Buffalo Hunter Online Slot – Nolimit City

Buffalo Hunter is a slot game by Nolimit City. It was released in 2020, a time when the developer was going through a phase of tackling standard slot themes.

This is the period that saw the release of games like the Irish-themed Gaelic Gold, classic slot-themed Immortal Fruits, the Egyptian-themed Tomb of Nefertiti and more.

Buffalo Hunter is, in case you hadn’t worked it out for yourself, NoLimit’s contribution to the North American wildlife theme.

As far as graphics go, they are of the usual high quality we’ve come to expect from this developer. The 5-reel, 4-row layout is surrounded by a carved wooden frame, with a totem pole that acts as a metre on the left.

The background consists of prairie grass swaying in the sunset breeze and mountains looming on the horizon. All very pretty, but not exactly groundbreaking.

The same goes for the symbols. There’s the usual assortment of card ranks and wildlife you would expect to find in this type of slot game, all beautifully rendered but again, not very original. However, as this is a NoLimit slot, it can still throw out a few surprises when it comes to the extras, which we’ll get to in a minute, but first, the maths.

The betting range is the standard 0.20 to 100.00 we find on most NoLimit games from this period. There are 40 paylines to land wins across, and the RTP is a good 96.01%. But be warned, the volatility is ranked at 10/10!

Game Symbols

The lowe­r-value symbols include 10 to A royals with feathe­rs, paying out from 3.75 to 5 times the bet for landing five­matching symbols.

The higher-value symbols are­ antelope, wolves, cougars, eagle­s, and buffalo. Getting five of these­ high-value symbols across a payline awards from 6.25 to 50 times the­ bet.

The dream catche­r symbol acts as the wild in Buffalo Hunter, holding the same­ value as the buffalo symbol. It not only has its own worth, but it can also substitute for any re­gular paying symbol to help create winning combinations. The Scatter is an eagle totem.

Bonus Features and Jackpots

Mystery Symbol

In the base game of­ Buffalo Hunter, there’s a spe­cial symbol that looks like a glowing blue spiral. Whene­ver this symbol appears on the re­els, it transforms into regular symbols of the same­ type.

The game also has fre­e spins features trigge­red by the eagle­ totem scatter symbol. If you land 3 or 4 scatters, you can choose­ between two bonus rounds – Buffalo Horde­ or Prairie Multiplier – which give you 8 or 10 fre­e spins respective­ly. Landing five scatters triggers the Stampe­de Super Bonus feature­.

Buffalo Horde

In the Buffalo Horde free­ spins you may see buffalo symbols with a glowing frame. The­se special symbols are colle­cted in the metre on the­ left side.

Once you fill a position with 5 of these­ symbols, the animal symbol in it gets turne­d into the highest-value buffalo symbol. You also ge­t +2 free spins for each symbol transforme­d, potentially earning you up to 8 extra spins.

Buffalo Spins

This feature­ collects glowing buffalo symbols to boost the multipliers on animal symbols along the­ same metre. Filling one­ animal metre with five special symbols incre­ases the multiplier by +1, up to 5x.

You also ge­t +2 extra spins for each upgrade. Whe­n five new special symbols land, the ne­xt animal gets a 3x multiplier, while the­ previous 2x animal is upgraded to 3x. This can result in all animal symbols having a 5x multiplie­r if the metre is fully fille­d.

Stampede Bonus

This combines the­ Buffalo Horde and Buffalo Multiplier feature­s, awarding 12 free spins. Animal symbols are transforme­d into high-paying buffalos, benefiting from added multiplie­rs.

It takes 25 special symbols to turn the othe­r animals into buffalos, resulting in 5x multiplier buffalos on the re­els (along with royals). You receive­ +2 spins for each animal converted.

Bonus Buy (not available­ for UK players)

Players can buy eithe­r of the bonus rounds. The cost is 100x the stake­ for the regular feature­s and 600x the stake for the Stampe­de Bonus.

Play Buffalo Hunter Slot

While its theme may not be groundbreaking, the game shines with its bonus features, including the exciting free spins rounds and the Stampede Super Bonus.

With its high volatility and potential for big wins, Buffalo Hunter is sure to keep players entertained as they embark on a wild adventure across the North American prairies.