Wildies

Wildies is a 5x4, 25-payline slot from Pragmatic Play released in June 2024 with a European café aesthetic. 96.01% RTP, very high volatility, 7,500x maximum win. Wild symbols always land as a block of two — covering two adjacent positions either vertically or horizontally. The Wild Respin mechanic holds any landed wilds and respins the remaining reel positions; the respin continues until no new wilds land. Successive wilds landing during the respin carry escalating multipliers: the second wild block is 2x, the third 3x, the fourth 5x, and the fifth 10x.

Three or more scatter symbols trigger the free-spin round with six initial spins. Four scatters start the bonus with two wilds already placed on the grid; five scatters start with three wilds and six additional scatters in the meter. During free spins, the scatter collection mechanic awards three additional spins and one extra wild with the next multiplier tier for every three scatters gathered. Wild blocks move to new random positions on each spin rather than remaining sticky, maintaining coverage across the full grid rather than concentrating on fixed positions.

The Wild Respin mechanic is the base-game structural feature. A respin chain that accumulates five wild blocks carries a 10x multiplier on the fifth block, applying to all winning combinations that include it. These events are the primary source of base-game value and explain why Wildies produces meaningful wins outside the free-spin round — unlike slots where all value is concentrated in the bonus.

The 7,500x ceiling is achievable through a free-spin round where multiple high-multiplier wild blocks land during the scatter-fuelled respin chains. The 96.01% RTP is the lowest in this batch and below the PP catalog average for any volatility tier. Very high volatility plus below-average RTP is an expensive combination for session play — the free-spin trigger averaging 1 in 211 spins requires meaningful patience between payoff events.

Verdict
A wild-block respin slot with escalating multipliers and a scatter collection mechanic in free spins. 7,500x ceiling, 96.01% RTP — the wild mechanic is genuine; the RTP cost is the caveat.