Beware The Deep Megaways

Symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels in this deep sea Megaways slot, with up to 117,649 ways to win available at any spin, awarding payouts for three or more connected symbols, as follows:   

• Warning Sign – Pays 5x for 6 on the reels   
• Sunken Chest – Pays 3x for 6 on the reels   
• Lost Anchor – Pays 2x for 6 on the reels   
• Bottle of Rum – Pays 1x for 6 on the reels   
• Ship Bell – Pays 0.75x for 6 on the reels   
• A Symbol – Pays 0.75x for 6 on the reels   
• K Symbol – Pays 0.60x for 6 on the reels   
• Q Symbol– Pays 0.60x for 6 on the reels   
• J Symbol – Pays 0.50x for 6 on the reels   
• 10 Symbol – Pays 0.50x for 6 on the reels     

Wild Symbol – The ferocious shark comes in to not only replace other symbols, except the Bonus symbol but to gift us with some great multipliers! Every time the Wild features in a winning combination, it applies a random multiplier to the payout, with possible payout values of 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 8x, 10x, 15x, 30x, and 40x. This symbol can only land on the bottom row of reels 2, 3, 4, and 5.     

Bonus Symbol – This symbol acts in the same way a Scatter would – 4 of these rusty cages will trigger the exciting Free Spins round.     

Tumble Feature – Everyone loves a good Tumble Feature! This classic Pragmatic Play feature sees all winning symbols being cleared from the reels, to be replaced with fresh symbols which could very likely cause more incredible wins and even more tumbles that go on and on!     

Mystery Symbol – Now this tangle of seaweed is actually a lot more valuable than mere seaweed. When these symbols land, they all transform into the same paying symbol!    

Free Spins – Here’s where the deep takes us for the ride of our lives – just as if we were a victim on the Kraken from Release the Kraken 2 Demo! We’re really spoilt for choice it seems so let’s jump straight in! There are two types of Free Spins around in Beware The Deep Megaways Slot.     

• The Deep Free Spins: This version has a fixed amount of Free Spins, ranging from 8 to 16, depending on your luck in the gamble section that we will expand on in a moment. In this classic version, every tumble increases the maximum multiplier applied to all winnings by +1x and additionally, the multiplier values from Wilds are also added, leading to some great payouts! You can hit 2 or more Bonus Symbols for more Free Spins during play.  
• Even Deeper Free Spins: This round doesn’t have a fixed number of Free Spins, but rather will keep spinning until you reach the guaranteed multiplier value you gambled for in the gambling section of the round. Like in The Deep Free Spins, multipliers are impacted by tumbles and Wilds. Every Bonus Symbol that hits in this round increases the guaranteed multiplier by +1x, so keep your eye on those special symbols that will enhance your gameplay even further!    

Depending on how many Bonus Symbols hit when the round is triggered, you land yourself in the gambling portion of the round. Here, you can spin the wheel which either increases or decreases your amount of free spins or guaranteed multiplier limit. The more Bonus Symbols you landed, the higher the amount and if you land the maximum, you jump ahead with the highest number of spins or the guaranteed multiplier value.    

Buy Free Spins – You can buy Bonus Symbols to immediately trigger one of the Free Spins rounds. You can either buy 4-5 Bonus Symbols for 100x the bet or you can go big and buy 6-7 Bonus Symbols for 250x the bet, which will guarantee you the top value of multipliers or spins in either round.    

Ante Bet – When you enable the Ante Bet, the game will behave differently, and start operating with a 25x bet multiplier. The bet multiplier for a standard gameplay is 20x. This also increases the chance to receive Bonus Symbols.  

To jump into this deep dive of adventure, you’ll need a least €0.20. If you’d like to make the most of the high volatility this slot boasts, you can bet all the way up to €300. The RTP for this new release ranges from 96.52% to 96.54%. So, you can see it is pretty consistent across the board. The max win is a solid 10,000x which is always great to experience!  

As far as graphics go, we can say with confidence that this Pragmatic Slot lives up to the name. What we like about Pragmatic Slots in general is their attention to detail and the great lengths they go through to make the slots feel alive. That much is evident here – in both the base game and the bonus round, we see sea creatures of all sorts floating around the uncharted depths of the ocean floor. Game mode transitions are equally tasteful, with a school of fish swarming across the screen to usher in the next exciting element of the slot. The colour scheme is dark blues and purples, like in the Great Reef Demo. Symbols stood out nicely in this slot too – really top quality-looking mini scenes in each symbol. From treasure cheats to a warning sign, we enjoyed the creativity that went into thinking up what lands at the bottom of the sea! The last element of this deep dark slot was the ominous music that kept us alert during gameplay. It reminded us that this is the bottom of the sea where the unknown lurks!  

So much gameplay, so much fun! Not the sentence you’d think we would use to describe a dark and ominous slot, but when Pragmatic Play temp us with riveting gameplay in the bonus rounds, how can we not? You think we would just not talk about the gambling round before the actual bonus round, or the awesome choice we’re given on what kind of Free Spins we’d like to enjoy? Absolutely no chance!