Treasure Wild Slot Review
A stone vault glows amber in torchlight, chests spilling coins onto rocky ledges, and the gold never stops moving: Treasure Wild, from Pragmatic Play, is a slot that pretends to care about its paylines and doesn’t. The real paytable is the values riding on the MONEY symbols, and the game is honest about it – the line wins are an afterthought next to a screen of cash icons and a well-placed wild.
It runs on a 5×3 grid with 20 paylines, medium volatility, a 96.53% RTP and a max win capped at 4,500x the bet. Fans of Pragmatic Play’s collecting titles such as Money Stacks or Cash Patrol will recognise the shape immediately, and it sits somewhere near Cowboy Coins in temperament.
Base Game & Features
Wins pay left to right across the 20 selected paylines, with only the highest combination counting per line and multiple line wins adding together. Free spins wins are added to payline wins, and the total is paid once the round completes. Bets run from 0.20 to 240 per spin, with coins-per-line and coin-value controls setting the stake.
The wild is a treasure chest that appears on all reels, substitutes for every symbol except the MONEY symbol, and collects the values of any MONEY symbols it lands alongside. That collecting role is what the whole game is built around.
It also matches the crown’s pay, so it’s the joint-richest symbol on the grid, and you want it landing for its own sake rather than just substituting. Line wins alone won’t carry a session here.
The paytable leans on treasure imagery, with the crown on top and royals at the bottom. Values are multiples of the total bet:
- Crown: 2x, 5x, 15x
- Money Bag: 1.25x, 2.5x, 7.5x
- Pink Gem/Necklace: 1x, 2x, 6x
- Goblet: 0.75x, 1.5x, 4.5x
- Bracelet: 0.5x, 1x, 3x
- A, K: 0.3x, 0.6x, 1.8x
- Q, J: 0.25x, 0.5x, 1.5x
That’s a modest ladder from top to bottom, and line wins aren’t where the money is in this game. The collection mechanic is, and it works in the base game as well as the feature.
The Money Collection Feature
The MONEY symbol lands on all reels and takes a random value on every spin from a fixed set running from 0.5x up to 50x the total bet. On its own it pays nothing. It only matters when a wild is on the screen with it.
The rule runs in three steps. The MONEY symbols land and show their values. A wild, or wilds, land on the same spin. Then every wild on screen awards the combined value of all the MONEY symbols showing, once per wild.
Two wilds and three MONEY symbols worth 20x between them pays that 20x twice, so a single spin with multiple wilds and a screen of MONEY symbols can outpay the entire line-win paytable many times over. The 50x top value is the one that turns a good collection spin into a serious one.
Treasure Wild Free Spins & Bonus Rounds
Free Spins
Five or more MONEY symbols in a single spin trigger the free spins round, which awards nine spins. Before the round begins, the values of the triggering MONEY symbols are added together and collected, and that sum seeds the progressive pot for the feature.
A trigger with fifteen MONEY symbols showing healthy values starts the round in a very different place than a minimum trigger of five. That seed matters, because the round builds on it from there.
During the round, every MONEY symbol that lands adds its value to the collected total, and every wild that hits pays out that collected amount in full. Each wild is worth whatever the pot has grown to, so the round builds as it goes: an early wild pays the seed, a late wild pays the seed plus everything collected since. Special reels are in play, and the round cannot be retriggered.
The win cap applies everywhere: if a free spins round’s total reaches 4,500x the bet, the round ends at once, the win is awarded and any remaining spins are lost. That ceiling is the game’s maximum win, in the base game and the feature alike.
Buy Free Spins
The free spins round can be bought directly from the base game, and there are twelve options. The pricing scales with starting MONEY symbols: more of them means a bigger seeded pot, and the price climbs by 10x with each additional symbol.
The RTP is 96.53% whether you buy or not, so the tiers differ only in starting position, not in underlying value. The twelve options are:
- 9 free spins, random 5 to 15 starting MONEY symbols: 150x total bet
- 9 free spins, 5 starting MONEY symbols: 100x
- 9 free spins, 6 starting MONEY symbols: 110x
- 9 free spins, 7 starting MONEY symbols: 120x
- 9 free spins, 8 starting MONEY symbols: 130x
- 9 free spins, 9 starting MONEY symbols: 140x
- 9 free spins, 10 starting MONEY symbols: 150x
- 9 free spins, 11 starting MONEY symbols: 160x
- 9 free spins, 12 starting MONEY symbols: 170x
- 9 free spins, 13 starting MONEY symbols: 180x
- 9 free spins, 14 starting MONEY symbols: 190x
- 9 free spins, 15 starting MONEY symbols: 200x
Starting values are randomised, so the pricier tiers buy a better starting position rather than a guaranteed outcome. The random option at 150x costs the same as the fixed ten-symbol tier, and only pays off when it rolls above ten.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.6/10
Treasure Wild spends most of its time ignoring its own paytable, and it’s a better game for it. Almost every spin has a second layer humming underneath – those MONEY values sitting on the reels, waiting for a wild – so even the quiet stretches feel like they’re building to something. Nobody comes to a treasure vault for the small stuff.
The bonus round is the clear highlight, because a pot that grows all round and pays out in full on every wild means the last few spins can be worth ten times the first. The weakness is just as clear: no retrigger, always nine spins, so a thin trigger leaves the round nowhere to go and it’s over before it builds.
It’s a good fit for players who like collection mechanics and a medium-volatility pace, and less so for anyone chasing the five-figure ceilings elsewhere in Pragmatic Play’s range. For the rest, this vault pays out often enough to be worth the candle.
Treasure Wild FAQs
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What is the RTP of Treasure Wild?
The RTP is 96.53%, both in the base game and when using the Buy Free Spins option. -
How do you trigger free spins in Treasure Wild?
Land five or more MONEY symbols in a single spin. The round awards nine free spins, seeded with the combined value of the triggering MONEY symbols. -
What does the wild symbol do in Treasure Wild?
The treasure chest wild substitutes for all symbols except the MONEY symbol. It also collects: when a wild lands alongside MONEY symbols, every wild awards the total value of the MONEY symbols on screen. -
What values can the MONEY symbol take in Treasure Wild?
The MONEY symbol takes a random value each spin, from 0.5x up to 50x the total bet. -
Can the free spins round be retriggered?
No. The free spins round cannot be retriggered, and it always runs for nine spins. -
What is the maximum win on Treasure Wild?
The maximum win is capped at 4,500x the bet, in both the base game and the free spins round. If a free spins round’s total reaches the cap, the round ends and the win is paid. -
Can you buy the bonus on Treasure Wild?
Yes. There are twelve buy options, from 100x the total bet for nine spins with five starting MONEY symbols up to 200x for fifteen, plus a 150x random option. -
How many paylines does Treasure Wild have?
Treasure Wild has 20 paylines on a 5×3 grid, with all wins paying left to right.
