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

Introduction

Regular visitors to our site will know how much we love animal themed slots. Thanks to developers, it’s possible to explore the world, viewing animals in their natural setting. If you’ve enjoyed playing the Jungle Giants slot and now you’re hoping to find out more about North American wildlife, Wild Animals could be just the game for you.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

The background of Wild Animals shows a lake setting backed by towering mountains. Trees surround the water’s edge, and there’s a lovely photo-realistic effect to the graphics that raises this game above the average. Animal symbols are colourful and detailed, and there’s some suitably impressive musical accompaniment to the reels as they spin. It’s a well-crafted game that looks wonderful and plays smoothly across all devices.

Wild Animals RTP & Volatility

Wild Animals has an RTP of 95.3%, which is disappointingly low for an online slot. It’s still above our preferred 95% cut-off point, though, so it wouldn’t deter us from playing the game with real cash. But it’s a medium-volatility game, so although there are some big wins to be had, they don’t come along very often. Playing the game in demo mode is strongly advised so you can judge for yourself how the game plays out over time.

How to Play Wild Animals

Follow our step-by-step guide to playing Wild Animals and you’ll be spinning the reels like a pro within just a couple of minutes. Gameplay may be a little complex, but the game controls certainly aren’t!

1. This is a Ways to Win game, so there are no paylines to worry about. All you need to do to get started is decide how much to wager on every spin. If you’re going to play for real money, we advise dividing up your available bankroll to give yourself a minimum of 100 spins. Wins won’t be guaranteed, but you should stand a good chance of at least breaking even.

2. With your stake in place, all you need to do to start your game is press once on the Spin button.

3. Enjoy hands-free gaming with the help of the Autoplay function. You can watch the on-screen action unfold while the game’s mechanics take care of the spins. Regain control at any time by tapping for a second time on Autoplay.

4. Tap on the Paytable button to the bottom left of the reels to see the game’s rules and payouts, which are based on your current stake.

Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins

Spin the reels of Wild Animals from just 0.30, rising to maximum stakes of 30.00 per spin. It’s not the biggest wagering range we’ve come across and there’s nothing for high-stakes players, but mid-range gamers should be able to find a comfortable betting point.

Match up three or more symbols on adjacent reels to win cash prizes. This is a Ways to Win game, so there aren’t any paylines. Winning symbols must appear on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel, to qualify for a prize payout. The exception is the Wolf symbol, which pays out cash rewards for matching up just two examples on reels 1 and 2.

For our trial gaming session, we played the game at 3.00 per spin. This resulted in the following payouts from the game’s paytable:

9 = 0.5, 1, 3

10 = 0.5, 1, 3

J = 0.5, 1, 3

Q = 0.5, 1.5, 3

K = 0.5, 1.5, 3

A = 1, 2, 4

Moose = 1.5, 3, 6

Horse = 1.5, 3, 6

Wildcat = 1.5, 3, 6

Eagle = 3, 6, 15

Bear = 3, 6, 15

Wolf = 1.5, 5, 12.5, 30

Max-win 2,000x

Volatility Medium

Top RTP 95.30%

Wild Animals Bonus Features & Free Spins

The reels of this game may be filled with wild animals, but there’s also a Wild symbol, which seems to have been clawed by something ferocious. This symbol doesn’t appear on the paytable so it can’t create winning combinations on its own. But it can stand in for any other symbol on the reels, apart from the Bonus Scatter. This means it can often help generate one or more payouts, making it a popular sight in the game.

Bonus Scatter symbols only appear on reels 1, 3 and 5. Land a Bonus on each one to activate the Wild Fusion Minigame. Next, you’ll be brought to a new set of reels with six Wolf symbols randomly scattered, each with a low value attached to it. You have three Bonus spins, represented by three red hearts to the right of the game. Landing a howling Wolf symbol will restore the Respin counter to three, with all Wolf symbols staying sticky on the reels. Wolf symbols link together and combine to create bigger symbols with larger payouts. At the end of the bonus round, all the winning amounts are added together and deposited in your game balance, and the awards can be extremely generous, with up to 2000x your stake waiting to be won.

Overall Review

Wild Animals is a gorgeous-looking game that really shows off the skills of the Redrake game development team. Superb graphics and animations help to make this a thoroughly immersive game with an interesting - and highly lucrative - bonus feature. The Wild Fusion Minigame needs to be played out a couple of times before you can fully get to grips with it, so we recommend trying this game out in demo mode at first.