Release the Kraken Megaways Slot Review

The Release the Kraken Megaways Slot Game

Release the Kraken Megaways feels like Pragmatic finally worked out what this tentacled series needed. The action plays out on six reels with between two and seven symbols each, giving up to 117,649 ways to win per spin. There are no cascades, so every spin is self‑contained. The base game sits on a windswept shoreline, with that big orchestral score pushing along what is a fairly pacey medium‑volatility slot.

As someone who has played both earlier Kraken titles a lot, I liked how this version lands somewhere between cartoon and menace. The UI keeps everything clear, with bet, Ante Bet and Bonus Buy tucked neatly around the grid, plus a Megaways counter showing how many ways you have each spin. On mobile, landscape mode is best, and the Quickspin and Autoplay options help grind through those quieter stretches.

Symbols and Payouts in Release the Kraken Megaways

Release the Kraken Megaways runs with thirteen symbols, ten of them paying. Lows are 10, J, Q, K and A card royals, paying up to 0.8x stake for six of a kind. Highs are the jellyfish, eel, piranha, pufferfish and shark, topping out at 7.5x for six sharks and even paying from two of a kind. Wins are calculated as paytable value times total bet, then summed across ways.

The purple Kraken wild appears on reels two to six, substituting for any paying symbol to tidy up wins. The golden Kraken scatter can hit anywhere and is the key to free spins. Bomb icons act as Mystery symbols in base play, landing in clusters and revealing one random paying symbol type. I like how these bombs can swing a dull spin into a decent hit when paired with a couple of wilds.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x7.5
	5	x3
	4	x2
	3	x1
	2	x0.5
	6	x4
	5	x2
	4	x1
	3	x0.75
	6	x3
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.5
	6	x2
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.4
	6	x1
	5	x0.75
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.3
	6	x0.8
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.8
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.8
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.35
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.15
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.35
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.15
	Scatter
	Wild

Release the Kraken Megaways Slot Bonus Features

In base game, Release the Kraken Megaways spices things up with Bomb Mystery symbols, Wild Respins and a Guaranteed Win modifier. Bombs only appear outside bonuses and all change into the same pay symbol when they hit. Land three or more wilds and the slot jumps into respin mode, with all wilds roaming to fresh spots between paid respins. New wilds add one more respin and join the wandering pack.

Hitting three to six scatters awards six free spins and sends you down to an underwater hoard of chests. You pick one chest per triggering scatter, and each pick adds a modifier for the whole bonus. Prizes include extra free spins, extra starting roaming wilds, a global win multiplier of plus one or plus two, or minimum Megaways levels of two thousand, five thousand or ten thousand ways on every free spin.

During free spins, any wild that lands becomes a roaming wild and stays active for the rest of the round, shifting positions each spin. When two roaming wilds stack on the same spot, the round multiplier climbs by one. A scatter on reel six gives an extra spin and another chest pick. If you are impatient, the game offers Bonus Buy at 100x or 150x bet, or an Ante Bet costing 25% extra.

How to Win at Release the Kraken Megaways Slot

Release the Kraken Megaways pays left to right for matching symbols on adjacent reels, regardless of size, with up to 117,649 ways active when all reels hit seven symbols. There are no fixed paylines to track. I usually start near the lower end of the stake ladder, say 0.20 to 0.60 per spin, then let Wild Respins and the Guaranteed Win pick up the slack while I hunt that chest-fuelled free spins round.

Release the Kraken Megaways Slot RTP & Volatility

The official default RTP for Release the Kraken Megaways sits around 96.4%, with alternative settings dropping to roughly 96.08%, 95% or even just over 94% depending on where you play. Using the Ante Bet or Bonus Buy can nudge the figure slightly higher in some builds. Volatility is pitched in the medium band, so sessions swing about, but not in that brutal way ultra‑high variance Megaways sometimes does.

Hit rate in the specs is not generous, and from my sessions I felt that dry patches in base are common, then clusters of wins arrive together. The headline max win is 10,000x bet, which is in line with the original Kraken cap. I treat this one as a medium grind with occasional strong spikes, ideal if you like building towards a chunky free spins setup rather than pure all‑or‑nothing blasts.

The Concluding Verdict on Release the Kraken Megaways

For me, Release the Kraken Megaways finally gives this series the treatment it wanted. The roaming wilds feel at home on the expanding grid, and the chest upgrade stage adds a shot of tension before free spins even begin. Lack of cascades might put some Megaways fans off, and RTP ranges mean checking the info screen, yet overall it feels like a well judged, entertaining seafaring slot.

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