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Pragmatic Play makes a lot of slots. A lot. And a big share of the ones people actually search for are built on one idea: a 6x5 grid where eight or more matching symbols anywhere pay, wins tumble away, and multiplier symbols drop in on top. Five of the ten slots ranked below use that exact layout.
That sameness isn't a complaint. The formula works, and the studio publishes top RTP settings around 96.5% across the board, which keeps its games bunched tightly in our scores: the whole top ten sits between 7.1 and 8.0. What separates them is the free spins round and how much the base game does between bonuses. Gates of Olympus 1000 wins on both. Big Bass Splash has the best RTP on the page and the dullest base game.
One thing up front. Every slot here has a negative expected value, and Pragmatic's own records note that the RTP is set by the casino. The 96.5% you see quoted is the best case, not a promise.
At a glance
Best for
Tumbling 6x5 grids where multipliers can land on any spin
Top pick
Gates of Olympus 1000, Spin Score 8.0
Best free spins
Sugar Rush: marked spots and their multipliers stay for the whole round
The catch
8 of the 10 list two lower RTP settings, the lowest at 94.5% or 94.51%
Volatility mix
7 very high, 2 high, 1 medium-high, none low
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Wolf Gold: 5.9, the lowest Pragmatic score we have
14Slots scored
96.5%Median top RTP
96.01%–96.71%RTP range
2,100x–25,000xMax win range
10 of 14With lower RTP settings
Very high 8, High 3, Medium-high 2, Medium 1Volatility mix
On this page
The 10 best Pragmatic Play slots, ranked
Every Pragmatic Play slot we scored, in Spin Score order. Spin Score = 40% RTP, 15% max win, 30% free spins round, 15% base game. How we score
The top spot comes from balance, not one big number. A top RTP of 96.5%, a 15,000x cap and a base game where multiplier symbols worth up to 1,000x can land on any tumble add up to 8.0. The free spins are the familiar 15 with a running total multiplier, plus five more for three scatters. The catch is the settings list: Bigwinboard shows 95.51% and 94.5% versions too. I'd pick this over the original every time, since it costs nothing extra in RTP and triples the ceiling.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%8.5
Max winData · 15%7.9
Free spins roundEditors · 30%8.0
Base gameEditors · 15%7.0
What it is: A 6x5 pay-anywhere grid with tumbles and multiplier symbols worth up to 1,000x. Four or more scatters start 15 free spins with a running multiplier.
Free spins round: Fifteen free spins with a running total multiplier fed by multiplier symbols up to 1,000x, plus five more spins for three scatters.
Base game: Tumbles and random multiplier symbols from 2x to 1,000x can land on any base spin.
RTP, volatility and max win as Pragmatic Play publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
Sugar Rush has the best free spins round on the page, and that's why it sits second at 7.9. Winning symbols mark their spots on a 7x7 cluster grid, further wins on marked spots double a multiplier up to 128x, and in the bonus those marks stay for the whole round. Value builds spin after spin. The 5,000x cap holds it back. Bigwinboard rates it 5/5 for volatility, so bring patience. It suits players who like watching a board fill up rather than waiting on one lucky bomb.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%8.5
Max winData · 15%6.0
Free spins roundEditors · 30%9.0
Base gameEditors · 15%6.0
What it is: A 7x7 cluster pays grid with tumbles. Winning symbols mark their spots, and further wins on marked spots add multipliers from 2x doubling up to 128x.
Free spins round: Ten to 30 free spins where marked grid spots and their doubling multipliers (up to 128x) stay for the whole round, so value builds spin after spin.
Base game: Tumbles and spot multipliers can build within a single base spin, though they reset after it.
RTP, volatility and max win as Pragmatic Play publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
The biggest ceiling here: 25,000x, which lifts its max win factor to 8.8. Candy bomb multipliers reach 1,000x in the 10 free spins, and they add together at the end of each tumble. The weak spot is the base game, where the big multipliers never show up. Top RTP is 96.53%, with 95.52% and 94.51% versions listed. Bigwinboard gives a hit rate of about 1 in 2.33, so small tumbles come often. Fine if you want the original's feel with more upside, but it is a 5/5 volatility game.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%8.6
Max winData · 15%8.8
Free spins roundEditors · 30%7.0
Base gameEditors · 15%6.0
What it is: A 6x5 pay-anywhere grid with tumbling wins. Four or more lollipop scatters start 10 free spins where candy bomb multipliers up to 1,000x apply to the spin's total win.
