Alchemy Gaming

Africa xUp

Slots Video Slots Africa Animals Safari Wildlife

Safari slot distinguished by a persistent scatter multiplier trail

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

94.1%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

30,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.30

per spin

Reels

243 lines

Player rating

4.4 ★

14 votes

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4.4 / 5

14 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP6/10

RTP 94.1% → 6.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential9/10

x30000.00 (30000×) → 9.0/10

Features10/10

14 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics7.7/10

f=14 r=5 p=243 → 7.7/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.3–38 (×127) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation7.4/10

provider avg 7.4 → 7.4/10

Popularity7.5/10

synthetic proxy → 7.5/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 77 — Africa xUp by Alchemy Gaming

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Slot Summary

The familiar safari slot rarely gives scatter collection a lasting job. Africa xUp fills that gap with an XUP trail that raises the multiplier before Free Spins begin, making the base game's collected scatters matter later. Alchemy Gaming pairs that idea with 243 ways, high volatility, a 94.1% RTP, and an x30000 ceiling, a severe return-and-upside tradeoff rather than a decorative wildlife reskin.

How It Plays

Base spins pay across 243 ways, but the important carryover comes from scatter collection: each qualifying scatter advances the XUP trail before the bonus starts.

The trail rises through x2, x3, x4, x5, x7, x10, x15, and x25, so later collection changes the value of the eventual Free Spins round.

Theme & Atmosphere

Africa xUp uses an Africa, Safari, and Wildlife setting centered on animals, grassland, acacia trees, and distant mountains rather than a character-led story.

The familiar scenery is intentionally secondary to the multiplier trail. It gives the symbols an immediate subject while the collected scatters provide the game's real identity.

Africa Animals Safari Wildlife

Bonus & Free Spins

Three XUP scatters trigger eight Free Spins, and the multiplier accumulated in the base game applies to every win during that bonus sequence.

Two more scatters during Free Spins award two extra spins, creating a retrigger route without resetting the multiplier already carried into the round.

The Bonus Buy offers direct entry at a chosen multiplier level, with the x25 option priced at 300x stake for players who skip base-game collection.

Spec sheet

Africa xUp at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameAfrica xUp

StudioAlchemy Gaming

Released7/21/2021

Math

SlotRanker Score77

RTP94.1%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win30,000×

Bet range$0.30 – $38.00

Player rating4.4 / 5 · 14 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines243

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 94.1% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$7.08

Cost per session$7.08

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Africa xUp? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: High

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (94.10%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (30,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Africa xUp with other games

	Africa xUp Score 77This game	Diamond King Gold Score 86	Safari Sam Score 84	King of Cats Score 85	Savanna Roar Score 83
Identity
Studio	Alchemy Gaming	SpinPlay Games	Betsoft	Big Time Gaming	Jelly
Released	7/21/2021	8/2/2022	10/26/2012	5/20/2021	10/8/2021
Math
RTP	94.1%	96.44%	97.5%	96.7%	96.56%
Volatility	High volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility	High volatility	Medium/High
Max win	30,000×	10,240×	—	56,620×	10,459×
Format
Reels	5	5	5	6	5
Layout	5x3	5x4	5x3	6x7	5x3
Paylines	243	1024	30	1132400	1024
Min bet	0.3	0.2	0.02	0.2	0.25
Max bet	38	25	150	10	100
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bonus game	✓	—	✓	—	—
Respins	—	—	—	—	✓

Every number is shown as a delta against Africa xUp.

Comparing against

Africa xUp

Alchemy Gaming

RTP

94.1%

Max win

30,000×

Score

+ Respins− Bonus Game

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