10,000x the base bet. The tapes alone top out at 1,000x for a red cluster of 20 or more, so the cap belongs to Top Charts, where large Instant Prizes link up with multiplied Wild Tapes on the board.
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