Starz Megaways Slot Review

Starz Megaways Slot Overview

Starz Megaways is Pragmatic Play’s second crack at the Megaways engine, and it shoots you straight into a glowing star field packed with spinning gems and planets. The layout uses six reels with between two and seven symbols each, so the number of winning ways shifts from spin to spin. Wins land both left to right and right to left, which gives six of a kind hits a handy double payout effect.

I tend to play high-volatility Megaways games, and this one fits that mould while still feeling fairly straightforward. There are no cascades to track, so each spin resolves fast, especially with quick spin or turbo switched on. Betting ranges from 20p up to £100 per spin, which suits low rollers and high stakes play alike, and the expanding wilds keep the base game from feeling completely barren.

Starz Megaways Symbols and Payouts

The paytable in Starz Megaways sticks to the cosmic gem theme. Low pays look like small planets or atoms in different colours, while the premiums are sharp gemstones that pop against the dark background. You need at least three matching symbols on adjacent reels to get paid, and because wins count both ways, a full screen of the same symbol can throw out two separate six of a kind payouts at once.

From my sessions, the round gem is the one I always hope to see, as six of these pay 50x your stake before the Megaways and both ways effect do their work. The diamond-shaped gem follows at 20x, then the rectangle at 15x. Mid-range gems sit in the 10x to 12x band, and the assorted planets round things off with top awards between 8x and 2x for a six symbol hit.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x2.5
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.5
	6	x1
	5	x0.75
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.4
	6	x0.75
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.25
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.25
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.35
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.1
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.35
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.1
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.35
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.1
	Wild
	Scatter

Starz Megaways RTP, Volatility and Betting Options

Starz Megaways runs on a default RTP of 96.48%, which sits a touch above the general average for video slots. Pragmatic Play also provide versions at 95.53% and 94.54%, so I always check the paytable or help screen at each casino before committing a bankroll. On the standard setting the game feels fair enough long term, especially when you factor in the both ways mechanic and stacked wild reels.

The volatility here is rated high, and that lines up with how my balance tends to swing around while I grind it. Hit frequency clocks in at roughly one win every 4.3 spins, so you get plenty of small top ups with the odd punchy line-up or wild stack. The headline figure is the 10,000x maximum win, which comes from perfect free spins with sticky wild reels plastered across the centre.

Bet sizing in Starz Megaways is very flexible. You can fire spins from 20p all the way up to £100, tweaking coin value and bet level with the plus and minus buttons under the reels. I like that the stake links straight into the dynamic paytable, so you see exact cash values for each symbol band. Autoplay handles up to 100 spins with loss, single win, or feature-stop limits to pick from.

Starz Megaways Slot Special Features

For a Megaways title, Starz Megaways keeps the feature set strikingly lean. The star-shaped wild appears only on reels two to five and expands to fill the whole reel whenever it lands, standing in for every regular symbol. Hitting stacked wilds across those central reels can throw out chunky base game hits, especially when they help complete premium gem combinations that pay both left to right and right to left.

The main bonus in Starz Megaways is the free spins feature, triggered by three to six blazing sun scatters anywhere on the reels. These award 6, 8, 10, or 15 spins. During the round, any wild that lands still expands but also turns sticky for the rest of the feature. Filling all four middle reels with sticky wilds is where the game’s 10,000x hit potential really sits, though respins or retriggers never appear.

How to play Starz Megaways

I find Starz Megaways very easy to set up and play. The information button opens a clear paytable with symbol values, rules, and feature descriptions that all resize to your current stake. The small menu icon lets you tweak quick spin, sound, and battery saver settings, or skip the intro screen. After that I simply pick a bet, tap spin, or set ten to one hundred autospins with optional turbo.

The 200 Spins Starz Megaways Experience

When I ran a 200 spin test with autoplay and turbo turned on, Starz Megaways flew by in a blur. The lack of cascades means each result appears and clears instantly, so you can blaze through a balance in minutes if you are not careful. During that stretch I saw free spins landing roughly every fifty spins or so, which matches the stated 1 in 156 average over a longer haul.

In that sample I had one free spins round return about 24x stake with no sticky wild reels, and another crawl in at a painful 1.2x. On the flip side, a later bonus dropped three sticky wild reels early and paid just over 91x, and the last one filled all four middle reels with wilds for a cracking 222.8x hit. Overall, I walked away a fair bit ahead.

Review Summary for Starz Megaways

To sum up Starz Megaways, I see it as a stripped back Megaways slot that leans hard on expanding wilds and sticky wild reels rather than on a pile of side features. The space visuals and mellow soundtrack work well, the both ways pays and 117,649 ways give decent hit potential, and the 10,000x cap is strong. The trade-off is no cascades, no multipliers, and swingy, high-volatility sessions.

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