African Elephant

Pragmatic Play keeps things straightforward with African Elephant, a savannah-themed slot that leans on grassland scenery, acacia trees and a fairly relaxed backing track rather than any dramatic visual twist. Play takes place across a 5-reel, 4-row grid with 20 fixed paylines, released in April 2023, where wins form from left to right using a symbol set of J-A card ranks at the low end and meerkat, leopard, wildebeest, zebra and rhino icons among the higher payers. Five matching low symbols return 4x the stake, while the animal icons pay between 5x and 30x for a full line.

The main mechanic is the Wild Shape feature, which can trigger at the end of any spin: a random shape frames a cluster of positions on the grid, and every symbol caught inside it turns wild before wins are evaluated. Wilds created this way appear on any of the five reels and substitute for everything except the Bonus symbol; five wilds in a line pay 75x the bet.

Three, four or five Bonus symbols landing anywhere — whether that's during a normal spin or while free spins are already running — hand out 10, 15, or 20 extra spins. Once free spins begin, the Wild Shape is guaranteed to appear on every single spin, so the feature that shows up only occasionally in the base game becomes a constant presence throughout the round. Players who would rather skip the wait can buy straight into free spins for 100x the current stake, which lands three, four or five Bonus symbols to start the round.

Stakes range from 20p up to $100 a spin, and the game carries a default RTP of 96.04%, with alternate configurations available at 95.10% and 94.03% depending on the operator. Volatility sits at medium, rated 3 out of 5, and the maximum win is capped at 15,000x the stake. With only the Wild Shape driving the action, African Elephant's pace stays fairly even between spins, with the free spins round acting as the main opportunity to string several wild-boosted combinations together in a way the base game rarely allows on its own. The 20 fixed paylines and 5x4 grid keep the format familiar for anyone used to Pragmatic Play's other releases, so the appeal here rests almost entirely on how often that one shape decides to land.