Sweet Wilds Slot Review

The Sweet Wilds Slot Game

Imagine you’re on vacation on one of the tropical beaches. What would you rather be eating or enjoying for leisure? I’d rather have an ice cream to cool my exposed body from the heat, as I stroll along the sandy beach. That’s precisely what the team at AvatarUX was thinking when it designed this new release.

So, as expected, Sweet Wilds puts you against a sunny beach backdrop. The 5-reel gameboard is transparent to maintain the visual aesthetic. Several people sit by a beach bar to the left of the screen, overlooking the blue ocean extending into the horizon.

As if that isn’t enough, I bet it wouldn’t be a complete tropical setup without a relaxing electric soundtrack. It should leave your head moving slowly to the tunes, as you sip on some freshly brewed cocktail. The setup is just perfect for a summer experience!

Symbols and Payouts

The symbols used here are equally appealing, taking after different sugary treats and colourful playing cards. Furthermore, it’s also worth noting that the Sweet Wilds slot features 40 paylines, illustrated in the paytable.

All the paylines connect from the leftmost to the rightmost reel. As such, you win when matching symbols appear along them and on adjacent reels from the outermost left side to the right. Then, as indicated in the paytable, all the symbol values are multiplied by the bet.

The low-paying symbols are the Green J, Purple Q, Orange K, and Yellow A card ranks. These award 0.2x, 0.4x, and 0.8x the bet when 3 or more of the same complete a win.

Then, the high-ranked symbols in Sweet Wilds include the Green and Blue Ice Cream, worth 0.4x, 0.8x, and 1.6x the stake, and the Purple, Red, and Yellow Ice Cream, worth 0.6x, 1.2x, and 2.4x the bet. The other symbols to watch out for in this game are the Wild and Bonus, which I’ll discuss more about below.

Sweet Wilds Slot Bonus Features

The wild reel brims with rewards that are active in the base game and free spins. Furthermore, the wild symbol can do more than just substitute for other symbols.

Wild Reel & Wild Reel Rewards

A Reward Reel on the left-hand side of the Sweet Wilds reels randomly draws a set of rewards or blank symbols with each spin. Every reward applies only to the wilds on the same row, and is applied beginning from the bottom of the Reward Reel, moving upwards. They include:

• Multiplier Wild - all the wilds on the row receive a multiplier value indicated on the reward symbol.

• Clone Wild - every wild on the row is cloned several times to multiple positions on the reels, as shown on the symbol.

• Multiplier and Clone Wild - all wilds on the row receive a multiplier and are cloned to random positions.

• Blank - doesn’t present any rewards for that row.

Wild Symbols

The wild symbols can land on any Sweet Wilds column. If a wild has a multiplier, it will be applied to the total win it contributes to. The values of many multiplier wilds will be added if they appear on the same payline.

During any of the Clone rewards, a wild can appear in the same position as an existing wild, forming a Merged wild. Its multiplier equals the doubled sum of multipliers from the merged wild symbols. 

Free Spins & Free Spins Wilds

Collect 2+ bonus symbols to enter the free spins. During the free spins, when the reels are spinning, all wilds will move down one position per spin until they exit at the bottom. Furthermore, new wilds can appear during the free spins.

Randomly, at the beginning of a Wild’s movement, any Wilds can become sticky for that Sweet Wilds spin. The sticky wilds retain their position and won’t move down during the spin. The bonus symbols can still appear during the free spins, each awarding a +1 extra free spin. Any free spins that you trigger from within the bonus are transformed into wilds.

Xpress Feature

This game also offers several ways of instantly accessing its features:

• Bonus with 2 starting wilds and 5 free spins for 60x the bet.

• Bonus Plus with 3 starting wilds and 7 free spins for 120x the stake.

• Bonus Ultra with 4 starting wilds and 9 free spins for 250x the bet.

• Ante Bet, which triples the chance of entering the free spins, costs +50% of the current bet.

How to Win at Sweet Wilds Slot

This online slot packs 5 reels and 5 rows, featuring 40 fixed paylines. As a payline slot, you win when you align identical symbols along the predefined paylines from the furthest left column to the right.

Fortunately, the €0.10 to €300 betting range allows players from all classes to gamble on the Sweet Wilds reels. Simply, press the stacked coins to access the bet selector.

The Spin button starts a single game round, while the Autoplay feature allows you to play several preselected spins automatically. Using the Lightning Bolt toggles between regular and fast reel spins.

To access the game history, paytable, and information window, use the three-lined Menu button.

Sweet Wilds Slot RTP & Volatility

This slot’s theoretical RTP is 96.04%. However, depending on the jurisdiction, it can change to as low as 86.02%. Meanwhile, the medium variance translates to a 28.15% win rate, and you can win up to 10,000 times the bet!

The Final Thoughts

Naah! You can say what you want, but I was impressed by this AvatarUX slot, particularly with its graphics and sound effects. I mean, playing this video slot was like walking by the beach on a sunny afternoon, while sucking a cool ice cream, and enjoying the heavenly view. What else could you ask for?

Now, let me calm my excitement and get to the facts. While the aesthetic appeal of Sweet Wilds felt soothing, its features weren’t utterly explosive. In fact, upon further investigation, I realised its features were cloned from Sweet Gummy, released almost a year before this one. Through it all, my question was whether it was a lack of creativity or if reskinning past games was the new norm.

So, once again (if you played the previous game), prepare to encounter wild reel rewards, multiplier wilds, free spins, and bonus buy and ante bet options. The fact that they aren’t original made me wonder whether they could make this gameplay stand out from its competitors. My conclusion? Yes, the visuals will, but the repetitive gameplay certainly dilutes all the excitement.