Buffalo King Megaways Slot Review

Reels that change height

This is a Megaways slot, so the number of ways changes from spin to spin. Reels one and six can show up to seven symbols, and reels two to five up to eight. The top row of reels two to five spins on its own, from right to left. Put together, the rules give a maximum of 200,704 ways, which the studio rounds to over 200,000 in its summary.

Wins are counted from left to right on adjacent reels, with any number of matching symbols. A wild substitutes for most other symbols.

Tumbles, one after another

After every spin, winning combinations are paid and the winning symbols disappear. The rest fall to the bottom of the screen and new symbols drop in from above to fill the gaps. This repeats until a tumble produces no win. All the wins from one base spin are added to the balance only after the last tumble has finished.

Free spins and the multiplying wilds

The bonus symbol appears on all reels. Four or more anywhere start the free spins round, and the count sets the length. Four symbols give 12 spins, five give 17 and six give 22. The symbols pay in their own right too: four pay 5x the total bet, five pay 20x and six pay 100x.

The twist is in how wilds behave during the round. Every wild arrives with a random multiplier of 2x, 3x or 5x. When a wild takes part in a win, its value goes into a tumble multiplier indicator. All wild multipliers that land within one tumble sequence are multiplied by one another, and the accumulated figure is applied to the sequence's total win. Two or three wilds in a long chain can therefore grow the factor very quickly. Three or more bonus symbols during the round add another five spins, and the studio says there is no limit to retriggers.

What the numbers say

The only RTP on record is 96.52%, a house edge of 3.48%, or about $34.80 lost per $1,000 wagered. In 100-spin blocks that averages $0.70 at $0.20 a spin, $3.48 at $1 and $17.40 at $5, which is $500 wagered.

The max win of 5,000x equals $1,000 at a $0.20 bet, $5,000 at $1 and $25,000 at $5. Volatility is not published, so how rarely the larger results arrive is not known from the data.

The original and the alternatives

One earlier game sits in the series: Buffalo King from 2019, listed at 96.06%. Among similar Megaways titles, 5 Lions Megaways, Madame Destiny Megaways and Power of Thor Megaways, all from 2021, share the 5,000x ceiling, with RTPs of 96.5%, 96.56% and 96.55%. Bandit Megaways (2025, 96.55%) has the same cap, while 5 Lions Megaways 2 lists 8,000x and Muertos Multiplier Megaways lists 10,000x at 96.03%.