ELK Studios

Lakes Five

Slots Video Slots Action & Adventure Retro Heist Animals Fish Music Detective Humor Dance Tv

ELK Studios animal heist driven by moving Wilds

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.3%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

178 lines

Player rating

4.4 ★

9 votes

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4.4 / 5

9 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 & RTP9/10

RTP 96.3% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features10/10

14 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics7.5/10

f=14 r=5 p=178 → 7.5/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout5/10

5x4 → 5.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.2–100 (×500) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation7.1/10

provider avg 7.1 → 7.1/10

Popularity3.3/10

synthetic proxy → 3.3/10

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: 75 — Lakes Five by ELK Studios

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Slot Summary

Crossing moving Wilds can merge into Multiplier Wilds and spread valuable positions across the reels. Lakes Five uses that promise to connect its Respins and Free Spins, while ELK Studios frames the action as a retro animal Heist. The 96.3% RTP, 178 winning ways and Medium volatility give the elaborate Wild play a measured mathematical base.

How It Plays

Two qualifying symbols can initiate Respins and move downward as Wild positions. The sequence continues while they remain visible or until another qualifying symbol changes the result.

During the main Bonus Game, collected keys unlock additional Wild effects. Their paths can intersect, allowing separate moving positions to combine rather than acting as isolated substitutes.

Theme & Atmosphere

The Heist story follows a crew of Animals attempting a rescue and a raid on a fortified tower. Detective roles and comic characterization keep the criminal setup light.

Retro Dance and Music cues draw on disco culture, while Fish and Humor details distinguish the crew from conventional human thieves. The result resembles a playful Tv caper.

Action & Adventure Retro Heist Animals Fish Music Detective Humor Dance Tv

Features & Win Potential

Respins give the Respin Wild time to travel across successive results. Sticky Wilds preserve other useful positions, creating opportunities for the moving symbol to meet them.

Free Spins add Walking Wilds and further Sticky Wilds as keys are collected. When Wild positions intersect, Multipliers can make the affected locations more valuable.

Free Spins Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Medium/High Respins Medium volatility 5 Reels Bonus Game Sticky Wilds Walking Wilds RTP range 96% RTP Respin Wild Betting Strategies

Bonus & Free Spins

The Bonus Game awards Free Spins and uses collected keys to introduce additional Wild behavior. Sticky Wilds and Walking Wilds can then share the reel area, producing denser Wild coverage than the base game.

Spec sheet

Lakes Five at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameLakes Five

StudioELK Studios

Released4/10/2018

Math

SlotRanker Score75

RTP96.3%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win—

Bet range$0.20 – $100.00

Player rating4.4 / 5 · 9 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines178

Layout5x4

Expected average based on this slot's 96.3% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$2.96

Cost per session$2.96

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 Lakes Five? 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: Medium

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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 (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.30%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,000×).

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 Lakes Five with other games

	Lakes Five Score 75This game	Goodfeathers Score 78	Ace Ventura Score 64	The Big Hit Score 87	Iron Bank Score 87
Identity
Studio	ELK Studios	Blueprint Gaming	Playtech	SlotMill	Relax Gaming
Released	4/10/2018	7/6/2018	12/15/2015	6/14/2022	10/28/2020
Math
RTP	96.3%	96.32%	96.18%	96.21%	96.2%
Volatility	Medium volatility	Medium volatility	—	High volatility	High volatility
Max win	—	—	—	20,000×	49,999×
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	6
Layout	5x4	5x3	5x3	5x3	6x4
Paylines	178	20	243	40	4096
Min bet	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.1
Max bet	100	500	40	30	20
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	—	—	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	✓	—	✓	✓
Bonus game	✓	✓	—	✓	—
Respins	✓	✓	✓	—	✓

Every number is shown as a delta against Lakes Five.

Comparing against

Lakes Five

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RTP

96.3%

Max win

—

Score

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− Scatter− Bonus Game

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+ Multiplier− Bonus Game

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