Jungle slots

What jungle slots are

A jungle slot uses dense tropical forest as its world. Expect vines framing the reels, animal symbols such as gorillas, jaguars, toucans and snakes, and often a lost temple or river somewhere in the background. The theme overlaps with Aztec and Mayan slots, which share the ruins, and with fishing games set on tropical rivers.

Because the jungle is a setting rather than a story, studios attach it to almost any mechanic. That is the main thing to understand about the category: two jungle slots can look like cousins and behave like strangers.

Rainforest, river, temple or savannah: telling jungle slots apart

Rainforest and giant apes

The classic jungle look, built around a single big character. Blueprint's King Kong Cash is the obvious example.

Rivers

Tropical rivers bring fishing into the jungle. Pragmatic Play's Big Bass Amazon Xtreme takes its fishing series to the Amazon.

Temple ruins

Overgrown temples bring treasure and falling stone blocks, as in Relax Gaming's Temple Tumble Megaways.

Bamboo forest

An Asian take on the jungle, with pandas and bamboo, as in Push Gaming's Big Bamboo.

Savannah (not strictly jungle)

Lions, rhinos and elephants on open grassland are often filed alongside jungle games. Mega Moolah and Raging Rhino are savannah games, and we include them below for comparison because players often look for them in the same place.

Jungle slots compared: RTP, volatility and max win

Leave Mega Moolah aside and the non-jackpot games sit in a narrow RTP band of 95.79% to 96.33%. The real differences are volatility and ceiling, which is where the rest of this page focuses.

King Kong Cash and the giant-ape games

King Kong Cash is Blueprint Gaming's best-known jungle slot, released in 2017. It plays on 5 reels and 3 rows with 20 paylines and lists a 95.79% RTP, with reference sites rating it medium volatility. Blueprint is a UK studio based in Newark, and the game's straightforward line structure makes it one of the easier jungle slots to follow for anyone new to the theme.

At 95.79%, every £100 staked costs about £4.21 in theory, a little more than the other non-jackpot games in the table. Over a short session that difference is small next to the effect of volatility, but it adds up over many sessions.

Big Bass Amazon Xtreme: the jungle river at very high volatility

Big Bass Amazon Xtreme (2023) takes Pragmatic Play's fishing formula, where fish carry cash values and a fisherman wild collects them in free spins, and moves it to the Amazon. The ‘Xtreme’ label is literal: the game rates itself 5 out of 5 on its in-game volatility scale and lists a 10,000× cap, far above the original Big Bass Bonanza's 2,100×.

In pounds: at 10p, 10,000× is £1,000; at £1, £10,000. Very high volatility means most sessions will contain long spells with little return while you wait for the free spins. The game also comes in three RTP versions – 96.07%, 95.08% and 94.05% – so the help screen check matters. The fishing slots page compares the wider Big Bass family.

Temple Tumble Megaways: falling stones in the ruins

Relax Gaming's Temple Tumble Megaways (2019) sets a Megaways engine inside a jungle temple. It uses 6 reels of 2 to 6 symbols, up to 46,656 ways, cascading wins and a 96.25% RTP with high volatility. Its top win is about 7,767×, which at 20p is roughly £1,553. The Megaways engine is licensed from Big Time Gaming, which is why the reel heights change on every spin.

Big Bamboo: 50,000× in a bamboo forest

Push Gaming's Big Bamboo (2022) puts a panda in a bamboo forest on a 5×6 grid with 50 fixed paylines. Its key mechanic is the bamboo mystery symbol: bamboo stalks land and then reveal what they are hiding, which can be a matching symbol or a special prize.

The 50,000× cap is the highest of any jungle slot here; at 20p it would be £10,000. With high volatility and a 94.13% version also in circulation, it is a game to check carefully: at 96.13%, £100 staked costs about £3.87 in theory, and at 94.13% about £5.87.

Safari jackpots: why Mega Moolah's RTP is so low

Mega Moolah lists an RTP of 88.12%, much lower than any other game on this page. The reason is its progressive jackpot: part of every stake is set aside to fund a prize pool shared across many casinos, which only a tiny number of players ever win. The return from ordinary spins is therefore lower than the headline figure.

Compare £50 of stakes: on Mega Moolah the theoretical cost is about £5.94; on Jumanji at 96.33%, about £1.84. The extra £4.10 is effectively the price of a very small chance at the jackpot. That can be a reasonable choice if the jackpot is what you want, as long as you know it. Our guide to how progressive jackpots work explains the maths.

Which jungle slot suits which kind of session?

Whatever you pick, the house edge applies and losses are likely over time. Choose the game that makes your budget last in the way you enjoy, not the one with the biggest number on the tile.

How to choose a jungle slot

1. Decide your budget and stake first, aiming for at least 100 spins.
2. Use the table above to pick a volatility level that fits that budget.
3. Open the game's help screen and check the RTP version; several jungle games run lower versions.
4. Read how the main feature triggers and whether the top prize is a capped max win or a jackpot.
5. Try a demo after age verification if one is available, then set a deposit limit before playing for real.

Where to play jungle slots in the UK

Jungle games from the larger studios are carried by most UKGC-licensed sites; search the lobby by title and confirm the RTP in the help screen. PlayOJO gives new UK customers (excluding Northern Ireland) 80 spins at 10p on Big Bass Bonanza with a first deposit of £10 or more, and winnings are paid in cash with no wagering. 10bet matches a first deposit 100% up to £25 for players who choose the casino bonus at sign-up; wager the bonus 10x on slots within 3 days, with bonus winnings capped at £1,000. 18+, terms apply.

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