Animal Quest

Animal Quest Slot Review — Evoplay

Released by Evoplay on April 20, 2020, Animal Quest is built around a 5-reel, 40-payline grid with a 96.11% RTP and a medium-high volatility profile. The game is distinguished less by its reel count than by two linked mechanics: a 3×3 Mega Symbol that occupies nine positions at once, and a Free Spins round where a dedicated multiplier symbol can scale up wins during the bonus.

Core Gameplay Experience

The base game plays out on 5 reels across 40 fixed paylines, a layout wide enough to land multiple symbol combinations per spin without the game sprawling into a cluster or Megaways format. Visually, Animal Quest sets its reels in an African jungle scene, with wildlife and cartoon-style animal symbols against green and brown backdrops, and a gas-mask motif worked into the artwork as a recurring visual detail. The overall rhythm follows a standard reel-spin structure, with the Mega Symbol and Big symbols mechanics providing the main variation from spin to spin rather than any cascading or expanding-grid system.

Features and Mechanics

Wilds in Animal Quest substitute for regular paying symbols to complete lines that would otherwise miss, the standard function of a wild in this game’s paytable. Scatter symbols work alongside a Wild to open the bonus round: landing two Scatters together with one Wild in the same spin activates 10 Free Spins.

The Mega Symbol appears as a 3×3 block covering nine reel positions in a single landing, which lets one symbol contribute to several payline combinations simultaneously instead of filling a single cell. Big symbols work on a related principle: these occupy six positions on the reels and trigger a respin when they land, giving the reels another pass before the round resolves.

Inside the Free Spins round, a Free Spins Multiplier mechanic takes over: gold symbols can appear during the bonus, substitute for other symbols, and apply a multiplier of x2 to x5 to the win they help form. Combined with the RTP Range feature — which allows the game to run at more than one certified payout setting — these mechanics are what separates the Free Spins round from the flatter base game.

An Evoplay slot built on a comparable idea is Jelly Boom, which shares the 40-payline structure at a slightly higher RTP (96.46% against 96.11%, in theory 35 cents per $100) but pairs it with cascading reels instead of a Mega Symbol.

RTP, Volatility and Payout Model

Animal Quest pays back a theoretical 96.11% of wagered money over the long run and carries a medium-high volatility rating, which Evoplay lists as “HIGH MED”.

The maximum win is 1,055x the stake — €79,125 at the €75 maximum bet, according to Evoplay’s product sheet — and the studio’s own simulation shows where it comes from: over 500 million spins, the biggest base-game win was 161x, while Free Spins reached 1,055x. In practical terms, the large wins sit in the Free Spins round with its x2–x5 Gold symbol multipliers; in the base game — up to 161x. Animal Quest’s 96.11% is on par with the typical RTP of the six Evoplay slots in the comparison below, whose RTP runs from 96% to 96.5% — in theory a difference of about 7 cents per $100 wagered against that typical RTP.

Similar Evoplay Slots — Comparison

Across these Evoplay titles, published RTP runs from 96% up to 96.5%, and Animal Quest’s 96.11% sits 0.35 percentage points below Jelly Boom (96.46%) — a small difference, in theory 35 cents per $100.

Similar Mega-Symbol Slots from Other Studios

Of these four titles sharing a comparable big-symbol or scaling mechanic, RTP ranges from 92.98% for Anotherland up to 96.27% for Angels and Demons, with Animal Quest at 96.11%, 0.16 percentage points below Angels and Demons (96.27%) — a small difference, in theory 16 cents per $100.

How to Play Animal Quest Online

Animal Quest is available in demo mode before any deposit, which shows the frequency of the Scatter-plus-Wild trigger and the Big symbols respin without using real funds. Evoplay titles run at 126 casinos in our catalog, including KatsuBet, Golden Star and Cashy; the specific RTP version offered is set by the operator, and it is listed in the game information inside that casino’s lobby. The full lineup from the studio sits on the Evoplay hub, Animal Quest’s jungle and wildlife theme connects it to the broader Animals & Nature category, and the wider slots category carries other high-volatility titles with Free Spins mechanics for free-play comparison.

Verdict on Animal Quest

Animal Quest suits players who are fine with the big wins sitting in the Free Spins round: Evoplay lists the maximum at 1,055x the stake (€79,125 at the €75 maximum bet), while the biggest base-game win in the studio’s simulation was 161x.