Gems Gone Wild Supreme: Slot Overview

Digging into family history can reveal a few surprising relatives you never knew existed. Something similar applies to Gems Gone Wild Supreme from Stakelogic. It’s not only a direct copy of an earlier title called Fruits Gone Wild Supreme, but it also appears to have lifted the look and even the name from Red Tiger’s Gems Gone Wild slot. How that situation came about is anyone’s guess, but however Stakelogic ended up with Gems Gone Wild, it’s now been given the Supreme treatment and reissued under a different studio label.

Just like the standard Gems Gone Wild, the Supreme edition naturally brings to mind the classic NetEnt hit Starburst. Gems occupy the 6×4 sized grid, there’s a cosmic-style backdrop (especially if you imagine you’re blasting through space at light speed), and play runs on fixed 40-paylines pay-both-ways. Beyond that, it’s a tidy progression for the Gems Gone Wild line in most ways, though it’s not as beefy as the Power Reels version. A slick retro synth soundtrack also adds a strong 80s flavour.

The wild gem fun runs smoothly on any preferred device, with base wagers ranging from 25 p/c to $/€100 per spin. That said, because Gems Gone Wild Supreme includes Stakelogic’s optional Super Stake add-on, turning it on doubles your bet. The upside of doing so is explained in the next section. As for the game’s numbers, since this is a straight-up clone, the stats match those from Fruits Gone Wild Supreme: an RTP of 96.04%, medium volatility, and fairly average potential to round things off. In short, it’s relaxed Starburst-style play, just with a heavy stack of features layered in.

Before diving into those, there are a couple of mechanics worth noting—starting with how payouts work. In Gems Gone Wild Supreme, wins land when three matching symbols connect left to right or right to left, beginning from the two outer reels. If a payline produces two wins at once (one in each direction), both are paid. Also, six-of-a-kind lines spanning the entire grid are rewarded twice, once per direction. The symbol set is all gems: the first 6 feature runic markings, while the last three are larger premium gems paying 3 to 12 times the stake for six of a kind.

Gems Gone Wild Supreme: Slot Features

Gems Gone Wild Supreme has more going on than its clean look suggests, and it comes with a solid list of features to understand. One is the Collecting Stars feature; others include Cascading Reels, multiplier wilds, Super Stakes, Mystery Symbols, Bonus Respins, free spins, and a gamble option.

First up, Cascading Reels. Whenever a winning combination lands, the winning symbols vanish and fresh ones drop down to fill the gaps. Cascades keep happening until no additional wins are created.

Wild symbols have multiple roles, starting with substituting for regular symbols to form line wins. When wilds appear, they’re also collected for the Collected Stars feature. In the base game, every 15 spins, or during free spins every 5 spins, the stored wilds are added to the grid in random positions. These inserted wilds can also carry multipliers of x2, x3, or x5, and if more than one multiplier contributes to a win, they are added together.

Next is the Super Stake, which enables Mystery Symbols when switched on. Randomly, a selection of Mystery Symbols can be placed onto a spin, and once the reels stop, they all turn into the same paying symbol. This feature is expected to occur roughly once every 29 spins.

When 2 to 5 bonus symbols appear on the reels, a Super Stake Respin is triggered. Each time another bonus symbol lands, another Super Stake Respin is granted, and the sequence ends once 6 are visible or no further bonus symbols arrive. During respins, any line wins are disregarded. However, if at least three bonus symbols are showing, 15 free spins are awarded, plus 5 more for every extra symbol. Free spins can be retriggered if 3 or more bonus symbols land again.

The last feature is a gamble option that lets you double or quadruple your win by correctly guessing the colour or suit of a face-down card. Choose incorrectly, and you lose the winnings.

Gems Gone Wild Supreme: Slot Verdict

If you want Starburst-style play with a load of added mechanics, Gems Gone Wild Supreme could fit the bill. Like NetEnt’s original, it isn’t designed as a high-intensity gambling beast—and to be fair, it doesn’t try to sell itself that way. There’s plenty happening under the hood, which suits players who enjoy frequent wins, steady wild appearances, and bonus rounds that show up fairly often, with the understanding that huge payouts aren’t the most likely outcome.

With the game leaning on the lighter side, the maximum win is also fairly restrained at 2,744 times the stake. The ideal result would be landing a full screen of wilds and/or the top premium gems, ideally with a multiplier attached. It’s not totally unrealistic either, thanks to the boost from the Collecting Stars feature when it drops all accumulated wilds back onto the reels. As with other slots that promise a reward after a fixed number of spins, it can be thrilling to know something potentially valuable is approaching, though it can also keep you committed—once you’ve started, it’s hard not to finish the full 15-spin cycle.

It still leaves the mystery of how Gems Gone Wild Supreme came to exist at all, effectively blending Fruits Gone Wild Supreme with a slot associated with another provider. Whatever the real story is, fans of either earlier game should find plenty to enjoy in Gems Gone Wild Supreme, as will anyone looking for a more feature-packed take on the Starburst formula.