iGaming Glossary / Walking Wild
What is Walking Wild?
A wild symbol that moves one reel across on each new spin.
A walking wild is a wild symbol that shifts one reel sideways with every spin instead of vanishing. It lands on one reel, helps form wins there, then steps across to the next reel on the following spin, often until it walks off the screen entirely.
Many games reward each step with a free respin, so a single walking wild can trigger a short chain of spins as it crosses the reels. Some titles also stack the wild or add a multiplier as it travels, which can build up some sizeable wins.
It is one of several moving wild types, alongside sticky wilds that stay put and expanding wilds that fill a whole reel. See our slots guide for how each one changes play.
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