Wild Mirage Slot Review

Wild Mirage by Tom Horn Gaming slot review by DiceGirl

I have been spinning Wild Mirage since Tom Horn Gaming pushed it out on 4 April 2024, and it fits neatly into the studio’s style where bright visuals meet firm maths. On paper you get a high volatility slot with an RTP of 95.02 per cent and a max win of 1000 times your stake, which already tells me this one sits on the riskier side of their catalogue.

What really caught my eye was how Wild Mirage continues the QuickX feature line from the provider, wrapped in a very colourful and unusual presentation. Sessions feel punchy, with the feature giving the game a modern edge without turning it into a complicated puzzle. I like that I can try Wild Mirage in demo mode first, get a feel for the swings, then decide whether it suits real money play.

Wild Mirage – Our Slot Review

From a practical point of view, Wild Mirage plays as a 5 reel slot with 144 betways and a betting range that runs from 0.50 up to 100 per spin, so both cautious and heavier players can use the same machine. The interface follows the clean Tom Horn layout, with clear buttons and a readable paytable, and the game runs smoothly on mobile phones as well as desktop browsers.

Wild Mirage Symbols and Paytable

The first thing I checked in Wild Mirage was the symbols and paytable, which sit in line with a high variance profile. The dedicated wild symbol carries a multiplier tag in the paytable, so when it jumps into a winning combo it does more than just substitute. That top line wild pays up to 16 times your stake for five of a kind, dropping to 10 times for four and 8 times for three.

Below the wild, the main high value symbols step down through payout bands of 10, 8 and 6 times stake for five of a kind, then 8, 6 and 4, and finally 6, 4 and 2. These hits do not land every spin in my experience, but when a screen lines up with one of the bigger icons the paytable does a solid job of rewarding the patience needed for a volatile slot.

Low value symbols in Wild Mirage fill out the paytable with more modest returns, paying in the region of 3, 2 and 1 times stake at the top of the lower tier, before dropping to 2, 1.5 and 1, then 1.5, 1 and 0.5. These small wins keep some balance movement between the tougher patches, while the multiplier wild acts as the main way to lift routine lines into something that feels more like a proper hit.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Wild, Multiplier
	5	x16
	4	x10
	3	x8
	5	x10
	4	x8
	3	x6
	5	x8
	4	x6
	3	x4
	5	x6
	4	x4
	3	x2
	5	x3
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x2
	4	x1.5
	3	x1
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5

Wild Mirage Final Ratings

Looking at Wild Mirage as a whole package, I would place it around the middle of the Tom Horn range, close to the 6.5 score shown on the comparison tables. Theme and symbols are bright and distinctive, sounds and music sit comfortably in the background, and the QuickX feature plus multiplier wilds give the bonus side of the game enough bite without turning it into an overcomplicated feature slot.

On the numbers front, Wild Mirage brings high volatility, a 95.02 per cent RTP and a max win capped at 1000 times your bet, which is decent but not extreme by modern standards. For me that creates a slot where you chase chunky, but not outrageous, payouts. If you enjoy long, swingy sessions with the chance of a sizeable screen hit rather than rare jackpot style prizes, this maths model feels well judged.

Compare Wild Mirage With Other Slots

When I compare Wild Mirage with other Tom Horn Gaming titles, it feels like a natural choice for players who already enjoy the studio’s higher variance games. The 5 reel, 144 ways layout, x1000 max win and QuickX mechanic place it between their very simple fruit machines and their more experimental grids. I tend to load it up when I want a colourful, high risk session that still stays easy to read and play.

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