NetEnt’s Kung-Fu Nuns Bring Habit-Wearing Mayhem to Nunchucks
NetEnt has swapped its usual fairy tales and neon fruit machines for grenade-throwing sisters of the cloth. Nunchucks, the studio’s newest release, puts a convent under siege from a gang of thieves and lets four nun characters fight back with a set of stacking features rather than rosary beads.
What’s been released
The game received exclusive early access on October 22 ahead of its October 29, 2026 release.
NetEnt has released Nunchucks, a 6×4 online slot built around combat-trained nuns defending their parish from Sinpin and his gang.
Its storyline follows Sisters Faith, Hope and Love, who were trained by Mother Sofia and return to their old fighting skills when thieves target the church’s communion boxes.
The visual style leans heavily on contrast:
the game bears clear inspiration from kung-fu movies, featuring imagery of martial arts and Asian weapons disguised as religious items.
The presentation combines religious imagery with cartoon-style action, while the reels feature symbols such as grenades, nunchucks, crosses and collection boxes.
Reviewers have picked up on the studio’s recent willingness to push its tone, with one noting the soundtrack’s
“sassy vibe to What’s Up Witches and the look to the cartoon style of a Jack Hammer slot.”
How it plays
Nunchucks sits on a familiar NetEnt grid but with a wide ways-to-win structure:
it uses 4,096 ways to win and carries a maximum payout of 12,000x the bet.
The titular nuns trigger features including expanding symbols, Wild Reels, and multipliers.
The default return figure sits at
a default RTP of 96.21%, hit frequency of 28%, with stakes ranging from €0.20 to €40.
Volatility is pitched high, and the mechanics hinge on the cast of characters rather than a single bonus trigger:
special Nun symbols form the core of the game.
Landing enough of them opens up the round’s bigger payouts, as
free spins offer up to 14 spins, while Super Bonus keeps Nun Features active for the duration of the round.
The gang leader doubles as the scatter:
Nunchucks’ Bonus and Super Bonus Symbols are represented by Sinpin, the aforementioned Asian mobster who is seeking to steal the money from the parish’s communion boxes.
Players who don’t fancy waiting for the feature to land naturally have a direct route in, as
five Elevate options are available where permitted, as published on the company’s website.
Where it fits
Nunchucks lands as the latest sign that NetEnt is drifting away from its classic catalogue of straight-laced fruit and gem slots. One reviewer summed up the shift by pointing out that
NetEnt seems to have set itself on, adopting a new sassy attitude and embracing edgier themes it might have rejected once upon a time.
That trajectory has included recent releases with a similarly irreverent streak, and reviewers have drawn a direct line from this title to the studio’s other reworks, noting that
the studio hasn’t completely broken with the past; it did release Jack and the Beanstalk 2 not long before Nunchucks, but again, it was very different to the original.
For UK players, the release slots into NetEnt’s usual distribution pattern across operators that carry its content, with
the company maintaining a steady release schedule, typically launching new games monthly to ensure their catalogue remains fresh and engaging.
It’s a title that trades the studio’s old-school reputation for something closer to a comic strip, and it’s worth a look for anyone who’s grown used to NetEnt doing things by the book.
Sources
- GamblingNews – NetEnt Launches Nunchucks, a Dynamic Slot Featuring Some Dangerous Nuns
- World Casino Directory – NetEnt Releases Nunchucks Slot With Nun Features
- Bigwinboard – Nunchucks (NetEnt) Slot Review & Demo
- Shane the Gamer – NetEnt’s Nunchucks Slot Is Live: 12,000x Max Win, 96.21% RTP and Kung-Fu Nuns
