Wild Hike Slot Review
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Wild Hike Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits
The Wild Hike slot is played on 6 reels, 4 rows and 4,096 ways to win. To land a winning combination, 3 to 6 matching symbols need to appear in any position across adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel. The more matching symbol in a win, the larger the payout.
Bet options vary from 10p to £50 per spin. Under the reels, click/press on the plus and minus buttons with the ‘Bet’ box. Clicking/pressing the actual Bet amount will see a scrolling menu with all stakes available.
Players outside the UK will see 2 more buttons (either side of the main ‘Spin’ button). There’s Autoplay where you can choose unlimited autospins along with loss, win and single win limits. Finally, Turbo Mode makes your spin speed faster.
The Wild Hike RTP is 96.09%. This is marginally above the 96% online slots average and in line with most Relax Gaming slots. Volatility wise, it’s very high and ranked as 5/5. The hit frequency rate is 20.12% meaning a win will land every 4.97 spins on average.
Finally, the Wild Hike slot offers 20,000 x bet max wins. The bigger wins will come from the expanding wilds which have multipliers that can increase and multiply by each other.
Theme – go hiking in North America
With an outdoors theme, the Wild Hike slot takes you to North America. You go on a hiking adventure into a deep, dark forest which is littered with animals. It looks a little the Yosemite National Park in California. Set at night time, you’ll see a campfire burning in the backdrop.
The soundtrack is rather gentle ensuring you’re at peace with nature. Overall, it’s a pretty low-key production from Relax Gaming compared to previous releases such as Money Train 3 or Beast Mode.
On the reels, symbols include low value A, K, Q, J and 10 card royals. Then you have a collection of wildlife such as owls, deer, boars, brown bears and wolves. The wolf is the best paying symbol with 2.5, 3.5, 5 or 10 x your total bet awarded for 3, 4, 5 or 6 in combination.
Look out for the Howling Wolf Wild symbol which appears on reels 2, 3, 4 and/or 5 (the 4 middle reels). Substituting for all paying symbols above, it expands to cover the whole reel when appearing on reels 3 and/or 4. The final symbol of note is the Tent Free Spins Scatter which is key to triggering the Free Spins feature.
| Symbol | Payout/Info |
|---|---|
 10 | 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 or 1 x bet |
 J | 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 or 1 x bet |
 Q | 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 or 1 x bet |
 K | 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 or 1 x bet |
 A | 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 or 1 x bet |
 Owl | 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.4, 0.6, 0.9 or 1.8 x bet |
 Deer | 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.5, 0.7, 1 or 2 x bet |
 Boar | 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.7, 1, 1.5 or 3 x bet |
 Brown Bear | 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 1, 1.4, 2 or 4 x bet |
 Wolf | 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 2.5, 3.5, 5 or 10 x bet |
 Howling Wolf Wild | Substitutes, expands on reels 3+4 & contains multipliers |
 Tent Free Spins Scatter | 3+ triggers Free Spins feature |
Wild Hike Mobile
Created using the latest HTML5 technology, Wild Hike can be played on mobile, tablet, laptop and/or PC devices. The 6×4 reel layout works well on all devices including iOS, Android and/or Windows smartphones. Visually, it’s quite simple so should look fine on any device you choose.
Wild Hike Bonus Features
The Wild Hike slot has 3 bonus features. Look out for wilds on the 2 middle reels in the base game which gives you expanding wilds with re-spins and increasing multipliers. This applies in the Free Spins feature where the multiplier values increase.
Expanding Wild Re-Spins feature
The Expanding Wild Re-Spins feature is triggered when the Howling Wolf Wild symbol lands on reels 3 and/or 4. It expands to cover the whole reel with a re-spin awarded. Beginning with a 1x multiplier, a win gives you another-respin.
Furthermore, the multiplier on each expanding wild increases by 1x on each successive re-spin. If you get 2 expanding wilds, the multipliers multiply each other for bigger payouts.
Free Spins feature
The Free Spins feature is activated when 3 or 4 Tent Free Spins Scatter symbols land anywhere on the reels. 7 or 10 free spins will be awarded respectively. Landing Howling Wolf Wilds on reels 3 and/or 4 will give you expanding wilds, re-spins and multipliers (like the base game).
The difference is that acquired multipliers on expanding wilds remain for the duration of the feature. You will see multiplier values above reels 3 and 4. Furthermore, each scatter symbol will give you 1 extra free spin, with no limits.
Players outside the UK have the option of the Buy feature. There are 2 options which give you free spins and an increasing RTP rate:
| Option | Description | Cost | RTP |
| Free Spins | 7 or 10 free spins | 75 x bet | 96.51% |
| Wild Free Spins | 7/10 free spins + 1 guaranteed win on double expanded wilds | 150 x bet | 96.54% |
Wild Hike Review Summary – expanding wild multipliers to key to being at one with nature
Visually, the Wilk Hike slot is rather simple for a Relax Gaming release. Yes, it’s tranquil and being at one with nature will appeal to many. Following the aftermath of the Coronavirus pandemic, walking and hiking has been on the rise. With a North American and mystical feel, the shooting stars and starlit sky during the free spins is impressive.
When it comes to the gameplay, it’s all about the Howling Wolf Wilds landing on the 2 middle reels. This gives you expanding wilds with re-spins and multipliers. In the Free Spins feature, the multiplier values can only increase resulting in bigger win potential. That said, the average win in the free spins is 71.15 x your total bet.
With 20,000 x bet max wins per spin/free spin, the Wild Hike slot can pack quite the punch. In summary, it’s a decent game which is more on the simpler side compared to previous releases.
Wild Hike does bear some resemblance to the Iron Bank slot where there are wild reels with multipliers (up to 10x). In the Free Spins feature, choosing the Expanding Wilds option will see wilds expand on the 2 middle reels with re-spins and increasing multipliers awarded. Iron Bank does come with 49,999 x bet max wins too.
If you like the North American wilderness, I highly recommend you try Push Gaming’s Bison Battle and Blueprint Gaming’s Buffalo Rising Megaways. Both come with 50,000 x bet top wins and have more variety in the bonus features.
Wild Hike FAQs
The Wild Hike RTP is 96.09% which is fractionally above the online slots average of 96%. Highly volatile (5/5), the RTP increases up to 96.54% if you use the Buy feature.
The most you can win is 20,000 x your total bet per spin or free spin. Bigger wins will come from expanding wilds which have increasing multipliers that multiply by each other if more than 1 appears.
Yes, the $1 begins with up to 10 free spins. Howling Wolf Wilds expand, award re-spins and multipliers. However, expanding wilds multiplier values are kept and can only increase.
Yes, the $1 version is available here to play for free here at Online-Slot.co.uk. Head to great outdoors in search of Howling Wolves on mobile, laptop, PC and/or tablet devices.
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Chris is a slots expert that has reviewed and played over 10,000 slots online. Having being in the iGaming industry since 2004, he loves digging into the mechanics behind the slot games, playing the various bonus features and giving an honest verdict from a player’s perspective.
