Arcade Raider: Blue Frames, Red Frames

Arcade Raider is a Bullshark Games slot released on 20 November 2026, set in a neon-lit retro arcade where one dedicated gamer chases the top spot on every leaderboard. It plays on a 5x5 grid with paylines rather than clusters, and two kinds of frame do most of the work.

A Blue frame turns symbols Wild. A Red frame puts multipliers on them. Both can land in the same spin, even on the same cell, and Big symbols of 2x2 or 3x3 give either frame far more of the grid to act on.

In the two bonus games the frames stop disappearing. Every frame that lands stays for the rest of the feature, moves to a new cell on each spin and fires again before wins are counted.

Bullshark Games lists the RTP as 96.22, 94.36, so there is a 96.22% version and a 94.36% version, chosen by the operator. The hit rate is given as 28.55, 28.53, which works out at a little over one winning spin in four in either version.

Volatility is rated 4/5. The max win is 12,000x (€900,000 or equivalent in other currencies, based on €75 bet), and Bullshark Games states that the max win can be achieved in all game modes.

Default bet levels are 0.10 - 75, from €0.10 to €75 a spin. The product sheet lists the features as Win multipliers, Big Symbols, Wild symbols and Free Spins; a bonus buy is not among them.

One detail does not line up. The product sheet gives the win type as 19 Paylines, while Bullshark's own game description calls Arcade Raider a 5x5, 20-payline game. The paytable inside the game is the place to confirm the line count.

When a Blue frame lands, the symbol beneath it and every matching symbol anywhere on the grid become Wild before wins are counted. One frame on a symbol that appears five or six times can turn all of those positions Wild at once.

That is the Blue frame's only effect. Several can land in one spin but never two in one cell, and two Blue frames on the same symbol type add nothing extra, because the matching symbols are already Wild. A Blue frame cannot land on an FS Scatter.

Ordinary Wild symbols can also land by themselves in the base game and bonus games. Every Wild, however it arrives, substitutes for all symbols in the paytable.

A Red frame gives the symbol it lands on, and every matching symbol on the grid, a random multiplier before wins are counted. Each symbol rolls its own value from 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 30x, 50x, 75x and 100x.

Multipliers inside the same win are added, not multiplied. As an illustration of that rule, a winning line that crosses a 5x symbol and a 10x symbol pays at 15x. When two Red frames land on matching symbols, each adds its own value and the values are summed.

In the base game every multiplier clears at the start of the next spin, and a Red frame cannot land on an FS Scatter.

The pairing Bullshark Games highlights is a Blue and a Red frame on the same cell. The Blue frame acts first and turns the symbols Wild, then the Red frame puts multipliers on those new Wilds, which is how one spin can fill the grid with multiplied Wilds.

Any paying symbol can land as a Big symbol covering 2x2 or 3x3 cells, in the base game and the bonus games. A 3x3 block takes up 9 of the grid's 25 positions.

A Blue frame that converts the Big symbol's type turns the whole block into one giant Wild. Several Blue frames landing inside the same block change nothing further.

Red frames treat Big symbols differently. The multiplier counts once for each win that passes through the block, but if the block is part of several wins it applies to each of them. Several Red frames landing inside one block each add their own value, and those values are added together.

Three FS Scatter symbols start Cabinet Run with 8 free spins. The base game rules carry over with one major change: every Blue or Red frame that lands stays on the grid until the feature ends.

On each free spin, every frame on the grid moves to a new random cell and triggers its effect again before wins are counted. Two frames of the same colour cannot share a cell, but a Blue and a Red can, and frames that shared a cell split up and move to cells other than the one they left, though chance may put them together again. Because frames stay, any spin can carry every frame that has landed so far.

Each FS Scatter that lands during the feature adds one free spin. The spin is added before wins are counted, and the Scatter then becomes a regular paying symbol, never a Wild.

Four FS Scatters start Leaderboard Legend with 10 free spins and one frame guaranteed on the first spin, and each further FS Scatter again adds a spin. Bullshark's overview says frames stick and move in the bonus triggered by 3 or more Scatters. Its rules for this round say it keeps the mechanics of a bonus it calls Level Up, a name used nowhere else on the page, so the in-game rules are the final word on any other differences.

The free Arcade Raider demo on this page lets you watch the frames work without staking anything. When a Blue frame lands, count how many symbols match the one beneath it: that number decides how much of the grid turns Wild.

Watch for Big symbols when a frame appears. A 3x3 block matching a Blue frame's symbol becomes a 9-cell Wild, and one matching a Red frame's symbol carries its multiplier into every winning line that runs through it.

In the bonus, keep count of the frames on the grid, since each one returns on every remaining spin. Bullshark mentions a guaranteed frame only for Leaderboard Legend. With a hit rate of 28.55, roughly seven spins in ten return nothing, so a short demo session shows the mechanics rather than the long-run balance.

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What is the RTP of Arcade Raider?

Bullshark Games lists Arcade Raider's RTP as 96.22, 94.36, so the game comes in a 96.22% version and a 94.36% version. The RTP shown in the game's rules is the figure to check. The published hit rate, 28.55, 28.53, is almost identical for both versions.

What is the max win on Arcade Raider?

Arcade Raider's max win is 12,000x (€900,000 or equivalent in other currencies, based on €75 bet), and Bullshark Games says it can be achieved in all game modes. The route the provider highlights is Red frame multipliers, worth up to 100x per symbol, landing on symbols that a Blue frame has already turned Wild.

How many paylines does Arcade Raider have?

Bullshark Games gives two figures. Its product sheet lists the win type as 19 Paylines, while its game description calls Arcade Raider a 5x5, 20-payline game. Until the two match, the paytable inside the game is the place to confirm the exact count. Either way, wins pay along lines rather than as clusters or ways.

How do you trigger free spins in Arcade Raider?

Three FS Scatter symbols start Cabinet Run with 8 free spins, and four start Leaderboard Legend with 10 free spins and a guaranteed frame on the first spin. In the bonus, every Blue or Red frame that lands stays for the rest of the feature and moves each spin, and every extra FS Scatter adds one more spin.

What do the Blue and Red frames do in Arcade Raider?

A Blue frame turns the symbol it lands on, and every matching symbol on the grid, into Wilds. A Red frame gives that symbol and every match its own random multiplier from 2x to 100x. When both land on the same cell, the Blue frame acts first and the Red frame then multiplies the new Wilds.

Is there an Arcade Raider demo?

Yes. The demo on this page runs Arcade Raider with play credits and the same rules as the full game, including both frame types, Big symbols and the two free spins rounds. Bullshark Games released the slot on 20 November 2026, and the demo is the simplest way to see how frames and Big symbols interact without staking money.