Wolf Canyon: Hold & Win Slot Overview

Wolf Canyon: Hold & Win is a new casino slot from iSoftBet set in the outback of America with howling wolves and Native Americans. We have seen and reviewed about 20 games with the Hold & Win feature by now, and the feature pays as much or even more than the free spins in some titles. In Wolf Canyon, the Hold & Win feature “only” pays up to 1000X the bet, which is still a good-sized win – especially considering that Wolf Canyon not only has free spins but also a lucky dreamcatcher that can trigger randomly, awarding prizes up to the max win 8888X the bet. Get ready for some time with our howling friends far from civilization.

Wolf Canyon: Hold & Win is a video slot from iSoftBet with 5 reels, 3 rows, and 25 paylines. The RTP is set to exactly 96%, and the volatility is medium. The Min.bet is 0.25 and the Max.bet is 25. Landing the highest prize in the lucky dreamcatcher feature will award the game’s max win of 8888X the bet. The hit frequency of 36.5% means that about every third spin is a win, and the players can expect to activate the free spins once in 275 spins.

Out in the wild among Native Americans and wolves lies some helpful tools. The features in the canyon are Wild Symbol, Wolf Canyon Scatter Symbol, Cash Moon Symbol, Lucky Dreamcatcher, Wolf Feature Pick, Free Spins, and Hold & Win Feature.

Wolf Canyon: Hold & Win Slot Information

Wolf Canyon: Hold & Win takes place in a canyon somewhere in North America. A fog is sweeping through from left to right, passing behind the reels in the middle of the screen. In the upper corners are two mountain peaks, and wolves are howling in the distance. On the wooden triangle in the upper right corner of the reels hangs the lucky dreamcatcher that can award up to 8888X the bet. All this is accompanied by flute music that is supposed to sound like tunes from Native Americans. To make a win, you’ll need to land at least 3 of the same symbols on a payline going left to right, starting on the first reel to the left. Wolf Canyon: Hold & Win is available on desktop computers, notepads, and mobile phones.

The lower-paying symbols in the wolf canyon are 9, 10 , J, Q, and K. They all pay 0.2X the bet for a win of 3 symbols and 2X-3X the bet for 5 symbols on a winline. The more valuable symbols are a brown, white, and gray wolf, all paying 0.2X the bet for a combination of 3 and 4X the bet for 5 symbols. The highest-paying symbol is a woman who looks like a native American, holding a wolf pup in her arms. Landing 3 symbols of the woman will award 0.4X the bet, and she’ll pay 6X the bet for a winline of 5 symbols. The Wild Symbol, depicted by a totem pole, substitutes all mentioned symbols, but not the Wolf Canyon Scatter Symbol that can trigger the Wolf Feature Pick and the Cash Moons Symbols that can activate the Hold & Win feature.

Wolf Canyon: Hold & Win Slot Features

What is the max win in the slot Wolf Canyon: Hold & Win?

You can win up to 8888X the bet.

What features are available in the slot Wolf Canyon: Hold & Win?

The features are Wild Symbol, Wolf Canyon Scatter Symbol, Cash Moon Symbol, Lucky Dreamcatcher, Wolf Feature Pick, Free Spins, and Hold & Win Feature.

Wild Symbol

The Wild Symbol is a totem pole with a bird head and wings. We don’t know exactly what kind of business the wolves have with Native Americans. It might be that iSoftBet has been inspired by the blockbuster movie Dances with Wolves, featuring Kevin Costner in his prime in the early 90s. The Wild Symbol substitutes all regular paying symbols, but not the Scatter or Cash Moon.

Wolf Canyon Scatter Symbol

The Wolf Canyon Scatter Symbol is a picture of the landscape, saying “wolf canyon.” It can appear on reels 1, 3, and 5. Landing 3 scatters anywhere on the grid activates the Wolf Feature Pick. Landing 3 scatters in the free spins awards the same number of spins with which the player started the feature.

Cash Moon Symbol

The Cash Moon Symbol is a white and blue glowing full moon. Landing 5 or more moons anywhere on the reels triggers the Hold & Win feature.

Lucky Dreamcatcher

The Lucky Dreamcatcher can really change everything. It hangs to the right of the fifth reel and can trigger on any spin. The dreamcatcher will award a cash prize of 8X, 88X, 888X, or 8888X the bet. The dreamcatcher may shake during the game, but that doesn’t guarantee it will trigger.

Wolf Feature Pick

Landing 3 scatters activates this feature, giving you either free spins or the Hold & Win. The player gets to pick a white or a black wolf, which will open one of the two mentioned features.

Free Spins

When the free spins start, you’ll be given 8, 10, or 12 spins with 25, 50, 75, or 100 extra wild symbols added to the reels. Landing 3 scatters in the feature will re-trigger the initial amount of spins.

Hold & Win Feature

We must say that Hold & Win has become a trademark for iSoftBet by now. Sometimes it pays quite a lot, like in Colossus: Hold & Win, where you can score up to 10000X the bet. Other times, it has a more moderate max win like in Lanterns & Lions: Hold & Win, where the feature’s max win is 1000X the bet. So is also the case in Wolf Canyon.

The feature starts whenever the player lands 5 or more Cash Moons on the reels. The moon symbols contain a value awarded to the player when the feature is over. All moon symbols are locked in position while the rest of the reels spin. You get 3 spins and can land blanks or moon symbols on each position. Every time you land a new moon symbol anywhere, the spins are reset to 3. The feature goes on until you run out of spins or all 15 positions have moons on them – which will give you the Grand Award of 1000X the bet. Any moon can also contain the Mini, Minor, and Major awards, awarding 30X, 100X, and 500X the bet, respectively. 

Wolf Canyon: Hold & Win Slot Conclusion

Wolf Canyon: Hold & Win has pretty cool graphics and flute music that you’d love or hate. The foggy clouds sweeping through help put a mystic feeling to the game. iSoftBet has put three different wolves in the canyon. The world’s most common one is the gray wolf, while the white primarily hangs out in the snowy landscapes of Canada and Antarctica. Only a couple percent of the wolves are black, and they primarily hang out with the gray ones. In this game, the wolves are all worth the same, though. We have to say that 4X the bet is relatively low for a combination of 5 of them. The bigger wins in the canyon await in the 3 higher-paying features.

The most valuable feature is probably the least exciting one. Sure, it would be awesome to be awarded 8888X the bet randomly, but we’d prefer that kind of win in any of the other features. The 1000X max win in the Hold & Win feature is not bad, but it’s not great either, considering that the feature pays 10 times more in other games. iSoftBet hasn’t revealed the max win for the free spins, but we like the feature and that it’s possible to re-trigger spins within it.

The RTP of 96.00% is acceptable but far from great, and the already mentioned max win of 8888X the bet is pretty generous for a medium volatile slot. The free spins activate on average one time in 275 spins, which might seem like a high number at first. It’s totally fine, though, considering there are two other high-paying features in the game.

Wolf Canyon: Hold & Win from iSoftBet lets the player meet different wolves, Native Americans, and full moons that can bring the Grand Award.