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Photo Safari

Slots Video Slots Action & Adventure Nature Africa Animals Rainbow Safari Wildlife

Wildlife photography slot with separate film and camera features

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05099

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RTP

94.17%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

10,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

20 lines

Player rating

4.1 ★

14 votes

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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 94.17% → 6.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential8/10

x10000.00 (10000×) → 8.0/10

Features7/10

8 features → 7.0/10

Game Mechanics5.4/10

f=8 r=5 p=20 → 5.4/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.2–100 (×500) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.5/10

provider avg 6.5 → 6.5/10

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: 56 — Photo Safari by Play'n Go

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Slot Summary

A wildlife photography expedition sets Photo Safari apart from hunting-led safari slots. Play'n GO released the game in 2012, pairing a medium-volatility profile and 94.17% RTP with two distinct interruptions: film-roll Free Spins and a camera-led Photo Shoot Bonus. The result is an older 20-line design whose identity comes less from scale than from turning observation and picture-taking into the reward theme.

How It Plays

The base game uses five reels, three rows, and 20 selectable paylines. Wins run left to right, while the drum Wild substitutes for ordinary symbols but not the film roll or camera.

Film rolls can pay as Scatters without following a line, and three or more begin the Film Strip Spin sequence. Cameras use a different trigger and open the picture-taking round.

Theme & Atmosphere

Africa and Wildlife supply the setting, but the game treats the Safari as a photography assignment rather than a hunting story. That distinction gives the animal imagery a clear purpose.

Nature, Animals, and Rainbow elements keep the tone light, while the camera conceit turns each bonus interruption into part of the same fieldwork theme.

Action & Adventure Nature Africa Animals Rainbow Safari Wildlife

Features & Win Potential

The drum Wild is the base game's practical helper, substituting for regular symbols while leaving the film-roll Scatter and camera Bonus symbols outside its reach.

The Scatter has two jobs: it pays independently of paylines, then changes role during Free Spins by acting as another Wild on the reels.

Free Spins Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Medium volatility 5 Reels Bonus Game RTP range 20 Paylines

Bonus & Free Spins

Three or more film-roll Scatters award 15 Free Spins. During that round, every film roll acts as a Wild, and the feature cannot retrigger.

Three camera symbols open the Photo Shoot Bonus, which replaces the reels with a picture-taking task. The player takes three photographs, and the animals captured determine the prizes.

Screenshots

4 gameplay frames

Gameplay screenshot of Photo Safari (1 of 4)

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Spec sheet

Photo Safari at a glance.

Identity

Slot namePhoto Safari

StudioPlay'n Go

Released11/29/2012

Math

SlotRanker Score56

RTP94.17%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win10,000×

Bet range$0.20 – $100.00

Player rating4.1 / 5 · 14 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines20

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 94.17% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$4.66

Cost per session$4.66

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 Photo Safari? 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 (94.17%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (10,000×).

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 Photo Safari with other games

	Photo Safari Score 56This game	Safari Sam Score 84	King Tusk Score 71	Mad Hit Savannah Score 70	Crocodile Blitz Extreme Score 70
Identity
Studio	Play'n Go	Betsoft	Games Global	RubyPlay	Playtech Origins
Released	11/29/2012	10/26/2012	11/22/2017	11/20/2024	1/10/2024
Math
RTP	94.17%	97.5%	96.4%	96.3%	95.61%
Volatility	Medium volatility	Medium volatility	Medium volatility	—	Medium volatility
Max win	10,000×	—	—	500×	—
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	6
Layout	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x5	6x4
Paylines	20	30	25	3125	4096
Min bet	0.2	0.02	0.25	0.1	0.2
Max bet	100	150	63	40	90
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	—	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bonus game	✓	✓	—	—	—
Respins	—	—	—	—	—

Every number is shown as a delta against Photo Safari.

Comparing against

Photo Safari

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RTP

94.17%

Max win

10,000×

Score

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+ Multiplier− Bonus Game

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01What is the RTP and volatility of Photo Safari?

Photo Safari has a listed RTP of 94.17% and a medium-volatility profile. Its two bonus routes interrupt a conventional 20-payline base game.

02How do the two Photo Safari bonuses differ?

Film-roll Scatters start 15 Free Spins and become Wild during the round. Three cameras instead open the Photo Shoot Bonus, where photographs determine prizes.

03Can the Photo Safari Free Spins retrigger?

No. The 15 Free Spins cannot retrigger, although film-roll symbols act as additional Wilds throughout the feature.

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