Wild Heart Slot Review

Wild Heart Slot Overview

Wild Heart is a 5x4 video slot from BGaming with 20 paylines and a raccoon vigilante at the centre of the action. I spin it from 0.20 up to 80 per round, so it suits testing in demo and then raising stakes. The maths model runs on medium to high volatility with a 96.92% RTP, so I treat it as a value grinder rather than a pure jackpot punt.

On paper Wild Heart offers a max win of 2820x your bet, with a hit frequency of around 12.82%, so I see a fair mix of dead spins and medium hits. The feature set is focused around Wild Symbols, Wild Frames, an Extra Multiplier, classic Free Spins and a flexible Feature Buy. It all fits together in a 10 spin cycle that keeps the base game from feeling flat.

Theme and Design in Wild Heart

Wild Heart leans into a fantasy take on a Mexican town at night, with purple reels framed by flickering candles and a masked raccoon hero watching over the streets. On my laptop and phone the graphics stay sharp and the interface is clean, with the Feature Buy button tucked on the left and the Wild Frames and Extra Multiplier meters displayed above the reels, so key information is always clear.

Symbols and Paytable in Wild Heart

The paytable in Wild Heart splits neatly between card symbols and themed icons. At the low end you have 10, J, Q, K and A, paying up to 3x your stake for five of a kind. Premium symbols include the green fan, hat, rose, bag of gold, female rabbit, guitar and the raccoon, and these top symbols can pay between 6x and 20x for a full line.

What stands out for me is how often the raccoon symbol shows up in stacked form. It can cover up to four positions on a reel, which makes those 20x wins feel achievable rather than theoretical. You even get paid from just two raccoons on a line, starting at 0.1x, so in long sessions this symbol carries a lot of the medium level wins that keep the balance ticking.

The Wild Symbol in Wild Heart is a red heart with the word Wild across it, paying up to 20x for a five symbol hit and substituting for everything except scatters. The black stallion marked Bonus is the Scatter, landing on reels one, three and five to trigger free spins. There is also a plain heart symbol which does not pay itself but drops golden frames that later turn into Wilds.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Scatter
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x1
	2	x0.05
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x1
	2	x0.05
	5	x3.75
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.25
	5	x3.75
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.25
	5	x3
	4	x1
	3	x0.25
	5	x3
	4	x1
	3	x0.25
	5	x3
	4	x1
	3	x0.25
	5	x3
	4	x1
	3	x0.25
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1

Wild Frames and Extra Multiplier Features in Wild Heart

Wild Frames in Wild Heart run on a fixed cycle of ten base game spins, which gives the slot a steady rhythm. Every time a heart symbol lands, that position receives a golden frame which sticks for the remaining spins in the cycle. On the tenth spin all framed positions transform into Wild Symbols at once, which can throw out some strong screens if you have managed to mark several key spots.

Above the reels Wild Heart tracks an Extra Multiplier that pairs with the frame system. Whenever a heart lands on an already framed spot, the multiplier climbs by 1x and applies to every win in both base game and free spins. At the start of a new ten spin cycle the value resets to 1x, but if you trigger free spins mid cycle whatever multiplier you have built moves into the bonus round.

Free Spins and Feature Buy in Wild Heart

Free Spins in Wild Heart trigger when three black stallion Scatters land on reels one, three and five, which gives you ten spins to start with. During this feature every Wild Symbol that lands becomes sticky and stays locked on its reel until the end of the round. The Extra Multiplier value you had in the base game carries over, but it is frozen, so there is no way to push it higher during the bonus.

From my sessions Wild Heart free spins tend to pay in clumps, because once a couple of sticky Wilds land, connecting lines appear across several spins in a row. The lack of retriggers and the static multiplier can make some rounds feel capped, especially if you entered with only a 1x or 2x value. When the grid fills with Wilds though, that 2820x potential starts to feel very real.

When I fancy skipping the base grind, Wild Heart lets me buy my way into the action. The cheapest option costs 50x and launches regular free spins with slightly higher RTP than standard play. Paying 120x or 400x gives you starting Wild blocks of 2x2 or 3x3, which can create instant lines and set up those sticky Wild clusters that carry a lot of the bigger outcomes.

RTP, Volatility and Wins in Wild Heart

In terms of stats Wild Heart sits in that medium to high volatility pocket where I expect swings but also fair hit rates. The official figures put RTP at 96.92% with a hit frequency around 12.82%, so decent value for longer sessions. The 2820x cap will not satisfy extreme high variance hunters, yet the mix of features gives you frequent chances at three figure wins relative to stake.

My Verdict on Wild Heart

After a fair run on Wild Heart I rate it as a smart mix of entertainment and steady potential rather than a pure max win chase. The ten spin Wild Frames cycle stops the base game from dragging, since every heart symbol either adds a frame or builds the multiplier. I often find myself counting down to that tenth spin, hoping for raccoon stacks lining up with framed positions.

It is not perfect; the frozen multiplier during free spins feels like wasted potential, and the 2820x ceiling will not excite every high roller. Still, between the Feature Buy choices, sticky Wilds and solid RTP, Wild Heart has earned a place in my rotation when I want a structured slot with a clear cycle and enough punch to make bonus rounds and big frame hits worth chasing.

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