Free spins round: Ten free spins with candy bomb multipliers up to 1,000x that add together at the end of each tumble, plus five more spins for three lollipops.
Base game: Tumbles give chain wins in the base game, but the big multipliers are kept for the bonus.
RTP, volatility and max win as Pragmatic Play publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
The original still scores 7.8, the same as its tie partners, because the bones are good: 15 free spins with a multiplier total that stays for the round, and 2x to 500x multiplier symbols that can land in the base game. What it lacks is headroom. The cap is 5,000x against 15,000x for the 1000 version, at the same 96.5% top RTP. Honestly, the sequel makes this one hard to recommend unless your casino only carries the original. Bonus buy isn't offered in the UK.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%8.5
Max winData · 15%6.0
Free spins roundEditors · 30%8.0
Base gameEditors · 15%7.0
What it is: A 6x5 grid where 8 or more matching symbols anywhere on screen pay, with tumbling wins and multiplier symbols up to 500x. Four or more scatters start 15 free spins with a running multiplier.
Free spins round: Fifteen free spins where every multiplier that lands on a win is added to a running total that stays for the rest of the round, with retriggers.
Base game: Tumbles and random 2x to 500x multiplier symbols can land on any base game spin.
RTP, volatility and max win as Pragmatic Play publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
A reskin of Gates of Olympus in all but art, and our record says so: same 6x5 pay-anywhere grid, same 2x to 500x multipliers, same 15 free spins with a running multiplier, same 5,000x cap. It scores 7.8 for the same reasons. The difference is the bonus buy, which our sources didn't confirm for this one. Its settings run 96.5%, 95.51% and 94.5%. Play it if you prefer the anime look. Otherwise there's no mechanical reason to pick it over the Zeus games.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%8.5
Max winData · 15%6.0
Free spins roundEditors · 30%8.0
Base gameEditors · 15%7.0
What it is: A 6x5 pay-anywhere grid with tumbles and multiplier symbols worth 2x to 500x. Four or more scatters start 15 free spins with a running multiplier.
Free spins round: Fifteen free spins where multipliers that land on wins add to a total multiplier that boosts every later win in the round.
Base game: Tumbles and 2x to 500x multiplier symbols can land on any base spin.
RTP, volatility and max win as Pragmatic Play publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
The best bonus choice on the page. Three scatters open a pick between Sticky Wilds, where wilds carrying 2x or 3x stay put, and Raining Wilds, which gives more spins with up to six wilds dropping per spin. A 96.55% top RTP and a 12,305x cap help it to 7.7. The base game drags it down: wilds with multipliers on reels 2 to 5 and nothing else, so long dry runs are part of the deal. Bigwinboard puts the hit rate at 1 in 4.3.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%8.6
Max winData · 15%7.6
Free spins roundEditors · 30%8.0
Base gameEditors · 15%5.0
What it is: A 6-reel Megaways slot with up to 117,649 ways. Wilds carry 2x or 3x multipliers, and three or more scatters open a choice between a Sticky Wilds and a Raining Wilds bonus.
Free spins round: A choice of two free spins rounds: sticky wilds with 2x or 3x multipliers, or more spins with up to six raining wilds per spin.
Base game: Wilds on reels 2-5 carry 2x or 3x multipliers, but there are no tumbles or random modifiers.
RTP, volatility and max win as Pragmatic Play publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
The calmest game here, rated medium-high, and the original candy grid that the 1000 version copies. Ten free spins bring 2x to 100x bombs that add up at the end of each tumble, but they don't carry between spins, which is why the bonus scores 7. Max win is 21,100x. RTP is messy: Pragmatic's page says 96.48%, Bigwinboard lists ranges and SlotCatalog mentions settings down to 89%. Check the info screen before you play this one. We cover it in full in our Sweet Bonanza guide.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%8.4
Max winData · 15%8.5
Free spins roundEditors · 30%7.0
Base gameEditors · 15%6.0
What it is: A 6x5 grid where 8 or more matching fruit or candy symbols anywhere pay, with tumbling wins. Four or more lollipop scatters start 10 free spins with multiplier bombs up to 100x.
