Ice Wolf Slot Overview

Ice Wolf is a classic casino slot from ELK Studios, released at the end of 2019 when the studio also released the groundbreaking game Cygnus. The games have similar set-ups, with extra rows that can open during consecutive wins. In Ice Wolf, the 6 reels can grow from 3 to 7 rows high, giving the player 74088 ways to win. Opening the frozen rows in this cold world also enables you to take advantage of multipliers up to 50X and other juicy bonus symbols that await you at the top of the reels. In fact, one play round in Ice Wolf can last so long – thanks to the consecutive wins – that the game doesn’t have a free spins feature. The max win of 2500X can be won straight up in the base game. So put on your warmest clothes and come with us on this freezing expedition.

Base game with an icy landscape in the background.

Ice Wolf is a video slot from ELK Studios with 6 reels and 3 rows that can expand up to 7. The ways to win start at 729 on every spin and can increase up to 74088 ways to win. The Min.bet is 0.2, and the Max.bet is 100. Ice Wolf has an RTP of 96.1% and high volatility. The max win is 2500X the bet, and the hit frequency is 18.2%, meaning a little less than every fifth spin is a win.

To survive the extreme cold in the world of ice wolves, make sure to use the available features Consecutive Wins, Bonus Row, Wild Symbol, +1 Spin Symbol, Multiplier Symbol, and Wolfpack Feature.

Ice Wolf Slot Information

Ice Wolf was released just a month before ELK Studios released another game that has become extremely popular among players: Cygnus. Both games work with expanding rows, but they are far from the same although the set-up is familiar. In Ice Wolf, we’re visiting a deserted place of high snow-covered mountains with a few trees, far from as cute as the Christmas slot Let it Snow. The reels are in the middle of the screen, with symbols in bright colors. The 6 reels have 7 rows that are all visible, but only the 3 at the bottom are playable from the start. Reels 4, 5, and 6 are covered in ice, which can be erased by landing wins on the bottom rows. Whenever some ice is removed, the positions it covered come into play. The top row in Ice Wolf contains multipliers, wilds, and extra spin symbols. They become active when the ice on rows 4, 5, and 6 has been cleared. To make a win, you need to land at least three of the same symbols on adjacent reels from left to the right, starting with the first reel to the left. You start every round with 729 ways to win, and you can achieve up to 74088 ways to win by clearing all the ice from the grid. Ice Wolf is available on all devices such as mobile phones, notepads, and desktop computers.

There are no symbols that pay high money; the trick is rather to make several winlines on consecutive wins. The lower-paying symbols Q, K, and A pay between 0.1X to 0.6X the bet for winning lines containing 3-6 symbols. The medium-paying symbols are a shield, a hammer, and an axe. They pay from 0.4X to 0.9X for winning combinations with between 3 and 6 symbols. The only symbols that can pay back more than the bet are the top-paying animals. Landing 3 eagles, reindeers, or wolves will award you 0.7X-2X the bet, and a complete winline of 6 of these guys awards 3X-5X the bet. The Wild Symbol substitutes all mentioned symbols and can appear both on the regular positions and on the seventh bonus row. The Multiplier Symbol and the +1 Spin Symbol can only appear on the bonus row at the top.

Ice Wolf Slot Features

What is the max win in the slot Ice Wolf?

You can win up to 2500X the bet.

What features are available in the slot Ice Wolf?

The features are Consecutive Wins, Bonus Row, Wild Symbol, +1 Spin Symbol, Multiplier Symbol, and Wolfpack Feature.

Wolfpack feature being active with wolves running on the third reel.

Consecutive Wins

Whenever you land a winning line, the ice on the same amount of symbols will be cleared on the same reels. If your winning line consists of 3 symbols on reels 1, 2, and 3, the ice on the fourth row of those reels will be cleared. If the ice is already cleared on the fourth row, it will be cleared on the fifth row instead, and after that, on the sixth. After a win, the reels will spin again, and some more ice will be cleared if you land another win. This goes on until all the ice is cleared, as long as you keep on making wins. Whenever a spin doesn’t result in a win, the round is over and rows 4, 5, and 6 are once again covered in ice.

Bonus Row

Only Wild Symbols, +1 Spin Symbols, and Multiplier Symbols can land on the seventh row, the so-called Bonus Row. Some of the positions on the Bonus Row are blank, and symbols can land on any of them during consecutive wins. Each symbol on the Bonus Row is activated when the ice is cleared on rows 4, 5, and 6 on the same reel. The bonus symbols are active even if the reel it’s on isn’t involved in a winning line. Hence, an active multiplier symbol on the fifth reel will be used for a win on reels 1, 2, and 3.

Wild Symbol

The Wild Symbol is a metal shield saying “wild.” It substitutes all paying symbols, but not the +1 Spin Symbol or the Multiplier Symbol. When the Wild Symbol hits a regular position, it stays for just that spin. If the Wild Symbol lands on the Bonus Row, it becomes sticky and remains on the row for all consecutive spins.

+1 Spin Symbol

The +1 Spin Symbol can only land on the Bonus Row, and it stays for consecutive spins until it’s used. Whenever you land a spin without any wins, the active +1 Spin Symbol will give you another spin for free, keeping the consecutive win alive. The symbol disappears after it is used.

Multiplier Symbol

The Multiplier Symbol comes in the values 2X, 3X, 5X, 10X, and 50X. Once it’s activated, it will multiply all wins, no matter what reels they’re on. The Multiplier is sticky and stays on the Bonus Row for an entire consecutive spin session.

Wolfpack Feature

The head of an ice wolf can appear anywhere except on the Bonus Row. When the wolf lands, it triggers a wolfpack to run across the reel, clearing the ice and putting a wild symbol on every position from its starting position and upwards. The wolfpack also awards one respin.

Ice Wolf Slot Conclusion

Ice Wolf is an action-packed, highly volatile slot. Don’t get fooled by the lack of a free spins feature; you can still hit very exciting spins, although the max win of 2500X the bet is relatively low for such a game. On the other hand, the max win is easier to achieve than a super high one in some other games, which turns out to be practically impossible to land. The lack of free spins could be good and bad, depending on the player’s preferences. If you like every spin to be a potential high-paying win, Ice Wolf is for you. Ice Wolf may not be your best option if you prefer spinning for a shorter or longer while to finally activate the free spins.

It’s easy to compare Ice Wolf with ELK Studio’s Cygnus, which was released just a month later. Both games use extra rows that can be unlocked by making consecutive wins, but Cygnus uses avalanches that exchange the winning symbols with new ones, while Ice Wolf changes all the symbols (except sticky ones) on every spin. The Bonus Row in Ice Wolf can be seen as a substitute for not having free spins. Getting rid of all ice and activating a 50X multiplier can result in some really welcome wins. Ice Wolf’s RTP is the same as Cygnus: 96.1%. It’s not impressive, but around average and totally acceptable for such a good game. If the wolves opened up your eyes for animal slots, you might be interested in ELK Studio’s Nitropolis, featuring dogs, rats, and cats in an explosive setting. The game became so popular that the developer has released two sequels of it.

Ice Wolf from ELK Studios takes the player on a frozen trip where consecutive wins can bring the max win of 2500X in the base game.