96 titles at very high variance

VERY HIGH VARIANCE SLOTS

Ninety six titles here are built as a long wait with a violent ending. Ceilings run to 300,000x. The base game is quiet by design, because everything the marketing promises has to be funded out of it.

96titles in this cut

96.11%median return

52with more than one licensed build

1.7smedian time to first spin

C$28 is what the median build gap costs across C$1,000 of turnover in this group. The widest belongs to RIP City at 4.85 points, worth C$49 on the same figure. The paytable inside the game states which configuration you were handed, and it is the only source we will quote. All 123 split-build titles.

Ordered by return

TOP: Dead or Alive · 96.82%

#	Title	RTP	Low build	Gap /C$1k	Max win	Spins /C$20	Var	Load	Fastest site
01	Dead or Alive NetEnt	96.82%	—	—	12,000x	222	VH	2.9s	15 min	PLAY
02	Dead or Alive 2 NetEnt	96.80%	—	—	111,111x	222	VH	1.9s	15 min	PLAY
03	Ankh of Anubis Play'n GO	96.70%	—	—	5,000x	200	VH	2.7s	10 min	PLAY
04	Razor Shark Push Gaming	96.70%	—	—	50,000x	200	VH	3.4s	20 min	PLAY
05	The Final Countdown Big Time Gaming	96.65%	—	—	30,000x	100	VH	2.6s	12 h	PLAY
06	Fruit Party 2 Pragmatic Play	96.53%	94.86%	−C$17	pool	100	VH	1.9s	10 min	PLAY
07	Sweet Bonanza 1000 Pragmatic Play	96.53%	—	—	25,000x	100	VH	2.0s	10 min	PLAY
08	Gates of Gatot Kaca 1000 Pragmatic Play	96.50%	93.67%	−C$28	15,000x	100	VH	1.9s	10 min	PLAY
09	Gates of Olympus 1000 Pragmatic Play	96.50%	92.71%	−C$38	15,000x	100	VH	1.2s	10 min	PLAY
10	Gates of Olympus Super Scatter Pragmatic Play	96.50%	—	—	50,000x	100	VH	1.5s	10 min	PLAY
11	Starlight Princess 1000 Pragmatic Play	96.50%	93.40%	−C$31	15,000x	100	VH	2.3s	10 min	PLAY
12	Sugar Rush 1000 Pragmatic Play	96.50%	93.68%	−C$28	25,000x	100	VH	1.7s	10 min	PLAY
13	Lil Devil Big Time Gaming	96.43%	—	—	40,000x	200	VH	2.8s	12 h	PLAY
14	Jammin' Jars 2 Push Gaming	96.40%	93.71%	−C$27	50,000x	100	VH	1.2s	20 min	PLAY
15	Money Train 2 Relax Gaming	96.40%	93.75%	−C$27	50,000x	200	VH	1.9s	12 h	PLAY
16	Wanted Dead or a Wild Hacksaw Gaming	96.38%	93.97%	−C$24	12,500x	100	VH	2.1s	20 h	PLAY
17	Le King Hacksaw Gaming	96.36%	93.35%	−C$30	12,500x	100	VH	0.9s	20 h	PLAY
18	Immortal Desire Hacksaw Gaming	96.32%	93.93%	−C$24	pool	100	VH	1.0s	20 h	PLAY
19	Cash Crew Hacksaw Gaming	96.31%	92.28%	−C$40	10,000x	100	VH	1.2s	20 h	PLAY
20	Razor Returns Push Gaming	96.31%	91.62%	−C$47	50,000x	200	VH	1.2s	20 min	PLAY
21	Beast Below Hacksaw Gaming	96.30%	93.63%	−C$27	10,000x	100	VH	1.5s	20 h	PLAY
22	Chaos Crew Hacksaw Gaming	96.30%	—	—	10,000x	200	VH	1.5s	20 h	PLAY
23	Chaos Crew 2 Hacksaw Gaming	96.30%	—	—	pool	100	VH	0.8s	20 h	PLAY
24	Duel at Dawn Hacksaw Gaming	96.30%	—	—	12,500x	100	VH	1.1s	20 h	PLAY
25	RIP City Hacksaw Gaming	96.30%	91.45%	−C$49	12,500x	100	VH	2.3s	20 h	PLAY
26	Time Spinners Hacksaw Gaming	96.30%	92.24%	−C$41	pool	100	VH	1.5s	20 h	PLAY
27	Undead Fortune Hacksaw Gaming	96.29%	—	—	10,000x	100	VH	1.8s	20 h	PLAY
28	Cursed Seas Hacksaw Gaming	96.28%	92.53%	−C$38	10,000x	100	VH	2.5s	20 h	PLAY
29	Mount M Push Gaming	96.28%	93.22%	−C$31	20,000x	200	VH	1.7s	20 min	PLAY
30	Stormforged Hacksaw Gaming	96.28%	94.88%	−C$14	pool	100	VH	1.6s	20 h	PLAY
31	Densho Hacksaw Gaming	96.27%	92.74%	−C$35	10,000x	100	VH	1.9s	20 h	PLAY
32	Gladiator Legends Hacksaw Gaming	96.27%	—	—	10,000x	100	VH	1.0s	20 h	PLAY
33	Bloodthirst Hacksaw Gaming	96.26%	94.72%	−C$15	10,000x	100	VH	2.2s	20 h	PLAY
34	Beast Mode Relax Gaming	96.25%	93.31%	−C$29	47,776x	200	VH	0.8s	12 h	PLAY
35	Extra Chilli Epic Spins Big Time Gaming	96.25%	—	—	20,000x	100	VH	1.2s	12 h	PLAY
36	Warrior Ways Hacksaw Gaming	96.25%	93.17%	−C$31	10,000x	100	VH	2.0s	20 h	PLAY
37	Alpha Eagle Hacksaw Gaming	96.24%	94.45%	−C$18	10,000x	100	VH	1.7s	20 h	PLAY
38	Hand of Anubis Hacksaw Gaming	96.24%	93.48%	−C$28	10,000x	100	VH	1.3s	20 h	PLAY
39	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Megaways Big Time Gaming	96.24%	—	—	50,000x	100	VH	4.4s	12 h	PLAY
40	Rotten Hacksaw Gaming	96.22%	92.80%	−C$34	10,000x	100	VH	2.3s	20 h	PLAY
41	Dead Man's Trail Relax Gaming	96.20%	—	—	50,000x	200	VH	0.7s	12 h	PLAY
42	Moon Princess 100 Play'n GO	96.20%	—	—	15,000x	100	VH	2.5s	10 min	PLAY
