Light & Wonder

Into the Storm

Slots Video Slots Mythology Sea Medieval Viking Thunderstorm

A Viking raid slot linking roaming Wilds with Hold and Win

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/ 99

05099

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RTP

94%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

10,500×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

20 lines

Player rating

3.9 ★

18 votes

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3.9 / 5

18 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% → 6.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential8/10

x10500.00 (10500×) → 8.0/10

Features10/10

15 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics7.1/10

f=15 r=5 p=20 → 7.1/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility4/10

0.2–20 (×100) → 4.0/10

Provider Reputation6.4/10

provider avg 6.4 → 6.4/10

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: 74 — Into the Storm by Light & Wonder

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Slot Summary

Into the Storm occupies the narrow space between a roaming Wild chase and a Hold and Win board feature. Light & Wonder starts with Walking Wild Respins, then channels collected value into a Viking bonus with multipliers and treasure rewards. The 20-payline game is therefore defined less by its storm setting than by the handoff from moving Wilds to a contained feature round.

How It Plays

The base game places wins across 20 paylines, but the main change in rhythm arrives when a Walking Wild starts moving and produces consecutive Respins.

Those Respins fill the hold area on the route toward the main bonus, turning a moving symbol into the bridge between ordinary spins and collected positions.

Theme & Atmosphere

The Viking and Sea themes place the action aboard a raiding vessel, while the Thunderstorm setting supplies the pressure surrounding the search for plunder.

Medieval and Mythology elements appear through the warriors, the sea voyage, and Mjolnir references, giving the storm a Norse identity rather than generic maritime danger.

Mythology Sea Medieval Viking Thunderstorm

Features & Win Potential

Walking Wilds create Respins as they move, making Wild position and persistence more important than a single substitution on the triggering spin.

The Hold and Win feature adds Cash Collector behavior and multipliers after the roaming phase, concentrating the larger feature changes inside a contained bonus state.

High volatility Free Spins Multiplier Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Respins 5 Reels Walking Wilds Bonus Buy RTP range Hold and Win 20 Paylines Random multiplier Respin Wild Cash Collector

Bonus & Free Spins

The main bonus is a Hold and Win round reached after Walking Wild Respins fill the required hold. Multipliers can alter collected values during the feature.

Bonus Buy provides another entry route where enabled. It changes access to the feature, but the bonus itself still centers on held positions, collection, and multipliers.

Spec sheet

Into the Storm at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameInto the Storm

StudioLight & Wonder

Released4/12/2022

Math

SlotRanker Score74

RTP94%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win10,500×

Bet range$0.20 – $20.00

Player rating3.9 / 5 · 18 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines20

Layout5x3

Expected average based on this slot's 94% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$4.80

Cost per session$4.80

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 Into the Storm? 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 (94.00%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (10,500×).

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 Into the Storm with other games

	Into the Storm Score 74This game	Thor's Hammer Score 72	Dawn of the Vikings Power Combo Score 84	Gemhalla Score 79	Le Viking Score 77
Identity
Studio	Light & Wonder	Bally Wulff	Aurum Signature Studios	BGaming	Hacksaw Gaming
Released	4/12/2022	11/15/2016	9/1/2023	6/15/2023	1/16/2025
Math
RTP	94%	96.09%	96.4%	97.17%	96.32%
Volatility	High volatility	Medium/High	High volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility
Max win	10,500×	—	12,320×	5,000×	10,000×
Format
Reels	5	5	5	6	5
Layout	5x3	5x4	5x3	6x6	5x3
Paylines	20	40	40	Pay Anywhere	15625
Min bet	0.2	0.15	0.2	0.1	0.1
Max bet	20	150	20	100	100
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	—	—
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	—
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Bonus game	—	—	—	—	✓
Respins	✓	—	—	—	—

Every number is shown as a delta against Into the Storm.

Comparing against

Into the Storm

Light & Wonder

RTP

94%

Max win

10,500×

Score

− Multiplier− Respins

Dawn of the Vikings Power Combo

Aurum Signature Studios

+ Bonus Game− Wild− Free Spins− Respins

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