Play With the Devil Megaways

Play With the Devil Megaways: Slot Overview

Playing with the Devil, who is generally considered a not overly nice entity, is probably not encouraged, but software provider Red Tiger invites players to do so, not once, but now twice. Play With the Devil Megaways is a Megaways revamp of Play With the Devil (2024), causing the follow-up to be a more expansive slot. Many of the original slot's features have remained, so apart from the entertainment value provided by Big Time Gaming's engine, other highlights include bonus prizes, which, in a paradoxical twist, may be bigger than before, though they might not be, as well. If that makes no sense, why not come see what we mean as we explore Play With the Devil Megaways' underworld.

As before, the actual Devil character in Play With the Devil Megaways is not a particularly scary-looking guy. Perhaps he changes form depending on temperament, which would suggest the game's mood is one of playful contemplation rather than diabolical torment. The background setting is an ominous one, though, as rivers of lava wind their way through bleak rocky crags while mountains of gold coins sit piled in the foreground. Music injects a hint of spook, but this is a demonic game that's more playful than hair-raising horror.

Red Tiger has swapped the regular traditional grid out for a gaming area consisting of 6 main reels and a 4-position horizontally spinning reel. The number of symbols on the main reels can vary from spin to spin, altering the number of ways to win up to a maximum of 117,649. A chain reaction removes winning symbols and replaces them by dropping symbols down or sliding them sideways to fill gaps, depending on the reel. The studio has removed the feature buy from Play With the Devil Megaways, so the only betting option is stake selection, which ranges from 20 c to $/€20. The RTP was listed as 95.71%, while the volatility is medium/high.

Stoney 10 to Ace card ranks make up the lower value symbols, while the higher values include trident heads, bracelets, jewels, parchment, and pots of gold. Landing 6 OAK winning combinations are worth 0.2x to 0.25x the bet when made of low pays or 0.4x to 5x when made of high pays.

Play With the Devil Megaways: Slot Features

Pretty much the same features are back, such as the Devil Wild, Devil Coins, Bonus Prizes, free spins, and Max Ways.

Devil Wild & Coins

The Devil Wild only appears on the horizontal tracking reel to substitute for all paying symbols, and it is not removed when it participates in a win. If the Devil Wild lands with Devil Coins and/or Bonus Prizes on the same spin, it awards their combined prize values at the end of chain reactions. Devil Coins land anywhere except on the horizontal reel, possessing a multiplier of 0.5x to 2.5x.

Bonus Prizes

There are four instant win Bonus Prizes. They are the Mini and Minor, which have fixed values of 5x and 15x the bet, respectively, as well as the 1 Megacent and the 10 Megacents Prize. The larger prize values are calculated by multiplying the value of the Megacent Coin by the number of Megaways on the spin. The 1 Megacent Coin value is 0.01, while the 10 Megacents Coin value is 0.1.

Nudge & Max Ways

At random on a spin where Devil Coins and/or Bonus Prizes have landed but the Devil Wild did not appear, then at the end of chain reactions, the horizontal reel may nudge to land a Devil Wild. Also, at random, if the Devil Wild has landed, at the end of chain reactions, any reels that do not hold Devil Coins or Bonus Prizes may nudge to land some. Another randomly triggered feature is max ways - the reels may fire up, and each one lands full symbols, providing the maximum 117,649 ways to win.

Free Spins

Each time the Devil lands, he throws fireballs at one or both of the chests above the grid. When this happens, there is a chance that one or both chests will randomly activate to trigger free spins. If one chest activates, then 6 free spins are triggered. If both chests activate, 12 free spins are awarded. During the bonus round, the Devil is sticky on the horizontal reel and throws fireballs at chests on each spin for a chance of a retrigger.

Play With the Devil Megaways: Slot Verdict

Not a huge, huge amount has changed between Play With the Devil Megaways and the original release. It seems Red Tiger was largely going for a Megaways conversion that leaves much of the original intact, meaning a repeat, if enlarged form of Pragmatic Play's Demon Pots, with various twists and turns, worked in. The gaming area has naturally increased thanks to Megaways doing its thing, so it's hard not to call this a stronger game, but Play With the Devil wasn't the mightiest slot to begin with, so that's not saying a massive amount.

Studios don't tend to do sequels or upgrades for their health, though, so the assumption is Play With the Devil must have scintillated enough gamblers to warrant inclusion in the Megaways upgrade crowd. One thing players may appreciate is the way the two most valuable jackpot values are directly linked to the number of Megaways in play. It's an interesting idea, though a potential double-edged sword as well. For example, win the biggest 10 Megacents prize when there are less than 10,000 active Megaways, and the payout is less than you would have gotten from Play With the Devil's Mega Prize. However, hit it when the reels are full of symbols, and the win mushrooms to 11,764.9x the bet - should a Devil Wild and a 10 Megacents symbols and max ways all combine on the same spin.

Anyone who fell for the original but wanted a bit more can now experience that in Play With the Devil Megaways. It is a larger game, Megaways provides extra clout, and the Bonus Prizes are bigger, too. Well, they might be bigger, but they might also be smaller, such is the unusual way Red Tiger has linked them to the number of ways to win, adding to potential reactions of delight or disappointment.