Nordic Wild - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

The opportunity to play free slots on Slots Temple means you can try out some of the best games without risking your hard-earned cash. That means you can play Nordic Wild here for free, a five-reel slot with stylish graphics and a dramatically chilly setting. If you’re lucky, you’ll even trigger the free spins or “Pick a Prize” bonuses as well as finding the ten paylines.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

When we tell you a slot is set in Scandinavia, you might expect Vikings, like in the Vikings Unleashed Megaways slot. Nordic Wild, on the other hand, focuses on Mother Nature and the stark beauty of this part of the world. 

A blurred background gives you just enough detail to see the snow settling on the pine trees, whilst symbols include the animals and foliage you’d expect to find in this environment - wolves, bears, reindeer and owls, as well as leaves and pinecones - but carved out of colourful gems with refracting surfaces for a distinct look. 

Lower paying card symbols also take on a Scandinavian edge by being shaped like ancient runes, adding even more character to the theme. There’s also a proper instrumental soundtrack with occasional chanting that’s full of atmosphere.

Nordic Wild RTP and Variance

Now, clearly when you play a slot for the first time you like to know what to expect. That’s why you’re reading this review. That’s why it’s a bit annoying to see that Saucify have not included any official RTP or variance information for Nordic Wild. These figures might only be guidelines, but they’re useful when you want to compare Saucify demo slots with each other, or to games by other developers.

How to Play Nordic Wild

You’d better wrap up warm for this one:

1. In this clean and snowy wilderness, there aren’t too many buttons to worry about. If you want the game rules and paytable, you’ll have to try the two little squares at the top right.
2. First of these buttons is the Menu. It’ll open the bet page to start with, where you can adjust both coin bet and bet per line as well as your number of paylines. You can go straight to Max Bet if you like.
3. From here you can navigate to two more pages. The first is autoplay, where you could set a number of automatic spins from five to 50. Unfortunately, this doesn’t take into account your budget and any loss and single win limits you might want to include. There are also some other settings you may want to adjust before you hit start.
4. For instance, if you now go to the options page, right next to the autoplay tab, you’ll find volume controls. Specifically, sound effects and music can be switched on or off separately, or you can adjust the noise level between zero and 100 using the plus and minus symbols.
5. This is also where you can activate full screen mode.
6. There is also a link to the paytable at the side of your current page. Alternately, you can push the second of those buttons at the top right corner of the main screen. Either way, it’ll tell you everything you need to know about the value of symbols and how to trigger bonus features.
7. Back on the main screen you should now look to the bottom. Your current balance is displayed on the left, and you should be very certain about how low that figure can drop before you should stop your game (even if you’re playing for free, setting authentic limits gets you into good habits).
8. If you click you bet display at the bottom of the screen, you’ll return to the bet adjustor. There’s also a display down here for your most recent win, and if that’s big enough, you should also consider it a good stopping point.
9. Now all that’s left is to click the big Spin button, watch the reels turn and have fun.

Bet & Win Sizes

In the bet adjustor, your coin size goes from 0.01 to 0.25 and your bet per line from one to 10. That means a total bet of between 0.10 and 25.00.

You win by matching three, four or five adjacent symbols consecutively across a payline, with the paytable displaying the following values:

J - 3, 6, 10

Q - 4, 9, 12

K - 5, 14, 18

A - 7, 16, 22

Pinecone - 8, 22, 30

Leaf - 10, 25, 40

Mushrooms - 12, 30, 50

Plant - 14, 40, 100

Bear - 16, 50, 120

Reindeer - 20, 75, 250

The Wolf acts as a Wild, substituting for other symbols.

Max-win 1,000x

Volatility High

Top RTP 96.02%

Nordic Wild Bonus Features

Free Spins

Free spins are triggered by three or more Northern Lights Scatter symbols. 

Three Scatters - Eight free spins.

Four Scatters - 12 free spins.

Five Scatters - 15 free spins.

During the round a x2 multiplier is applied to all wins.

Pick a Prize

This is triggered by three or more Owl symbols.

Three owls - one of three prizes.

Four owls - two of four prizes.

Five owls - three of five prizes.

Prizes are proportionate to bet. Not available in free spins.

Nordic Wild Review

There’s an inherent sense of drama in the northern landscapes where Nordic Wild is set, especially with those stylised runes and gleaming animal symbols, along with an emotive soundtrack. It makes for an atmospheric experience, with two different bonus rounds ensuring the fun is accompanied by winning opportunities.

Disclaimer: Nordic Wild trademark / license is owned by Genii. This site is not endorsed by Genii.