Primal Megaways Slot Review

Primal Megaways is a video slot from Blueprint Gaming with six reels and up to 46,656 ways to win. This primeval slot can be played at online casinos such as Casumo, Maria Casino or Guts Casino.

Theme and basic information

Primal Megaways gives us a primeval theme, a few ten thousands of years ago when humans were still hunting and gathering and sabretooth tigers, mammoths and huge warthogs, elks and rhinos still roamed the world. These animals are on the reels and they’re looking fierce, ready to take on puny humans with their tiny spears.

But worry not, there won’t be any hunt taking place on these reels, except for big wins. The only inkling that humans are already around is found in the mystery symbol, which depicts are fireplace inside a cave that shows some paintings on the walls.

Additionally, we get the playing card symbols from 10 to A that fit in nicely with the theme. Visually, the slot looks pretty cool. The primeval background landscape is nicely done and the graphics impress.

The most valuable symbol is the mammoth, which pays out 50x your stake for a win of six of a kind. The other animals pay between 2x and 5x your stake for such a winning combination.

The wild symbol is a paw print that has W, I, L, D printed in the claws. You can play this slot from as little as €0.20 per spin to as much as €150.

Basic gameplay

One of the most distinct features active throughout the game is the Megaways feature of this slot. On any given spin the potential number of ways to win is displayed above the reels. You might get as ‘few’ as 1,860 ways to win or as many as 46,656. We have easily seen 13,000 and more ways to win, but the symbols don’t always align in such a way that you get anything at all.

How come there are so many different ways you may win? Well, you always have the six reels, but the symbols can change, and you can get between 2 and 6 symbols on each reel. Multiply that on each spin in all those different variations, and the number of available Megaways changes each time. Since the maximum number of symbols is 6 on all reels, you can end up with 6x6x6x6x6x6 ways to win at the most.

Another interesting feature active in the base game and during the bonus spins is the Mystery symbol. It can land anywhere on the reels and transform randomly into any of the other symbols, except the wild and bonus symbols. It often appears stacked multiple times across the reels, but it doesn’t necessarily land in a position where it is guaranteed to yield a win.

Bonus feature

Whilst the Megaways mechanics keeps things interesting during the base game, you are going to be waiting for the bonus spins to be activated in order to get anywhere. As is often the case, the more bonus symbols you have when triggering the free spins, the more spins you will receive. But in the case of Primal Megaways, the multiplier will also increase:

• 3 scatters = 10 free spins with 2x or 3x wild multipliers
• 4 scatters = 15 free spins with 2x, 3x or 4x wild multipliers
• 5 scatters = 20 free spins with 2x, 3x, 4x or 5x wild multipliers
• 6 scatters = 30 free spins with 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x or 6x wild multipliers

The wild symbol will now include multipliers on each spin and multiple wild symbols will mean multiple multipliers, which will then be multiplied with each other. Is your head spinning yet? Well, then get this: the highest possible multiplier you can get in the free spins is 7,776x.

During the free spins, you will need 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 bonus symbols to get a further 5, 10, 15, 20 or even 25 free spins. In theory, you can get unlimited free spins here as long as the bonus symbols keep showing up.

And if you didn’t have a good run and only win less than 10x your stake during the free spins? Well, then the free spins are automatically retriggered to give you another go.

Conclusion: A fun slot with great potential

The theoretical RTP (Return to Player) for Primal Megaways is 96.76%, which is excellent value. However, this slot is also on the volatile side of things. Whilst you get plenty of ways to win, you won’t necessarily get plenty of wins. You may have to budget carefully before you will get to the free spins.

In our first go-around with this slot, we managed to trigger the free spins fairly quickly, also getting additional free spins whilst we were playing. But after that it took a long time before we saw the second free spins. You may not be able to activate them even when you played 200 or 300 spins. The Megaways can bring good wins even in the base game, but don’t count on it. This really is a game for those who are a little more adventurous.