Buffalo Rising Megaways: Theme, Pace and Extras

Blueprint Gaming's Buffalo Herd on the Reels

Blueprint Gaming built Buffalo Rising Megaways around a herd of buffalo crossing open plains, with wolves, eagles and other wildlife filling out the symbol set alongside them. I like how restrained the theme stays here — no clutter, just one animal cast carried through the whole reel set, which makes it easy to read at a glance even before you know how the bonus features work.

How the Megaways Reel Format Actually Works

Buffalo Rising Megaways runs on a dynamic reel modifier: reel height and the number of ways to win can change from one spin to the next, so a narrow board can suddenly widen into dozens more ways to line up buffalo and wildlife symbols on the following spin. Big Time Gaming's own explainer of the Megaways format lays out how the mechanic behaves across the studios licensed to use it, Blueprint Gaming included, which is worth a read if you've never met a shifting reel grid before.

Bonus Rounds and the Bonus Buy Option

Confirmed features on Buffalo Rising Megaways are bonus rounds and a bonus buy, so you can either land the round naturally through play or pay to trigger it directly. Buying in spends a noticeably larger chunk of your session budget in one go, so it's worth checking the Here2Win Casino sign up bonus terms first if any wagering requirement is still running before you use it.

Medium Volatility and Where the RTP Sits

Buffalo Rising Megaways plays at a medium pace: wins land often enough to keep a session moving without the long dry stretches a high-volatility spin can bring, and without the constant small hits of a low-volatility grid game. Its 96.5% RTP sits a touch above the roughly 96% median across the slots I cover on this site, which is a reassuring number to see paired with a format this feature-heavy. For the full rundown of how low, medium and high volatility compare, the Slots Starter Guide walks through the scale in more detail.

If you enjoyed the bonus rounds and bonus buy pairing here, Blueprint Gaming's own Big Catch Bass Fishing Christmas carries the same combination at a similar medium pace, while Big Time Gaming's Bonanza Falls pushes the same bonus buy idea into high-volatility cascading reels for a faster swing.