Sticky Wilds are a special form of the coveted Wild symbols. In short, wild symbols are "wild" symbols. A wild symbol usually substitutes for any winning symbol, so winning combinations can be created much faster this way. However, there are also some winning symbols that cannot be replaced by a wild symbol (e.g. Scatter or bonus symbols). Meanwhile, in addition to the "normal" wild symbol, there are also various "variations". These include Shifting Wilds, Expanding Wilds, Cascading Wilds and Sticky Wilds.
Basically, Sticky Wilds are standard wilds. However, the special thing about these "sticky" wild symbols is the fact that they remain on the slot reels for a certain number of game rounds. This means that if, for example, the Sticky Wild symbol lights up at the top of the first reel in the first game round, then the same symbol will still be in the same place in the following game round. Especially in the following game rounds, the increasing number of wild symbols can result in very attractive winning combinations. As a rule, sticky wilds are linked to Free spins rounds, so that the spins are triggered automatically.
All in all, not only the sticky wilds, but also the wild and scatter symbols in general make the game much more interesting and exciting. Often, Slot machines with sticky wilds have a higher variance. This is simply due to the fact that with such a feature something is won rather rarely. If something is won, the win is usually correspondingly higher due to the "sticky" wild symbols.
Popular slot machines with sticky wilds
Meanwhile, there are a large number of slot machines with Sticky Wilds. Among the most popular online slots in this category are Starburst, The Dog House, Midas Golden Touch, Narcos, Wild West Hold, Danger High Voltage, Jammin' Jars, Dear or Alive 2 and Vikings go Wild.