5 Frozen Charms Megaways

Q: What is the RTP of the game?

It is 96.50% on the reference build, the usual Pragmatic Play figure. The studio also distributes 95.50% and 94.50% configurations, with the choice left to the operator. Check the number shown in the paytable: a full point of difference on a high-volatility Megaways costs a great deal over time.

Q: What are the minimum and maximum stakes?

From 0.20 to 125 per spin. The upper bound assumes the bonus bet is active; in strictly standard play several operators cap around 100. Against the maximum win, 5,000x at 125 comes to 625,000, which places the game in the upper middle of the studio Megaways catalogue.

7.2/10

Release November 2023· Updated September 2026

Seven ways to play the same bonus, from twenty-five lukewarm spins to six scorching ones

RTP

96.5%

Volatility

High

Max Win

5 000x

Grid

6 Megaways reels (2 to 7 symbols per reel)

Bonus Buy

Yes

Megaways up to 117,649 waysCascadesMultiplier Wilds x1-x407 Free Spins formulasPot of gold scattersBonus bet +25 %Bonus Buy 100x

7.2

BetsRank Verdict

Our read of the game, based on the data the studio publishes

Pragmatic Play has released so many Megaways titles that theme is often the only way to tell them apart. 5 Frozen Charms does better than average on one specific point: the free spin choice is not a decorative menu, it is a decision that reconfigures the session. The gap between the extremes is enormous. Twenty-five spins at x2-x5 is a bonus that unfolds calmly, produces something almost every time, and rarely finishes above 100x. Six spins at x15-x40 is the exact opposite: three rounds in four end on almost nothing, but when a cascade fires with a x40 sitting on it, the counter takes off in one go. That second option is the most frustrating in Pragmatic recent catalogue — six spins are gone in twenty seconds — and that is precisely why it exists. The base game is decent. Multiplier wilds land often enough to keep boredom away, and the scale running to x40 means a non-bonus spin can be worth real money, which is not true of every Megaways from this studio. A one-in-three hit rate sustains the impression of activity, even though most of those returns fail to cover the stake. The reservations concern originality and entry price. The engine, the cascades, the multiplier ladder, the bonus structure: all of it already exists elsewhere from the same developer, and a layer of winter frost over Irish symbols is not enough to build an identity. As for the 100x buy, it is expensive for a bonus whose formats cap low half the time — paying a hundred times your stake to obtain twenty-five spins at x2-x5 is rarely a good deal. On balance this is a solid, well-tuned Megaways, provided you play the 96.50% build and know which format you want. Players who enjoy making a decision will find more here than in the studio's routine output; those hunting a genuinely new mechanic should keep walking.

Strengths

+Seven free spin formats that genuinely alter the distribution of outcomes
+Multiplier wilds up to x40 available from the base game onward
+Hit rate of roughly one spin in three, a lively rhythm for a Megaways
+Up to 117,649 ways across six reels of two to seven symbols
+Maximum win of 5,000x, worth 625,000 at the 125 stake ceiling

To consider

−Engine, cascades and bonus structure already seen a dozen times from Pragmatic Play
−The six-spin format very often ends on almost nothing
−The 100x buy is expensive given the flattest of the bonus formats
−Three RTP configurations circulate, one of them at 94.50%
−The 5,000x ceiling is quoted at roughly one spin in 907,552

