Pragmatic Play · 2025
Captain Kraken Megaways is a high volatility Pragmatic Play slot with up to 200,704 ways. This page covers its figures, mechanics and rules before your first spin.
The demo is free; the real game needs an account and players must be 18+.
Six reels and up to 200,704 ways to win make Captain Kraken Megaways a Pragmatic Play slot with monsters, ocean and pirates as its themes. Ways change from spin to spin, and a win needs only two matching symbols. After each winning spin the symbols that formed it are removed, and new ones drop in. The game calls this tumble.
Three re-spins open each Money Respin round, and every new money or modifier symbol resets the count to three. It needs a respins symbol on reel six and a money symbol on another reel. Non-money symbols fade to blanks while the top reel can add collect or multiply modifiers. When the re-spins run out, money values are summed and paid.
Figure guide
Wondering what 96.55% RTP really means for your money on a single spin?
| What it means | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player (RTP) | 96.55% |
| Volatility level | High |
| Maximum win, times bet | x5,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$2,400,000 |
| Release date | 01/09/2025 |
100 times the bet is the price of Buy Respins, which comes to A$500 at the A$5 example bet.
| Buy option | Price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Respins for Money Respin | x100 · A$500 | – |
96.55 per cent is the return to player of Captain Kraken Megaways. On A$100 staked, that is A$96.55 paid back over a long run. The version Playamo runs is shown in the game rules.
| RTP version | RTP | Set by provider |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.55% | Yes |
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Round walkthrough
After reading, you will know how each round starts, pays out and ends before your first bet.
Pick a stake from A$0.20 up to A$480 before the first spin. The paytable uses A$0.40, while an A$5 bet has a maximum win of A$25,000.
Wins form across six reels in up to 200,704 ways. After each winning spin the tumble, or cascade, drops new symbols into the empty spaces.
WILD symbols on reels 2 to 5 stand in for other symbols. MONEY symbols take a random value on every spin, and a COLLECT symbol pays their values instantly.
Land a RESPINS symbol on reel 6 with a MONEY symbol on another reel to start the Money Respin. You begin with 3 re-spins, and the background turns deep crimson-red.
Set your limit before the first spin, because nobody can know in advance when a Money Respin will land or how a session will end.
When the respins start
Here you learn what starts the respins, what resets them and how the money is paid out.
Reel 6 is the trigger: a RESPINS symbol there, with at least one MONEY symbol on another reel, starts the round with 3 re-spins. MONEY or MODIFIER landings reset the count to 3. It ends when re-spins run out, and every MONEY value is summed and paid.
Base Game spinSummed cash payout
6 reels and up to 200,704 ways form the Base Game grid. After each winning spin a Tumble cascades the symbols. WILD sits on reels 2-5, and MONEY symbols take random values on every spin. A COLLECT symbol pays those MONEY values instantly.
Placing a betInstant MONEY payouts
96.55 per cent describes the returns across a very large number of spins, not one session. How often the Money Respin round comes is not known in advance. Two sessions with the same settings can differ sharply, because each spin is random whatever the RTP.
One RTP version, 96.55 per cent, is listed for Captain Kraken Megaways on this page. Which version runs for a player is shown only in the game rules, so read those inside the game before the first bet.
x5,000 is the most this slot pays as a multiple of the bet, which is A$25,000 at the A$5 top bet. That ceiling is reached very rarely, and no player can count on it in any session. Set a budget you can afford to lose before the first spin.
Practice mode
Most players first ask whether trying the game costs anything at all.
The demo needs no money and pays nothing, while the real game needs a Playamo Casino account and the legal age of 18.
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Decide how much you can afford to lose before you open the game, and keep to that amount for the whole session.
Pick the moment you will stop before you start, and hold to it after a win as well as after a loss.
Set a deposit limit and a loss limit in your account before you play, so the choice is made when you are calm.
When the game stops being fun, take a break. If you feel you cannot stop, self-exclude through BetStop and ask the helpline for support.
Captain Kraken Megaways questions
Before you play, you will know the bets, the RTP and how the respin round works.
Yes, the Buy Respins option is available and costs A$500 at the A$5 bet level, which is 100 times the bet. The Ante Bet is a second option that costs twice the bet, so A$10 at a A$5 bet. Both are optional features.
Captain Kraken Megaways has high volatility. Wins can be spread far apart, and the larger payouts arrive in unpredictable bursts. Nobody can know in advance when a big round will land, so plan your session with that in mind.
The lowest bet is A$0.20 and the highest bet allowed here is A$480. The example tables on this page use A$0.40 and A$5 bets, which are not the limits of the game. Check your bet before each spin.
This slot is offered at one RTP, 96.55%. RTP is the share of wagers the game returns to players over a very long run, so it does not predict any single session. Read the RTP as a long-run average, not a promise for your next spin.
The maximum win is 5,000 times the bet. At the highest allowed bet of A$480 that comes to A$2,400,000. The same maximum at the A$5 example bet is A$25,000.
With the minimum bet of A$0.20, you can watch how the Megaways grid, the tumbles and the Money Respin behave at a small stake first. Start small and raise your bet only when you are comfortable with the high volatility.
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