Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild Slot Review
Free demo, RTP, volatility and max win
8.1Value score · Very good · how it works
Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild review: NetEnt's 243-ways slot with butterfly expansions and a choice of five animals before the free spins, 96.47% RTP.
- #24by value of 226 NetEnt slots
- #9by value of 70 slots from 2017
- #553by value of 3,708 slots
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Basic information
| Software | NetEnt |
|---|---|
| Release year | 2017 |
| RTP | 96.47% |
| Volatility | Very high |
| Max win | x7,700 |
| Hit frequency | 17% of spins |
| Features | Free spins |
| Game type | Slot |
| Data verified | 2026-09-28 |
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Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild review
The most interesting decision in NetEnt's jungle slot comes before the free spins start. You pick one of five animals, and the choice sets both the number of spins and the risk profile of the round: four spins for a tiger, twenty for a cobra. Butterflies mark symbols that then expand to fill whole reels. The catalogue lists a 96.47% RTP, a Very high volatility label, a 17% hit frequency and a 7,700x max win.
243 ways and butterfly expansions
The base game is a five-reel slot with 243 ways to win. Any symbol except the scatter can be marked by butterflies. When a marked symbol is part of a winning combination, it expands to cover its entire reel. This applies in the main game and in the free spins.
A second route to expansion is the Butterfly Boost. It activates at random during a win in the main game, but only when no scatter or butterfly-marked symbols are present. Butterflies fly in and select 1 to 3 symbols that belong to a winning combination, and those symbols expand over their reels to enlarge the win.
Free spins and the animal choice
Landing 3 to 5 scatters anywhere on the reels in the main game triggers the free spins. The layout then changes to five reels and four rows, which lifts the number of bet ways from 243 to 1,024. Four scatters also pay an instant prize of 15x the bet and five scatters pay 50x the bet.
At the start of the round you choose one of five animals. The animal becomes the only medium-value symbol on the reels, and each one comes with a different spin count and a different balance of risk.
Tiger: 4 spins
The shortest round and, according to the studio, the highest volatility with the greatest win potential.
Elephant: 8 spins
Still leaning towards high risk, with strong payout possibilities.
Bear: 12 spins
The middle option, balancing risk and consistency.
Crocodile: 16 spins
Leans towards a steadier play experience.
Cobra: 20 spins
The longest round, with the lowest volatility and a more consistent, lower-risk profile.
RTP, hit rate and cost
Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild has one RTP on record, 96.47%, so the house edge is 3.53% and about $35.30 is lost per $1,000 wagered. The hit frequency is 17%, which means roughly one spin in six returns something.
A 100-spin session costs on average $0.71 at a $0.20 bet, $3.53 at $1 and $17.65 at $5. The 7,700x max win equals $1,540 at $0.20, $7,700 at $1 and $38,500 at $5. The studio describes the five animals as different levels of risk, so the choice shapes how the free spins round is spread out, even though the catalogue lists a single RTP.
Similar games
All the similar games listed are Very high. Rise of Maya lists 96.42% and 6,200x, Gods of Gold: InfiniReels 96.21% and 7,300x, Babylon Riches 96.13% and 7,250x, Ozzy Osbourne 96.67% and 6,000x, Secret of the Stones MAX 96.81% and 7,000x, and Dead or Alive from 2009 96.82% and 8,600x. Only Dead or Alive has a higher top prize than Jungle Spirit's 7,700x.
Pros
- Choose the free spins profile: from 4 spins to 20 spins
- Free spins add a fourth row and 1,024 ways
- Instant prizes of 15x or 50x for four or five scatters
- Free official demo available
Cons
- 17% hit frequency means many dry spins
- Very high volatility with a 3.53% house edge
- The lower-risk animal choices give up win potential, by the studio's own description
Verdict
Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild gives the player one real decision: which animal to take into the free spins. The 96.47% RTP, 17% hit frequency and Very high volatility describe a game that rewards patience, and the 7,700x max win is the ceiling. A 3.53% house edge applies to every spin, so try the free demo to see how each animal plays before staking money.
Sources: NetEnt official game page; RTP, volatility and max win from the open Slot RTP Database.
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Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild RTP
The data lists one RTP for Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild. Versions are not tracked for NetEnt games, so other versions may exist; check the game's info screen.
- 96.47% $35.30 lost per $1,000
Cost of 100 spins
| Bet | Wagered | Average cost at 96.47% |
|---|---|---|
| $0.20 | $20 | $0.71 |
| $1 | $100 | $3.53 |
| $5 | $500 | $17.65 |
Averages computed from the published RTP; real sessions vary widely around them. RTP calculator
Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild max win, volatility & stats
- Value score
- 8.1 / 10
- Lost per $1,000 (average)
- $35.30
- Max win at $1 bet
- $7,700
- Wins on average
- 1 in 5.9 spins
Percentiles compare this game with the 3,708 games in the catalogue. Max win: 7,700×.
