Primal Spirits (Quickspin) – Review & Demo Play

Primal Spirits Slot Overview

Primal Spirits is a 5-reel, 3-row, 25 payline slot with mystical animals, Totem poles, and tumbling wins that can upgrade symbols. Stakes run from 0.25 to 100, with RTP at 96.02% in the top setup, while alternative versions exist. Volatility is high, and the max win reaches 8,623x the bet. I spun across devices, chasing left-to-right wins as the Thunder Bird vibe sets the tone and the totems hint at the colour-driven upgrades sitting at the heart of the gameplay.

Primal Spirits Slot Information

Lower-paying symbols are gemstones in blue, green, purple, and red, paying 1.2x the bet for five of a kind. Higher-paying symbols mirror those colours with a blue owl, a green animal, a purple bear, and a red fox, paying 2x to 5x for five. This colour pairing matters because upgrades match their counterpart during features. Three, four, or five of the same symbol across a payline, starting from reel one, will form a win and feed the cascade for the next outcome.

The Wild symbol is a W that substitutes all regular symbols and can pay up to 5x on its own when landing as a five of a kind. The Scatter is a hand drum marked bonus; it is needed to reach the free spins. In regular play, all wins pay left to right and must begin on the first reel. The layout keeps things clear: colours tie low pays to their animal counterparts, setting up the upgrade path that defines the slot's identity.

Primal Spirits Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Wild
	5	x5
	4	x2
	3	x0.8
	5	x5
	4	x2
	3	x0.8
	5	x4
	4	x1.6
	3	x0.6
	5	x2.4
	4	x1
	3	x0.4
	5	x2
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.4
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	Scatter

Primal Spirits Slot Features

Tumbling Reels remove winning symbols from the grid so existing tiles drop and new ones fall from above. Each consecutive tumble is part of the same paid spin, so the pace can build quickly when the screen keeps connecting. I found the flow easy to follow: make a win, clear the pays, and see what drops in next. When the sequence stops, the spin settles, but any upgrades or multipliers gained during that chain can already have set up a bigger outcome.

Totem Trance kicks in after a tumble. If the top of the left-side Totem shows blue, green, purple, or red, all low-pay symbols of that colour in view transform into their high-pay counterpart. If that top Totem turns golden, every low-pay symbol upgrades. After a transformation, if a new win forms, the grid tumbles again. This is where the slot breathes: colour by colour, the board can tilt towards animals, raising line values without changing the reel layout.

Colour Multiplier sits on the right Totem. When Totem Trance transforms a symbol and a win or free spin will follow, it adds +1 to its respective Colour Multiplier. If the transformation came from a golden Totem, all Colour Multipliers increase. In the base game, these multipliers start at 1x every spin, growing as long as tumbles keep hitting, then resetting when the spin ends. In bonus play they are progressive, so the build carries across spins and can snowball.

Thunder Free Spins in Primal Spirits

Thunder Free Spins trigger when 3 or more Scatters land, awarding 10, 15, or 20 free spins for 3, 4, or 5 drums. The feature can be retriggered in the same way. Any Colour Multipliers collected on the triggering spin transfer into the bonus, and here they are progressive, meaning they do not reset between spins. That shift is the draw: each tumble and upgrade can push multipliers higher across the round, giving later spins a better shot at meaningful returns.

Bonus Buy in Primal Spirits

Bonus Buy in Primal Spirits lets you skip straight to Thunder Free Spins for 150x the bet. I used it when I wanted to test the progressive multipliers without grinding. In some configurations, buying free spins takes the RTP to 96.53%, which lines up with the published figures. It is a fast route into the core of the game, where Colour Multipliers carry across spins and upgrades happen more often, but the high-volatility ride still applies to outcomes.

Primal Spirits Slot Verdict

Primal Spirits felt subtly peculiar at first. I flip-flopped between sessions where tumbles triggered Totem Trance, fed the Colour Multipliers, and rolled into tidy totals, and other spells where transformations meandered and nothing stuck. When the left Totem lines up with the screen and colour upgrades chain, it comes alive. When it doesn't, you can be waiting for the next hit. That ebb and flow sits fine for me given the high volatility and the 8,623x ceiling.

RTP at 96.02% is fair, though the game ships with two lower versions, so check the info panel. Paylines sit at 25, which can make marathon cascades rarer than in all-ways formats, but the upgrade system keeps things engaging. The theme and soundtrack fit the setting, and the feature set holds together. For me, the round where Colour Multipliers do not reset is the sweet spot, and Bonus Buy at 150x gives a direct route to that pressure point.