Born Wild EXTREME Slot Review
The reels sit inside a thick orange-brown frame that looks hand-brushed onto a cave wall, scuffed and chipped at the edges as if the painter lost patience with it. Behind them, a mass of angular charcoal shards catches a dim light, tagged over with neon spray-paint. That’s Born Wild EXTREME: urban wilderness rendered in marker pen, all sharp edges and high contrast. Hacksaw Gaming have built almost nothing else around it.
Two features and a stack of wilds carry the whole game, which is either ruthless discipline or not enough to fill the cave. Underneath the paint it’s a high volatility game on a 5×4 grid with 20 paylines, a 93.8% RTP and a 7,500x win cap, with a fixed cash top prize sitting outside it. It follows the studio’s original Born Wild and runs alongside Chaos Crew 2. Whether two features can carry a game this stripped back is the whole question.
Base Game & Features
Wins pay left to right across 20 fixed lines, and only the highest win per line counts. Multiple wins in a round add together. The setup is conventional; the symbols stacked on top of it are where the interest lives.
The animal cast pays in multiples of the total bet:
- Gorilla (top payer): 5x for three, 10x for four, 15x for five
- Wolf: 0.5x for three, 3x for four, 10x for five
- Rhino: 0.5x for three, 3x for four, 10x for five
- Howl: 0.1x for three, 0.5x for four, 1x for five
- Claw: 0.1x for three, 0.5x for four, 1x for five
- Hiss: 0.1x for three, 0.5x for four, 1x for five
- Grrr: 0.1x for three, 0.5x for four, 1x for five
- Roar: 0.1x for three, 0.5x for four, 1x for five
Those figures reflect the currently selected bet level, so every multiple scales with your stake rather than sitting at a fixed credit value. Bets run from 0.20 to 100 per spin, adjusted from the bet display with the arrows.
The WILD substitutes for every symbol except the Free Spin scatter, and it’s a payer in its own right: five wilds on a line return 250x the total bet, comfortably more than anything else in the game. That makes it the richest symbol on the reels by a wide margin.
Beyond the wild, two symbols break the normal pattern. Neither pays as a standard symbol; both exist to set their features in motion:
- The Lion symbol triggers the Lion’s Roar respin feature from the base game
- The Free Spin scatter starts the free spins round
Born Wild EXTREME Free Spins & Lion’s Roar
Lion’s Roar
Land three or more Lion symbols in the base game and the Lion’s Roar feature starts. You’re awarded respins that continue for as long as new Lion symbols keep landing on the reels. Each Lion that arrives extends the chain. The round only ends when a respin produces no Lion at all.
Fill the entire grid with Lions and you win the game’s fixed top cash prize, which sits outside the normal win cap. If the grid doesn’t fill, one final spin is awarded in which every landed Lion symbol converts into a wild. That closing spin is where the feature pays its way, and a screen full of fresh wilds on the last gasp can turn a dud run into the biggest win of the session.
Free Spins
Three or more Free Spin scatter symbols trigger the free spins round, and three scatters award 10 free spins. The round plays automatically until every spin is used, with each spin’s win shown in one field and the accumulating total for all free spins shown alongside the remaining spin count.
The twist is that every wild is sticky for the full duration of the feature. Any wild that lands stays put, and every wild that arrives later sticks too. With wilds already the top-paying symbol at 250x for five, a round that builds a collection of them across its ten spins can climb quickly, and there’s no retrigger to wait on: the sticky wilds are the whole engine.
Win Caps and the Top Prize
When the 7,500x cap is reached, a message confirms it and the current round ends immediately, with the winnings awarded at once. If the cap lands mid-feature, any free spins or bonus features still in play are discarded rather than played out. The fixed cash prize for a full grid of Lions sits outside that cap entirely, which is why it’s the game’s headline rather than the multiplier.
A Buy Bonus button sits in the bottom-left corner of the interface for anyone who’d rather skip the wait, and purchases made this way can run above the standard stake range. Autoplay is on hand too, with its own settings:
- Choose a number of automatic rounds, with the remaining count displayed throughout
- Set a total session loss limit that stops autoplay when it’s exceeded
- Set a single-win limit that stops autoplay the moment a win passes it
- Turbo Play delivers the fastest possible round, though not every operator offers it
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7/10
This is a waiting game, and unusually for a waiting game, the waiting part looks good: even the dead spins unfold on that spray-painted cave wall, so you’re staring at something with a pulse while the Lions refuse to show. The one reason to sit down here is the free spins, because a round that sticks a couple of wilds early turns every remaining spin into a live one. That’s the strength, too: the sticky wilds do real work instead of decorating a paytable.
The weakness is what’s left over. Between triggers this is plain line-play, the paytable falls off a cliff below the Gorilla, and the 93.8% return is on the mean side for the patience it demands. It suits anyone who wants two features built properly and doesn’t need a third, and it will frustrate anyone who likes the base game to entertain them. For the chasers, the cave is worth the wait; for everyone else, it’s a long sit in the dark.
Born Wild EXTREME FAQs
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What is the RTP of Born Wild EXTREME?
The RTP is 93.8%. It’s a high volatility game, so returns come in larger, less frequent chunks rather than steady small wins. -
How does the Lion’s Roar feature work in Born Wild EXTREME?
Land three or more Lion symbols in the base game to trigger respins that continue while new Lions keep landing. Fill the grid with Lions to win a fixed top cash prize, or if the grid doesn’t fill, get one final spin where all landed Lions convert into wilds. -
Are wilds sticky in the Born Wild EXTREME free spins?
Yes. Every wild that lands during the free spins sticks in place for the rest of the feature, and any wilds that arrive on later spins also stick. Wilds pay 250x the total bet for five, so a collection of them can climb fast. -
How do you trigger free spins in Born Wild EXTREME?
Land three or more Free Spin scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. Three scatters award 10 free spins, which then play automatically until all spins are used. -
Does the wild substitute for the Free Spin scatter in Born Wild EXTREME?
No. The wild substitutes for every symbol except the Free Spin scatter, so scatters have to land on their own to trigger the bonus round. -
Can you buy the bonus on Born Wild EXTREME?
Yes. A Buy Bonus button sits in the bottom-left of the game interface, letting you skip straight to the feature rather than waiting for a natural trigger. Feature buy stakes can run above the normal betting range. -
What happens when you hit the maximum win in Born Wild EXTREME?
The maximum win is 7,500 times your bet. When it’s reached, the round ends immediately and any free spins or bonus features still in play are discarded. The fixed cash prize for a full grid of Lion symbols sits outside that cap. -
Who makes Born Wild EXTREME?
Hacksaw Gaming. It follows their original Born Wild and sits alongside their catalogue of high volatility titles.
