Infective Wild Demo & Slot Review

Pragmatic Play sends a pumpkin-headed host into a Halloween graveyard on a 5×5 grid with 40 paylines, where Wilds turn touching cats and ravens into more Wilds. This card covers the 9–27 Free Spins, the 100× buy and the listed 94.02%–96.09% RTP.

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Infective Wild

Infective Wild

3.7 out of 5

Infective Wild is a video slot from Pragmatic Play, released on 19 October 2023. It pays 40 fixed lines on a 5×5 grid, and the in-game rules end a round at 5,000× the bet. Listed RTP is 96.09%.

This card follows the in-game rules, the paytable and the attached demo frames. It is not a report of played cash sessions.

For adults of legal gambling age in their location. Set a budget you can afford to lose.

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Infective Wild review overview

Five reels, 40 lines

Five reels with five rows pay on 40 fixed paylines, left to right on adjacent reels, and only the highest win counts per line. The pumpkin Wild substitutes for every symbol except the Scatter.

RTP and ceiling

Listed RTP builds span 94.02%–96.09%, with 96.09% in the demo, and a round ends at 5,000× the bet.

Who Infective Wild suits

Infective Wild suits readers who like fixed paylines with one clear mechanic, Wilds that spread between neighbouring animals and then stay put in the bonus, at a listed 96.09% RTP in the demo. It is less suited to anyone wanting tumbles, multipliers or a retriggerable bonus.

Best for

  • Players comparing fixed-payline slots built around spreading Wilds
  • Readers checking the listed 94.02%–96.09% RTP and the 5,000× cap
  • Anyone weighing a 100× buy against waiting for three Scatters

Not ideal for

  • Players wanting ways to win, clusters or tumbles
  • Anyone who expects Free Spins to retrigger
  • Readers who skip the active RTP and rules panel

Infective Wild game information

Provider: Pragmatic Play
Release Date: October 2023
Game Type: Video Slot
Grid: 5×5
Win system: 40 paylines
RTP: 94.02%–96.09%
Max Win: 5,000×
Volatility: High
Stake range: 0.40–240
Features: Wilds that infect touching cats and ravens, 9–27 Free Spins with sticky Wilds, 100× Buy
Theme: Haunted Halloween graveyard
Wild Symbol: Yes
Free Spins: Yes
Progressive: No
Bonus Buy: Yes
Tumbling Wins: No
Gamble feature: No
Scatter Symbol: Yes

How Infective Wild rules and features work

Bonus features

Whenever a Wild touches a cat or raven horizontally or vertically, that animal turns into a Wild, and any connected cat or raven of the same type transforms as well. Three Scatters, which land on reels 1, 3 and 5, start Free Spins. Before the round, a 3×3 grid of mini reels spins and each cell reveals 1, 2 or 3 spins; the numbers are added, so the award runs from 9 to 27. In Free Spins every Wild that lands stays on screen for the whole round and keeps infecting neighbouring cats and ravens. Special reels are in play, and the feature cannot be retriggered. Buy Free Spins costs 100× the bet. A round ends at 5,000× the bet and remaining features are forfeited.

How to play Infective Wild responsibly

Set a money limit and a time limit before spinning. Count a 100× buy against that budget at once, and do not raise stakes because a Wild spread looked promising on an earlier spin.

  1. Price each buy

    Buy Free Spins costs 100 bets; decide how many purchases fit your budget before starting.

  2. Watch the clock

    Sticky Wilds can stretch one bonus round, so set a time limit as well.

  3. Check the RTP panel

    Confirm the active build before treating 96.09% as settled.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbols follow the attached paytable for Infective Wild. Dollar amounts are stake-linked preview figures at the $2.00 demo bet; x5, x4 and x3 are matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left. The Scatter appears on reels 1, 3 and 5 and is covered under bonus features.

Blue Cat

x5 $120.00
x4 $30.00
x3 $6.00

Raven

x5 $80.00
x4 $20.00
x3 $4.00

Witch Hat

x5 $60.00
x4 $15.00
x3 $3.00

Green Cauldron

x5 $40.00
x4 $10.00
x3 $2.00

RIP Tombstone

x5 $32.00
x4 $8.00
x3 $1.60

Purple Potion

x5 $24.00
x4 $6.00
x3 $1.20

A

x5 $12.00
x4 $3.00
x3 $0.60

K

x5 $12.00
x4 $3.00
x3 $0.60

Q

x5 $8.00
x4 $2.00
x3 $0.40

J

x5 $8.00
x4 $2.00
x3 $0.40

10

x5 $8.00
x4 $2.00
x3 $0.40

Jack-O-Lantern Wild

x5 $120.00
x4 $30.00
x3 $6.00

Infective Wild RTP, volatility and maximum win

The in-game rules list a theoretical RTP of 96.09% for Infective Wild and 96.06% when Buy Free Spins is used. Other builds run lower, so the card shows the listed 94.02%–96.09% span as text and stores 96.09% as the displayed RTP. RTP is a long-run theoretical return, not a forecast for one session, and the card lists the game at high volatility. The 5,000× figure is a payout multiple of the bet, not a profit and not a probability. The 100× buy is an entry option for the same bonus. Confirm the active figure in the information panel of your operator.

