Merkur Gaming

Big Buck Bunny

Slots Video Slots 3D Slots Action & Adventure Nature Forest Easter Animals Branded Cartoon

Cartoon animal slot with free spins and gamble choices

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.05

per spin

Reels

5 lines

Player rating

3.8 ★

6 votes

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3.8 / 5

6 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% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features6/10

9 features → 6.0/10

Game Mechanics3.9/10

f=9 r=5 p=5 → 3.9/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.05–10 (×200) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation5.9/10

provider avg 5.9 → 5.9/10

Popularity0/10

synthetic proxy → 0.0/10

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: 58 — Big Buck Bunny by Merkur Gaming

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Slot Summary

Medium-volatility play at a 96% RTP is the clearest fit for players who prefer a small five-line map with distinct decisions after a win. Big Buck Bunny gives Merkur Gaming's cartoon rabbit two supporting systems: free spins with tripled payouts and a risk game that can double or erase a collected result. Those features carry more weight than the deliberately compact base format.

How It Plays

Big Buck Bunny uses 5 fixed paylines, so winning combinations follow a small set of visible paths rather than hundreds of ways across the reels.

After an ordinary win, the player can collect it or enter the Risk/Gamble game. The latter choice can double the amount or remove it.

Theme & Atmosphere

The central rabbit and surrounding creatures combine Animals, Cartoon, Forest, and Nature themes, with comic character work carrying the game's identity.

Its Branded and Easter labels reinforce the rabbit association, while the exaggerated cast keeps the presentation closer to a cartoon short than wildlife realism.

Action & Adventure Nature Forest Easter Animals Branded Cartoon

Features & Win Potential

The wild substitutes for ordinary symbols and also serves as a high-value character symbol, helping the limited set of paylines produce complete combinations.

The Risk/Gamble game introduces a decision after qualifying wins, separating it from automatic reel modifiers and allowing a collected result to be doubled or lost.

Free Spins Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Medium volatility 5 Reels 96% RTP 5 Paylines Risk/Gamble (Double) game 3D

Bonus & Free Spins

Landing the required scatter combination can award 10, 15, 25, or 50 free spins, with the quantity selected from those documented values.

Every completed win during free spins receives a 3x multiplier, so the bonus changes payout value without replacing the five-line reel format.

Spec sheet

Big Buck Bunny at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameBig Buck Bunny

StudioMerkur Gaming

Released6/15/2011

Math

SlotRanker Score58

RTP96%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win—

Bet range$0.05 – $10.00

Player rating3.8 / 5 · 6 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines5

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 96% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$0.80

Cost per session$0.80

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 Big Buck Bunny? 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 (96.00%), 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 Big Buck Bunny with other games

	Big Buck Bunny Score 58This game	Wild Swarm Score 76	Hugo Legacy Score 75	Mo’ Honey Mo’ Money Score 69	Fortunes of the Fox Score 65
Identity
Studio	Merkur Gaming	Push Gaming	Play'n Go	Dragon Gaming	Playtech
Released	6/15/2011	6/5/2018	8/10/2023	9/17/2024	1/21/2015
Math
RTP	96%	97.03%	96.2%	95.4%	95.11%
Volatility	Medium volatility	Medium/High	Medium volatility	Medium volatility	—
Max win	—	3,100×	3,000×	4,000×	—
Format
Reels	5	5	7	7	5
Layout	5x3	5x3	7x7	7x5	5x3
Paylines	5	20	7	20	25
Min bet	0.05	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.01
Max bet	10	5	100	100	2500
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	—
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	✓	—	✓	✓
Bonus game	—	—	—	✓	✓
Respins	—	—	—	—	—

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Big Buck Bunny

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RTP

96%

Max win

—

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