The OCR review

Gameplay

There are a lot of vampire and horror-themed online slots out there that use an illustrated or animated style to make the game a little less bloody. Bloodthirst is not one of those games.

Hacksaw Gaming having firmly leant into bringing a graphically horrific online and mobile slot to our favourite online casinos – one that is unapologetically creepy! If you love your horrors bloody, your monsters terrifying, and your heroes nowhere to be seen, then Bloodthirst is your cup of claret.

It’s packed with dark and ominous backgrounds and details. It has a foreboding and edgy soundtrack. It has four truly terrifying monsters that hunt you down. And there is absolutely no sign of a Van Helsing or any other monster hunter or hero to stop them from getting to you.

It makes for a properly spine-chilling online slot and the fast action and Buy Bonus feature just add to extra thrills. There is no waiting around for jump scares. If you choose, you can just buy the monster features and scream – either for a joyous win or for a completely understandable pants-wetting moment.

Ghouls, Vampires, Werewolves, and Demons roam the moonlit valleys where the light of the celestial orb only serves to make the shadows even darker. A deep bass soundtrack is broken by a piano piece that only seems to make it even creepier and more terrifying if that’s possible. It’s edge of your seat stuff from Hacksaw Gaming and it’s awesome!

Bloodthirst is not a complicated game, but it is superbly designed and realised. Great artwork, fantastic music, and a cast of creatures that will linger on in your memory long after the reels have stopped. It’s a certain hit for fans of horror, but those squeamish players out there may want to give it a skip.

Symbols

Bloodthirst has basic royals on a dark background heightened by a set of monsters for the big wins.

Symbols from lowest paying to highest: 10, J, Q, K, A (same value); Green Ghoul, Yellow Vampire (same value); Red Werewolf, Blue Demon (same value).

The W Pentagram is Wild and substitutes for all symbols.

The FS Pentagram is the Scatter and awards Free Spins.

There is also a Vial of Blood upgrade Scatter that can land during the Immortals Bonus.

Graphics

Visually, Bloodthirst is a masterclass of horror stylings. Crisp and edgy graphics make this online slot something that those who faint at the sight of blood will want to avoid. The artwork is brilliant, from the backgrounds to the stony frame to the terrifying creatures themselves. Small elements like the fast animations and the changing backgrounds to suit each monster (and the brilliant music) just make this game all the more thrilling.

Sound

The sound is amazing. When we began playing, we were sort of happy with the plain bass-heavy soundtrack. It added a sense of doom to the playing experience. But once Bloodthirst got going it threw in a piano piece that truly elevated the atmosphere to levels of terrifying anticipation that are hard to beat. Add in the monster sounds, individually matches to each monster if you get them to fill a reel, and players will know they’re in for a horror show that is delicious and frightening.