Gears of Time

Betsoft's Gears of Time is a video slot that utilizes a 5×5 grid without fixed paylines. Wins are achieved through cluster pays, where three or more matching symbols align either horizontally or vertically. The game features a cascading mechanism, allowing winning clusters to stay in place while other positions spin again, which can lead to further winning clusters. Each spin includes five special “marked positions” that change randomly; landing winning symbols in these spots boosts the likelihood of activating one of three time modifiers: “Past,” “Present,” or “Future.”

The “Past” modifier allows the previous spin to replay, followed by additional cascades to increase winnings. With the “Present” modifier, a random multiplier between 2× and 20× is applied to the win. The “Future” modifier selects a symbol type and adds at least ten extra symbols of that type across the grid. When all five marked positions are filled with winning clusters, players can enter the free spins bonus round.

During the free spins, players can choose from three options: “Past” offers twelve spins with extra cascades after each spin, “Present” provides ten spins with a multiplier of 2× to 20×, and “Future” grants six spins where at least ten identical symbols appear on each turn. There is also a wild symbol, which does not pay out on its own but can substitute for other symbols to complete clusters and may become “sticky” when part of a winning cluster. The game's steampunk theme showcases time clocks, gears, robots, and the scientist Miles Bellhouse across various time periods, with rich, mechanical, and kinetic graphics reminiscent of a time-traveling inventor's laboratory.

You can play it for real money.