Play Wild North

Wild North from Play’n GO runs on a 5-reel, 40-payline setup with animal-themed symbols and feature-driven play that keeps things moving across both base spins and bonus rounds. There’s a lot going on under the surface here, with wilds, scatters, and multiple feature triggers all working together to keep the reels active. 

The first thing one notices about Wild North is that it’s cold up there! As usual with animal themed online slots, the grid sits somewhere in the middle of nowhere. This time a forest trail, where there’s nothing to see but pines and snow. Snow on the trees, snow on the ground, and snow falling from a leaden sky. Non-stop. 

At least the reels are more inviting. There are card ranks with aboriginal patterns and the premium animal symbols are detailed although a bit romanticised to be entirely lifelike. The Northern Light scatters glow and shimmer nicely, and there are a few animal effects like bear claw swipes and stuff when a feature kicks in.  

The Lynx Wild is the key symbol in the game, stepping in for regular symbols to help complete wins. Landing five of them on a line delivers a strong potential return. 

Scatters appear as Northern Lights symbols framed in glowing borders. These are what unlock the main bonus wheel feature when enough land on the reels. They don’t just sit there looking pretty either, they’re the gateway into the game’s more unpredictable side. 

Scatters and Bonus Wheel 

Landing scatter symbols triggers access to a bonus wheel, which randomly selects one of several different feature rounds. There’s no choice involved here, so each spin into the bonus is a bit of a surprise. 

Great Wilderness 

This feature awards 3 free spins. During the spins, large 4x4 symbols drop onto reels 2 to 5, creating big hit potential when they line up correctly. 

Wild Lynx 

You get 3 free spins here as well, but the focus shifts to stacked Wild reels. One or two reels can land fully covered in Wilds, boosting win chances quite quickly. 

Running Reindeer 

A single free spin triggers this feature, where reindeer symbols land in stacked form. If they fully land on key reels or form a large block, respins activate and the symbols become sticky, staying in place for follow-up spins. 

Savage Bear 

A simple but punchy feature. One free spin is awarded, and the total win is multiplied somewhere between 5x and 30x depending on the outcome. 

Wolf Pack 

This one gives a single spin where wolf symbols appear in 2x2 sticky blocks. More wolves can trigger respins, keeping the action going if they keep landing. 

Eyes of the Owl 

Owls land in 2x2 blocks during this feature and become sticky if more appear. Respins continue as long as new owls keep landing, extending the round naturally. 

Wild North Explorer 

This is the pick-style mini-game where 20 tiles are presented. Behind them are cash values or feature triggers. The round continues until an X is revealed or a major feature like Great Wilderness or Wild Lynx is activated.

Wild North runs on a 5-reel, 40-payline setup and, as you’d expect, wins form from left to right. There are no cascading reels or Megaways mechanics here. Instead, the focus is on traditional line wins mixed with multiple bonus triggers and feature variations. Wilds help complete combinations, while scatters act as the gateway into the bonus wheel system. 

We recommend the following for fans of animal reel action: 

• Bison Rising Megaways from Blueprint Gaming mixes cascading wins, shifting Megaways rows, and free spins featuring growing multipliers. 
• Raging Rhino Double Danger from Light & Wonder packs together jackpots, collection mechanics, and two separate bonus modes across a 6-reel setup. 
• Wolf Legend Megaways from Blueprint Gaming uses cascading Megaways reels alongside a lifeline-style bonus system that adds a few twists. 

We’ve got a bit of a soft spot for Wild North because it doesn’t try to overcomplicate things in the base game, then suddenly throws a whole menu of bonus features at you once scatters land. It’s that contrast that keeps it interesting. One minute you’re watching standard animal wins, the next you’re picking tiles or dealing with sticky wolves filling the screen. 

For anyone who likes themed animal slots with plenty of different directions once things kick off, this one keeps the snowstorm of features moving nicely.