Infective Wild Slot Review

Infective Wild Slot Overview

Infective Wild is a Halloween slot from Pragmatic Play that drops you into a misty graveyard with a pumpkin-headed host jiggling by the reels. The grid plays out on 5 reels, 5 rows and 40 fixed paylines, with wins for three or more matching symbols from the left. Bets run from £0.40 up to £240 a spin, so it suits cautious players and those who like to push the stakes harder.

From a stats point of view, Infective Wild runs on high volatility with a default RTP of 96.09% and a win cap of 5,000x your stake. The whole game hangs on the Infective Wild mechanic and the Free Spins round with sticky wilds. When those pumpkins start spreading across cats and ravens, the screen can light up fast, though there are plenty of spins where the slot feels dead between the bursts.

How To Play Infective Wild Slot

Playing Infective Wild is straightforward. I start by setting my stake with the plus and minus buttons, anywhere between £0.40 and £240, then hit the main spin button or use Autoplay if I fancy a hands-off run. Wins land when three or more symbols connect on a payline from reel one. I like to glance at the paytable and rules first, as the Infective Wild feature changes how cats and ravens behave.

Infective Wild Slot Paytable & Symbols

Infective Wild splits its paytable into low and high symbols. The lows are the 10, J, Q, K and A royals, paying up to 4x your bet for a line of five for the smallest ranks and 6x for K and A. Premiums fit the Halloween story better, with potion bottles, tombstones, cauldrons, magic hats, ravens and cats, where five of a kind pays between 12x and 60x your stake.

The star icon for me is the pumpkin Wild, which can land across the reels, pay up to 60x for five on a line, and substitute for everything except the Scatter. All symbols, including the high ones, can appear stacked, which ties in nicely with the Infective Wild behaviour on cats and ravens. The Scatter shows as a gold coin or skull on reels one, three and five and is the key to Free Spins.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Wild
	5	x60
	4	x15
	3	x3
	5	x60
	4	x15
	3	x3
	5	x40
	4	x10
	3	x2
	5	x30
	4	x7.5
	3	x1.5
	5	x20
	4	x5
	3	x1
	5	x16
	4	x4
	3	x0.8
	5	x12
	4	x3
	3	x0.6
	5	x6
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.3
	5	x6
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.3
	5	x4
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x4
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x4
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	Scatter

Infective Wild Slot Bonus Features

When the pumpkin lands next to a cat or raven horizontally or vertically, Infective Wild really shows its teeth. Those touched symbols turn wild, then any connected cats or ravens of the same type also flip to wilds, creating chains across a stack. In the base game this can swing a dead spin into a screen full of connecting lines, especially when stacked premiums line up under the spreading effect on reels one to four.

Free Spins in Infective Wild arrive when three Scatters land on reels one, three and five. A special 8-cell panel then spins, each cell showing 1, 2 or 3 spins, which are added to give between 8 and 24 free games. During the bonus, any pumpkin wild on reels one to four sticks for the rest of the round and keeps its infective power, turning adjacent cats and ravens wild without making them sticky.

If I am outside the UK, there is a Bonus Buy that costs 100x the current bet and drops me straight into a round with three guaranteed Scatters, running on a slightly trimmed 96.06% RTP. I like having that option when the base game has dragged, though with this level of volatility it can still throw a complete dud where even sticky pumpkins refuse to land.

Infective Wild Slot RTP & Volatility

On the numbers side, Infective Wild comes with a default RTP of 96.09%, though some casinos run it lower at 95.06% or even 94.02%, so I always check the info screen. Variance is high, with a stated hit rate around 25% and Free Spins on average once every 225 spins. The game can pay up to 5,000x the stake, so dry patches are balanced by the chance of explosive bonus rounds.

Infective Wild Slot Graphics & Audio

Infective Wild nails the Halloween mood with a foggy graveyard backdrop, twisted trees, glowing pumpkins and a haunted house in the distance. The pumpkin-headed character to the side gives the whole thing a slightly mad, cartoon horror tone. Symbols stand out nicely against the dark background, and when the Infective Wild chains start popping, the animations and flashes do a good job of making those spreads feel satisfyingly chaotic.

The soundtrack mixes eerie strings with lighter, playful notes, which I quite like, as it stops the slot feeling too grim over a longer session. The tempo ramps up when wins land or Free Spins hit, adding a bit of drama without getting annoying. On both desktop and mobile, the visuals and audio hold up well, with no sense that the experience has been watered down for smaller screens.

Infective Wild Slot Verdict

Infective Wild hit the right notes for me as a seasonal slot that still stands up outside October. The combination of spreading wilds in the base game and sticky versions in Free Spins gives it that classic Pragmatic hit-or-miss feel. When a couple of pumpkins land early in the bonus and start infecting stacked cats and ravens, the way wins repeat across several spins can get genuinely gripping.

It is not without flaws. The £0.40 minimum stake feels a touch harsh for casual players who like to spin for pennies, and the lack of multipliers means truly monster screens rely on a lot of wild coverage rather than a single lucky line. High volatility also means you can sit through long runs of almost nothing, especially in sessions where Scatters seem to vanish from reels one, three and five.

For me, Infective Wild works best when I treat it as a high-risk, high-reward option rather than a gentle grind. I like to decide in advance whether I am chasing the bonus naturally or, where allowed, using the Buy feature to jump straight in. If you enjoy volatile slots with sticky wilds and do not mind the odd horror session where nothing happens, this one can deliver some proper Halloween thrills.

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