Arcane Woods (Zillion) – Review & Demo Play

Arcane Woods - Game Review

Arcane Woods is a 5x4 slot from Zillion Games that drops you into a magical forest packed with fairies, elves, and watchful owls. It runs on 40 betways with bets from 0.20 to 100 and a 94% RTP paired with average volatility. The butterflies act as wilds and the unicorn plays scatter, so even the base game keeps you busy. I like how the maths feels balanced. Spins can tick over, then a feature pops and the round springs to life.

I first tried it in demo mode to get a feel for the controls, rules, and interface, then moved to real stakes. The art is bright without being noisy, and the woodland audio sits well in the background. It plays well across desktop and mobile, with no odd scaling or clipped buttons. If you enjoy a mix of familiar slot flow with a few twists, this one lands neatly in that space.

Game Features of Arcane Woods

Standard slot mechanics apply: three or more matching symbols land a win, with wilds stepping in to substitute. The golden butterfly wild is the standout. When it appears, it splits into three on the screen, and one of those carries an x2 multiplier. If more than one wild stacks on the same spot, the higher multiplier is the one that counts. This creates tidy setups where single hits can stretch further than you’d expect.

Scatters trigger the bonus round. Hitting three, four, or five scatters brings 10, 12, or 15 free games. Scatters do not appear during the bonus, so a retrigger is off the table. To keep the pace up, wilds step up during free spins with multipliers of x1, x2, x3, or x4. When wild multipliers take part in a win, they can be added together. If a wild lands on another, the higher value applies.

In practice, the base holds its own. I’ve had runs where line hits tick along, then a split wild or a scatter cluster shifts the tone fast. Even if no feature arrives for a stretch, the 40-line layout keeps small wins flowing. When features do land, the tempo lifts and the screen feels alive. It suits sessions where I want conventional play with a twist, rather than all-or-nothing spikes every few spins.

Arcane Woods Symbols and Paytable

The paytable is straightforward. Top symbols reach x10 for five of a kind, with mid-tier sets around x7.5, x5, and x3.75 for five. Lower tiers step down through x2.5, x1.25, x0.75, x0.375, x0.25, and x0.175, with three and four of a kind paying in line with those ladders. It’s a clear spread that makes hit quality easy to read at a glance. Payouts feel consistent with the game’s average volatility, so stretches of small returns link together until a better line or multiplier lands.

Butterflies are the wilds that replace missing symbols in winning lines, while the unicorn works as the scatter that opens the free spins. On 40 betways and a 5-reel, 4-row layout, you get steady coverage across the grid, and three-symbol wins are frequent enough to keep the meter moving. When multipliers join the line, the uplift is noticeable, especially during the bonus. I’ve seen a single x2 from the split wild turn a modest line into a tidy hit, and in free games higher values can stack nicely.

Arcane Woods Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x10
	4	x5
	3	x0.5
	5	x7.5
	4	x3.75
	3	x0.5
	5	x5
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x3.75
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.375
	5	x2.5
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.25
	5	x1.25
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	5	x0.75
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.175
	5	x0.375
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.175
	5	x0.25
	4	x0.175
	3	x0.125
	5	x0.175
	4	x0.125
	3	x0.075
	Wild
	Scatter

Arcane Woods Demo

I rate giving Arcane Woods a spin in demo first. It lets me check the split wild behaviour, see how often scatters show, and set a staking plan that suits the 94% RTP and average volatility. The demo mirrors the paid game, so timing, feature cadence, and paytable behaviour feel the same. Once the flow sat right, moving to cash play felt natural. It’s also handy for testing bets from 0.20 up to 100 without pressure.