5 Lions Megaways Slot Review
Two gold guardian lions sit on scrolled plinths beside a temple gateway standing over a moonlit sea, an orange moon burning through gilded clouds above the reels. Pragmatic Play has draped the whole thing in enough gold to make a jewellery counter blush, but the real draw is control: before the free spins round begins, 5 Lions Megaways asks you to pick from seven versions of it, from 25 gentle spins to six with 40x wilds.
It’s a 6-reel Megaways game where each reel can carry up to seven symbols, running at an RTP of 94.50% to 96.50%, set by the casino, with high volatility and a 5,000x maximum win. The studio also has 5 Lions, 5 Lions Megaways 2 and 5 Lions Reborn in the same family. Stakes run from 0.20 to 240 per spin.
Symbols, Ways and Wild Multipliers
All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel, and wins are awarded for left to right adjacent combinations of any symbol size. Because the number of symbols per reel changes every spin, so does the way count, topping out at 117,649 when every reel runs full. On quieter spins it can drop into the dozens.
The gold lion head is the wild, landing only on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 and standing in for everything except the yin-yang bonus symbol. When a wild forms part of a winning combination, it applies a random multiplier to that win, running anywhere from 1x up to 40x in the base game.
Symbol pays below are multiples of the total bet:
- Dragon – 1x, 2x, 4x and 25x for three, four, five and six of a kind
- Phoenix – three to six of a kind pays 0.75x, 1.25x, 2.5x and 5x
- Frog – the six-symbol win is 5x, stepping down through 1.5x, 0.75x and 0.5x
- Fish – worth 2.5x at the top, then 1.25x, 0.5x and 0.3x
- Turtle – same 2.5x ceiling, with 1x, 0.5x and 0.3x beneath it
- A, K – 0.2x for three, rising to 1.25x for six
- Q, J, 10 – the royals bottom out at 0.1x and reach 1x for a full line
The yin-yang bonus symbol lands on all reels and pays on its own:
- Six bonus symbols – 100x the base bet
- Five bonus symbols – 25x the base bet
- Four bonus symbols – 5x the base bet
- Three bonus symbols – 3x the base bet
It doesn’t explode during tumbles, so it stays put while everything around it clears, which is how a near-miss can turn into a trigger mid-chain.
The Tumble Feature
After every winning spin, the winning symbols are paid and then disappear. Everything left falls to the bottom of the screen and new symbols drop in from above to fill the gaps, with the new symbols matching the size of the initial spin result.
Tumbling continues until no new winning combinations appear, and the lot is added to your balance once the chain from a base spin finishes. A long tumble run with wild multipliers tagging wins along the way is where the base game’s real money sits.
Free Spins and the Seven Options
Hitting three or more bonus symbols anywhere on the reels triggers the free spins round, and before a single spin plays out you’re asked to pick your version of it. More spins means smaller wild multipliers; fewer spins means a bigger ceiling on every wild win:
- 25 free spins with 2x, 3x and 5x wild multipliers
- 20 free spins with 3x, 5x and 8x wild multipliers
- 15 free spins with 5x, 8x and 10x wild multipliers
- 13 free spins with 8x, 10x and 15x wild multipliers
- 10 free spins with 10x, 15x and 30x wild multipliers
- 6 free spins with 15x, 30x and 40x wild multipliers
- Mystery – a random spin count and multiplier range drawn from the other options
During the round, any wild that forms part of a win applies a random multiplier from your chosen range to all winning combinations using it. Tumbling still runs, so a single trigger can chain several wild-multiplied wins before the reels settle.
Three or more bonus symbols during the round retrigger it, awarding the same number of spins as the option you selected, and special reels are in play throughout. The Mystery option can land you anything from the gentlest to the sharpest of the seven, so it’s the pick for players who’d rather not choose.
Buy Free Spins and the Double Toggle
A Buy Free Spins button sits under the reels with its price displayed alongside it, and buying it takes you straight to the seven-option screen. There’s also a Double toggle that boosts the chance of triggering the feature, shown off by default.
Neither route changes the free spins round itself; you still make the same seven-way pick and the same multipliers apply. The Double toggle is the only one of the two that leaves the outcome to the reels.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.5/10
Most of your time here is spent waiting in a very pretty temple. The base game ticks over on thin symbol pays and the odd tumbled win, and then the bonus arrives and hands you the wheel: the seven-option pick is the reason to play this over any other gilded Asian slot, because you decide whether your round runs long and safe or short and sharp.
The multiplier wilds are the best thing in the game, and it isn’t close. A 40x wild landing mid-tumble in the six-spin option is the whole appeal. The weakness is the ceiling: 5,000x is thin for a Megaways game this volatile.
The base game pays so little that a bad run between triggers feels long, gold walls or no. Anyone hunting the biggest ceilings in the format has richer temples to raid, but if shaping your own bonus round is the appeal, this one does it properly.
5 Lions Megaways FAQs
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What is the RTP of 5 Lions Megaways?
The RTP runs from 94.50% to 96.50%, and the casino sets it. There are three possible settings, so the figure you actually get depends on where you play. -
How do you trigger free spins in 5 Lions Megaways?
Hit three or more yin-yang bonus symbols anywhere on the reels. Three pays 3x your bet on its own, and the bonus symbol doesn’t disappear during tumbles, so it can collect across a chain. -
What are the free spins options in 5 Lions Megaways?
Before the round starts you pick one of seven options: 25 spins with 2x-5x wild multipliers, 20 with 3x-8x, 15 with 5x-10x, 13 with 8x-15x, 10 with 10x-30x, 6 with 15x-40x, or a Mystery option that draws both the spin count and multiplier range from the others. -
Can free spins retrigger in 5 Lions Megaways?
Yes. Three or more bonus symbols during the round award more free spins, and the number matches the option you originally selected. -
How does the Tumble feature work?
Winning symbols are paid and removed, the remaining symbols drop to the bottom, and new ones fall in from above. Tumbling continues until no new wins appear, with everything added to your balance once the chain ends. -
What does the wild multiplier do?
The gold lion wild appears on reels 2 to 5 and substitutes for everything except the bonus symbol. Whenever it’s part of a win, a random multiplier applies, running from 1x up to 40x in the base game and set by your chosen free spins option during the bonus. -
Can you buy the bonus in 5 Lions Megaways?
Yes. Buying the feature skips the reels and drops you into the seven-way pick straight away. A Double toggle is also available to raise the chance of triggering the feature naturally. -
What is the maximum win on 5 Lions Megaways?
The maximum win is 5,000x your bet. It’s a modest ceiling for a high volatility Megaways game, and the biggest realistic route to it is a long tumble chain with high wild multipliers in the free spins round.