43	Rise of Olympus 100 Play'n GO	96.20%	—	—	15,000x	200	VH	1.6s	10 min	PLAY
44	Road Rage Nolimit City	96.16%	94.63%	−C$15	pool	100	VH	1.3s	20 min	PLAY
45	Tombstone Nolimit City	96.15%	91.38%	−C$48	pool	100	VH	2.1s	20 min	PLAY
46	Big Bamboo Push Gaming	96.13%	—	—	50,000x	200	VH	0.8s	20 min	PLAY
47	TNT Tumble Relax Gaming	96.13%	93.29%	−C$28	46,656x	200	VH	1.2s	12 h	PLAY
48	Punk Rocker Nolimit City	96.12%	—	—	pool	100	VH	2.8s	20 min	PLAY
49	Das xBoot Nolimit City	96.10%	91.27%	−C$48	55,200x	100	VH	0.9s	20 min	PLAY
50	Immortal Romance II Games Global	96.10%	92.62%	−C$35	12,500x	200	VH	1.4s	15 min	PLAY
51	Infectious 5 xWays Nolimit City	96.10%	92.67%	−C$34	pool	100	VH	1.8s	20 min	PLAY
52	Money Train 3 Relax Gaming	96.10%	—	—	100,000x	200	VH	0.9s	12 h	PLAY
53	Money Train 4 Relax Gaming	96.10%	93.33%	−C$28	150,000x	200	VH	1.6s	12 h	PLAY
54	Nitropolis ELK Studios	96.10%	—	—	50,000x	100	VH	1.7s	10 min	PLAY
55	Nitropolis 2 ELK Studios	96.10%	—	—	50,000x	100	VH	0.7s	10 min	PLAY
56	Thunderstruck Wild Lightning Games Global	96.10%	—	—	15,000x	100	VH	1.1s	15 min	PLAY
57	DJ Psycho Nolimit City	96.09%	92.47%	−C$36	pool	100	VH	1.0s	20 min	PLAY
58	Karen Maneater Nolimit City	96.09%	93.35%	−C$27	pool	100	VH	0.9s	20 min	PLAY
59	Serial Nolimit City	96.09%	—	—	pool	100	VH	2.5s	20 min	PLAY
60	Folsom Prison Nolimit City	96.08%	93.47%	−C$26	75,000x	100	VH	2.3s	20 min	PLAY
61	Mental Nolimit City	96.08%	—	—	66,666x	100	VH	1.1s	20 min	PLAY
62	Mental 2 Nolimit City	96.08%	91.49%	−C$46	pool	100	VH	0.9s	20 min	PLAY
63	Remember Gulag Nolimit City	96.08%	—	—	30,000x	100	VH	2.5s	20 min	PLAY
64	Tombstone RIP Nolimit City	96.08%	—	—	300,000x	100	VH	0.8s	20 min	PLAY
65	Whacked! Nolimit City	96.07%	93.07%	−C$30	pool	100	VH	1.4s	20 min	PLAY
66	Wisdom of Athena Pragmatic Play	96.07%	—	—	pool	100	VH	1.9s	10 min	PLAY
67	Wisdom of Athena 1000 Pragmatic Play	96.07%	—	—	15,000x	100	VH	2.2s	10 min	PLAY
68	Zeus vs Hades: Gods of War Pragmatic Play	96.07%	92.95%	−C$31	15,000x	100	VH	1.9s	10 min	PLAY
69	Bushido Ways xNudge Nolimit City	96.06%	—	—	pool	100	VH	2.3s	20 min	PLAY
70	Deadwood R.I.P Nolimit City	96.06%	93.94%	−C$21	30,000x	100	VH	0.7s	20 min	PLAY
71	Evil Goblins xBomb Nolimit City	96.06%	—	—	pool	100	VH	1.3s	20 min	PLAY
72	Fire in the Hole xBomb Nolimit City	96.06%	93.04%	−C$30	60,000x	100	VH	0.8s	20 min	PLAY
73	Legion X Nolimit City	96.06%	93.17%	−C$29	pool	100	VH	2.3s	20 min	PLAY
74	Six Six Six Hacksaw Gaming	96.06%	94.11%	−C$20	pool	100	VH	1.6s	20 h	PLAY
75	Tombstone No Mercy Nolimit City	96.06%	93.51%	−C$26	300,000x	100	VH	0.8s	20 min	PLAY
76	Warrior Graveyard xNudge Nolimit City	96.06%	94.06%	−C$20	pool	100	VH	1.9s	20 min	PLAY
77	Fire in the Hole 2 Nolimit City	96.05%	—	—	60,000x	100	VH	1.7s	20 min	PLAY
78	Fire in the Hole 3 Nolimit City	96.05%	94.65%	−C$14	pool	100	VH	1.0s	20 min	PLAY
79	Misery Mining Nolimit City	96.05%	91.91%	−C$41	70,000x	100	VH	1.7s	20 min	PLAY
80	Pearl Harbor Nolimit City	96.05%	93.56%	−C$25	pool	100	VH	2.6s	20 min	PLAY
81	Punk Rocker 2 Nolimit City	96.05%	91.71%	−C$43	pool	100	VH	2.1s	20 min	PLAY
82	San Quentin 2: Death Row Nolimit City	96.05%	—	—	pool	100	VH	1.1s	20 min	PLAY
83	Sword of Ares Pragmatic Play	96.05%	—	—	10,000x	100	VH	1.1s	10 min	PLAY
84	Kiss My Chainsaw Nolimit City	96.04%	—	—	pool	100	VH	1.9s	20 min	PLAY
85	Deadwood Nolimit City	96.03%	94.26%	−C$18	13,950x	100	VH	3.6s	20 min	PLAY
86	East Coast vs West Coast Nolimit City	96.03%	93.26%	−C$28	pool	100	VH	2.3s	20 min	PLAY
87	San Quentin Nolimit City	96.03%	93.78%	−C$23	150,000x	100	VH	2.5s	20 min	PLAY
88	Book of Shadows Nolimit City	96.02%	93.88%	−C$21	pool	200	VH	2.2s	20 min	PLAY
89	Danger High Voltage Big Time Gaming	95.99%	—	—	15,552x	100	VH	2.7s	12 h	PLAY
90	Raging Rhino Light & Wonder	95.91%	—	—	4,000x	50	VH	2.2s	6 h	PLAY
91	Katmandu X ELK Studios	95.00%	—	—	25,000x	100	VH	2.5s	10 min	PLAY
92	Nitropolis 3 ELK Studios	95.00%	—	—	50,000x	100	VH	1.1s	10 min	PLAY
93	Cygnus 2 ELK Studios	94.00%	—	—	10,000x	100	VH	1.9s	10 min	PLAY
94	Nitropolis 4 ELK Studios	94.00%	—	—	50,000x	100	VH	1.8s	10 min	PLAY
95	Nitropolis 5 ELK Studios	94.00%	—	—	50,000x	100	VH	2.5s	10 min	PLAY
96	Temple Tumble 2 Dream Drop Relax Gaming	94.00%	—	—	50,000x	100	VH	1.0s	12 h	PLAY

