Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild Slot

Item: Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild
Rating: 4.3

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Published Date · March 29, 2019 · Last Updated · Oct. 23, 2026

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Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild Slot Review

Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild Slot Overview

Jack London sent his call of the wild to a sled dog in the Yukon. NetEnt sends this one to five jungle animals, and before every free spins round you choose which of them answers: the Tiger with 4 spins, the Cobra with 20, or one of the three in between. The studio released Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild on 18 March 2017 and puts its top payout at 7,700x stake.

The grid is 5x3 with 243 ways to win, and the free spins add a fourth row for 1,024 ways. For a game with Wild in its title, it has no Wild symbol at all. Butterflies mark symbols instead, and a marked symbol that lands in a win expands to cover its reel.

NetEnt lists the RTP at 96.47% and leaves the volatility field empty. Other ratings put the game at high.

Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild Slot Details
Paylines	243 to 1,024
RTP	96.47%
Volatility	High
Jackpot	x
Minimum Bet	£0.2
Maximum Bet	£5
Maximum Win	7,700 x
Software Provider	NetEnt
Themes	Adventure
Design and Layout	Scatter Symbols Slots, 5 Reel Slots
Features	Bonus Round, Free Spins

There may be nothing new about a jungle full of big cats, but the free spins pick still hands you a real decision: 4 Tiger spins at the highest volatility or 20 Cobra spins at the lowest. We like that, and we like that the butterfly marks keep working inside the free spins. If we had one gripe, it is the 17.00% hit frequency, which leaves most base-game spins empty. It suits players who want to set their own risk in the bonus, less so anyone after frequent base-game wins.

4.3/5

Pros

Free spins let you pick 4 to 20 spins by animal

Free spins add a row, taking 243 ways to 1,024

Butterfly-marked winning symbols expand to fill their reel

Top payout of 7,700x stake on NetEnt's own figure

Cons

No Wild symbol at all, despite the name

17.00% hit frequency leaves most base-game spins empty

The Tiger round gives only 4 spins at top volatility

How To Play Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild Slot

jungle spirit call of the wild base — Base game

jungle spirit call of the wild winning combination — Winning combination

Min Bet	Max Bet (UK)	Max Win (x stake)
£0.20	£5.00	7,700x

Setting up a spin

NetEnt sets stakes at £0.20 to £100 a spin; UK rules cap each spin at £5, or £2 if you are 18 to 24. NetEnt quotes the same figures in euros. A win needs three or more matching symbols across the 243 ways.

The five animals are the medium symbols. The Scatter is a flower, and three or more of them anywhere on the reels start the free spins.

Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild Slot Paytable & Symbols

The paytable below shows each symbol's pay as a multiple of your total stake for three, four and five of a kind. Five Tigers top it at 7.5x, while the 10 to A cards share the bottom rung at 1.5x for five. The Scatter sits outside the table: NetEnt lists it as an instant 15x for four and 50x for five.

Name	3 Symbols	4 Symbols	5 Symbols
10	0.5x	1x	1.5x
J	0.5x	1x	1.5x
Q	0.5x	1x	1.5x
K	0.5x	1x	1.5x
A	0.5x	1x	1.5x
Cobra	1x	1.5x	3x
Crocodile	1.25x	2x	3.5x
Bear	1.5x	2.5x	4x
Elephant	2x	3x	5x
Tiger	2.5x	4x	7.5x

Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild Slot Features

Symbol Expansion

Any symbol except the Scatter can carry a butterfly mark, a glowing butterfly sitting on the symbol. When a marked symbol is part of a win, it expands to cover its whole reel, and NetEnt applies this rule in the base game and in the free spins alike.

Butterfly Boost

The second butterfly feature needs a win to get going. It fires at random on a base-game win, but only when no Scatter and no marked symbol is on the screen. Butterflies then fly onto the reels, pick one to three symbols from the winning combination and stretch each of them over its reel, so the win gets bigger. You cannot set it off yourself: NetEnt describes it as random.

Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild Slot Bonus Features

jungle spirit call of the wild free spins unlocked — Selection of bonus features available

jungle spirit call of the wild free spins bonus — Free Spins Bonus

Free Spins: pick your animal

Three or more Scatters anywhere in the base game start the free spins. Four also pay 15x the bet on the spot, and five pay 50x.

The choice comes next, and it is the part of the game we rate highest. You pick one of five animals, and NetEnt makes it the only medium symbol on the reels until the round ends, so the other four drop out for the duration.

Tiger: 4 free spins, the highest volatility and the greatest win potential
Elephant: 8 free spins, still leaning towards high risk
Bear: 12 free spins, the middle ground
Crocodile: 16 free spins, a steadier round
Cobra: 20 free spins, the lowest volatility

Whichever animal you take, the grid grows to 5x4 and the ways count rises to 1,024. Butterfly marks keep working too, so a marked symbol in a win still fills its reel, now four symbols tall.

Our Verdict We enjoy being handed the risk dial here. Four Tiger spins carry the round's highest volatility and twenty Cobra spins the lowest, and both play on the full 1,024 ways. On a small balance, the Cobra is the sensible pick.

Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild Slot RTP & Volatility

RTP	Variable RTP	Volatility
96.47%	No	High

NetEnt publishes one RTP for this game, 96.47%, with a hit frequency of 17.00%, so about five spins in six return nothing. The studio leaves volatility blank. Other ratings put it at high, though a few sites call it upper medium.

Our Verdict The 96.47% figure is the only setting NetEnt lists, so there is no lower version to look out for on its page. The hit rate matters more to your session, because most spins come back empty. Pick a stake your balance can carry until three Scatters land.

Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild Slot Graphics & Audio

Graphics

A jungle backdrop sits behind the reels, with glowing butterflies on screen, and NetEnt's own page says butterflies fly onto the reels when the Butterfly Boost fires. The five animals are drawn in 3D. Even the 10 to A cards keep to the theme, carved from stone.

jungle spirit call of the wild base game — Base game spins

jungle spirit call of the wild base win — Wins in the base game

jungle spirit call of the wild expanded symbol — Expanded Symbols in action

jungle spirit call of the wild butterfly boost — Butterfly Boost feature

Audio

NetEnt sums up the sound as primal drums and roaring beasts. The soundtrack pounds with drums, and drumbeats greet you when the game opens. Drums and animal calls are the obvious choice for a jungle slot. Obvious works here, in our view.

Our Verdict While the jungle setting is a familiar one, the art and the features point the same way here: the butterflies on screen are also the game's main mechanic. We think that link matters more than any single piece of art. The carved stone cards are a nice small touch.

Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild Slot on Mobile

You will not need to hack through any vines to reach this jungle on your phone, which is a relief if you left the machete at home. The game runs in HTML5 and plays on Android and iOS, on smartphones and tablets alike.

Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild FAQs

How do the free spins work in Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild?

Three or more Scatters start the round, and you pick an animal before the first spin. The Tiger gives 4 spins, the Elephant 8, the Bear 12, the Crocodile 16 and the Cobra 20, and NetEnt rates the shorter rounds as the more volatile ones.

What do the Scatters pay in Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild?

Four Scatters pay an instant 15x your stake and five pay 50x. Either way, the free spins start as well.

What is the RTP of Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild?

NetEnt lists 96.47%, the only RTP setting on its game page. The same page gives a hit frequency of 17.00%.

What is the max win in Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild?

7,700x your stake, according to NetEnt's game page. Some review sites quote 7,678x instead; we use the studio's figure.

How volatile is Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild?

NetEnt leaves the volatility field blank, and other ratings put the game at high. Inside the free spins your animal sets it: the Tiger round is the most volatile, the Cobra round the least.

How many ways to win does Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild have?

243 on a 5x3 grid in the base game. The free spins add a fourth row, which takes it to 1,024.

What is the Butterfly Boost in Jungle Spirit: Call of the Wild?

A random base-game feature that fires on a win with no Scatter and no butterfly-marked symbol in view. Butterflies pick 1 to 3 symbols in that win and expand each one to cover its reel.