Buffalo King Megaways Slot Review

RTP: 96.52%
Volatility rating: High
Maximum payout: 5,000x
Grid layout: ·
Paylines and ways: 200,704 Megaways
Release date: 29/04/2021

Publication date 22/09/2026

96.52% in the Base Game, Less Elsewhere in Buffalo King Megaways

The return depends on the mode. Buffalo King Megaways posts 96.52% in the base game, drops to 96.49% under the Ante Bet, and sits at 96.50% when Free Spins are bought, so the figure printed on the label is the best the machine ever offers. All three readings land above the ordinary range, which makes this the highest-returning entry in the Buffalo King line; the original and the later Untamed Megaways both publish lower. The spread between modes is three hundredths of a point, worth nothing over a session, so the real choice is pacing, not percentage: High volatility, a Tumble chain on every win, and Wilds carrying 2x to 5x multipliers inside the feature decide how the wait feels.

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Base game, free spins and more

All four items feed one Free Spins round: the base grid pays and reshuffles up to 200704 ways, while two separate entry paths change the odds or skip the wait entirely. The round itself is where the payout arithmetic hardens, and a 5000x total bet cap ends it early if reached.

Base Game

Six variable-height reels produce up to 200704 ways, recalculated every spin and again after every tumble. Wins pay left to right from reel 1, winning symbols drop out, replacements fall in, and all tumbles from one spin sum into a single payout.

Free Spins

Four or more BONUS symbols award 12, 17 or 22 spins, with unlimited +5 retriggers from 3 or more during the feature. Wilds on reels 2-5 carry random 2x, 3x or 5x values that multiply together across a tumble sequence, and the round ends instantly at 5000x total bet.

Ante Bet / Double Chance to Win

Raising the bet multiplier from 20x to 25x doubles the natural trigger rate and adds BONUS symbols to the reels without touching the paytable. The switch raises total bet by 1.25x, carries an RTP of 96.49 percent, and locks out the purchase option while active.

Buy Free Spins

For 100x the current total bet, the feature fires immediately with a random award of 12, 17 or 22 spins, matching the natural tiers. RTP on purchased entry is 96.50 percent, and the option is unavailable whenever the 25x bet multiplier is switched on.

Launching the game and placing a bet

Six variable reels produce up to 200704 ways per spin, and each winning combination vanishes and refills until nothing new pays. The repeating decision is stake size against spin outcome: adjust the bet, spin, watch the tumble resolve, then decide whether the next spin keeps the same stake.

Enter and set the total bet

From the splash screen, press the circular enter button to load the base game. Set the total bet with the − and + buttons beside the SPIN button; the DOUBLE CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE toggle optionally doubles the Free Spins chance instead.
Spin and let tumbles resolve

Press SPIN or SPACE. Wins pay left to right from reel one, winning symbols vanish and new ones drop in while the Megaways counter recalculates, until no win remains. Four or more BONUS coins open Free Spins with multiplier WILDs.

Symbol payouts

x2 / x3 / x4 / x5 / x6

Buffalo / bison High 1.00 / 2.00 / 4.00 / 10.00 / 20.00
Bald eagle High — / 0.75 / 1.25 / 2.50 / 6.25
Cougar / mountain lion High — / 0.50 / 0.75 / 1.25 / 3.75
Grey wolf High — / 0.30 / 0.50 / 0.75 / 1.50
Moose High — / 0.30 / 0.50 / 0.75 / 1.50
A Low — / 0.20 / 0.30 / 0.50 / 1.00
K Low — / 0.20 / 0.30 / 0.50 / 1.00
Q Low — / 0.10 / 0.20 / 0.40 / 0.75
J Low — / 0.10 / 0.20 / 0.40 / 0.60
10 Low — / 0.10 / 0.20 / 0.40 / 0.60
WILD Wild — / — / — / — / —
BONUS Bonus — / — / 5.00 / 20.00 / 100.00

How volatility shapes your session

Three deliberate switches shape a Buffalo King Megaways session: how much each spin costs, whether the Ante Bet doubles the Free Spins entry rate, and whether to buy the round outright. Each alters a different part of the game, and none changes the paytable or the random outcome of any spin.

Setting the total bet

The minus and plus buttons set total bet anywhere from $0.20 to $300.00, and every payout scales as a multiple of that figure, including the 5000x cap. Raising it changes only stake size, not symbol values, odds or ways. The level can be revised between spins and stays in effect until changed.

Switching on the Ante Bet

The Double Chance toggle raises the bet multiplier from 20x to 25x, so total bet grows by 1.25x, while doubling the natural Free Spins trigger rate and adding BONUS symbols. RTP is recorded at 96.49 percent and the Buy Free Spins option locks while it runs. It can be switched off again in the base game.

Buying Free Spins instead of waiting

For 100x the current total bet, the purchase fires the feature immediately with a random 12, 17 or 22 spins, the same tiers as a natural trigger, at a recorded RTP of 96.50 percent. The choice is only available with the Ante Bet off. Whether the bought round outperforms its cost is not established by the evidence.

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Special symbols and features

Ante Bet
Free Spins
Megaways
Multiplier
Retrigger
Scatter
Tumble
Wild

Supported devices

Autoplay mode: Yes

How much can you bet

Min. bet: 0.20
Top bet limit: 300.00
Currency of bets: USD

Game themes

CreaturesWilderness huntingCowboys of the Old West

Explore the bonuses

Buy-a-bonus: Yes
Higher ante stake: 1.25x

Ways to buy the bonus

Buy Free SpinsCost 100.00x

Our take

96.52 RTP sits above the usual 96 percent line and stays at 96.49-96.50 across ante and buy modes
Wild multipliers of 2x, 3x and 5x multiply each other within one tumble sequence during free spins
Unlimited +5 retriggers let a bought or natural bonus round extend well past its starting count
The 5000x hard cap ends a free spins round instantly and forfeits any spins still remaining
Ante bet and bonus buy cannot be combined, so doubling trigger odds closes the direct purchase route

Buffalo King Megaways clears the high-RTP threshold by half a point and holds that figure whichever entry route is used, but the 5000x ceiling cuts short exactly the multiplied tumble chains that make the round worth buying. It suits a player who weighs long-run return honestly and accepts that high volatility, not the percentage, governs any single evening.