Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel Slot Review

Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel Slot Overview

When I load up Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel, I get that classic Quickspin countryside scene, with rolling hills, windmill and piggy cottage, only this time the pigs feel tougher. The game runs on a 5x3 grid with 25 fixed win lines paying left to right, and stakes from 0.20 up to 100 per spin. RTP comes in several versions, with a default 96.14%, backed up by very high volatility and chunky win potential.

Symbols and Paytable in Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel

The paytable in Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel leans on the familiar mix of royals and tools. Lows are 10, J, Q, K and A, paying 1x to 2x stake for five of a kind, depending on rank. The mid-tier symbols are the axe and the trowel, both paying 0.5x, 1x and 5x stake for three, four and five in a line. Line pays only hit from the leftmost reel, but tumbles can extend wins nicely.

The three little pigs are the stars in Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel, in blue, green and red. For five of a kind they pay 15x, 20x and 25x stake respectively, and those values carry over when they turn wild. The toolbox is the regular wild, paying 3x, 15x and 40x stake for three, four and five, and it substitutes all standard symbols. The wolf acts as scatter in the base game, while special moon symbols appear only during free spins.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x25
	4	x6
	3	x1
	5	x20
	4	x4
	3	x1
	5	x15
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x2
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	5	x1.75
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x1.25
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.15
	5	x1
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.15
	Wild
	5	x15
	4	x2
	3	x1
	Scatter

Slot Features in Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel

The base game flow in Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel revolves around Tumbling Reels. Any winning combination blows the involved symbols off the grid, the remaining icons drop down, and fresh symbols fall from above. This can chain many times from a single paid spin, with all wins summed once the sequence ends. Above the reels, meters track both Piggy Wild progress and the Pigs of Steel protection levels, so you always know where you stand.

Piggy Wilds in Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel fire from consecutive tumbles. After two tumbles the red pig turns wild, after four the green joins in, and after six the blue follows. At the same time, the Pigs of Steel feature makes every pig tougher. When three pig symbols are removed in tumbles, all pigs gain one protection layer, and after six they gain a second. Protected pigs lose a layer instead of disappearing, which can keep big-paying stacks alive across several cascades.

Free Spins and Bonus Games in Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel

Free spins in Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel come in three flavours. Hitting three, four or five wolf scatters in the base game gives 10 spins in the Bonus, Super Bonus or Ultra Bonus Game. They start with multipliers of 1x, 2x and 3x, applied to all wins. In the regular Bonus, both Piggy Wild and Pigs of Steel meters reset between spins, so each spin is a fresh climb through tumbles and pig upgrades.

Super Bonus in Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel keeps the Pigs of Steel meter between free spins, while the Piggy Wild meter still resets. Ultra Bonus is where things get serious, as neither meter resets, letting protection layers and pig wilds build across the entire feature. During all free spin modes, scatters disappear and moon symbols take over. Collecting three and six moons adds two extra spins each time and doubles the current win multiplier, which can push already strong rounds into serious territory.

Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel RTP, Volatility, And Max Win

Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel runs on a high-octane maths model, rated 5 out of 5 for volatility, so I treat it as a proper grinder with big spikes. The default RTP is 96.14%, though operators can pick 94.19%, 92.07% or 87.15%, and lower settings also trim the max win. At the full version, you are looking at win potential around 18,173x stake, with stats showing rarer big hits but strong upside once features line up.

Review Summary of Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel

From my point of view, Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel hits the sweet spot between series nostalgia and fresh mechanics. The look and sound keep that fairy-tale countryside charm, but the switch to steel-clad pigs gives the slot a tougher, slightly more modern edge. It feels like a proper evolution of the first game rather than a lazy reskin, especially once you see how the protection layers interact with all those tumbles.

On the reels, Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel stays busy even outside bonuses. Tumbling Reels, Piggy Wild steps and Pigs of Steel layers combine nicely, so a single paid spin can snowball. The trio of free spin levels adds extra depth. I rate the Ultra Bonus especially highly, as locked meters mean pig upgrades and protection can stack up into screens packed with high-value symbols riding a growing multiplier.

That said, Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of Steel is not a casual, low-variance piggy romp. The hit rate on large wins is stretched, and buying features at 60x or 240x stake can chew through a balance if the moons do not co-operate. When the game behaves, though, it feels satisfying, with runs where the wolf keeps hammering away while the pigs soak up tumbles and feed you those punchy payouts.

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