Free spins round: Ten free spins where 2x to 100x bomb multipliers add up at the end of each tumble sequence; they do not carry over between spins.
Base game: Tumbles keep paying after a win, but multipliers only appear in the free spins.
RTP, volatility and max win as Pragmatic Play publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
A 20,000x cap and up to 200,704 ways give Great Rhino Megaways the second best max win score on this page. The free spins let you pick between 15 and 23 spins with a starting multiplier of 1x, 5x or 10x, and every tumble win adds 1x with unlimited retriggers. Fair, but plain. The base game is tumbles and nothing more, so it scores 5 there. It suits players who want a Megaways game from this studio and like choosing their own risk at the bonus.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%8.5
Max winData · 15%8.4
Free spins roundEditors · 30%7.0
Base gameEditors · 15%5.0
What it is: A 6-reel Megaways slot with a top reel and up to 200,704 ways, using tumbling wins. Four to six scatters start free spins with a choice of spins and starting multiplier.
Free spins round: Pick between 15 to 23 free spins with 1x, 5x or 10x starting multipliers; each tumble win adds 1x, with unlimited retriggers.
Base game: Tumbles give chain wins but there are no other base game modifiers.
RTP, volatility and max win as Pragmatic Play publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
Highest RTP on the page at 96.71%, which earns a 9.1 on that factor. Then the base game scores 3. On normal spins this is plain 10-line play on a 5x3 grid, and the wild only appears in the bonus. The free spins are better: fishermen wilds collect fish cash values, up to five random modifiers can be added before the round starts, and retriggers bring 2x, 3x and 10x multipliers. Max bet goes to 250, the highest here. Good if you only care about the bonus round.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%9.1
Max winData · 15%6.0
Free spins roundEditors · 30%8.0
Base gameEditors · 15%3.0
What it is: A 5x3, 10-line fishing slot. Three to five scatters give 10 to 20 free spins where wild fishermen collect fish money symbols worth up to 5,000x.
Free spins round: Free spins where wilds collect fish cash values, up to five random modifiers can be added before the round, and retriggers bring 2x, 3x and 10x multipliers.
Base game: Base spins are plain 10-line play; the wild only shows up in the bonus.
RTP, volatility and max win as Pragmatic Play publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
Tenth at 7.1, held back by a thin base game. Wilds carry 2x, 3x or 5x multipliers on a 5x4, 40-line board, and in the eight free spins they stick and combine when they share a win, with up to 20 extra spins from scatters. That's the whole show. Max win is disputed: Bigwinboard says 6,750x, SlotCatalog says 10,000x, and we use the lower figure. Top RTP 96.51%. Pick it only if you like the sticky multiplier wild idea in its plainest form.
How the score breaks down, and the fine print
Return to playerData · 40%8.5
Max winData · 15%6.5
Free spins roundEditors · 30%7.0
Base gameEditors · 15%4.0
What it is: A 5x4, 40-line western slot where wilds carry 2x, 3x or 5x multipliers. Three scatters give free spins in which those wilds become sticky.
Free spins round: Eight free spins where 2x, 3x or 5x multiplier wilds stick in place and combine when they share a win, with up to 20 extra spins from scatters.
Base game: Multiplier wilds can land in the base game, but otherwise spins are plain line play.
RTP, volatility and max win as Pragmatic Play publishes them, checked on November 3, 2026. A casino may run a lower RTP setting: check the game’s info screen.
Demo buttons open the free-play version on the game studio’s own site: no deposit, no account. We are not paid for them. How we make money
What Pragmatic Play is known for
Tumbling grids with multipliers. Five of the ten slots ranked here use a 6x5 pay-anywhere grid where wins tumble away, and a sixth, Sugar Rush, does the same thing on a 7x7 cluster board. Two more are Megaways games, one is a fishing game and one is a 40-line western. If you've played one Gates of Olympus clone you know the rhythm of most of the catalogue.
