Pragmatic Play heads to the worlds highest mountains in their new slot game, Himalayan Wild, set in the scenic backdrop of snow-covered peaks where only wild animals roam. The game features symbols inspired by wildlife, including eagles, wolves, bears and buffalo, and offers players a chance to win up to 10,000x their bet in this frozen landscape.
Hit’n Roll feature
The game’s Wilds activate the Hit’n Roll feature, allowing them to shift up or down the reels, leaving multipliers behind that increase with each movement. Players can unlock hidden winning potential in this feature, as combinations come into view as the symbols change position.
Respins
The respin feature in Himalayan Wild is activated when a snow leopard symbols forms part of a winning combination, with the triggering payout assigned as a total cash value and added to all mountain symbols throughout the respins.
Everytime a mountain symbol drops in, the cash value is collected and the number of respins start over. During the respins feature, players can land any of three fixed jackpots – the Minor, Major, and Mega – which award 30x, 100x, and 1,000x respectively
Pragmatic Play said on their Linkedin page:
Explore the world’s highest mountain in Himalayan Wild, where wins can peak at 10,000x.
Review Overview
Summary
Himalayan Wild slot is a volatile visit to the famed roof of the world mountains and their wildlife. Dramatic music and a snowy slope set the scene on this 5-line game over 5 reels of 3 rows with two similar symbols possible on any reel. The 5-lines means the pays are high for 5-of-a-kinds with the bear 300x bet and the lowest royal 5x with wild snow leopards on reels 3 to 5. The top two symbols pay for just one on reel 1 and all animals for 2+. The Everest scatter can land on all reels but that isn't what you require for the hold-and-respins bonus. You need any win involving a wild and get a bonus round for each, so two bonus rounds if two lines use a wild. During the round the objective is to get as many bonus symbols landing as possible as each one pays the triggering win and resets your lives to 3. There's naturally static jackpots too and you need the jackpot symbol on reel one along with one of the 30, 100 or 1000x bet MINOR, MAJOR or MEGA prizes on reel 5. You still have normal symbol pay-outs as well. The round ends when you lose 3 lives or hit the Himalayan avalanche here of 5,000x base bet.
The Pros
Nice execution of Himalayan theme and sounds Good line pays and awards for symbols The hold-and-respin bonus is quite imaginativeThe Cons
Low base game hit frequency, single symbols tiny pays Trigger bonus with a low win to guarantee poor return The hold-and-respin is extremely volatile- Gameplay7
- Visuals7
- Features8
