Wildchemy Slot Review
Released in December 2019, this game can be played at online casinos such as Mr Green, Guts or LeoVegas.
Theme and general information
Wildchemy takes us back to the times when chemists experimented with common materials in order to turn them into precious metals. We are not in the dark middle ages, however. The laboratory we’re looking at is much more advanced than that. We could be in the 18th or even 19th century, judging by some of the equipment in the background.
The visuals are great. It’s all bit cartoonish, but in a good way. Liquids bubble away in various bottles and pipes. The background music is whimsical, but also manages to build suspense.
On the reels we find various bottles with potions as the low value symbols. Scales, an amulet and a mortar and pestle are the medium value symbols. The chemist and his robot helper (that’s what the little guy looks like anyway) are the high value symbols. The chemist is worth 50x our stake for 5 on a payline. The robot helper still pays out 15x our stake.
We get an All Ways Pay mechanic in this grid slot, where at least three matching symbols pay horizontally or vertically (though not diagonally). Symbols that are part of a win get removed in a cascading win and new symbols fall in from above.
You can play this game from 0.10 to 100.00 per spin.
Magic Portals in the base game
In the upper left-hand and bottom right-hand corners, you will notice two swirling elements in the base game. These are the Magic Portals. Whenever two matching symbols land in these portals, all other instances of that same symbol on the reels will turn into wilds.
Wins are paid out and we get a cascade to remove the symbols and get new ones for more potential wins. If two wild symbols should land in these corners, no transformation will take place.
Exploding scatters and free spins
The pink potion bottle is a scatter in this game. Whenever it lands on the reels, it will explode and take every adjacent symbol (in a cross formation) with it. All scatters in a single cascading win are collected in a collector on the right-hand side of the wheels. If we manage to collect four scatters here before the end of a cascade, we trigger the free spins.
With 4 scatters collected, we’d get 4 free spins. Any scatter collected beyond that in the triggering cascade will add a further 4 free spins.
During the free spins, a third Magic Portal appears in the upper right-hand corner, which makes it easier to create wild transformations when at least two matching symbols land in two of the Magic Portals.
During free spins, all wins are doubled. It’s not possible to retrigger the free spins.
Verdict: A fun little slot with an unusual gameplay and decent wins
The theoretical RTP (Return to Player) of Wildchemy is 96.02%, which is a good average, especially since this is a slot with medium volatility. Wins aren’t overly elusive but it’s not that easy to trigger the free spins.
Still, when you manage to do so, some good wins are possible. You could win up to 500x your stake in a single win.
Wildchemy is not a slot for high rollers that are hoping for big wins. It is an entertaining little slot with a quirky theme that yields some decent wins here and there and can be worth your while for a little while. If you get bored, you might want to look for something more exciting elsewhere, though.
Yes
Yes
0.10
Yes
3 or more adjacent symbols
No
100
No
5
No
No
96.02%
Yes