Nova 7s is a five-reel, three-row video slot from Real Time Gaming built around a retro fruit-machine 7s theme, reimagined with a space-themed expanding wild system. It plays across 25 paylines and carries very high volatility, meaning long stretches without a win are the trade-off for the game’s outsized top payouts. The Red 7 acts as the wild, the Blue 7 as the scatter, and landing scatters triggers 7 free spins that can play out in one of three escalating modes — Nova 7, Supernova 7 or Hyper Nova — chosen through a pick-style bonus screen before the spins begin.
| Provider | Real Time Gaming (RTG) |
| Volatility | Very High |
| Reels / Rows | 5 / 3 |
| Paylines | 25 |
| Release Year | 2016 |
Very-high-volatility slots make up a smaller share of RTG’s catalog than the studio’s more common medium-variance Real Series machines, and Nova 7s is one of the clearer examples — the trade-off for its long, cold stretches is a free-spins structure that can compound multiple wild-expansion effects in a single round rather than paying out steadily. Where a typical RTG free-spins bonus fixes the multiplier in advance, Nova 7s lets the player’s pick determine which of three wild behaviors is in play, giving the same 7 free spins meaningfully different payout potential depending on the mode drawn. Released in 2016 alongside several of RTG’s other volatility-forward titles, it reads as a deliberate counterpoint to the studio’s steadier, lower-variance Real Series machines rather than an update to any one of them.
Landing the Blue 7 scatter symbol always awards 7 free spins, and before those spins begin the game presents a pick bonus that decides how the Red 7 wild behaves for the rest of the round. In the base Nova 7 mode, wilds expand normally; the Supernova 7 mode applies a 7x multiplier to wins formed with an expanding wild; and the Hyper Nova mode goes furthest, triggering full-reel wild holds paired with additional re-spins whenever a wild lands. Because the mode is locked in before the spins start rather than shifting spin to spin, the pick outcome effectively sets the ceiling for that entire free-spins round. Outside the bonus, the base game plays like a straightforward high-volatility 25-payline slot, with the Red 7 wild doing most of the work on ordinary spins and the real payout swings reserved for whichever free-spins mode gets triggered.
Pros
- Three distinct free-spins modes (Nova, Supernova, Hyper Nova) give real variety to the bonus
- Supernova’s 7x multiplier and Hyper Nova’s full-reel holds both offer genuine high-end payout potential
- Fixed 7 free spins keeps the round short and repeatable rather than dragging on
- Very high volatility suits players specifically hunting for big, infrequent hits
- Retro 7s theme with a sci-fi twist stands out from RTG’s fruit and fantasy slots
Cons
- Very high volatility means long losing streaks are the norm, not the exception
- RTG’s published RTP has varied significantly by casino, from the low-90s to mid-90s
- No single authoritative max-win multiplier has been published
- The pick-bonus mode is locked in before spins begin, so a weak draw can’t be undone
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many free spins does Nova 7s award?
Landing the Blue 7 scatter always awards 7 free spins, played out in one of three modes — Nova 7, Supernova 7 or Hyper Nova — chosen via a pick bonus.
Is Nova 7s a high-volatility slot?
Yes. RTG rates Nova 7s as very high volatility, meaning longer stretches without a win in exchange for larger potential payouts.
Where can I play Nova 7s for real money?
You can play Nova 7s for real money at Everygame Casino, one of the online casinos carrying RTG's slot library.