Esqueleto Explosivo in detail
Esqueleto Explosivo is a Thunderkick slot published on 26 October 2015. Do not confuse it with its sequel, Esqueleto Explosivo 2, released in 2020: these are two separate games with different grid structures, different return rates and different win ceilings. This page covers the original 2015 title and nothing else. If the numbers on your screen do not match the ones below, you are almost certainly looking at the sequel.
The artwork draws on the Mexican Day of the Dead. The symbols are singing mariachi skulls, each with its own voice, and together they form a choir that recomposes itself with every win. That audio identity, as much as the mechanic, is what made the game's reputation.
The grid runs 5 reels and 3 rows with 17 fixed paylines. Stakes range from €0.10 to €100 a spin. The RTP quoted by Thunderkick is 96.0% and the win ceiling, which the studio calls maximum exposure, is set at 700 times the stake. Thunderkick rates the title low volatility, which is unusual for the studio and one of the most notable things about the game.
The reels do not spin. Esqueleto Explosivo uses falling symbols: the skulls drop into the grid, winning combinations are paid and removed, and new symbols come down to fill the gaps. As long as the new arrangement produces a win, the sequence continues and the paid spin is not over. A single spin can therefore chain several payouts with no additional stake.
That sequence is what feeds the Mucho Multiplier, the game's signature. With each consecutive winning drop, the multiplier applied to wins moves one step up a fixed ladder: x1, then x2, x4, x8, x16 and finally x32. The counter resets the moment a drop produces no win at all. All of the game's value is therefore built on the length of a sequence rather than on any single lucky draw.
The second element is the Explosivo Wild, a green skull that appears at random. It substitutes for the paying symbols and, more importantly, it destroys the symbols adjacent to it, freeing positions and triggering a fresh drop. It also advances the Mucho Multiplier by one step, exactly as a regular win does, which lets it extend a sequence that was about to stall.
Esqueleto Explosivo has no free spins phase and no bonus buy. Everything happens in the base game, which is what explains both the 700x ceiling and the low volatility rating. There is no scatter to chase and no counter filling up in the corner of the screen: the only thing that matters on any given spin is whether the drop pays and keeps the ladder alive. The game is HTML5 and runs on desktop and mobile alike with no separate build.
- Provider: Thunderkick
- Grid: 5x3, 17 fixed lines
- RTP: 96.0%
- Maximum win: 700x the stake
- Volatility: low