5 Frozen Charms Megaways in detail

The name says most of it: the usual Irish good-luck symbols — clover, horseshoe, pot of gold — locked in ice, running on the Megaways engine Pragmatic Play has been working for years. Six reels showing two to seven symbols each, up to 117,649 possible combinations, cascades after every win: the structure is familiar, and the studio makes no pretence otherwise. What deserves attention sits in the multipliers. In the base game, wilds arrive carrying a value ranging from x1 to x40, passing through x3, x5, x8, x10, x15 and x30. A x40 landing on an already well-fed cascade turns an ordinary spin into a three-figure result, and that is the main engine of the game outside the bonus. Wins land roughly one spin in three, which gives a lively base rhythm for a high-volatility Megaways. The free spins open on three gold pot scatters — four, five or six add an instant cash win on top — and above all they are chosen. Seven formats are offered along a single scale: twenty-five spins with x2 to x5 multipliers at one end, only six spins with x15 to x40 multipliers at the other, plus a mystery option that draws at random. That dial is the real decision in this game, and it completely reshapes the distribution of outcomes. The reference return is 96.50%, the Pragmatic Play house figure, but the studio also ships the game at 95.50% and 94.50%: three versions circulate and the casino picks. The ceiling sits at 5,000 times the stake, with a quoted probability of roughly one spin in 907,552 — a figure worth holding in mind before aiming for the top. Stakes run from 0.20 to 125 per spin. A bonus bet raising the stake by 25% improves the odds of triggering the feature, and buying the free spins outright costs 100x the stake, an option unavailable in the United Kingdom where feature buys are prohibited. Without buying, the feature lands on average once every 446 spins.

The mechanics of 5 Frozen Charms Megaways

▸Megaways engine across six reels of two to seven symbols, up to 117,649 combinations.
▸Cascades after each win: winning symbols vanish and let new icons drop onto the grid.
▸Wilds carrying base-game multipliers from x1 to x40, via x8, x15 and x30.
▸Three gold pot scatters trigger the free spins; four to six add an instant cash win.
▸Seven free spin formats to choose from, from twenty-five spins at x2-x5 to six spins at x15-x40.
▸Mystery option that draws the format at random, up to twenty-five free spins.
▸Bonus bet raising the stake by 25% to increase how often the feature triggers.
▸Direct free spins buy at 100x the stake, unavailable in the United Kingdom.

💰 Bonus Buy: 100x the bet (buy banned in the United Kingdom)

❓Frequently asked questions about 5 Frozen Charms Megaways

What is the maximum win in 5 Frozen Charms Megaways?▾

Five thousand times the stake, which comes to 625,000 at the 125 per spin ceiling.

The quoted probability for that outcome is around one spin in 907,552, in other words an event the vast majority of players will never see. The ceiling mostly serves as a marker of the engine theoretical power.

Which free spin format should you choose?▾

It depends what you are after.

Twenty-five spins with x2 to x5 multipliers produce frequent but capped results; six spins with x15 to x40 multipliers give very few chances but each can decide the whole session. The intermediate formats spread the risk. None is mathematically superior, they simply shift the variance.

What is the RTP of the game?▾

It is 96.

50% on the reference build, the usual Pragmatic Play figure. The studio also distributes 95. 50% and 94. 50% configurations, with the choice left to the operator. Check the number shown in the paytable: a full point of difference on a high-volatility Megaways costs a great deal over time.

How much does the bonus buy cost?▾

One hundred times the stake for direct access to the free spins, with the same choice of formats as a natural trigger.

The option is not offered in the United Kingdom, where regulation prohibits feature buys. Without buying, expect roughly 446 spins on average before three scatters land.

What does the bonus bet do?▾

It raises the stake by 25% and in exchange increases the probability of triggering the free spins.

It sits between normal play and the 100x buy: cheaper per unit, but you need to keep it running over many spins for the difference to show. On this game it also lifts the stake ceiling to 125 per spin.

What is the volatility of 5 Frozen Charms Megaways?▾

High, and the published figures confirm it.

The base game stays lively with a win roughly one spin in three, but those wins are mostly tiny: the real distribution happens in the bonus, which only arrives once every 446 spins. A budget that cannot survive several hundred spins will probably see nothing.

What are the minimum and maximum stakes?▾

From 0.

20 to 125 per spin. The upper bound assumes the bonus bet is active; in strictly standard play several operators cap around 100. Against the maximum win, 5,000x at 125 comes to 625,000, which places the game in the upper middle of the studio Megaways catalogue.