Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win

Q: What is the RTP of Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win?

The reference version runs at 95.44%. Watch out for a very common confusion: several databases publish 95.04% on this game, which is in fact the RTP of the first Buffalo Power released in 2020. The two titles carry near-identical names and share the same grid, which explains the copy, but the values genuinely differ.

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Release May 2023· Updated August 2026

Released in May 2023, the sequel keeps the 5x3 grid and twenty fixed paylines of the original Buffalo Power but lifts the ceiling from 1,187x to 10,468x the stake, thanks to a multiplier that accumulates throughout the free spins.

RTP

95.44%

Volatility

High

Max Win

10 468x

Grid

5x3 grid

Bonus Buy

Hold and Win: 6+ Bonus/Power symbols, 3 respins reset5 fixed jackpots, Grand at 5,000x for 6 Power symbolsFull grid: total win doubledFree spins: 8 spins (3 scatters, reels 2-3-4)Cumulative multiplier in free spins: +1x / +2x per wild, up to x11Buffalo Extra Bonus: mystery symbols in Bonus/Power

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BetsRank Verdict

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

Playson has been extending the Buffalo Power line since 2020, and for once the sequel does more than repaint the original. Buffalo Power 2 keeps the 5x3 grid and the twenty fixed paylines of the first game, but the ceiling climbs from 1,187x to 10,468x the stake. Almost nine times higher, on a structure that looks identical. Volatility follows suit: where the first instalment played out on a gentle slope, this one is rated high variance, with a hit frequency measured at 27.16%. The gap comes from the free spins. The original Buffalo Power settled for stacked wilds that doubled the combinations they completed. Here the multiplier accumulates: a partially visible buffalo adds +1x, a fully visible one +2x, and Playson advertises growth up to x11 across the round. Eight spins to start with is short, but a multiplier climbing over eight spins completely reshapes the distribution. Hold and Win remains the studio's signature, with its six-symbol minimum and three respins reset by every new landing. The ladder has five tiers, from 5x at the bottom to the Grand at 5,000x when six Power symbols occupy the grid. Fill the grid entirely and the total win is doubled. Nothing new for anyone who has played Coin Strike or Royal Coins, but the execution is clean and easy to read. What this sequel genuinely adds is called Buffalo Extra Bonus: mystery symbols that flip into Bonus or Power symbols, allowing Hold and Win to fire from inside the free spins themselves. That chaining is what produces the 10,468x. Without it, the game would sit in the same waters as its predecessor. Two reservations. The 95.44% RTP stays below the market average, and the Buffalo Power line has never been an exception on that front. And there is no bonus buy, which weighs heavily on a game where almost everything happens in the features and where eight free spins require three scatters. One practical warning to close on: several databases publish 95.04% on this game. That is the first Buffalo Power's RTP, copied across by mistake. The figure for this second instalment really is 95.44%.

Strengths

+A 10,468x ceiling, close to nine times that of the first Buffalo Power
+Cumulative multiplier during free spins, advertised up to x11 by Playson
+Buffalo Extra Bonus: mystery symbols let Hold and Win trigger from inside the free spins
+Five jackpot tiers, with a Grand worth 5,000x for six Power symbols
+Filling the grid during the respins doubles the total win
+A 0.20 floor bet on a genuinely high-variance game

To consider

−A 95.44% RTP, below the market average as often with Playson
−No bonus buy, although the entire potential depends on the features
−Only eight free spins on trigger, with no advertised retrigger
−Several databases wrongly publish the first game’s 95.04% RTP on this one
−Twenty fixed lines and a base game that stays quiet between features
−Artwork and symbols almost unchanged from 2020, the visual identity does not move