The volatility mix leans hard to one end. Seven of the ten ranked games are rated very high, two high and one, Sweet Bonanza, medium-high. None is low. Max wins run from 5,000x on Gates of Olympus, Sugar Rush, Starlight Princess and Big Bass Splash up to 25,000x on Sweet Bonanza 1000.
On the company side, Pragmatic's own about page says it is headquartered in Gibraltar, led by CEO Julian Jarvis and owned by a private group of investors led by Veridian (Gibraltar) Limited. It also says it is certified or licensed in over 30 jurisdictions and that its games are RNG tested by Gaming Laboratories International, Quinel and Gaming Associates. Those are the studio's statements; we haven't audited them.
The RTP settings habit
This is the part most reviews skip. Eight of the ten ranked games list three RTP settings in the sources we checked: the headline figure around 96.5%, a middle one around 95.5% and a bottom one around 94.5%. Big Bass Splash runs 96.71%, 95.67% and 94.6%. The other two, Sweet Bonanza and Great Rhino Megaways, have conflicting ranges across sources, and for Sweet Bonanza SlotCatalog mentions settings down to 89%.
Two points of RTP sounds small. Over a long run of spins it isn't: at 94.5% the expected loss is more than half again what it is at 96.5% on the same stakes. That's still a loss either way. RTP is a long-run average over millions of spins and says almost nothing about one evening.
So open the game's info or paytable screen at your casino and read the RTP line before you spin. If it shows the bottom setting, the version on this page is not the one you're playing. More on what the number means in our RTP guide.
Are the 1000 versions better?
Mostly, yes. Gates of Olympus 1000 keeps the original's 96.5% top RTP, lifts the multiplier symbols from 500x to 1,000x and the cap from 5,000x to 15,000x. Sweet Bonanza 1000 pushes its bombs from 100x to 1,000x and the cap from 21,100x to 25,000x, at 96.53% against the original's listed 96.48%.
The trade is volatility. Bigwinboard rates Sweet Bonanza 1000 at 5/5 against the original's medium-high, so the newer game will hand out longer stretches of small returns while it waits for a big bomb. If you liked the original because it felt steady, the 1000 version is a different animal. If you liked it for the bombs, the sequel is the better game.
How to pick among them
Start with what you want from the free spins. A round that builds over time? Sugar Rush, where marked spots and multipliers stay for the whole bonus, or the Zeus games with their running total. A choice? The Dog House Megaways and Great Rhino Megaways both let you choose the shape of the bonus before it starts.
Then think about the base game, because that's where most of your spins happen. The tumble grids score 6 or 7 on base play since multipliers or chain wins can show up on any spin. Big Bass Splash scores 3. If you play mostly base spins on a small budget, that matters more than a few tenths of RTP.
Volatility isn't in the score. It's a preference, so filter for it: our high volatility list and low volatility list sort the whole site that way. And set a budget you're fine losing before you load any of these.
What to skip
Four Pragmatic games we scored missed the top ten. Fruit Party scores 7.0 and is a gentler Sugar Rush with 2x multipliers that multiply up to 256x. Big Bass Bonanza scores 6.9 with a 2,100x cap, the lowest of any Pragmatic game we rated; play Big Bass Splash instead. Zeus vs Hades: Gods of War also lands at 6.9, mostly because its 96.07% top RTP is the lowest of the batch. Wolf Gold sits at 5.9. Its hold-and-respin jackpots have fans, but the 2,500x cap and plain bonus put it last.
And skip the bonus buy. It costs 100x your bet on most of these games, it isn't offered everywhere (not in the UK for Gates of Olympus), and buying the feature doesn't change the fact that the game's maths runs against you. It just moves the money faster.
By our Spin Score it's Gates of Olympus 1000 at 8.0, just ahead of Sugar Rush at 7.9. Gates of Olympus 1000 pairs a 96.5% top RTP with a 15,000x cap and multipliers that can land in the base game. Sugar Rush has the stronger free spins round.
What RTP do Pragmatic Play slots have?
The headline settings on the ranked games run from 96.48% to 96.71%. Most also come in two lower versions, typically around 95.5% and 94.5%, and Pragmatic's records note that the casino picks which one it runs. Check the info screen in the game.
Is Gates of Olympus 1000 better than Gates of Olympus?
