Primal Megaways Slot Review

Primal Megaways Slot Details & Wager Limits

The Primal Megaways slot is played on a 6 reel, Megaways machine. Being a Megaways game, the number of symbols that can land in each reel vary on each spin. The number of symbols determines how many Megaways are active. When all reels display the maximum number of symbols, you’ll have 46,656 ways to win.

To create a winning combination, land 3 or more matching symbols or wilds on adjacent reels, starting from reel 1. Primal Megaways does not use cascading reel wins. Land a win and you’ll go straight onto the next spin.

Bet levels here range from between 20p and £10 per spin. Click on the Bet bubble and pick a stake or use the up and down arrows to adjust. The paytable shows amounts as multiples of total stake and is very easy to follow.

The Primal Megaways RTP is 96.76% which is much better than average and 1 of the highest when it comes to Megaways. Also above average is the variance. The volatility is high. The maximum win is 50,000 x your total stake per spin.

Theme – join giant woolly mammoths in prehistoric times

With a Stone Age theme, a prehistoric landscape of mountains, rocks, flora and fauna forms the backdrop to the reels in the Primal Megaways slot. It’s based on giant woolly mammoths that ruled the land.

The cartoon-style visuals here are nicely done. Trigger the bonus round and you’ll head to an atmospheric night-time scene. A rather primitive, drum-heavy backing track complements the visuals nicely and is a good fit for this prehistoric theme. Like most slots in the Blueprint Gaming catalogue. The design here is impressively done.

The granite reels are made up of stone-style A to 10 values as well as an assortment of prehistoric creatures including rhinos and sabretooth tigers. The best of these wild creatures is the woolly mammoth. Land 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of these on adjacent reels for a payout of 0.5, 1, 5, 10 or 50 x your total stake.

The paw print is the wild which substitutes for all symbols except the scatter. There’s also a skull bonus scatter and fire which is the mystery transforming symbol.

Symbol	Payouts/Info
10	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 or 0.5 x stake
J	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 or 0.5 x stake
Q	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 or 0.5 x stake
K	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 or 1 x stake
A	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 or 1 x stake
Elk	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.3, 0.4, 0.8 or 2 x stake
Warthog	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.3, 0.4, 0.8 or 2 x stake
Rhino	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.4, 0.5, 1 or 2.5 x stake
Sabretooth Tiger	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.5, 1, 2 or 5 x stake
Woolly Mammoth	2,3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.5, 1, 5, 10 or 50 x stake
Paw Print Wild	Substitutes for symbols above
Mystery Fire	Triggers Mystery Symbols feature
Skull Bonus Scatter	3+ triggers Primal Bonus feature
Wild Multiplier	Only appears during Primal Bonus feature

Primal Megaways Mobile

Primal Megaways is available to play on all devices including mobiles, tablets and desktop computers. The slick visuals and animations are nice and sharp, even then playing on a handheld device.

Primal Megaways Bonus Features

With 3 bonus features, the extras in Primal Megaways are fairly standard for a slot using this mechanic. Highlights include mystery transforming symbols and free spins. Those free spins come with multiplier wilds as well as a minimum win guarantee each time you trigger the feature.

Mystery Symbols feature

The roaring flame is the game’s mystery symbol. All examples of these that land on the same spin will trigger the Mystery Symbols feature and transform into the same matching symbol. This can be anything apart from the pawprint wild or scatter. A new payout consideration is made when the transformation has taken place. The mystery symbols can appear in both the base game and the free spins which I’ll look at now.

Primal Bonus feature

The game’s main extra is the Primal Bonus feature which is triggered by landing 3 or more skull scatter symbols anywhere on the reels on the same spin. You’ll then go on to play free spins where your winning opportunities are boosted courtesy of wild multipliers:

The wild multipliers can land anywhere apart from reel 1. Hope to see more than one of them appear in the same winning combination as their values are combined. For example, a winner that included a 2x, 3x and 4x multiplier wild would receive 24x payout boost. If a 6x wild multiplier appears on all 6 reels, you’ll benefit from a 7,776x wild multiplier (6x6x6x6x6x6 = 7,776).

Unlimited retriggers are possible here too. Land 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters on the same free spin and another 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 free spins are added to your total. This can lead to infinite free spins.

Free Spin Guarantee feature

Trigger the Primal Bonus feature and you’re guaranteed a payout equal to at least 10 x stake. This is called the Free Spin Guarantee feature. If you end up with less than 10 x your total stake, you’ll get a retrigger and another round of free spins.

Primal Megaways Review Summary – a volatile prehistoric adventure

The Primal Megaways slot is a relatively simple one for a Megaways title. It can deliver potentially mammoth combinations though, especially during the Primal Bonus features where the multiplier wilds can combine up to 7,776x to spectacular effect. Be warned though, the volatility is high so tread carefully.

Despite other Megaways games have more bonus features, the combination of high wild multipliers, 50,000 x stake max wins and a 96.76% RTP rate can pack quite the punch. If you like high risk action with a prehistoric theme, that’s just what Primal Megaways delivers.

Want to head back to the Stone Age? Jackpot Giant by Playtech is a jackpot slot that pays out £4.5 million on average. Then you have 1 Million Megaways BC from Iron Dog Studio which offers up to 1 million Megaways and 50,000 x stake payouts per spin.