Buffalo King Megaways slot review
This is Pragmatic Play’s high-volatility, 200,704-way prairie adventure.
Pragmatic Play took its 2019 prairie hit, ran it through the Megaways engine, and swapped a lofty max win for a less lofty bonus round.
The Buffalo King Megaways online slot gives you 200,704 ways to win and wild multipliers that stack through every tumble in free spins. The volatility is high, which means the base game is typically quiet and wins are clustered in the bonus round.
Highlights
- Provider: Pragmatic Play
- Available in: Ontario and Alberta
- Volatility: High
- RTP: 94.51% (94.55% in Alberta)
- Min. bet: $0.20 ($0.40 in Alberta)
- Max bet: $100 ($8 in Alberta)
- Max win: 5,000x
- Features: Cascades, Megaways, Free Spins, Multiplier Wilds
Pros and cons
Gameplay
Six reels spin with two to seven symbols each, plus a top reel holding four more, and the count changes every spin. At full height the Megaways engine opens 200,704 ways.
Winning symbols vanish, new ones tumble into the gap, and the chain keeps going until a spin comes up empty.
The buffalo is the symbol you want: 20x your bet for six of a kind. Eagle pays 6.25x, cougar 3.75x, and the wolf and moose 1.50x. Card royals from 10 to Ace fill the rest of the grid for a fraction of a bet.
The rock-tower wild substitutes everything except the scatter and lands on reels 2 through 5.
Four scatters open the free spins at 12 spins, five gets you 17, six gets you 22. Inside the round, every wild multiplier you land sticks to a running total that applies to each tumble win until the chain ends. Three more scatters add five spins, as many times as they show up.
Buffalo King Megaways’ RTP and volatility
94.51% is a solidly average RTP for a Megaways slot. High volatility is the part that shapes your session: long flat stretches broken by one bonus round that either carries the session or doesn’t.
Small bets are the sensible play here. Starting near the $0.20 end buys more spins per dollar. Decide what the session is worth to you before the first one, and stop there.
Buffalo King Megaways max win vs the original Buffalo King
The original Buffalo King advertises a 93,750x win, although it’s wildly unattainable. This version caps at 5,000x and builds the bonus round around it.
The 2019 original essentially sells a lottery ticket; the Megaways version sells a lower ceiling. If your reason for playing a slot is the headline number, the original looks better on paper.
How the free spins and multiplier wilds work
The free spins are where Buffalo King Megaways stops being a standard Megaways slot. Every wild multiplier that lands adds to a total that stays live through the tumble chain, so a 3x and a 5x on the same cascade multiply the win by eight.
Stack four or five across a long chain and the numbers climb fast. Retriggers keep the round alive at three scatters a pop.
Other games from Pragmatic Play
- Buffalo King (the 2019 original)
- Buffalo King Untamed Megaways
- Great Rhino Megaways
- The Dog House Megaways
- Gates of Olympus
- Sweet Bonanza
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Final verdict
The base game feels relatively empty, and the free spins are excellent. Nothing special happens between scatters — no modifiers, no surprises, just tumbles and a paytable. Then when the bonus starts, the wild multipliers begin stacking across cascades.
Buffalo King Megaways suits players who spin toward a feature and accept a quiet ride getting there. It doesn’t suit anyone who wants the base game to hold their attention, or anyone looking for the five-figure multiplier the original dangled.
FAQ
What is the RTP of Buffalo King Megaways? 94.51% in Ontario, and 94.55% in Alberta.
Is Buffalo King Megaways high volatility? Yes. Expect long gaps between wins, with most of the return concentrated in the free spins round.
What is the max win on Buffalo King Megaways? 5,000x your bet, below the original Buffalo King’s 93,750x.
How many free spins can you get on Buffalo King Megaways? Twelve, 17 or 22 depending on whether you land 4, 5 or 6 scatters. Three or more scatters during the round add five more spins, with no limit on retriggers.
How do the wild multipliers work in Buffalo King Megaways? Wilds land on reels 2 to 5 with a 2x, 3x or 5x value. During free spins those values add together and apply to every tumble win until the cascade ends.
Who makes the Buffalo King Megaways slot? Pragmatic Play. It launched on April 29, 2021, over a year after the original Buffalo King.
