Play Ice Wolf Online Slot Demo (Free Game) & Review

With every summer seeming that little bit warmer than the last, we can often forget just how cold it can get. Fortunately, ELK Studios comes to the rescue with its cool slot Ice Wolf! If you battle through the encroaching ice, you might unlock the most lucrative of prizes. But one bad move, and you’ll find all your progress has frozen over!

Ice Wolf is one of the most gorgeous slots we’ve had the pleasure of seeing. The huge mountain in the background serves as the perfect backdrop. Combine it with the frozen reels, which thaw slightly as you do spin after spin, and you’ve got a winning formula! The fake lens glare from the shining sun and small bits of snow being carried by the wind further cements this game’s status as gorgeous!

There are two available special features. The first is a Wild that clears all ice from its column. The second are bonus icons which award boosts if you manage to clear the ice path sitting between then and the reels.

Developer

ELK Studios was founded in 2013. It took them a year or two to find their footing, but since then, they’ve delivered on some fantastic slots! You don’t have to take our word for it, either. Their game, Wild Toro, earned Game of the Year at the EGR Operators Awards in 2017! Beyond that award, and an occasional appearance at ICE London, the studio stays quiet. But each time they launch a new slot, we’re usually one of the first ones to check it out.

How to Play the Ice Wolf Slot Game

You play Ice Wolf on a 6×3 board with 729 ways to win. Each time you win, it grants a re-spin, and removes some ice, increasing the size of your playing field. If you get super lucky, you can unlock the entire 6×7 reel, with 74,088 ways to win! Once the winning streak ends, the reels reset back to normal.

The developers have a rather neat user interface. It’s clearly designed for mobile, but it works quite nicely on desktop, too. It’s a bit menu heavy at times, but it’s not that big of a deal. Tap the coins in the lower left corner to reveal a grid of pre-defined wagers. Pick one ranging between £0.20 and £100, and start spinning!

Autoplay can be activated either by clicking its button, or by holding left click on the spin button itself. That said, you can only choose the number of spins that will be played. There’s no way to set a win and loss limit, or to stop if you activate a special feature.

But while we loved this slot’s graphics, its symbols haven’t impressed us as much. Part of that is due to the playing card royals, and how they don’t fit with the theme. There’s also the fact all the icons are a little too small for our liking. We understand it was a necessary compromise so we get the gorgeous background view that we do. But by making symbols smaller, they had to make them quite basic.

Special Features

Every time you land a win, you receive a re-spin! The number of icons in the column which were part of the winning combination determines how much ice will be removed. Ice being removed can grant more wins, but that won’t thaw any additional ice. Re-spins end when no new winning combinations are possible.

The Ice Wolf itself is a Wild, and is only in play if it’s not covered by ice. After a payout, it will clear all ice in its own column, leaving a trail of Wilds above itself.

Finally, the topmost reel does not contain regular symbols. Here, you can find multipliers, +1 Spin symbols and Wild icons. If any of these symbols appear, they become sticky, but do not activate. In order to trigger them, players have to clear the ice.

Maximum Payouts

This high volatility game has a jackpot worth 2500x your total stake. Ice Wolf has an RTP of 96.1%, which is above the current industry average.

Summary

Graphics and gameplay are both top notch! We thought we’d get tired of the thawing ice mechanic after a while. But thanks to the constant re-spins and the occasional multiplier, that never happened! Our only real gripe is the top prize. Considering this slot has a high variance, we expect a somewhat better prize. Once that’s fixed, this game will have our whole-hearted recommendation!