Playtech

Bonus Bears

Slots Video Slots Nature Forest Animals Honey Patriotic

Forest line slot with two separate bonus triggers

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

95.17%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.25

per spin

Reels

25 lines

Player rating

4.3 ★

16 votes

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4.3 / 5

16 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 & RTP8/10

RTP 95.17% → 8.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features7/10

8 features → 7.0/10

Game Mechanics5.6/10

f=8 r=5 p=25 → 5.6/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.25–125 (×500) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.1/10

provider avg 6.1 → 6.1/10

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: 59 — Bonus Bears by Playtech

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Slot Summary

A five-reel grid with 25 paylines gives Bonus Bears a conventional line-game format, but its two special symbols lead to different events. Playtech assigns Free Spins to the Bear Wild and the separate Honey Feature to Scatters, dividing substitution, multiplied spins, and prize selection into clear stages. The 95.17% RTP and medium volatility sit behind a design released in 2012, when distinct second-screen bonuses were a common structural choice.

How It Plays

Bonus Bears follows a fixed-line base loop across 25 paylines. The Bear acts as a Wild substitute, while the Beehive Scatter pays independently of line position.

The special symbols divide the interruptions cleanly. Bear Wilds lead to multiplied Free Spins, whereas enough Scatters leave the reels for a separate tree-selection game.

Theme & Atmosphere

The Forest and Nature setting follows an Animals comedy centered on a bear pursuing Honey, with picnic activity and a park ranger supplying the surrounding scene.

Honey serves as both the character's objective and the visual cue for the second-screen prize round, tying the setting directly to the Honey Feature.

Nature Forest Animals Honey Patriotic

Features & Win Potential

The Bear Wild substitutes for regular symbols and appears on the central reels. Its position matters because the required arrangement activates Free Spins.

Scatter symbols do not share that trigger. At least 3 open the separate Bonus Game, where the player selects a tree and reveals Honey prizes.

Free Spins Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Medium volatility 5 Reels Bonus Game 25 Paylines Substitution Symbols

Bonus & Free Spins

Free Spins begin with 15 spins and a 3x multiplier on wins. The same Bear Wild arrangement can add another 15 spins during the round.

The Honey Feature allows repeated prize reveals until a stopping event appears, with as many as 5 cash prizes available from the selected tree.

Spec sheet

Bonus Bears at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameBonus Bears

StudioPlaytech

Released9/28/2012

Math

SlotRanker Score59

RTP95.17%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win—

Bet range$0.25 – $125.00

Player rating4.3 / 5 · 16 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines25

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 95.17% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$4.83

Cost per session$4.83

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 Bonus Bears? 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 (95.17%), 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 Bonus Bears with other games

	Bonus Bears Score 59This game	3 Charge Buffalo Score 85	Honey Hunters Score 82	Roar of the Bear Megaways Score 78	Wild Swarm 2 Score 78
Identity
Studio	Playtech	Jili Games	Print Studios	iSoftbet	Push Gaming
Released	9/28/2012	12/30/2024	5/23/2024	6/6/2024	2/29/2024
Math
RTP	95.17%	96.27%	96.55%	96%	96.67%
Volatility	Medium volatility	Medium/High	Medium/High	High volatility	High volatility
Max win	—	—	10,000×	10,000×	10,000×
Format
Reels	5	5	5	6	5
Layout	5x3	5x3	5x3	6x7	5x4
Paylines	25	1024	243	200704	20
Min bet	0.25	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
Max bet	125	200	5	20	1
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	✓	✓	—	✓
Bonus game	✓	—	—	—	—
Respins	—	—	—	—	—

Every number is shown as a delta against Bonus Bears.

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RTP

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Max win

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