Rhino Rampage Review and Demo

Rhino Rampage Slot Review

Rhino Rampage is an African wildlife-themed slot originally launched in 2020 by Blueprint Gaming. It rapidly became a fan-favourite thanks to its fixed jackpots, two bonus rounds and 250,000x max win.

With a solid UKGC licence, Blueprint Gaming has been providing high-quality games to UK players for decades. It has become known for cult classics, like Fishin’ Frenzy, as well as branded slots, such as Game of Thrones.

Category	Detail
Game Title	Rhino Rampage
Software provider	Blueprint Gaming
RTP	96.01%
Volatility	Medium-high
Max Win	250,000x
Theme	African wildlife
Key Mechanic	Jackpot, wilds, scatters, free spins, cash collect spins

Rhino Rampage Gameplay

Rhino Rampage is set on a traditional 5x3 reel grid with 25 fixed paylines. As a medium-high volatility slot, it has a variable pace with occasional longer stretches of dead spins as well as clusters of wins.

Wins are calculated as a multiplier of the bet per line.

Here’s a breakdown of the potential wins for each symbol:

Symbol	3 on a payline	4 on a payline	5 on a payline
Queen / Jack	5x	20x	50x
King / Ace	5x	20x	75x
Meerkat	10x	50x	150x
Warthog	15x	100x	200x
Hyena	20x	150x	300x
Leopard	25x	200x	400x
Rhino Wild	50x	250x	1,000x

For example, at the £2 stake limit the payout for five Wilds is £80, and at the £5 stake limit it’s £200.

Theme and Story of the Rhino Rampage Slot

Thematically, Rhino Rampage takes inspiration from the African savannah with warm tones and wildlife symbols. It’s a rather elegant theme, despite the name, and the titular raging rhino is actually very helpful as the paying wild symbol.

The classic card symbols that form the lowest-paying symbols have been jazzed up with zebra stripes and traditional imagery of crowns and masks to more accurately reflect the theme. They offer a maximum payout between 50x and 75x your bet per line. In the mid-range, you have the meerkat and warthog symbols, which can award up to 150x and 200x your bet per line, respectively. Moving up from that are the hyena, with a payout of up to 300x, and the leopard, offering up to 400x your wager per line. The highest-paying symbol is the rampant rhino wild, which can pay out 1,000x your bet per line if you’re lucky enough to land five of them on a payline.

As payouts are based on multipliers, there’s quite a dramatic increase in wins between the lowest-paying and highest-paying symbols. This has the result of making the lower wins feel less significant.

Straight out of the gate, the music grabs your attention. It’s a rhythmic African tune with layered drums and other percussion instruments that sets the tone immediately. The orange-hued savannah landscape and beautifully painted animal symbols add to the immersion for a well-rounded atmosphere.

In the Rhino Rampage Free Spins round, the beat quickens as you’re taken to a landscape at night for this bonus, drawing your attention to the reels. The same nighttime landscape serves as the backdrop for the Lightning Spins bonus as well, while different, equally intense music plays to match the pace of the round.

Rhino Rampage Slot on Mobile

While Rhino Rampage is completely mobile-compatible, the experience isn’t quite as smooth in portrait mode as it is in landscape orientation. However, the music sounds just as good coming from phone speakers.

In portrait mode, the background is expanded, but the reels remain at the top of the screen, and the spin button stays in the same spot, making it harder to reach with one hand.

Wild Symbols

The Raging Rhino Wild symbol can substitute for any symbol except the Tree bonus scatter or the Moon scatter. This can boost your wins as it completes matching combinations. On top of that, it’s also a paying symbol, so you’ll receive a payout for landing three or more of them on a payline, up to 1,000x your bet per line.

Rhino Rampage Free Spins

There are two types of scatters in Rhino Rampage, the first being the Tree bonus scatter. If you manage to land this symbol on reels one, three and five on a single spin, you will be awarded five Rhino Rampage free spins.

During this bonus round, the three adjacent, central reels become Colossal, fusing together in the middle of the grid and increasing your chance of a win. If another Tree bonus scatter falls on this now single reel, you will be awarded extra free spins. If a Moon scatter symbol lands there, you’re taken through to the Lightning Spins round.

