Wild West Saloon - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction 

Step into the Wild West Saloon and try your luck on this fast-paced Naga Games free slot. Land scatters to either substitute as wilds or trigger up to 20 free spins. If luck goes your way, any of the regular symbols on the reels could be selected as an expanding symbol at any time, increasing the chance for extra cash prizes. Read on to learn how in this Wild West Saloon slot review.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

Leaning against the door frame of the saloon, a cowboy flips a coin in his hand, silhouetted against the glare of the setting sun outside. A soundtrack inspired by Western movies plays in the background. 

Below the enigmatic figure, the reels are set into a wooden panel, with symbols including a cowboy with a shotgun, a bearded sheriff, a female bandit with a long red braid and a blonde saloon girl. The scatter is a golden design that includes a pair of duelling pistols. The lower-tier symbols on this online slot range from A to 10, all in a typical Wild West-style font.

Wild West Saloon RTP and Variance

The theoretical return to player for the Wild West Saloon online slot is 96.72%, and the variance is medium. 

How to Play Wild West Saloon

1. The game loads to a splash screen which outlines the main features. Touch the button that says 'get started' to enter the game. 
2. Before you start, touch the menu button to access information about the game's rules, paytable and features. From here you can also check your playing history and toggle the audio settings.
3. Adjust your bet amount by touching the bet amount button at the bottom of the screen. This will pop up a screen where you can adjust your total bet amount per spin by adjusting either the bet level or bet size. Confirm your bet to continue.
4. To speed up the spin animation, toggle the turbo button on to the left of the spin button.
5. If you want to use autoplay, touch the autoplay to choose how many automatic spins you want. There are no loss limit settings, so once autoplay commences, even when playing it as a free slot, keep a close eye on your wallet to the bottom left of the screen and be ready to hit the autoplay countdown button to stop autoplay before you need to.
6. You're ready to start. Please play responsibly.

Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins

The game is played on 10 fixed paylines with a bet level of 1 to 10 and bet size of 0.02 to 1.00. All paytable wins are multiplied by the line bet except for the scatter, which is multiplied by the total bet. All higher-tier symbols, including the scatter, pay out from five of a kind down to two of a kind. Lower-tier symbols pay from five of a kind to three of a kind. The two highest-paying symbols are the scatter and the cowboy, which pay 2,500x the line bet. 

Max-win 272x

Volatility Medium

Top RTP 96.72%

Wild West Saloon Features

Expanding Symbol Feature

During the base game, the expanding symbol feature may be triggered at random. An expanding symbol can be any of the paying symbols except for the scatter. After any wins have been paid out, the expanding symbol will expand to fill the reels it has landed on. All expanded symbols are shifted to the left so that they sit adjacent to one another, and then further wins are paid out.

Free Spins with Special Expanding Symbol Feature.

Land three, four or five scatters to win 10, 15 or 20 free spins respectively. Before the free spins round starts, one of the paying symbols will be selected as the special expanding symbol. 

If, during the free spins round, a special expanding symbol lands, it will expand to fill its reel once all other wins from the round are paid out. As in the base game, all expanded symbols are shifted to the left to form wins. If three or more scatters land during the free spins round, free spins will be retriggered, with the extra free spins added to the remaining total.

Wild West Saloon Review

Naga's Wild West Saloon is a fast-paced, engaging slot. It's been designed for mobile first, but unfortunately doesn't have the responsiveness to look as good on larger screens. That said, the graphics and animations are great, especially when the expanding symbol features come into play, which, like the respins on Red Tiger Gaming's Gonzita's Quest slot (check out its slot review), is its defining feature. Once the free spins get rolling on Wild West Saloon, the chances of expanding symbols creating a win increases.