Howling Wolves Megaways - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

There is an impressive number of Booming Games free slots available at online casinos in various jurisdictions. The company has been building its portfolio since 2016 with a range of themes and mechanics, from the relatively straightforward gameplay of a slot such as Gold Hunter from Booming Games to a Megaways title such as Howling Wolves. The company seems to appreciate the essentials that gamers see as minimum requirements, such as a slot with free spins. With the fundamentals in place, this developer explores various additional possibilities.

Howling Wolves Megaways has six reels, two to seven rows, and 117,649 winning ways. The minimum bet size is 0.10 and the maximum is 100. There are ten regular symbols: the major symbols are the blue wolf, purple wolf, white wolf and brown wolf, and the minor symbols are the tepee, war mask, drum, headdress, tomahawks and urn. The scatter is a gold coin carrying a wolf’s head and the wild is a full moon.

Theme, graphics and soundtrack

The moonlit forest is beautifully drawn and the two howling wolves in profile are an excellent greeting; however, we could do without the cheesy voice announcement. This slot is nicely realised with atmospheric music, a Megaways counter to rack up the tension, and a generally classy look.

Howling Wolves Megaways RTP and variance

The RTP of Howling Wolves Megaways is 95.49 per cent and its volatility is high. 

How to play Howling Wolves Megaways

1. The game is a Megaways video slot that offers up to 117,649 winning ways. 
2. The six reels can have between two and seven symbols. The number of symbols landing on each reel is selected at random.
3. All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel. Wins are awarded for adjacent symbol combinations of any size. Only the highest win will be paid per winning combination.
4. Before starting, you need to set your bet level. You can do this using the plus and minus signs on either side of the bet indicator in the bottom left-hand corner. Alternatively, click the icon of the stack of coins to open the options. If you simply want to choose the highest bet level, click the plus sign next to the play button and you will see another menu with a max bet option.
5. In the same menu, you can select fast spin by clicking the lightning bolt. You can also select a fixed number of 50 automatic spins. 
6. Your credit balance is displayed to the bottom right and the total is updated on each spin. Your last win is displayed in the centre of the control panel.
7. To begin the game and start spinning the reels, click the main play button or use the spacebar on your keyboard. You can halt the reels at any time by clicking the play button again.
8. The wild will substitute for any symbol except the scatter symbol.
9. When you land a winning combination, the symbols will be removed and new symbols cascade to fill the empty spaces and potentially create new winning combinations.
10. We believe it is the duty of all parties to ensure gambling games are played responsibly and we fully support the BeGambleAware initiative. Gambling is for adults only; however, even if you are legally entitled to play, you should make sure you never bet more than you can afford to lose. If you feel the game is no longer enjoyable, you should stop playing. Timeout and self-exclusion features are available if required.

Bet sizes and paytable wins

The bet size ranges from 0.12 to 360. The maximum payout is 2,168x.

Payouts are awarded for three to six matching symbols. The highest payouts for each symbol, which are for six of a kind, are as follows:

• Blue wolf = 22.50
• Purple wolf = 9.00
• White wolf = 7.50
• Brown wolf = 6.00
• Tepee, war mask, drum = 2.25
• Headdress, tomahawks, urn = 1.50

Howling Wolves Megaways bonus features

Free spins

If you land at least four scatters, you will activate the free spins round and win eight free spins. Each additional scatter landed will give you another two free spins. You can win up to a maximum of 30 free spins.

Alpha wolf spin

This converts all major symbols into the highest-paying symbol after all reels have landed. For each cascade in this round, all major symbols will already have been converted into the highest-paying symbol.

Howling wilds

Random wild symbols appear on the reels and each cascade can bring more random wilds.

Wolf pack multipliers

These display three, four or five howling wolves and will multiply the initial win by the corresponding number. The multiplier increases by one for every winning cascade in the round and is applied to the win landed in the cascade.

Max Megaways

This causes every reel to land seven symbols to raise the number of winning ways to its maximum.

Max-win 2,168x

Volatility High

Top RTP 96%

Howling Wolves Megaways review: our verdict

The game looks and sounds good and the cascade feature is always welcome. The free spins and multipliers are not as complicated as they sound, so it is a pretty straightforward game to enjoy. It is just a shame that the RTP and maximum payout are low; otherwise, it is a decent slot.