Fat Panda (Pragmatic Play) – Review & Demo Play

Overview of the Fat Panda Slot

Fat Panda is a 5x3 Asian-themed slot from Pragmatic Play with 20 fixed paylines and a horizontal top reel that drops modifiers. The panda acts as the wild on all reels, subbing for regular pays, while a golden paw print serves as the scatter. Stakes run from 0.20 to 100, and the top RTP model is 96.07%. Volatility sits high, so play swings can be steep, yet the setup can land rapid swings when the modifiers and sticky wild free spins align.

Fat Panda Slot Review and Gameplay

On the grid, wins pay left to right, needing 3 to 5 matching symbols across the 20 lines. Above, the top reel spins on every round, landing blanks or wild-focused extras. It can add wilds, expand them to full reels, or apply multipliers to wilds on a reel or across the screen. The art leans on classic pagodas, lanterns, and coins, with a light Chinese soundtrack. The wild carries the same pay as the top sycees symbol whenever you line up 3 to 5 on a line.

As a session slot, the base game can feel bare between hits from the top reel. When it pops, though, multiplier wilds up to x20 can push line wins hard, and stacked effects multiply between themselves. I found the rhythm picks up when wilds land in useful spots, but awkward placements blunt the run. The free spins shift the tone thanks to sticky wilds, while the top reel keeps feeding enhancements, which is where I’ve seen the biggest ladders.

Fat Panda Betting, RTP, and Win Potential

Betting runs from 0.20 to 100, covering casual stakes and bigger punts. The top RTP sits at 96.07%, though lower return models exist, so always check the info panel. It’s a high volatility build that can run cold for stretches, then pay in short bursts. The stated max win is 20,000x, reached through stacked wilds and multipliers in the bonus. In my play, the largest lifts arrived during free spins, but the base can surprise when the top reel piles in multipliers on several reels at once.

Fat Panda Symbols and Their Payouts

The low pays are 10 to A, with five-of-a-kind landing 0.5x to 1x the stake. Premiums show coin bags, a fan, a drum, a lantern, and a pair of sycees, paying 1x to 5x for five. The panda wild substitutes for all regular symbols and pays the same as the sycees. The scatter is a golden paw print that can appear on all reels. You’ll need 3 to 5 of a kind on a line for wins, with tidy line maths across the fixed 20 paylines.

Wilds aren’t just stand-ins here; line them up and they award direct pays, matching the top symbol values for 3, 4, or 5 on a line. That extra route to instant wins adds a bit of base-game pop. The paytable is clear and mirrors the on-screen theme work, so it’s quick to learn what you’re chasing. When those wilds also carry multipliers from the top reel, any line they touch can jump, especially once more than one modifier stacks.

Fat Panda Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x5
	4	x2.5
	3	x1.5
	5	x5
	4	x2.5
	3	x1.5
	5	x2.5
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x2
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.75
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.5
	5	x1
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.5
	5	x0.75
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.4
	5	x0.75
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.4
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.25
	Scatter

Fat Panda Slot Bonuses and Special Features

Above the grid sits the top reel with modifiers. It can add a wild to drop one in a random position below, expand wild to turn a reel into a full-reel wild if a wild sits beneath, add wild multiplier to apply x2 to x10 to all wilds on the reel below, or add multiplier to all wilds for x2 to x20 across every wild in view. When more than one multiplier joins the same win, the values multiply between themselves.

Free spins arrive with 3, 4, or 5 scatters for 10, 12, or 15 spins. The top reel remains active, and every wild that lands becomes sticky for the rest of the round. This is where the slot comes alive, since sticky wilds combine with new multipliers from the top reel. An Additional Scatter can land during the feature to award 1 to 10 extra spins. Positioning is king here; early wilds on central reels tend to set the tone for the round.

In some regions you can buy the bonus for 70x the bet, or opt for Super Free Spins at 300x with 5 wilds guaranteed on the first spin. The buy menu isn’t available in the UK. The stated RTP remains the same at the top 96.07% model regardless of how you trigger, though operators may use lower settings. In practice, the Super option frontloads the setup, yet five sticky wilds do not promise fireworks if they land in awkward lanes.

Bonus Buy Feature

Free Spins Round The free spins round can be instantly triggered from the base game by buying it for 70x current bet
Feature Cost:	-
RTP:	96.07%
Volatility:	-
Super Free Spins Round The super free spins round can be instantly triggered from the base game by buying it for 300x current bet
Feature Cost:	x300 Bet
RTP:	96.07%
Volatility:	-

Fat Panda: Slot Verdict

Fat Panda looks and sounds tidy, and the wild-led top reel gives the base game enough bite to keep me spinning. It can run a bit generic at times, with long gaps between meaningful modifiers, yet the bonus flips the script once sticky wilds start to stack. The 20,000x ceiling is a proper carrot, tempered by high variance and adjustable RTP ranges. When allowed, I like the Super buy for a shot at early momentum, but I’ve had quiet rounds even with five stickies in view.