Shamans Dream 2 Slot Review
Prairie grass tall enough to hide a wolf, tipis dotted to the horizon, feathered spears lashed to a rough log frame: Shamans Dream 2 paints its dusk in warm pinks and violets, and paints it well. The paytable here is one symbol deep, and that shapes everything: the Wolf returns ten times what anything else on the reels manages, and every multiplier in the game exists to stack on top of it. Eyecon have built it as a straight 5×3, 20-payline slot at 95.569% RTP, with no cascades or collect meters in sight. Everything else on the prairie exists to feed that one possibility.
It’s a direct follow-up to Shaman’s Dream, and it sits in the same catalogue as Fluffy Favourites and Temple of Isis. A quiet game, in other words, from a studio that has never minded quiet.
The Base Game and Its Symbols
It’s a classic layout, and it behaves like one. Line wins pay left to right across the 20 paylines, multiplied by the wager per payline, and only the highest win on each selected payline counts. Wins on different paylines are added together.
Scatter wins behave differently. They pay in any position, they’re multiplied by the total wager rather than the line wager, and for each scatter only the highest scatter win is added to the line wins. It’s a small distinction, but it’s the one that makes three Dreamcatchers worth chasing rather than just pretty.
The Wolf is the substitute, standing in for every symbol except the scattered Dreamcatcher, and any line win it helps to complete is doubled. That doubling quietly reshapes the whole paytable, because the Wolf is also the richest symbol on the reels by a wide distance.
The full ladder, as multiples of the total bet:
- Wolf (wild): 20x / 400x / 4,000x / 19,000x for two to five
- Dreamcatcher (scatter, pays any): 2x / 10x / 30x / 600x
- Brave and Chief (joint top payers): 4x / 50x / 300x / 1,900x
- Woman: 4x / 40x / 200x / 900x
- Eagle and White Buffalo: 4x / 20x / 150x / 500x
- Teepee and Feather Pouch: 20x / 50x / 250x for three to five
- Bear and Crossed Axes: 10x / 40x / 200x
- Dreamcatcher Charm and Totem: 10x / 30x / 200x
Two things stand out from that ladder. The Wolf pays from just two of a kind, which most wilds don’t, and the gap between it and everything else is enormous: the next-best line pays 1,900x, a tenth of what the Wolf returns.
The pairings are worth a second look too. Brave and Chief share one set of values, as do Eagle and White Buffalo, Teepee and Feather Pouch, Bear and Crossed Axes, and the two lower charms. Six tiers for ten symbols, which is standard for this format, but it does mean the middle of the board is dense with near-identical payouts.
Everything above the Teepee tier pays for two of a kind, at least in a small way; the rest start at three, and the four-of-a-kind steps are gentle: 50x for a Teepee line, 40x for Bears. Three Dreamcatchers anywhere do something more useful still, which brings us to the features.
Instant Prize and Free Games
Instant Prize Feature
During the base game, any symbol landing on Reel 1 or Reel 5 can carry a golden background. When golden-background symbols appear on both Reel 1 and Reel 5 in the same spin, a single instant prize is awarded: 2x, 3x, 4x, 8x or 20x the total bet.
The rules around it are looser than they first sound. The golden symbol on Reel 1 doesn’t have to match the golden symbol on Reel 5, so any pair of highlighted symbols will do. And the golden versions still count towards ordinary line wins, so a triggering spin can pay twice over.
Free Games
Three or more scattered Dreamcatchers anywhere on the reels award 15 free games, played on the same paylines and the same wager as the triggering spin. Every prize during the round is tripled, and the round can be retriggered up to a maximum of 15 times, each retrigger adding another 15 games.
Run the retrigger ceiling out and the arithmetic gets interesting. Fifteen triggers would stack up to 240 free games in a single extended round, every one of them paying triple, all from the wager of the spin that started it. Even a single retrigger doubles the round, and the Dreamcatcher pays scatter wins on the way in.
The round doesn’t add new symbols or mechanics; it points the same maths at a bigger multiplier. That’s the whole idea, and it’s a sound one, because the base paytable has real headroom for it. Stack the Wolf’s doubling on top of the tripled prizes and a top Wolf line inside free games is worth six times its base-game value.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 6.9/10
Sessions here move at a prairie pace: spin, watch for gold on the edge reels, wait for the Dreamcatchers. The case for choosing it is the free games round, where a doubled Wolf line meets tripled prizes and the maths suddenly grows teeth. That’s the whole hook, and it’s a good one.
The strength is how the multipliers compound. A wild that doubles, a round that triples, and retriggers that can stack another 15 games onto the 15 you started with means one good trigger can run long and pay rich. The weakness is everything between triggers: the instant prize stops at 20x the bet, and six shared symbol tiers mean the middle of the board pays small and often identically.
It suits players who like a straightforward 20-line slot and don’t need a feature every ten spins; the painted sunset makes the quiet stretches easier to sit through. Anyone who wants cascades, collect meters or a buy menu will find none of that here. For everyone else, the prairie is a pleasant place to wait for the wolf.
Shamans Dream 2 FAQs
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What is the RTP of Shamans Dream 2?
The return to player is 95.569%. -
How many paylines does Shamans Dream 2 have?
There are 20 paylines, with all line wins paying left to right and multiplied by the wager per payline. Only the highest win on each selected payline counts. -
How does the Instant Prize feature work in Shamans Dream 2?
During the base game, symbols with golden backgrounds can appear on Reel 1 and Reel 5. When a golden-background symbol lands on both reels in the same spin, a single prize of 2x, 3x, 4x, 8x or 20x the total bet is awarded. The two golden symbols don’t have to match. -
When is Shamans Dream 2 released?
Shamans Dream 2’s release date is 12 October 2020. -
Who makes Shamans Dream 2?
Eyecon, the Australian studio behind Fluffy Favourites and the original Shaman’s Dream. -
How do you trigger the free games in Shamans Dream 2?
Land three or more scattered Dreamcatcher symbols anywhere on the reels. You’ll receive 15 free games with all prizes tripled. -
Can free games be retriggered in Shamans Dream 2?
Yes, free games can be retriggered up to a maximum of 15 times, with each retrigger adding another 15 spins. -
What does the Wolf symbol do in Shamans Dream 2?
The Wolf is the wild and substitutes for all symbols except the scattered Dreamcatcher. Any line win it completes is doubled, and five Wolves on a payline pays 19,000x the total bet.
