5 Wild Buffalo (4ThePlayer) – Review & Demo Play

5 Wild Buffalo: Slot Overview

4ThePlayer drops me into a Monument Valley-styled backdrop with a Western score and a classic 5x4, 1,024-ways setup. Above each reel sit Fortune Prizes that can be raised and claimed via a Fortune Wheel, while stacked buffalo can morph into a single symbol with a hefty multiplier in Buffalo Thunder. Free spins bring expanding wilds with their own multipliers. It looks slick, plays fast, and leans on multipliers and prize wheels to add bite to the ways math.

5 Wild Buffalo Slot Information

The grid is 5 reels by 4 rows with 1,024 ways to win. Bets run from 20p to £20 a spin. The RTP sits at 96.01% and volatility is high. Top potential reaches 7,500x the bet. It’s a punchy profile that relies on stacked symbols, reel multipliers, and Fortune Prize hits to move the needle. The feature buy menu offers direct access, which I’ll cover later.

Interface-wise, you’ll spot the Fortune Wheel off to the left and a Buy Feature sign on the right. Wins form from left to right on adjacent reels with three or more matching symbols. The presentation is clear on mobile, tablet, and desktop, and the wooden frame plus carvings give it that familiar prairie feel without getting in the way of the action.

5 Wild Buffalo Symbols and Paytable

Low pays are 10 to A, each worth up to 0.15x for five of a kind. High pays are horse, eagle, cougar, wolf, bear, and buffalo, paying 0.2x to 0.25x for five. Wilds substitute for all regular symbols but not scatters. Diamond symbols can land on top of other symbols and interact with the Fortune Prizes above the reels. Scatters trigger the free spins feature.

Symbol values are light, so the real game is in multipliers, stacked reels, and the prize wheel. Wins often need those extras to feel meaningful. Once multipliers land or a Fortune Prize fires, the screen comes alive and the ways system finally shows its teeth.

5 Wild Buffalo Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x0.25
	4	x0.15
	3	x0.1
	2	x0.05
	5	x0.2
	4	x0.15
	3	x0.05
	5	x0.2
	4	x0.15
	3	x0.05
	5	x0.2
	4	x0.15
	3	x0.05
	5	x0.2
	4	x0.15
	3	x0.05
	5	x0.2
	4	x0.15
	3	x0.05
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	Scatter

5 Wild Buffalo: Slot Features

Five Fortune Prizes sit above the reels. Landing at least one diamond can raise the prize on the corresponding reel and may spin the Fortune Wheel to award one of the prizes. Ranges are Mini 8x–100x, Midi 12x–200x, Super 100x–500x, Mega 300x–1,500x, Ultra 1,000x–5,000x. After a prize hits, it resets to its start value. The prize values do not change the RTP, but the trigger odds shift as values climb.

Buffalo Thunder triggers when a full reel stack of buffalo lands. That reel becomes a single buffalo symbol carrying a random x5 to x10 multiplier. The multiplier acts as the number of symbols on that reel for win evals. In my sessions, adjacent full buffalo reels multiplied together, so an x10 next to an x8 effectively behaved like x80. It made bonus-buy spins swingy but exciting when reels lined up.

Free spins arrive with 3, 4, or 5 scatters for 8, 15, or 25 spins. Any wild that lands expands to fill its reel and gets a random x6 to x12 multiplier, also raising the Fortune Prize above that reel. Diamonds still spin the Wheel. Retriggers give 2, 3, 4, or 5 scatters for +4, +8, +15, or +25 spins. Feature Buy options are Free Spins for 50x the bet or Buffalo Thunder for 100x with at least one full buffalo stack and a guaranteed win.

5 Wild Buffalo: Slot Verdict

I’d call this a mid buffalo game. Not the alpha, not the runt. The light paytable pushes the action to stacked reels, multipliers, and the Fortune Wheel, and when it charges, it can reach 7,500x. I found the Buffalo Thunder buy the most gripping part, with outcomes that can swing hard in either direction. Big moments often hinge on the Ultra Fortune Prize. If you like high-volatility prairie slots with wheel pops and stacked beasts, this fits nicely.