The Goonies slot review

The Goonies slot in brief

The Goonies is a branded slot built on the film The Goonies, made by Blueprint Gaming and released in October 2018. Blueprint is a UK studio, founded in 2001 and based in Newark, owned by the Merkur Group (formerly Gauselmann Group) and known for Fishin’ Frenzy, Eye of Horus and King Kong Cash.

The reel set is conventional, with 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 paylines. The design effort goes into features: several random extras in the base game and a bonus wheel that sends you to one of six different rounds. If you have played King Kong Cash, the structure will feel familiar.

There are several Goonies-branded slots. In your app’s lobby, check you are opening the 2018 original, and confirm its RTP in the help screen, since casinos can run different settings.

How the features work: random extras in the base game

The medallion is the wild, substituting to help form line wins. On top of that, a number of features can fire at random on a base-game spin. OLBG’s guide to The Goonies (opens in a new tab) lists the same set, and they include:

You don’t trigger these with special symbols, and you can’t influence when they appear. They are there to add wins between bonus rounds, which matters on a game rated medium-high volatility, where the base game can otherwise be quiet.

The Goonies bonus wheel and its six features

The bonus wheel is the centrepiece. It starts in one of two ways: three or more One-Eyed Willy scatters land, or it is triggered at random. The wheel then awards one of six features.

Three of the six are free spins rounds: Super Sloth, Goonies Go Wild and Inferno. Others are pick-style bonuses, including Fratelli’s Hideout and the Skeleton Organ. Each round plays differently, so the size and style of a bonus depend heavily on where the wheel stops.

The verified details don’t include the spin counts, multipliers or prize values for each round, so we won’t guess them. The game’s help screen sets these out, and it is worth a read before playing, because the six rounds are not equal in style.

The Goonies max win: 10,000x at UK stakes

A 10,000x max win is a far higher ceiling than low-volatility games such as Blood Suckers at 1,014x. Under UK rules, your stake limit decides what that ceiling is worth in pounds.

The max win is a theoretical ceiling, reached only in the rarest combinations of features. The average cost column is the figure to plan with: it is what play at each stake costs over time.

The Goonies RTP and volatility

The published RTP is 96.00%, leaving a house edge of 4%. Over a very long run, the game keeps 4p of every £1 staked on average. In practice, short sessions vary a lot.

Medium-high volatility means larger, less frequent wins. The random base features soften that a little, but much of the game’s return is weighted towards the bonus wheel. Expect stretches where the balance falls steadily between features.

A £20 budget for The Goonies slot

On a 4% edge, staking £20 once costs about 80p on average. A session often involves more stake than that, because wins get played again. At 20p a spin, a 250-spin session stakes £50 and costs £2 on average.

Medium-high volatility needs some room. At £1 a spin, £20 lasts just 20 spins if nothing lands, which may not be enough to reach the wheel. At 10p, the same £20 gives 200 spins.

1. Set a deposit limit before your first deposit; UK apps prompt you to set a financial limit at that point.
2. Pick a stake that gives you at least 100 spins from your budget.
3. Read the bonus wheel rules in the help screen.
4. Keep the net spend display in view as you play.
5. End the session at your planned limit, win or lose.

Playing The Goonies on iPhone and Android

Blueprint’s games run inside UK casino apps and mobile sites, and the phone version of The Goonies uses the same maths as the desktop game. The specifications we verified don’t confirm portrait support; landscape may suit the bonus wheel and pick games better on a small screen.

A feature-heavy game like this has more animation than a simple slot, so it may use a little more data and battery. Our guides to casino app data usage and storage space explain what to expect. For device set-up, see casino apps on Google Pixel or iPhone casino apps.

UK slot rules and The Goonies

In a UK-licensed app, The Goonies follows the Commission’s online slot rules, set out in its responsible product design standard (opens in a new tab):

• Stake caps: £5 per spin for players aged 25 and over (from 9 April 2025), and £2 for 18 to 24-year-olds (from 21 May 2025), as announced in the government’s £2 stake limit for under-25s (opens in a new tab).
• Speed: at least 2.5 seconds per spin, with no turbo or slam-stop.
• Autoplay: not allowed; each spin starts with a tap.
• Win effects: no celebration for returns equal to or below the stake.
• Bonus buys: since a Gambling Commission warning in January 2020, feature buy-ins are not offered to British players.

Our pages on the autoplay ban and UK game design rules give the full background.

The Goonies slot verdict: pros and cons

The Goonies suits players who enjoy variety, with several base-game extras and six possible bonus rounds, and who are comfortable with medium-high volatility. Those who want a simple game or a low cost per spin should look elsewhere.

Slots like The Goonies

These games share Blueprint’s style, the random-features approach or a film licence.

See all our mobile slot reviews or our list of best slot apps in the UK.

Where to play slots like The Goonies with a welcome offer

None of the offers below is tied to The Goonies, and we can’t confirm it is in every partner app, so search the lobby first. These are spin offers on selected slots; all are 18+ and terms apply.

• PlayOJO: new UK customers outside Northern Ireland get 80 free spins on Big Bass Bonanza (10p each) with a first deposit of £10 or more. Those winnings come as cash, free of wagering. It is only available through the designated offer link and can’t be combined with other offers.
• Coral: during 1 October 2026 to 1 February 2027, new players depositing and betting £10+ on slots get 100 free spins worth 10p each on selected games, to accept within 48 hours and use within 7 days, with no wagering on winnings. Neteller, PayPal, Paysafe, Skrill, prepaid cards and certain debit cards are excluded from qualifying.
• Ladbrokes: new customers who deposit and spend at least £10 on slots get 50 free spins daily for the first 10 days (500 maximum), 10p each on selected games. Claim before 23:59 each day; each batch lasts 7 days with no wagering. A deposit by PayPal, Paysafe, Neteller, Skrill, Moneybookers or prepaid card won’t qualify you.

At face value that is £8, £10 and up to £50 in spins. Coral and Ladbrokes are both operated by LC International Limited (Entain), so new accounts at both may not be possible. Spins from an offer are subject to the same house edge as spins you pay for.

18+. Every casino game has a built-in house edge, so over time you should expect to lose what you stake. Set a budget before you play and stop when it’s gone: safer gambling tools and support. Free, confidential help: National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133.