Lightning Spins

Landing six or more moon scatter symbols across the grid in the base game, or one colossal moon scatter in the Rhino Rampage free spins round, awards you three Lightning Spins. The Moon scatters each have a cash prize value attached to it. It’s during this round that you can collect that value.

The reels spin and can only show up blank or with a Moon scatter. Every additional Moon scatter that lands resets the number of spins remaining to three. At the end of the spins, any cash values that are on the grid are collected and added to your balance.

Jackpot Slot

The Lightning Spins round is also where you have a chance to win the jackpot prizes. If you land at least one Moon scatter with either Mini, Major or Mega written on it, you are awarded the corresponding prize pot. To win the jackpot prize, you must land symbols on every spot on the grid.

• Mini Prize: 30x your wager

• Major Prize: 100x your wager

• Mega Prize: 500x your wager

• Jackpot Prize: 1,000x your wager

Rhino Rampage Slot Wagering Details

When choosing your next online slot, it’s important to consider the maths behind it just as much as the bonus features and theme. Rhino Rampage has a 96.01% Return to Player (RTP) rate paired with medium-high volatility. Let’s take a look at how that can impact your strategy and budget:

RTP and Volatility

A slot’s volatility is an indicator of the average size and frequency of payouts. High volatility slots usually offer less frequent but larger wins and are mostly suited to players with a bigger bankroll to withstand the long stretches without a win. As Rhino Rampage is a medium-high volatility slot, it’s a good choice for players who are looking to dip their toes in higher volatility with a slightly smaller budget.

In the UK, the industry average RTP is 96%, so at 96.01% we’d recommend Rhino Rampage to most players who have the budget for it.

Hit frequency is another factor that is often overlooked. According to SlotTracker data, Rhino Rampage has a hit rate of one in every 2.49 spins, or 40.15%, which is above average for slots with higher volatility.

Bet Sizes and Variance

The minimum bet per spin on Rhino Rampage is £0.25. This amount is divided equally between the 25 fixed paylines. It might not suit players who are being a bit more cautious with their budget and might prefer slots with a minimum bet of £0.05 or £0.10 per spin.

The maximum bet per spin is regulated by the UKGC. Players aged 18 to 24 can bet up to £2 per spin, or £0.08 per line, while those 25 and over can wager up to £5 per spin, or £0.20 per line.

Jackpots and Best Wins

Rhino Rampage is a jackpot slot with four fixed jackpots of 30x, 100x, 500x and 1,000x your stake, which can be won in the Lightning Spins bonus round. On top of this, the cash collection means the maximum win is an impressive 250,000x your bet. Currently, the highest recorded community win is 82.4x.

I started out with a couple of small wins on my second and fourth spins, but then I got very lucky and managed to trigger the Lightning Spins bonus on my sixth spin as I landed eight Moon scatters of varying values. I got a couple more hits during the bonus round, extending my spins, and ended up winning a total of £47.00.

I landed 20 more wins across my spins, with payouts ranging from as little as £0.20 to £3.60. Most of these were thanks to the Rhino Wild completing multiple matching combinations on each spin and boosting my payouts. A couple of times, I even managed to land three wilds across the first reel, which was very rewarding. I ended the session with a final balance of £75.60, meaning an overall win of £25.60.

Slot	Rhino Rampage	King of Africa	Wonders of Africa
Developer	Blueprint Gaming	Light & Wonder	IGT
RTP	96.01%	96%	97.08%
Max Win	250,000x	N/A	30,000x
Volatility	Medium-high	Low	Medium
Theme	African wildlife	African wilderness	African wilderness
Bonus Features	Jackpot, wilds, scatters, free spins, cash collect spins	Hot Hot Penny, King of Africa Bonus, Free spins	Cooperative symbols, free spins

King of Africa may be a better choice for absolute beginners, but Rhino Rampage’s bonus features and jackpots will be more enticing for seasoned players. When it comes to RTP, Wonders of Africa comes out on top, but its maximum win is significantly lower than Rhino Rampage.

Do We Recommend Rhino Rampage?

If you’re an experienced player looking to step up and try higher volatility, especially if you have the budget to match, Rhino Rampage is a great stepping stone that’s definitely worth checking out. While it’s not as easy to use in portrait mode on a phone, it’s mobile compatibility means you can pick it up on the go. It has a decent RTP and interesting bonus features wrapped up in an immersive design that keeps you engaged.