Wild West Gold Slot Review

Wild West Gold is a slot with a 5X4 layout: 4 rows, 5 reels and 40 paylines.

Players can adjust their bet size (1 through 10) and coin value (€/$0.01 to €/$0.20), resulting in a maximum bet of €/$100 per spin. The game locks all your bets to maximum paylines, meaning the minimum possible bet is €/$0.20 per spin.

Wild West Gold is a high variance slot, with bigger wins spread out across longer gaming sessions. Most payouts will either equal or slightly surpass your stake. The slot’s major payout potential sits in its single bonus round, enhanced by Sticky Wilds and multipliers that can generate some massive wins.

Factoring in this slot’s high volatility, Wild West theme and Sticky Wild symbols, we could immediately tell the resemblance to NetEnt’s mega-hit Dead or Alive. Whether it will be as successful remains to be seen, but Wild West Gold seems to have all the ingredients to become one of the most popular video slots online.

We like the options players have to further enhance their gameplay. You can tick the battery saver option that reduces animation speed to extend your phone or laptop’s longevity. As usual with Pragmatic Play slots, players can choose to turn off music and sound FX as well.

Autoplay is also possible up to 1000 spins. You can tick the “skip screens” option for even faster gameplay. There are also the Quick Spin and Turbo Spin options. Quick Spin heightens the game speed by a little. On average, you can spin 100 times in 3 minutes. Turbo Spin really does justice to its name, and it allowed us to burn through about 100 spins in 50 seconds.

Wild West Gold has an RTP of 96.51%, which is pretty much an industry standard for online casino slots. It’s also downright average when compared to other Pragmatic Play slots, so its generosity doesn’t skew too much in either direction. At least as far RTP is concerned. However, this slot’s high volatility offers a more accurate representation of its payout rate and potential.

In terms of aesthetical qualities, Wild West Gold is up to par with modern standards. The graphics are highly-defined and top-quality. Though, the animations work could do with some improvement. This slot won’t seem out of place in a modern online casino but play it long enough and you’ll definitely notice the lack of animation variety. Similarly-themed slots such as Play N Go’s Gunslinger: Reloaded and NetEnt’s Wild Wild West do much better in this regard.

The soundtrack may catch you off-guard at first, but we found its cheerful nature quite fitting. Wild West Gold embraces the jovial side of the Wild West: the wholesomeness of the saloons, rather than the harshness of gunslinging cowboys.

The sound effects take a more serious approach in line with what’s happening on screen. You’ll notice the more action-heavy soundtrack when Wild symbols start appearing, and during the free spins round. In the long run, it can definitely get repetitive, but that can be said for most video slots.

The interface is superbly done. Pragmatic Play has covered all bases, and we found no room for complaints. Everything is neatly organized, and players have quick access to bet adjustments, autoplay, game options and pay tables.

The same can be said for the mobile interface, which only has a few minor adjustments to make it more suitable for smaller screens. Wild West Gold mobile is intuitive, smooth and it looks gorgeous as well.

This slot has a fairly standard layout, and its symbol structure is no different. Players can look forward to regular A, K, Q, J – 10 symbols, and a few themed symbols such as gold pouches, revolvers, cowboys and cowgirls. There are two special symbols in the game: Wild and Scatter.

As usual, the Wild is a substitute for all other symbols, except for the Scatter. This symbol also has a guaranteed multiplier of 2X, or 3X and 5X – determined at random. If more than one Wild symbol becomes part of a payline, their multipliers are combined. The Scatter is in charge of activating the bonus round, and it doesn’t have its own individual payouts.

In typical fashion for a high variance slot, Wild West Gold has only one bonus game which rewards players with free spins and special Wild symbols. As expected, this free spins feature is rarely triggered, and you need to be prepared for a longer gaming session with a deeper bankroll.

Of course, you could always get lucky in the first few spins, but we wouldn’t get our hopes up too much. Needless to say, once triggered the free spins feature has a very high payout ceiling and a guaranteed minimum win. We cover the details below.

Wild West Gold’s free spins round is activated through 3 Scatter symbols. These symbols can only appear on reels 1, 3 and 5.

The bonus round will start you off with 8 free spins, but there is no limit to the amount of spins you can get. This is because of the Scatter Overlay symbol, which can randomly appear on top of any other symbol. Depending on how many Scatter Overlay symbols appear, Wild West Gold will reward you with additional free spins:

• 2X Scatter Overlay: +4 Free Spins
• 3X Scatter Overlay: +8 Free Spins
• 4X Scatter Overlay: +12 Free Spins
• 5X Scatter Overlay: +20 Free Spins

During free spins, the Wild symbol improves as well. Namely, every Wild that appears on reels 2, 3 or 4 will stick on the reels throughout the remainder of your free spins. Thus, it becomes a Sticky Wild.

On top of that, Sticky Wilds have random multipliers (2X, 3X or 5X) that are revealed once the symbol lands. Just like the symbols themselves, all Sticky Wild multipliers are valid until the end of the bonus round.

We mentioned that the amount of additional free spins you can get in Wild West Gold’s bonus round is unlimited. However, this slot’s free spins feature has a maximum payout of 10,000X your stake. if you happen to amass a prize that’s equal to 10,000X your initial bet – the bonus round ends and all remaining spins are forfeited.

Wild West Gold’s free spins feature also has a minimum payout of 10X your stake, which will be rewarded if you don’t finish the bonus round with at least that amount.

Players can also choose to Buy Free Spins, meaning anyone can enter the free spins feature at any time. The price is understandably steep, standing at 100X your total current bet. Meaning, it would cost you €/$20 if playing with a minimum stake of €0.20. Note: the UKGC restricts Buy-in Feature at casinos in the UK.

Wild West Gold is the epitome of a high variance slot. It doesn’t have too many bells and whistles, and it's focused on its lucrative free spins round with a payout ceiling of 10,000X your stake. The bonus round can start a bit slow, but once those Sticky Wilds start accumulating, you’ll see an exponential rise in your rewards.

In summary, we see this game as a worthy competitor to slots like Dead or Alive or Immortal Romance. Our Wild West Gold review gave you all the details, now it’s up to you to try it out. We haven’t found it featured in any free spins offers as of yet, but many deposit bonuses lie in wait.