Icy Wilds Slot Review

IGT’s graphics has rarely stunned the avid slot aficionados out there (at least compared with some other, more famous software developing companies), but the American supplier moved things in the opposite direction by releasing the Icy Wilds slot, one of the latest additions to their gaming portfolio. 

The Icy Wilds slot is available across all devices, from desktop computers across laptops, tablets, to mobile phones. As you can easily assume by the name, the game is all about the ice theme, featuring the Northern Lights and snow-bathed trees in the background. The whole theme makes the slot even more playable during the winter.

The slot has five reels, four rows, and 50 paylines. The players can wager anywhere from 50 cents to $100 per spin. Stacked wilds and the bonus round represent the features everyone is hoping to grab when the reels stop spinning. Keep reading to find out how to trigger these features and what to expect from the game in general.

Icy Wilds symbols include playing cards from 10 to A (10, J, Q, K, A), and these pay just 25 coins for a five-of-a-kind win. You will thus be hoping to see the animal winter figures such as snow owls, ermines, and snow leopards. These grant the 100-coin max win in a base game.

The best-paying regular symbols are actually presented through jewelry set for a snow princess. If you land five pendants or rings, you'll claim 125 coins, while five crowns will net you 150 coins.

Since her jewelry is shown in the base game, it is natural to expect the Snow Princess as a wild symbol. It appears stacked and grants you as many as 500 times your original stake in case you see five of her icons on the screen. Much like all wilds, the Princess can substitute all other elements in the game except for the bonus round icon.

However, what makes the Icy Wilds slot attractive as it is? The whole reel can be transformed into a completely wild reel for the next spin if you hit a full stack of any symbol but playing card. A full stack of jewelry, snow leopard, ermine, or snow owl will thus set you up for massive winnings given it will turn the whole reel wild on the following spin.

At the end of the day, it all comes down to the bonus round with most slots. The Icy Wilds slot is not an exception as free spins indeed bring you the highest opportunity for benefit. The Polar Bear icon serves as a bonus round symbol. If you land it on at least three distinct reels, you’ll open up 10 free spins.

The catch is that the element can appear staked, meaning you can potentially grab a full pack of 20 Polar Bears on 5 reels. In that case, you would receive the maximum number of 45 free spins. How so? On top of 10 free spins for three bonus round symbols, you’d get additional 2 spins for each additional Polar Bear. We’ve done the math for you, it’s 45 free spins for 20 (the maximum number) Polar Bears.

Knowing you can win as big as 500 times your stake on every single free spin, these Polar Bears can make all the difference. However, patience is the name of the game in this icy world as Polar Bears are usually reluctant to pop up in this medium to high variance machine. When they do, they will most likely pay dividends, though.

Icy Wilds Slot RTP

Icy Wilds has a 95.6% Return to Player. However, bear in mind that it is a mid to high volatility machine. Patience is required given how hard it can be to trigger those free spins.

As attractive as it is, the Icy Wilds slot does favor highrollers. Those with limited stacks may struggle heavily before triggering the highly-rewarding free spins feature, but hey, it's the risk that comes along high-volatile slots. The theme is decent and there is plenty to love about the stacked wilds in the base game, while the polar bear brings the whole experience to a higher level.