Heart of Africa: Lion Way roars to life with jackpot hunts and king of the jungle gameplay

Evoplay is heading back into the wild with Heart of Africa: Lion Way, a new slot that leans heavily into the savannah spectacle while packing in a feature set built around its king of the jungle.

Set against sun-scorched plains and roaming wildlife, the game runs on a familiar backdrop of zebras, elephants, and giraffes, but it’s the Lion that dictates how things play out.

Sitting at the heart of the experience is the Lion Way mechanic, a system that rewards consecutive Lion symbols landing from left to right, each carrying its own value.

Lion Way mechanic brings direct payouts and jackpots

Every Lion that connects in sequence adds to your total, with Money Lions offering values of up to 15x your stake, or even triggering fixed jackpots. These include Mini, Mega, Super, and the top-end Grand, giving each chain the potential to ramp up pretty quickly.

The system is split across three Lion types. The First Lion gets things rolling, Money Lions bring the rewards, and Golden Lions open the door to the even more lucrative Special Bonus Game.

Bonus features add extra bite

The Special Bonus Game plays out on a 3×3 grid, where spins are limited but with big potential. Only those aforementioned Money Lion symbols appear here, locking into place as they land. Fill the grid entirely, and you’ll land the Super jackpot, while anything collected along the way feeds into a combined payout.

Outside of that, the base game is supported by Wilds on reels two to four, helping form wins without interfering with the all-important Lion mechanics. Free Spins are triggered by landing three or more Scatters, offering up to 20 spins where Lion symbols show up more frequently.

What’s more, there’s also a random event during Free Spins that can drop multiple Lions onto the reels in one go, giving your total a sudden boost when you least expect it.