Real screenshot from our demo test, 2 Nov 2026
Pragmatic PlayReleased 16 Dec 2022
Starlight Christmas Demo & review
Pragmatic Play's Christmas edition of Starlight Princess: a 6x5 pay-anywhere tumble grid where winged hearts can land on any spin and add up to multiply the whole chain.
Written by Hampus GravePublished 3 Nov 2026
Play money · no sign-up · no deposit
- RTP
- 96.5%
- Volatility
- Medium
- Max win
- 5,000x
- Grid
- 6x5
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FluxPlays verdict
Our verdict
Yes, if you like Starlight Princess and want it dressed for winter. Every figure we could check matches the original: hearts that add up when a tumble chain ends, the same ceiling, the same medium-volatility label and the same buy and ante prices. The drawback is that nothing new comes with the snow, so a player who already enjoys the original gains only the look and a buy that stays on with the ante.
Who it suits
Play this if…
- Starlight Princess fans after a festive version: the grid, the paytable and the hearts are unchanged, only the look is new
- Short-session players who like action outside the bonus: hearts can land on any ordinary spin and multiply its chain
- Bonus buyers who also like the ante: in our demo the buy stayed available with the ante switched on
Skip this if…
- Series fans looking for something new: the numbers match the 2021 original
- Max-win hunters: the 1000 version runs the same grid with bigger hearts and a three times higher cap
- You want every multiplier to count: a heart on a chain that does not win adds nothing
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Starlight Christmas: Full Review
Starlight Christmas is Starlight Princess dressed for December: the same 6x5 pay-anywhere tumble grid, the same winged-heart multipliers and the same medium-volatility label, with a white cat in a Santa hat as the scatter. Pragmatic Play released it in December 2022. It suits players who like the original's rhythm, where a heart in an ordinary spin can lift a small tumble chain, and who want the snow.
Starlight Christmas game information
- Provider
- Pragmatic Play
- Release date
- 16 December 2022
- Grid
- 6 x 5 (reels x rows)
- How it pays
- Pay anywhere, 8+ symbols
- RTP
- 96.50%
- Volatility
- Medium
- Max win
- 5,000x the bet
- Bet range
- $0.20 to $300
- Bonus buy
- Free Spins 100x (RTP 96.50%)
- Special bets
- Double chance 1.25x (bet multiplier 25x: more scatters, RTP 96.50%; the buy stayed lit in our demo)
Starlight Christmas at $1 before our first spin: the 6x5 grid, the $100 buy and the ante panel, off. FluxPlays demo test, 2 November 2026.
How Starlight Christmas works
Any symbol that shows eight or more times across the 30 positions pays, and the count left when the spin ends sets the prize in three steps: 8 or 9, 10 or 11, and 12 or more. Winning symbols clear, the rest fall, new ones drop in, and the chain runs until nothing new matches. The base game credits the whole chain only after the last tumble, which is the moment the hearts act on.
| Symbol | 12 to 30 at $1 | 10 or 11 at $1 | 8 or 9 at $1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red sun crest | $50.00 | $25.00 | $10.00 |
| Pink heart badge | $25.00 | $10.00 | $2.50 |
| Purple moon | $15.00 | $5.00 | $2.00 |
| Blue star | $12.00 | $2.00 | $1.50 |
| Red heart gem | $10.00 | $1.50 | $1.00 |
| Blue gem | $8.00 | $1.20 | $0.80 |
| Green gem | $5.00 | $1.00 | $0.50 |
| Teal gem | $4.00 | $0.90 | $0.40 |
| Yellow gem | $2.00 | $0.75 | $0.25 |
The four crests at the top carry the paytable. Even a dozen gems of one colour pay modestly, so most base wins stay small until a sun crest cluster or a heart turns up. The round pink heart badge is an ordinary paying symbol, not a multiplier.
Multipliers: what they do and when they pay
A winged heart is worth nothing unless its tumble chain wins. The hearts come in green, blue, pink and gold, can land on any reel during a spin or a tumble, in the base game as well as free spins, and each takes one of 15 values from 2x to 500x. When the chain ends, every heart still on screen is added up and the sum multiplies the chain's total win, so two hearts add rather than multiply each other.
Our second spin shows the pattern. The win list on the left names five small clusters, none worth more than $2.50, and a green winged heart sits on the settled board. The spin paid $25.75.
Base spin 2 of 100 at $1: five small clusters with a winged heart on the board, $25.75 for the spin. FluxPlays demo test, 2 November 2026.
Rules page 2 in our demo session: hearts land in the base game and free spins and are added when the tumbles end. FluxPlays demo test, 2 November 2026.
Free spins: how they trigger
Four or more cat scatters anywhere start free spins, by Pragmatic's launch announcement, and the scatters pay on the spin they land:
| Scatters | Scatter pay at $1 |
|---|---|
| 4 | $3.00 |
| 5 | $5.00 |
| 6 | $100.00 |
In free spins the hearts also feed a TOTAL MULTIPLIER badge on the left of the grid, and Pragmatic describes those multipliers as adding up and staying active until the round ends. Our bought round ran 20 free spins. The help page that covers free spins was not captured in our session, so the standard number of spins and the retrigger rule are left out here rather than guessed.