Provider

Pragmatic Play

RTP range
94.02% 96.09%
Volatility

High

max win

5,000×

How to interpret the numbers

Key point 1

A quiet stretch does not make the next Free Spins round due.

Key point 2

Confirm RTP, volatility and whether the buy is offered before spinning.

Key point 3

Listed RTP is up to 96.09%. Check the operator panel if a lower build loads.

Infective Wild Screenshots

Screenshots cover base-game spins on the 5×5 grid, the Buy Free Spins prompt, the paytable with Wild and Scatter, and the rules on Infective Wild and the 5,000× limit.

Infective Wild on mobile

Mobile frames mirror the portrait base game, the buy prompt, the paytable and the rules panel with RTP and bet range.

Portrait base game with Buy button
Portrait base game spin
Portrait Buy Free Spins prompt
Portrait paytable and Wild rules
Portrait rules, RTP and bet range

Mobile checks

  • Grid: 5 reels, 5 rows

  • Win system: 40 paylines

  • RTP: 94.02%–96.09%

  • Ceiling: 5,000×

Infective Wild compared with other games

Other Pragmatic Play fixed-payline slots also pay left to right on adjacent reels, but this title builds its bonus around Wilds that spread through cats and ravens and then stay sticky for 9–27 Free Spins. Compare the listed 94.02%–96.09% RTP, the 5,000× cap and the 100× buy price before treating another title as interchangeable. Feature rules differ from game to game.

Infective Wild compared with other games
Game Return / max win Volatility Bonus fit Watch out for
Infective Wild 94.02%–96.09% / 5,000× High Wilds infecting cats and ravens, 9–27 Free Spins with sticky Wilds, 100× buy Shared studio branding does not copy this card’s RTP or 5,000× cap.
Monster Money 90.00%–96.00% / 5,000× High Three Bonus symbols open a staged Free Spins run; Bat Bonus can push entry into Super Free Spins with starting upgrades. Shared Halloween art does not make Hunter-trail rules interchangeable with other studios’ collectors.
Spin And Spell 95.80%–95.90% / 3,049× Very High Three, four or five Castle Scatters open 10 Free Spins; Wilds expand on their reel during the bonus and can retrigger with more Scatters. Shared Free Spins wording does not make Expanding Wild timing, Gamble stages or maximum multipliers interchangeable with other BGaming titles.

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How this Infective Wild review was checked

Publication status: Document-based review against the in-game rules, the paytable and attached demo frames; no cash session is represented.

  • Rules. Checked the 40 paylines, left-to-right pays, Wild infection, the 3×3 Free Spins award, the 100× buy, the 96.09% and 96.06% RTP values and the 5,000× round cap.

  • Paytable. Compared the twelve paying symbols, Wild and Scatter with the paytable frames in the demo.

  • Preview figures. Paytable dollar cells at the $2.00 demo stake are labelled as stake-linked preview figures.

  • Volatility label. The card lists high volatility, while the demo rules panel prints a Low volatility label; compare both before relying on either.

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FAQs

How do Free Spins start in Infective Wild?

Three Scatters on reels 1, 3 and 5 start Free Spins. A 3×3 grid of mini reels reveals 1, 2 or 3 spins per cell and the total, 9 to 27, is awarded. The feature cannot be retriggered.

How does the Infective Wild feature work?

A Wild touching a cat or raven horizontally or vertically turns it into a Wild, and connected animals of the same type transform too. In Free Spins every Wild that lands stays on screen and keeps infecting.

What RTP is listed?

Listed RTP is up to 96.09%, with 96.06% when Buy Free Spins is used; the card shows builds from 94.02% to 96.09%.

What is the maximum win?

A round ends at 5,000× the bet, the win is paid and remaining features are forfeited.

What does the buy option cost?

Buy Free Spins costs 100× the current total bet, which the demo shows as $200.00 at a $2.00 bet. Availability depends on your market.