Buffalo Power 2: a sequel that multiplies the ceiling by nine

Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win launched on 30 May 2023, three years after the first instalment. Playson presented it as a sequel rather than a variant, a distinction that matters at a studio whose catalogue is largely made of reworkings of the same engine. The grid runs five reels, three rows and twenty fixed paylines. Bets range from 0.20 to 100 per spin. The paytable lines up eight regular symbols: four card ranks at the bottom, four prairie animals above them, eagle, wolf, bear and buffalo. The bear is the best paid of the standard symbols at 12.50x the stake for a full combination. The buffalo acts as the wild. It substitutes for paying symbols and appears stacked across the full height of its reel, which explains its central role in the free spins round. Scatters take the shape of a mountain ridge and only appear on reels 2, 3 and 4 during the base game. Three scatters award eight free spins, and this is where the mechanics break away from the first game. Every buffalo wild feeds a shared multiplier: partially visible on its reel it adds +1x, fully visible it adds +2x. The multiplier carries over from spin to spin, and Playson advertises a ceiling of x11 across the round. Hold and Win triggers once six Bonus or Power symbols are gathered on the grid. The triggering symbols lock and three respins begin; each new landing resets the counter to three. Power symbols carry their own value and the ladder holds five jackpots: the lowest starts at 5x the stake, the Grand is worth 5,000x and lands when six Power symbols occupy the grid. If every position ends up filled, the total win is doubled. The feature that truly separates this sequel is called Buffalo Extra Bonus. Mystery symbols flip at random into Bonus or Power symbols, which allows Hold and Win to trigger from the base game and from the free spins alike. That chaining, an accumulated multiplier during free spins followed by Hold and Win on top, is what produces the advertised maximum: 10,468x the stake, or 1,046,800 at the 100 ceiling bet. The reference RTP is 95.44% and volatility is rated high, for a hit frequency measured at 27.16%. There is no bonus buy.

How Buffalo Power 2 works

▸Hold and Win: six Bonus or Power symbols gathered on the grid lock it and launch three respins, reset to three by every new landing.
▸Five fixed jackpots: the lowest tier pays 5x the stake, the Grand is worth 5,000x and unlocks with six Power symbols on the grid.
▸Full grid: if every position is occupied when the respins end, the total win from the round is doubled.
▸Free spins: three mountain scatters, found only on reels 2, 3 and 4, award eight spins.
▸Cumulative multiplier: each partially visible buffalo wild adds +1x and each fully visible one +2x, up to the x11 Playson advertises for the round.
▸Buffalo Extra Bonus: mystery symbols flip into Bonus or Power symbols and can trigger Hold and Win from inside the free spins.

❓Frequently asked questions about Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win

What is the RTP of Buffalo Power 2: Hold and Win?▾

The reference version runs at 95.

44%. Watch out for a very common confusion: several databases publish 95. 04% on this game, which is in fact the RTP of the first Buffalo Power released in 2020. The two titles carry near-identical names and share the same grid, which explains the copy, but the values genuinely differ.

What is the maximum win on Buffalo Power 2?▾

10,468x the stake, or 1,046,800 at the 100 ceiling bet.

That is close to nine times the first instalment’s cap of 1,187x. The gap comes from the cumulative free-spins multiplier, which can combine with a Hold and Win trigger fired during the same round.

How is Hold and Win triggered?▾

You need six Bonus or Power symbols on the grid, in the base game or in free spins.

The triggering symbols lock and three respins begin. Every new special symbol that lands resets the counter to three, which lets the round stretch on for as long as the grid keeps filling up.

How many jackpots does the game have?▾

Five fixed tiers, awarded according to the number of Power symbols collected during the respins.

The lowest pays 5x the stake, the Grand is worth 5,000x and requires six Power symbols on the grid. The first Buffalo Power offered only four, capped at 500x, which gives the measure of the change in scale.

How does the free-spins multiplier work?▾

Buffalo wilds appear stacked across the height of their reel.

A partially visible buffalo adds +1x to the round’s shared multiplier, a fully visible one adds +2x. The total carries over from spin to spin, and Playson advertises growth reaching x11 before the eight spins run out.

Is there a bonus buy on Buffalo Power 2?▾

No.

Playson offers no feature purchase on this title, which weighs more here than it would on a low-variance game: triggering the free spins requires three scatters confined to reels 2, 3 and 4, and the game’s real potential only expresses itself inside those rounds.

What is different from the first Buffalo Power?▾

The 5x3 grid and twenty fixed paylines are identical, and so is the artwork.

The changes lie elsewhere: the ceiling goes from 1,187x to 10,468x, volatility moves from medium to high, four jackpots become five with a Grand at 5,000x instead of 500x, and above all the free spins gain a cumulative multiplier the first game never had.