The short version
Vampir: Graveyard Shift is a 6×5 scatter-pays slot built around one idea: Bat Wilds that stay. A Bat never leaves in a tumble, gains +1 for every tumble it survives, and the chain's win is multiplied by the sum of every Bat on the board. Free spins play out as Uncle Vlado's night shift, from 21:00 to 07:00, with two scheduled boosts.
The numbers are published and the same in every mode: 96.50% RTP and a 25,000× cap. The cost is rhythm. About two base spins in three pay nothing, and the Shift arrives once every 320 spins on average, so it suits players who like a build-up more than a steady trickle of small wins.
Watch it play
The fastest way to judge a slot is to see it spin. This is the live game build playing a real round from its published books: Bats growing through six tumbles, then Vlado's Bite doubling them.
Specs at a glance
| Studio | Scatterhaus |
|---|---|
| Grid | 6 reels × 5 rows |
| Pays | Scatter pays: 8 or more of a symbol anywhere |
| Tumbles | Yes, for as long as there are wins |
| RTP | 96.50% in all five bet modes |
| Max win | 25,000× the bet, every mode |
| Hit rate | 31.17% of base-game spins |
| Stake or better | 22.22% of base-game spins |
| Free spins | 1 in 320 base spins · 1 in 160 with Night Owl |
| Free spins round | 10 spins, 21:00 to 07:00 · 3 Coffins add 5 |
| Bonus buys | 100× · 300× · 1,000× |
| Volatility | No label published · our read: high (see why) |
Rates come from the game's published maths: 100,000 books per bet mode. "Stake or better" is a base-game round that pays at least the bet back.
How it plays
Uncle Vlado took the only job that fits his hours: night watchman at the village graveyard. On the board, 8 or more of a symbol anywhere pays, winning symbols leave, and new ones drop in for as long as the wins keep coming.
Bat Wilds that grow
A Bat counts as every paying symbol and never leaves in a tumble. It lands at ×1 and gains +1 per tumble. At the end of the chain the win is multiplied by the sum of all Bats: they add up, they do not multiply each other.
Vlado's Bite
Base game, at random: when a chain ends with a win and at least one Bat, Vlado bites the board and every Bat doubles before the multiplier is paid.
The Graveyard Shift
4, 5 or 6 Coffins start a 10-spin night, one spin an hour from 21:00. Bats are sticky for the whole night and keep growing. At midnight every Bat doubles; at 03:00 a new Bat flies in at ×2. 3 Coffins add 5 spins.
Night Owl and the buys
Night Owl costs 2× per spin and doubles the chance of the Shift. Or buy a Shift outright: 100× for the Graveyard Shift, 300× for Overtime, 1,000× for Blood Moon.
| Shift tier | Trigger | Buy | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graveyard Shift | 4 Coffins | 100× | Midnight doubles every Bat; a new Bat at 03:00 |
| Overtime Shift | 5 Coffins | 300× | Every Bat lands at ×3 |
| Blood Moon Shift | 6 Coffins | 1,000× | Bats double at midnight and again at 03:00 |
Bet modes
Five ways to play, all at 96.50% RTP with the same 25,000× cap. A round ends the moment it reaches the cap.
| Mode | Cost | RTP | Free spins | Reaches 25,000× |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base game | 1× | 96.50% | 1 in 320 | 1 in 6.25M |
| Night Owl | 2× | 96.50% | 1 in 160 | 1 in 3.1M |
| Graveyard Shift (buy) | 100× | 96.50% | Every round | 1 in 50,000 |
| Overtime (buy) | 300× | 96.50% | Every round | 1 in 19,984 |
| Blood Moon (buy) | 1,000× | 96.50% | Every round | 1 in 2,500 |
Which modes you see depends on your casino.
How often it pays
The game publishes no volatility label, so here is the next best thing: how a base-game round pays, straight from the published books.
| Round pays | Share, as a bar | Share of rounds | About |
|---|
Our read: high volatility. Most spins are quiet, the stake-or-better rounds are mostly small, and the top of the range is rare and big. The line under “Under 1×” marks the stake: every row below it pays the bet back or more. Bars are drawn to scale; bands too small to see are drawn at a minimum width.
Symbols
Four high symbols, four low, the Bat Wild and the Coffin scatter. Any paying symbol pays when 8 or more land anywhere, and more of them pay more. Exact pay values are in the game's own paytable.
Pros, cons and things to note
What works
- Bats stay, grow and add up, so every chain feels like a build-up
- Two scheduled boosts in every Shift: midnight and 03:00
- Three Shift tiers and Night Owl let you choose the risk
- 96.50% RTP in every mode, buys included
Watch out for
- 68.8% of base spins pay nothing
- The Shift comes 1 in 320 spins on average: dry runs are part of it
- Buys cost up to 1,000× the bet
Things to note
- No volatility label is published. Our read is in How often it pays.
- The 25,000× cap ends the round the moment it is reached, in every mode.
- We made this game. Read the cons twice.
Where to play Vampir
Three casinos in our concept set give free spins on this game. Their offers come from the same records as our top-10 and bonus pages.
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Our verdict
A feature slot with one clear idea, carried all the way: Bats that stay, grow and add up turn every tumble chain into a build-up, and the night-shift clock gives free spins a plan worth waiting for. The price is rhythm. Two spins in three are quiet, and the Shift is a 1-in-320 event.
FAQ
What is the RTP of Vampir: Graveyard Shift?
96.50% in every bet mode: the base game, Night Owl and all three bonus buys.
What is the max win?
25,000 times the bet, in every mode. The round ends as soon as it is reached. In the base game that happens about once in 6.25 million rounds.
How often do free spins trigger?
1 in 320 base-game spins on average, and 1 in 160 with Night Owl, which costs 2× the bet per spin.
Can you buy the bonus?
Yes: the Graveyard Shift costs 100×, the Overtime Shift 300× and the Blood Moon Shift 1,000× the bet. All three return 96.50%.
Can I see it before I play?
Yes. The clip on this page is the live game build playing a real round, and the full gameplay reel shows every feature, up to a 25,000× max win.
Who wrote this review?
Scatterhaus, the studio that made Vampir: Graveyard Shift. Reel Dossier is a fictional publisher, built to show a slot-review page. That is why there is no score and why every figure is one you can check in the game's maths.
How this review was written
A slot review normally ends in a score. This one doesn't, because the reviewer is not independent: Scatterhaus made the game and built this page. Instead, every figure comes from the game's design document and its published maths (100,000 books per bet mode), and nothing is rounded up. The opinions are labelled as ours. On a client's review site, this is where the editor's score and its weighted breakdown go.
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