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VH 111,111x Dead or Alive 2 96.80% one build licensed VH 50,000x Razor Shark 96.70% one build licensed VH 25,000x Sweet Bonanza 1000 96.53% one build licensed VH 15,000x Gates of Olympus 1000 96.50% 92.71% build also licensed VH 50,000x Gates of Olympus Super Scatter 96.50% one build licensed VH 12,500x Wanted Dead or a Wild 96.38% 93.97% build also licensed VH 10,000x Chaos Crew 96.30% one build licensed VH 150,000x Money Train 4 96.10% 93.33% build also licensed

The tail is paid for by the body

A 96% game with a 300,000x cap and a 96% game with a 2,000x cap return the same money over the long run. They just distribute it differently. The high ceiling version takes the payout mass out of the frequent small wins and moves it into an outcome you will almost certainly never see.

That is a legitimate design choice and it is what most players say they want. It is also why a C$20 balance dies faster here than anywhere else on the site.

Fifty two of these are split

52 of the 96 titles in this group are licensed at more than one return, the highest proportion of any variance band. That is not a coincidence: the studios shipping the most aggressive maths are also the ones shipping the most configurations.

The paytable check is nine seconds and it matters more here than in a low variance game, because a bad build on a high variance title is a longer drought funded at a worse price. All 123 split-build titles.