The Wildos Slot Review

The Wildos Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Wildos has a 5×3 reel setup and comes with 15 fixed paylines. Winning combinations are formed by landing 3 or more adjacent symbols from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel.

Stakes range from 10p up to £100 per spin. Hit the bet value below the reels to bring up a list of pre-defined stake values to choose from. Note that the default bet size is £1, so make sure you check that before spinning if you want to bet lower amounts.

The Wildos RTP is 96.15%, which is pretty generous and above the industry average for online UK slots. In terms of volatility, a lot of Thunderkick slots are in the high range and this one is no different.

The maximum win is 6,250 x your total stake. While this falls short when compared to some of the best casino slots around, it’s not a bad figure by any means. We’ve seen a lot lower that’s for sure. Your best chance of landing the top prize will come in the Free Spins feature due to the Multiplier Wilds and the numerous free spins on offer.

Theme – head to the fun-looking Wild West

The theme in The Wildos slot game is all about the cowboys and bandits in the Wild West. I immediately thought of Dead or Alive 2 from NetEnt when this slot was brought to my attention. I was wondering how it would compare, but it’s quite different with cartoony visuals here. There is no comparison really as Dead or Alive blows this one out of the water.

Looking at the bandits I can’t help but get a Mexican feel with the guitars and the sombreros. This may well be a nod towards Banditos, who were Mexican bandits and outlaws during the Wild West era.

The whistles and the sound of a trumpet as you spin away in the base game make it sound as though you’re about to head to a quick-draw duel. It ties into the theme really well, and I like the bandit animations when a winner lands on the reels involving them. Land the Free Spins feature and the audio speeds up slightly with the background turning to dusk.

On the reels, the card suits acting as bags of coins make up the lower-paying symbols – clubs, diamonds, spades and hearts. The higher-paying ones include a cowboy boot and chain, a sheriff’s hat, bottles and 3 bandits with different coloured bandanas; red, blue and green. The red bandit with the gun pays the most, awarding 5, 10 or 50 x your total stake for 3, 4 or 5 in combination.

The game’s wild is a saloon door with a dollar sign, which all land with multipliers. The Scatter is a cake, which is a bit different and adds to the more jovial side of the slot and the cartoony theme rather than a more sinister one.

Symbol	Payouts/Info
Club	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.5 or 3 x stake
Diamond	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.5 or 3 x stake
Spade	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.5 or 3 x stake
Heart	3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 0.5 or 3 x stake
Boot & Chain	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1 or 5 x stake
Hat	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1 or 6 x stake
Bottles	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 1 or 7 x stake
Green Bandit	3, 4 or 5 = 3, 8 or 30 x stake
Blue Bandit	3, 4 or 5 = 4, 9 or 40 x stake
Red Bandit	3, 4 or 5 = 5, 10 or 50 x bet
Wild	Substitutes for all except Scatter
Scatter	3 in view awards 8 free spins

The Wildos Mobile

With Thunderkick being a user of the latest HTML5 technology, The Wildos has been optimised for play on mobile, desktop and tablet devices. The 5×3 setup works well on smaller screens including iOS and Android operating systems.

The Wildos Bonus Features

There are 2 bonus features to enjoy in The Wildos slog game. From Multiplier Wilds to Free Spins, there’s a lot going on. Let’s run you through everything, starting with the Multiplier Wilds.

Multiplier Wilds feature

All Multiplier Wilds substitute for all other symbols except Scatters and they can appear anywhere on reels 2, 3 and 4. It’s really to understand what happens when you see these on the reels. When one or more lands on a payline, the win will be multiplied by the multipliers shown.

Free Spins feature

3 Scatters anywhere in view in the base game of The Wildos slot game will trigger this bonus feature. You will get 8 free spins, and there is the possibility of getting up to 9 more, which would make 17 in total.

All Wilds are sticky here and they will reveal a new random multiplier value on each winning free spin. When a new wild symbol lands, it is also highlighted in the meter below the respective ree as shown in the screenshot above. Each time you fill one of the meters, 3 extra free spins are awarded. As mentioned, up to 9 extra free spins can be claimed. It’s as simple as that. It’s a very basic Free Spins feature to be honest.

The Wildos Review Summary – fun game, fun theme

When you think of Wild West slots, you probably think of grim visuals and realistic audio that takes you back to that era. This one is the complete opposite, which is a pleasant surprise. It has some great visuals and a cartoony theme to give it a real feel-good vibe, which I wasn’t expecting at all when I first loaded the game. Thunderkick has turned gun crime and robbery into something fun.

The max win potential might not match that of other similarly-themed slots like Dead or Alive (NetEnt), but it’s solid enough. And let’s not forget that the RTP rate is above average too, which is always great to see.

The best action will come in the Free spins feature with the Multiplier Wilds. I’m a big fan of the multiplier values being mixed up constantly too rather than just sticking with 1 or 2 different values. It makes the bonus feature stand out a little versus the competition that way.

Overall, it’s a very nice slot from Thunderkick and deserves the undoubted praise it will get. It’s frustrating to see some slots pushed out that are just not really thought out, but The Wildos slot has been. It’s refreshing to see this provider take a different path with a theme that’s been done a million times already.