On 29 April 2021 Pragmatic Play announced Buffalo King Megaways, presenting it as a fresh take on a returning classic. The release calls the game highly volatile. It is set on the North American prairies, with wolves, cougars, moose, buffalo and eagles on the reels, and it is the second game in the series after the 2020 original.
What the release describes
- The layout is 8x6, with 200,704 different ways to win.
- A cascading mechanic removes winning symbols after a payout, so new symbols can fall in and create further wins.
- Four or more scatters start the Free Game. Four, five or six scatters also pay 5x, 20x or 100x the total bet.
- Wilds carry multipliers up to 5x, and the values accumulate on individual tumbles.
- The Free Game can be bought before a spin for 100 times the bet.
- Three or more scatters in the feature extend it by five rounds.
- The game page lists an RTP of 96.52% and describes the layout as six tumbling reels with over 200,000 ways.
The provider's context
The company's chief business development officer is quoted as saying the title is another of its classic hits given the Megaways treatment; we paraphrase rather than quote. The announcement adds that the studio was then producing up to five new slots a month. The text also says the game gives the player an element of control over how the adventure unfolds, which appears to refer to the purchase option.
Why it matters for a player
This was the title that brought a variable-ways format to the series, and it changed the feel of the bonus: multipliers that build during a cascade, and prizes that pay straight away for four or more scatters. The word highly volatile is the provider's own, and it signals that results can be uneven, with long quiet stretches. The 200,704 figure is the maximum number of ways, not what every spin offers. The 96.52% return is an average across a huge number of spins and cannot predict a session. Try the demo, and fix a spending limit before using real money, especially if you consider the purchase option. Full details are on our Buffalo King Megaways page.