The 90s and early 2000s served up alien movies with plenty of guts—literally. Independence Day gave us aliens bent on trashing Earth like it’s a 24-hour demolition derby, and Men in Black showed us that space law enforcement involves more wisecracks than arrests. Then there was The X-Files, tapping into every conspiracy nut’s worst nightmare while Species and The Faculty reminded us that aliens love wreaking havoc in high schools and back alleys. By the time War of the Worlds rolled around, we were all convinced: if aliens show up, we’re probably screwed, and it’ll look amazing in HD.

While a nostalgic return to Will Smith kicking an Alien instead of slapping Chris Rock is fun, nostalgia for those 1990s alien movies can only be stretched so far. Onlyplay appears to be testing that limit with its latest release, the Alien Digger slot.

Time to strip asteroids for riches

The Alien Digger slot features ten paylines spread across a 5×3-reel format. It features three high-paying symbols, four medium-paying symbols, and four high-paying symbols. The slot also features a wild symbol that will substitute for other symbols to complete winning combinations.

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The appearance of three or more pickaxe scatter symbols will trigger a round of the slot’s free spins feature. The slot’s free spins feature is fully retrigerable with three scatter symbols appearing during a round of free spins triggering another ten free spins.

During a round of free spins, any winning combination formed will become sticky remaining in place for the duration of your round. This gives you a shot at progressively building on a winning combination making it larger and larger with each spin.

Is the Alien Diggers slot a nostalgic hug or a dated kick in the groin?

Betting on the Alien Digger slot ranges from $0.50 to $30 per spin. Betting at the maximum level will give you a chance to win up to $300,000. This slot offers a powerful 10,000x multiplier, which gives a shot at some impressive wins even when you’re betting close to the $0.50 a spin minimum. With high volatility, the Alien Digger slot is designed for players who crave the thrill of big wins, but with a twist: those wins may come less frequently than the smaller wins in lower-volatility games. The slot features an RTP of 95.5%.

The Alien Digger slot straddles the line between nostalgic and dated and I’d like to say that it is a nostalgic gem but I don’t think it is. I think without much of any iconography linking it back to some of those famous 90s and early 2000s cult classics, the graphics, and the gameplay just come off as dated and a little tired. I give the Alien Digger slot a six out of ten.

If Independence Day wasn’t your thing, I recommend trying out Onlyplay’s Zombolics and Lucky Tanks.