We think so. Same 96.5% top RTP, multipliers up to 1,000x instead of 500x and a 15,000x cap instead of 5,000x. The free spins work the same way. Our Gates of Olympus guide covers the original in detail.
Can you play Pragmatic Play slots for free?
Yes. Pragmatic runs official demo versions on its own game pages, and the demo buttons on this page open those. Demo play uses fake credits, so it's a good way to see how a game behaves before deciding whether to play it at all.
Are Pragmatic Play slots high volatility?
Most of the popular ones are. Of the ten ranked here, seven are rated very high, two high and only Sweet Bonanza medium-high. If you want calmer play, this studio's best-known games aren't the place to look. See our volatility guide.
Further reading
Official sources
Pragmatic Play: About Us– Gibraltar headquarters, CEO Julian Jarvis, ownership by investors led by Veridian (Gibraltar) Limited, claimed 30+ jurisdictions, RNG testing bodies, checked November 3, 2026
Pragmatic Play: Sweet Bonanza game page– Sweet Bonanza: RTP 96.48%, feature description, official demo embed (iframe seen on page), checked November 3, 2026
Bigwinboard: Gates of Olympus 1000– Gates of Olympus 1000: release Dec 14, 2023, RTP variants 96.50/95.51/94.50, volatility High, max win 15,000x, bet 0.20-125, checked November 3, 2026
Bigwinboard: Sugar Rush– Sugar Rush: release June 16, 2022, RTP 96.50/95.50/94.50, volatility 5/5, max win 5,000x, bet 0.20-100, hit freq 1 in 2.9, bonus buy 100x, checked November 3, 2026
Bigwinboard: Sweet Bonanza 1000– Sweet Bonanza 1000: RTP variants 96.53/95.52/94.51, volatility 5/5, max win 25,000x, bet 0.20-240, hit freq 1 in 2.33, feature buy, checked November 3, 2026
Bigwinboard: Gates of Olympus– Gates of Olympus: release Feb 2021, RTP variants 96.50/95.50/94.50, volatility 5/5, max win 5,000x, bet 0.20-100, bonus buy 100x, checked November 3, 2026
Bigwinboard: Starlight Princess– Starlight Princess: release Sept 23, 2021, RTP 96.50/95.51/94.50, volatility 5/5, max win 5,000x, bet 0.20-100, checked November 3, 2026
Bigwinboard: The Dog House Megaways– The Dog House Megaways: RTP 96.55/95.53/94.55, volatility 5/5, max win 12,305x, bet 0.20-100, hit freq 1/4.3, ways 64-117,649, bonus buy 100x, checked November 3, 2026
SlotCatalog: The Dog House Megaways– The Dog House Megaways: release 2020-07-17 (wide 2020-08-13), max win 12,305x, checked November 3, 2026
Bigwinboard: Sweet Bonanza– Sweet Bonanza: volatility Medium/High, max win 21,100x, bet 0.20-125, bonus buy 100x, RTP ranges, checked November 3, 2026
SlotCatalog: Sweet Bonanza– Sweet Bonanza: release 2019-06-27, volatility Med-High (3.5/5), max win 21,100x, bet 0.20-100 (125 with ante), checked November 3, 2026
Bigwinboard: Great Rhino Megaways– Great Rhino Megaways: volatility 5/5, max win 20,000x, bet 0.20-100, 200,704 ways, hit freq 1/2.8, checked November 3, 2026
SlotCatalog: Great Rhino Megaways– Great Rhino Megaways: release 2020-04-21, volatility 5/5, max win 20,000x, checked November 3, 2026
Bigwinboard: Big Bass Splash– Big Bass Splash: release June 23, 2022, RTP 96.71/95.67/94.60, volatility 4/5, max win 5,000x, bet 0.10-250, 5 reels 3 rows 10 lines, bonus buy 100x, checked November 3, 2026
Bigwinboard: Wild West Gold– Wild West Gold: RTP 96.51/95.56/94.53, volatility 5/5, max win 6,750x, bet 0.20-100, 40 lines, hit freq 1/3.3, checked November 3, 2026
SlotCatalog: Wild West Gold– Wild West Gold: release 2020-03-26, volatility 5/5, max win listed as 10,000x (conflicts), checked November 3, 2026
