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Lock & Hit: Red Knight has not gone through our rig yet. When it does, the full recorded session appears here: balance curve, hit rate, best win and the longest dry streak, published next to the official RTP above. Until then this page carries Playtech's own figures and a playable demo, and nothing of ours.
The RTP is 95.47%, which sits below the roughly 96% industry average for online slots.
The maximum win is 5,000x the bet, a solid ceiling for a medium-volatility slot.
Yes, a free version is available on this page, so you can test the Hold And Win round and the rest of the features at no cost.
Lock & Hit: Red Knight puts its central mechanic right in the title: this Playtech slot, a May 2023 release, is built around a Hold And Win round in which special symbols lock in place while the remaining positions respin. Free spins, expanding wilds, instant prizes, and a jackpot fill out the supporting cast. It adds up to a busy feature sheet attached to some middling math.
The action runs on a fixed 5x3 grid. In the base game, an Expanding Wild grows to cover its entire reel, substituting across more positions. The headline mechanic, though, is the Hold And Win round. The round builds as new symbols land and join the locked set. Sticky Symbols operate on the same principle, remaining in place for subsequent spins instead of clearing between them.
Free Spins are a bonus round: a set of spins played without further stakes. Scatter symbols count wherever they land on the grid. Instant Prize symbols carry an immediate cash value when they land. A Jackpot rounds things out as a dedicated top prize.
The RTP of 95.47% is the weakest number attached to this game. It sits below the roughly 96% industry average, and while RTP is a long-run statistical measure rather than a prediction for any single session, it does mean the house edge here runs slightly larger than average. Medium volatility softens the session profile: wins land at a moderate rate and in a moderate spread of sizes. For a medium-volatility slot like Lock & Hit: Red Knight, the max win of 5,000x the bet is a solid ceiling.
The stated themes are Medieval, Royal, and Gold, and the Red Knight of the title pulls them together. Expect a courtly, gold-accented take on the medieval period.
Lock & Hit: Red Knight earns a 5/10. The feature list is long, and pairing medium volatility with a 5,000x ceiling is sensible design, but the below-average RTP drags the whole package down. Players who specifically enjoy hold-and-respin rounds will find a competent example in this slot. The free demo on this page is the easiest way to see whether it suits you.
