Safari Heat Slot

If your idea of a perfect night up is cosying up in front of the television with David Attenborough, then Safari Heat may well be the slot for you. Created by Playtech, this 5 reel, 15 payline wildlife-themed title heads to the heart of the African desert and comes with double wild wins, free spins with a 3x multiplier and 10,000 coin jackpots. Head to the plains from between 15p and £750 per spin.



Set against a dark brown savannah backdrop, the reels in Safari Heat include a selection of animals you would spy on a trip to the African bush. Look out for flamingos, zebras, rhinos and elephants. Appropriately enough, the lion is the game's wild and comes with a king-sized jackpot to match.

Land 5 lions in a single payline and you'll be awarded a jackpot of some 10,000 coins. Even if you don't land a quintet, you can still win well with the lion as all winning combinations in which it appears will be doubled.

The tree against the sunlit backdrop is the scatter – land 2 for a cash prize and 3 or more to trigger the Free Games feature. Once active, you'll be awarded 15 free spins with all wins trebled. There are no limits to the number of times the free games can be re-triggered so hope to see those scatters.

Available to play on mobile and tablet as well as desktop, Safari Heat is a medium variance slot, offering a balanced range of payouts. The return to player is 96.16%.

As Playtech slots go, it's not the best we've come across but is a typically decent effort from one of the gaming world's most reliable developers. The free spins round is the likeliest route to a decent win thanks to the 3x multiplier. The double wild wins can also help get the cashier spinning.

Visually, it's all tastefully done with almost monochrome visualisations of the wild beasts - the action plays out to an African themed soundtrack that certainly enhances the atmosphere.

If we had to describe Safari Heat in just a single word we'd describe it as solid. Solid visuals, solid features, solid gameplay. There's nothing flashy on show here but if you enjoy the animal theme you'll enjoy this African journey. If you like the theme, White King (also by Playtech) is a better alternative which is also more volatile. You also have Cats from IGT which is a land-based favourite.