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Bison Rising Megaways: A Stampede Across the Megaways Plains

Bison Rising Megaways is a 2022 release from Blueprint Gaming that sets the studio's Megaways engine loose on the American plains. Instead of fixed paylines, the grid reshapes on every spin: six reels carry a varying number of symbols, with a horizontal reel running along the top, producing up to 117,649 ways to win. The result is a high-volatility slot where the playing field expands and contracts spin to spin, and where the real action waits in a free spins round you get to shape yourself.

The headline numbers are a 96.5% RTP (97.01% with the Bison Bet) and up to 117,649 ways to win. You can try the full game on the free demo at the top of this page with no sign-up and no download.

How the Megaways Reels Work

Each of the six main reels can show between two and seven symbols on any given spin, with a four-symbol horizontal reel feeding the row above. The number of matching ways shifts constantly as a result, climbing toward the full 117,649 when the reels run tall. One spin shows a narrow grid; the next blows wide open.

Symbol values follow the plains theme. Bison and other wildlife act as the premiums, while lower-value symbols use stylised card ranks. As a high-volatility title, the premiums land in long, paying combinations less often than they would in a steadier game, so individual hits tend to be larger when they do arrive.

A cascade mechanic underpins every win. Winning symbols are removed and new ones drop into the gaps, which can chain several wins out of a single spin. The longer the chain runs, the more it matters, and cascades become especially important once the free spins multiplier starts climbing.

Mystery Symbols and Wilds

Wild symbols substitute for all paying symbols across both the base game and the bonus round. The signature extra is the Mystery symbol: when it lands it reveals a single, randomly chosen matching symbol across all of its positions at once. A screen seeded with Mystery symbols can resolve into a large matching cluster in one reveal, turning an ordinary-looking spin into a significant win.

Choose Your Free Spins Mode

Landing four or more scatters on the main reels triggers the free spins round, and before it begins you pick how to play it:

• 15 free spins starting at a 1x multiplier
• 10 free spins starting at a 5x multiplier
• 5 free spins starting at a 10x multiplier
• Mystery choice — a random selection from the three options above

Whichever mode you choose, the win multiplier rises by +1 with every cascade and does not reset between spins. The trade-off is built into the choice itself — more spins at a lower multiplier, or fewer spins that start hot.

RTP, Volatility and Max Win

The base RTP is 96.5%, just above the typical online-slot average. Where a casino offers the Bison Bet, which buys a guaranteed route into the free spins for an increased stake, the return rises to 97.01%. The volatility sits firmly at the high end of Blueprint's Megaways range.

High volatility means the gap between dry spells and big hits is wide; long stretches without a meaningful return are normal rather than a fault. It is a demanding ceiling, but the stacking multiplier gives it a genuine path.

Playing on Mobile

Blueprint built Bison Rising Megaways in HTML5, so it runs in a mobile browser on iOS and Android phones and tablets as well as on desktop, with no download. The grid scales cleanly to smaller screens and the spin, bet and paytable controls are sized for touch. Every feature — cascades, Mystery symbols, the free spins choice and the Bison Bet — is present on mobile, and the 96.5% RTP and high volatility are identical regardless of the device you play on.

Try the Free Demo

The demo above plays exactly like the real-money game: the same 96.5% RTP, the same high volatility and the same features, with virtual credits standing in for cash. It is the most useful way to get a feel for the cascade rhythm and to test which free spins mode suits your style before committing real money anywhere. When you are done, browse our wider library of free slots to keep exploring.

More Blueprint Megaways to Try

If the plains theme and the choose-your-spins mechanic land well, Blueprint's Megaways catalogue runs deep. Diamond Mine Megaways is one of the titles that built the studio's reputation for quality Megaways adaptations and makes a natural comparison. Genie Jackpots Megaways pairs the engine with a jackpot layer and a different theme, while Return of Kong Megaways offers another high-action take on the same format. Every Blueprint title on Slottomat runs as an instant-play free demo, just like this one.