Pragmatic Play · 2025
Looking for a high volatility slot? 5 Lions Megaways 2 from Pragmatic Play brings Megaways rows, tumbling wins and bonus modes. This page shows how it pays.
Free demo. Real money play needs an account and you must be 18+.
Choosing 5 Lions Megaways 2 means picking a Chinese-themed slot with dragons, lions and money. It runs on six reels with the Megaways mechanic, so each reel shows between one and eight symbols, and that height is re-rolled on every spin. Winning symbols explode, the remaining ones fall, and new symbols cascade in until no more wins appear. Three matching symbols is the fewest that pay.
Choose this slot if you like bonus rounds with a choice. Three or more regular Scatters start Free Spins, and you then pick one of eight option tiles, each with its own wild multiplier set. A Super Scatter with regular Scatters starts Super Free Spins, and three or more Super Scatters alone start MAX Free Spins. Ante Bet makes Free Spins far more likely.
Know the numbers
After this table you will know what each figure means for your money.
| What it means | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.50% |
| Volatility | High |
| Maximum win multiple | x8,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$1,920,000 |
| Release date | 27/02/2025 |
Game Screens
Three screens from the game, showing the bonus choice and the result of a winning round.
5 Lions Megaways 2
What happens in each round, from the bet you pick to the limit that ends your session.
Pick a bet between A$0.20 and A$240 before the first spin, since every win in the Base Game is paid in multiples of that stake.
Watch for three matching symbols, the fewest that pay on this grid. Winning symbols explode, the rest fall, and new ones cascade in until no further win forms.
Check each Wild in a win, since it can add a random multiplier from 1x to 100x. Wilds stand in for every symbol except Scatter, Super Scatter and Level Up Coin.
Land three or more Scatter symbols with no Super Scatter, and the choice screen opens. Pick one of eight tiles, each with its own spin count and Wild multiplier set.
Set your spending limit and stopping point before the first spin on this game. Every spin is random, so no one can know in advance how a session ends.
Feature guide
At 22aud Casino, every bonus mode is set out with its trigger and its rules, plainly.
At least three regular Scatters and no Super Scatter start this round. You pick one of 8 tiles: 25, 20, 15, 13, 10, 7 or 5 spins, or Mystery. Each tile has its own Wild multiplier set. Every 3 Level Up Coins add 3 spins.
Base game spinsYour chosen spins
Regular Scatters plus one or more Super Scatters start this round. You make the same choice from 8 tiles as in Regular Free Spins. Between 1 and 10 random bonus spins go on top of your option. The round can start at Level 2 of Level Up Coin progression.
Super Scatter landsExtra bonus spins
Three Super Scatters and no regular Scatter start this round. There is no option screen. The round starts with 35 free spins and a fixed 100x Wild multiplier for the whole round. Each 3 Level Up Coins still add 3 spins, and the multiplier never changes.
Three Super ScattersFixed 100x Wild
Ante Bet is optional. It uses a 50x bet-unit multiplier instead of the normal 20x, so the total bet becomes 2.5 times the normal bet at the same coin settings. It makes a natural Free Spins trigger seven times more likely, and it raises the tumble hit rate.
Normal betMore Free Spins chances
Weigh each bonus buy, priced as a multiple of the bet: at A$5, Buy Free Spins costs A$500, Buy Super A$750 and Buy Mystery A$2,500.
| Paid option | Price (A$) | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins at 100x | x100 · A$500 | – |
| Buy Super at 150x | x150 · A$750 | – |
| Buy Mystery at 500x | x500 · A$2,500 | – |
Check the return to player before you bet: it is the share of staked money paid back over long runs, based on A$100 staked. Sessions vary. The live version is in the game rules.
| Version | RTP | Set by provider |
|---|---|---|
| Edition 1 | 96.50% | Included |
Deciding whether to keep spinning for the bonus round is a choice you make without knowing when it will come. How often the bonus round appears is not known in advance, and nothing in the rules tells you the next spin will trigger it. The result of one session is random whatever the RTP, so a 96.50% figure describes the long run, not your evening at the reels.
Choosing which version to trust starts with the rules screen, because the RTP version 22aud Casino runs is shown only in the game rules. The series name and the game title do not tell you which version is live. Open the rules before your first spin and read the figure there.
Deciding how much to stake for a big payout means looking at the ceiling first. The maximum win is 8,000 times the bet, and that ceiling is reached very rarely. Treat the figure as the top of the paytable, not as a target for any one session.
Play Options
Useful when you are deciding whether to stake your own money on this game.
Pick the demo to learn with no money at stake; it pays nothing. Pick the real game with a 22aud Casino account, aged 18 or older.
Play for moneySave time before you spin
At 22aud Casino we give the numbers first, so you know the cost before you spin.
Of the five versions in this series, 5 Lions Megaways 2 has the highest maximum win, at 8,000 times the bet. Every version has the same RTP, so the maximum win is the figure that sets them apart. Read how each mode works before you choose a bet.
Over the long run, 5 Lions Megaways 2 returns 96.50 per cent of the stake, and all five versions share this RTP. RTP is an average over many spins, so it says nothing about one session. Your result can sit far above or below it.
5 Lions Megaways 2 has high volatility, which means wins are less frequent but can be large compared with the bet. Nobody can predict when the bonus will arrive, so long quiet stretches are possible.
Yes, the bonus can be bought. Buy Free Spins costs 100 times the total bet, Buy Super costs 150 times, and Buy Mystery costs 500 times. Turning on the Ante Bet disables all three purchases.
The maximum win is 8,000 times the bet. It is a ceiling, not a payout you can expect, and nobody can know in advance whether a session reaches it. At the top example bet of A$5 that ceiling is A$40,000.
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You must be 18 or older to play. Get help from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or self-exclude through BetStop.
Decide how much you can afford to lose before you open the game, and keep that sum separate from bills and savings.
Pick your stopping point before the first spin, and hold to it even if a win comes early in the session.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you play, so a bad run cannot push you past your budget.
If the game stops being fun, take a break. If you keep wanting to play, self-exclude through BetStop.
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