Pragmatic Play has been exploring a lot of slot themes lately. Yes, they’re the same guys that rolled out the “Big Bass Slot Series”. The slots community at large has been looking for something different.
They happily oblige with Beware The Deep Megaways though it doesn’t take you to the slots abyss. It’s more like a great white shark coming in from the deep than the actual ocean depths. Anyhow, let’s check out the stats quickly before we press on.
Beware The Deep Megaways has 6 reels, 2-7 rows of symbols on them up to 177, 649 ways to win. Impressively it has an RTP of 97.47% yet there are RTP ranges as low as 95.49%.
Moreover, the jackpot is 10,000x your stake and a free spins feature that triggers in 1 in 357 spins. The volatility clocks a 10’er on the Whizz’s slots scale. No surprises there since the top cash prize is $2.4 million.
Graphics, Sound, and Symbols Beware The Deep Megaways
You can join the fun with bets from 20 cents to $240 per spin. If you want to increase your chances of hitting the free spins feature, there’s an Ante Bet option. Though it increases your average bet by 25%.
The symbols on the grid are the card suites from 10 to Ace paying up to 0.75x for 6. The high-value symbols are the shark, dagger, treasure chest, bell, and bottle.
The premium Pragmatic Play symbols pay as much as 5x the stake for 6 matches. The Wild symbol is the Shark that drops random multipliers of 2x up to 25x in the base game.
Now, the multiplier’s value in the Free Spins bumps up from 2x to 100x. It uses a Cascading engine where the winning symbols explode. Next up, new symbols drop in from the top causing repeat wins.
Gameplay and Features
Mystery Symbols
The Mystery Weed Symbols transform random symbols into a cash prize, so keep an eye out for them.
Free Spins
The free spins feature initiates when 4 scatters populate the reels. You’ll have a choice between the Even Deeper Free Spins and The Deep Free Spins features.
Even Deeper Free Spins
The value of the multiplier increases by 1+ for every Tumble that occurs. The Wilds join the party too by increasing the values of the multiplier. Depending on the scatter count the top multiplier you can play with is 30x.
To play with that multiplier you need a maximum of 7 scatters. Whilst 3 scatters offer multiplier wins of up to 15x. You also have the option to gamble the size of the multiplier if you’re not happy.
If you land a 6x multiplier you can take a chance to catch a 30x multiplier. The Wild sticks to the reels for 1, 2, or 3 tumbles when a scatter pitches above it. Moreover, every scatter that lands bumps up the multiplier’s value by 1x.
The Deep Free Spins
The Deep Free Spins triggers 10, 12, 14, or 16 free spins for 4, 5, 6, or 7 scatters. If you’re not happy with the free spins you got. You can gamble them for more free spins. You can win a maximum of 16 or 6 free spins.
For every Tumble that occurs, it increases the multiplier’s value by 1+. The Wild chips in as well since it increases the total multiplier.
Should a scatter land above a wild, the wild locks onto the grid for 1-3 tumbles dropping new multiplier wins. Finally, 2 to 6 scatters award 2+ up to 10 or more free spins.
Buy Option Free Spins
The free spins cost 100x the stake for 4 or 5 scatters with RTPs of 96.53% and 96.55%. While 6 or 7 scatters cost 250x the stake with RTPs up to 96.54%.
Paylines & Paytable
What We Like About Beware The Deep
The game art looks mint with an even cooler audio track. The jackpot of 10,000x, the two free spins features, and the Tumble engine make it a fun slot to play. More importantly, Pragmatic Play ramped up the RTP to 97.47%.
Tips & Strategy
We tested the slots for free for 250 spins which is way more than our average 50 spins. The Tumble Reel engine, those multipliers, and the two free spins make it exciting.
You can play the slot with a bonus but beware of the terms and the maximum bet is $10. High rollers will take a pass. They won’t be able to bet up to $240 if they play with bonus money.
Verdict: Beware The Deep Slot
If we gave Pragmatic Play a compass they would have veered off course when they designed this slot. Are we complaining? Not in the least! We think it’s a magnificent slot with a bunch of moving parts.
The two free spins features are a nice touch. The one offers you extra free spins and the other one bigger multipliers. Plus, the Gamble option allows you to score extra free spins or bigger multipliers. But, it can be risky.
The going gets tough since it takes more than 350 spins for the free spins features to get going. More to the point, that’s rough, so make sure the old gas tank has enough fuel in it.
More chum doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll land more sharks or a bigger shark. The good news is that you can win the jackpot of 10,000x during both free spins options. Oh, and let’s not forget about that exquisite RTP of 97.47%.
If you no longer want to swim with the sharks fire up Strawberry Cocktail. It’s another slot from the same studio. The RTP is 96%, the jackpot is 16,000x, and free spins with a 10x multiplier win.
