Western Wilds Slot Review

Western Wilds Slot RTP Details & Wager Limits

The base game action in the Western Wilds slot takes place on a 5 reel, 4 row machine that offers 1,024 ways to win. This can increase during the Free Spins feature. More on this below. To create a winner, land 3 or more matching symbols or wilds on adjoining reels, starting from the leftmost reel.

Stake levels range from between 10p and £50 per spin. Click on the coins below the reels and adjust to suit. Autoplay is available too. You can select up to 999 autospins with feature stop limits when you win or lose specified amounts or when you trigger the free spins.

The Western Wilds RTP is 95.8% which is slightly below average but not prohibitively so. We found the volatility here to be on the high side.  The most you can win from a single spin is 6,000 x your total stake.

Theme – Audio & Design Features – head to the dusty wilds of America

It’s time to don the virtual Stetson. Yes, we’re off to the American frontier in the Western Wilds slot. There’s a cartoonish quality to the images here. It’s not the sharpest looking slot you’ll play in terms of visuals but they do the job well enough.

The soundtrack is a great fit though, combining twangy guitars, bouncing banjos and searing brass. It works the wild theme really nicely. Head to the settings and you can choose what combination of backing track and sound effects you want to play with.

Set against a desert canyon backdrop filled with rocks and cacti, the wooden reels include A to 10 royals in a classic Wild West font. More rewarding are the cowboy boot, hat, mine cart, prospector and gunslinger symbols. Top of the bill as far as payouts are concerned is the sack full of gold which pays 0.2, 0.5 or 1 x stake if you land 3, 4 or 5 in combination.

The sheriff’s badge and pistols symbol is the wild. This can appear on reels 2, 3 and 4 only and substitute for all the standard symbols when it makes up part of a winning combination.

This cowboy adventure is available to play on all devices. The Western Wilds mobile slot works well. The design is clear enough on the smaller screen and the features offer some decent variety.

Bonus Features in Western Wilds

As you’d expect given its name, wilds are central to much of the best action in Western Wilds. They can certainly liven up the base game and they’re also one of the modifiers on offer which can boost your winning opportunities during the feature.

Tumbling Reels feature

When you get a winning combination, the winning symbols are removed. New symbols drop in to occupy the vacated spaces to give you another chance of winning. The tumbles keep coming as long as a new win is formed.

Expanding Wilds feature

The gold safe symbol is the expanding wild. When this appears anywhere on the middle 3 reels, the Expanding Wilds feature will be activated, The wild expands to turn the whole of that reel (or reels) wild.

TNT feature

Whenever a TNT symbol lands it explodes, the TNT turn into a standard or expanding wild. This can in turn trigger another explosion and transform up to 3 symbols into wilds.

Free Spins feature

Each time a TNT symbol explodes, it fills up a position in the meter to the right of the reels. Fill the meter with 3 TNT blasts in a single set of tumbles and you’ll trigger the Free Spins feature.

Once triggered, you’ll receive 8 free spins. These take place on a new set of reels. Above the reels is a conveyor belt where you’ll see blank positions and different coloured safes. Each time you land a winning combination, the conveyor belt shifts 1 position to the left. If there’s a safe in the leftmost position, you’ll receive a modifier:

• Blue Safe = 3 randomly added wilds
• Orange Safe = this increases the value of the current multiplier by up to 3x
• Green Safe = up to 5 extra free spins are awarded
• Red Safe = unlocks up to 2 currently locked positions on a reel

Unlock all the positions on the grid and you’ll be playing on a machine that offers 5 reels, 6 rows and 7,776 ways to win.

Western Wilds Review Summary – safes make the free spins well worth hitting

This Wild West adventure doesn’t dazzle visually. The rather soft-focus visuals are a little unusual for a slot with this rugged theme. The gameplay is actually pretty good, though. The tumbling reels keep things moving in the base game in combination with the wild extras.

It’s all about the Free Spins feature which offers something different thanks to the conveyor belt modifiers. Land a healthy multiplier and open up extra reel positions early in the feature and the action can quickly start to motor.

It won’t be for everyone but if you fancy awakening your inner John Wayne, the Western Wilds slot is worth a look. Alternatively, you can try the Dead or Alive 2 slot by NetEnt which is the benchmark when it comes to the Wild West theme.

Western Wilds FAQs

What is the Western Wilds RTP?

The Western Wilds return to player rate is a 95.8% which is a little on the low side (average is 96%). It makes up for this with plenty of bonus features.

What is the Western Wilds max win?

The most you can win in Western Wilds is 6,000 x your total stake per spin. The key to winning big is in the free spins where you can benefit from multipliers and up to 7,776 ways to win.

Is there a Western Wilds free spins round?

Yes, trigger the Free Spins feature and you’ll begin with 8 free spins. Above the reels is a conveyor belt. If a safe reaches the end position of the conveyor belt you’ll get a modifier which can award extra wilds, more free spins, multipliers or unlock extra reel positions. The latter can lead to 7,776 ways to win.

How does the TNT feature work?

The TNT symbol landing will see the TNT transform into a standard or expanding wild in the TNT feature. This can set off another explosion and turn up to 3 symbols into wilds. If you get 3 TNT blasts, you’ll go on to play the Free Spins feature.