Ante bet and bonus buy
Both shortcuts carry the same RTP as the standard game, and in our demo they did not exclude each other: the buy button stayed lit after we switched the ante on. Starlight Princess's own rules switch its buy off while the ante runs, so this is one of the few practical differences between the two.
| Option | Type | Price at $1 | Official RTP and volatility | What you get | Our test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins | Bonus buy | $100 | 96.50%, Medium | Free spins at once | One round: $15.55 back from 20 free spins |
| Double chance to win feature | Ante, per spin | $1.25 a spin | 96.50%, Medium | Bet multiplier 25x instead of 20x, for more scatters | 10 spins: $2.75 back |
The buy confirmation at $1: free spins for $100. FluxPlays demo test, 2 November 2026.
Which Starlight version is this?
| Version | Released | Volatility | Multipliers | Max win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starlight Princess | September 2021 | Medium | 2x to 500x | 5,000x |
| Starlight Christmas | December 2022 | Medium | 2x to 500x | 5,000x |
| Starlight Princess 1000 | October 2023 | High | 2x to 1,000x | 15,000x |
The paytable and the scatter pays are identical across all three. Starlight Christmas changes the art, the scatter and the ante behaviour above, while the 1000 version changes the maths.
RTP, volatility and max win
The rules give 96.50% for the standard game, the ante and the buy alike, so neither shortcut costs extra in theory. A casino can run a lower setting, and its game information shows which one you get. One review site calls the game high volatility, but the intro screen and the rules both label it medium.
The banner above the reels puts the top win at 5,000x the bet. Because the hearts add up at the end of a chain, the top end needs a strong cluster and high hearts on the same screen.
Rules page 4 in our demo session: medium volatility, one RTP for all three ways to play, and the bet range. FluxPlays demo test, 2 November 2026.
Our Starlight Christmas demo test
FluxPlays demo test
2 November 2026, demo running 96.50% RTP
Base game spins
100
at $1 per spin
Staked
$100
Paid back
$123.30
123.3% of stake, +$23.30
Winning spins
28 of 100
28% of spins paid something
Biggest win
$39 (39x)
base tumble chain with multiplier hearts, from the server log (not captured); spin 2 paid $25.75 and spin 18 $24.20; no natural free spins
Free spins triggered
0
natural triggers in the session
Bonus buys tested
Buy Free Spins (100x)
20 free spins; the total multiplier badge stayed low; a single result
$100 in
$15.55 back
0.16x its price
15.55x the $1 bet
Played on Pragmatic's public demo in USD on 2 November with play money, from a $100,000 balance; the demo opened at $2 and was lowered to $1 (5 x $0.01). The ante was off for the 100 base spins and the buy, then had 10 spins of its own. Spins 88 and 18 come from the server log and were not captured. Totals over all 111 paid rounds: $212.50 staked, $141.60 returned, ending at $99,929.10 on the server and on screen. 100 spins and one bought round cannot measure the RTP or the volatility.
Three tumble chains in the base game carried our session. Spin 88 paid $39.00 with multiplier hearts in the chain, and spin 18 paid $24.20, on top of the second spin above. Beyond those, nothing paid more than $6.90, and 28 spins paid anything at all.
The bought round went the other way. It lasted 20 free spins, but the TOTAL MULTIPLIER badge stayed low throughout and the round returned a small part of its price. Ten ante spins brought two small wins. Free spins never started on their own, so the natural trigger is described from Pragmatic's material. One session this size tells you how the game moves, not what it returns.
The bought round's result screen: $15.55 from 20 free spins after a $100 buy. FluxPlays demo test, 2 November 2026.
Is Starlight Christmas worth playing?
For a Starlight Princess fan who wants a seasonal change, yes; for a player hunting something new, no. The appeal is the original's: medium volatility, and hearts that land in the base game, so ordinary spins are not just a wait for the bonus. The free spins run on the same idea of a total that grows during the round.
For us the choice between the two medium versions comes down to taste, because the maths match. Pick Starlight Christmas for the winter art and the buy that stays on with the ante. Pick Starlight Princess 1000 if you want the high-volatility round with the bigger hearts and the higher ceiling.
Try one bought round in the demo and watch the badge on the left: it shows the running total, the one part of the game the base spins never show.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Starlight Christmas and Starlight Princess?+
Mostly the look. Both run a 6x5 pay-anywhere tumble grid at medium volatility, with the same heart values, cap, paytable and scatter pays. The one practical change we found: in our demo the buy stayed available with the ante switched on, while the original's rules turn the buy off.
How do you trigger free spins in Starlight Christmas, and can you buy them?+
Four or more cat scatters anywhere start free spins, or you can buy the round for 100x the bet. During free spins the hearts build a running total multiplier shown on the left. Our bought round ran 20 free spins.
What is the max win in Starlight Christmas?+
5,000x the bet, as the banner above the reels states. Hearts add up when a tumble chain ends and then multiply the whole chain, so getting near the cap needs a strong cluster and high hearts on the same screen.
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