Sunburnt wombats. Surfing koalas. A guitar-twangy beach tune playing in the background while cartoon echidnas enjoy the sand. That’s Eyecon’s Wacky Waves in a nutshell — a slot that leans hard into Aussie summer nostalgia with enough animal antics to fill a Bondi Beach picnic blanket. It’s cartoonish, colourful, and completely uninterested in playing it cool. If you're familiar with Eyecon’s style, you'll know they have a flair for making things playful without going overboard.
At the centre of this seaside setup is a semi-transparent 5x3 reel grid backed by rolling waves and beach gear. Players can select up to 25 adjustable paylines, and bets start at just 0.01 per line. That means you can keep things breezy or load up all lines for the full sunburnt experience. While it may not reinvent the surfboard, the setup means a reasonable balance of smaller and larger wins.
Eyecon fans will likely recognise the format. Wacky Waves lands somewhere between the easygoing approachability of Fluffy Favourites and the added flavour of something like Galactic Girls. It's not heavy on features, but what it does offer - a multiplier wild and a free spins round with generous retriggers - slots nicely into their broader portfolio.
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Wacky Waves mixes playful beach gear with animated Aussie wildlife. Low-paying symbols come in the form of flip-flops, towels, umbrellas, sunscreen bottles, a surfboard, and a mini-fridge. High-paying symbols are where the animals step in, with koalas, wombats, kookaburras, kangaroos, and echidnas soaking up the sun. You can check them all out in the paytable below.
Symbol | Payout for 3, 4, 5 of a kind |
Lemons (Flip-Flops) | 8x, 50x, 100x |
Towel | 8x, 50x, 100x |
Suncream | 12x, 80x, 200x |
Umbrella | 12x, 80x, 200x |
Surfboard | 16x, 100x, 400x |
Mini-Fridge | 16x, 100x, 400x |
Koala | 2x, 20x, 150x, 800x |
Wombat | 2x, 20x, 150x, 800x |
Kookaburra | 4x, 60x, 200x, 1400x |
Kangaroo | 8x, 80x, 300x, 1800x |
Echidna | 10x, 100x 500x, 2,400x |
The Shark is the game’s Wild symbol, and it comes with more bite than bark — it substitutes for all symbols except the Scatter and doubles any win it contributes to. However, Wilds don’t multiply each other, so there’s a limit to the frenzy. Platypuses act as the Scatter symbols and are your ticket to the game’s main bonus feature, the Free Spins bonus round.
The shark doesn’t just float around looking menacing — every time it helps complete a win, it adds a 2x multiplier. It can substitute for any regular symbol, meaning it’s often the difference between a standard win and something a little spikier. These sharks don’t multiply each other, but a well-placed fin could still boost things nicely.
Keep an eye out for the platypuses. Landing 3, 4, or 5 of them will trigger 15, 20, or 25 free spins, respectively. The bonus round plays out just like the base game, except the background changes to suit the summer holiday vibe, and the Shark wilds are still in action. Retriggers are possible — up to 15 times — so there's a decent amount of value to be squeezed out of this one if the platypuses keep showing up.
If the combination of laid-back Aussie humour and beach vibes worked for you in Wacky Waves, you might also enjoy Fluffy Favourites Fairground Jackpot for its simple feature set or FrootyLicious for more colourful nostalgia. You’ll find all these titles at Heart Bingo.