Sky Bounty Slot Review
Free demo, RTP, volatility and max win
7.5Value score · Good · how it works
Sky Bounty review: Pragmatic Play's 2023 swashbuckling sky slot on a 6x6 grid with 50 paylines, a Kraken wild and a square bonus, 96.05% RTP.
- 34%of slots have a lower headline RTP
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Basic information
| Software | Pragmatic Play |
|---|---|
| Release year | 2023 |
| RTP | 96.05% |
| Volatility | Not published |
| Max win | Not published |
| Hit frequency | Not published |
| Features | Free spins |
| Game type | Slot |
| Data verified | 2026-09-28 |
Source: Pragmatic Play game page; RTP database by toolsgambling.com (CC BY 4.0); image: Pragmatic Play promotional image from the official game page. How we collect data · Report a mistake
Sky Bounty review
Swords, cannons and gems fill a 6×6 grid in this 2023 release from Pragmatic Play, a swashbuckling adventure set in the skies. Wins come from 50 paylines, with a Kraken acting as the wild. The feature worth knowing is a moving square that appears in the free spins and borrows the same idea for a random event in the base game. The studio publishes few figures beyond the RTP, so this review is short by design.
Paylines and the Kraken
Wins need matching symbols to land on one of the 50 paylines across the six-by-six grid. Regular symbols include swords, cannons and coloured gems.
The Kraken is the wild. It substitutes for every symbol except the Bonus symbol, so it can complete lines but cannot help start the free spins.
The square mark and the free spins
Three or more Bonus symbols trigger the free spins, which begin with six spins. The studio does not say how the spin count changes with more Bonus symbols, so this page does not either.
At the start of the round a square mark is placed on the grid. It jumps to a random position on every spin. Each additional Bonus symbol that lands inside the square makes it grow, which widens the area that matters and so raises the chance of winning combinations.
Moving square
A marked area that relocates every spin of the free spins round. It expands whenever another Bonus symbol lands within it, so the size of the area depends on what the reels deliver.
Random expanding Wild
In the base game the same mechanic can appear at random. Wilds that land inside the square add to a multiplier that keeps increasing.
What a session costs
One RTP is recorded: 96.05%, a house edge of 3.95%. Over a long run that is about $39.50 lost per $1,000 wagered. A hundred spins at $0.20 cost $0.79 on average, at $1 they cost $3.95, and at $5, a total of $500 wagered, $19.75.
Volatility, max win and hit frequency are not published for this game, so the data alone cannot say how large or how frequent the wins will be.
Other 2023 releases at the same RTP
Six other Pragmatic Play titles from 2023 list exactly 96.05%: Blade and Fangs, Ding Dong Christmas Bells, Excalibur Unleashed, Piggy Bankers, Rabbit Garden and The Knight King. Sky Bounty is therefore interchangeable with them on return, and the choice is a matter of preferred features. None of the six carries a volatility label or a max win in our data either, so any comparison has to stop at return and release year.
Pros
- A 6x6 grid with 50 paylines and a wild that covers every symbol except the Bonus
- The moving square grows with each extra Bonus symbol inside it
- A random expanding Wild with a rising multiplier in the base game
- Free official demo available
Cons
- Volatility, max win and hit frequency are not published
- Free spins start at six, with no further spin counts given in our sources
Verdict
Sky Bounty is a paylines slot with one distinctive idea, the square that moves and grows. The 96.05% RTP is a 3.95% house edge, and with volatility and max win unpublished, the free demo is the most reliable way to judge its pace. Think of it as paid entertainment costing about $39.50 per $1,000 wagered on average.
Sources: Pragmatic Play official game page; RTP, volatility and max win from the open Slot RTP Database.
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Sky Bounty RTP
The data lists one RTP for Sky Bounty. Versions are not tracked for Pragmatic Play games, so other versions may exist; check the game's info screen.
- 96.05% $39.50 lost per $1,000
Cost of 100 spins
| Bet | Wagered | Average cost at 96.05% |
|---|---|---|
| $0.20 | $20 | $0.79 |
| $1 | $100 | $3.95 |
| $5 | $500 | $19.75 |
Averages computed from the published RTP; real sessions vary widely around them. RTP calculator
Sky Bounty max win, volatility & stats
- Value score
- 7.5 / 10
- Lost per $1,000 (average)
- $39.50
- Max win at $1 bet
- –
- Wins on average
- –
Percentiles compare this game with the 3,708 games in the catalogue. Max win: not published.
