Pragmatic Play · Educational guide
Release the Kraken 2
An underwater line slot whose listed mechanics are free spins and roaming wilds, with ante bet and buy spins also on the feature list. Pragmatic Play lists 96.03% RTP, a Medium volatility label and a 5,000x cap, with bets from 0.2.
- RTP
- 96.03%
- Volatility
- Medium
- Max win
- 5000x
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What this guide explains
Key concepts to understand
Format: Lines · Free Spins
Mechanics: Free Spins, Roaming Wilds
Listed features: Free Spins, Instant Bonus, Ante Bet, Buy Spins
Slot information
Theme & game design
One-line verdictBright, rounded and instantly readable, though the friendly cast makes it look more like an aquarium poster than a sea-monster story.
An underwater line slot whose listed mechanics are free spins and roaming wilds, with ante bet and buy spins also on the feature list. Pragmatic Play lists 96.03% RTP, a Medium volatility label and a 5,000x cap, with bets from 0.2.
A short story from the game world
A grinning red-eyed shark fills the frame, flanked by a snaggle-toothed anglerfish and a pufferfish that looks mildly offended to be there. The title promises a kraken, but the only sign of one is a pair of purple tentacles curling around the sign.
- Built as a fixed paylines game. 1,128 titles here share this format, so it is a well-covered one to learn from.
- Its published RTP of 96.03% sits 0.23 points below the 96.26% median of the other 1,099 fixed paylines games here. RTP is a long-run theoretical figure, not a per-session one.
- The studio grades it medium volatility, which 33% of fixed paylines games here share. Volatility describes the spread of outcomes, not how often a result arrives.
- The stated win cap is 5,000×, around the middle of the range for this family (median 5,000×). A cap is a rulebook limit, not an expected outcome.
- Its artwork reads as east asia, which is how it is grouped for the structure-match panel below.
- A studio-published play-money demo is embedded above, as it is for 731 other Pragmatic Play titles here.
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- You want a middle-of-the-scale game to compare against — the studio's volatility label sits in the middle band.
- You want to practise reading a paytable — every payout here traces back to a fixed line or a standard reel set.
- You want to try before reading further — the studio's own demo runs on this page with play money only.
RTP, volatility, maximum win and bet ranges are reference values and can differ by game version or market.
- Pragmatic Play has 733 slots in this catalogue; this guide is one of them.
- Among the 656 Pragmatic Play slots with a single published RTP, 96.03% ranks #577.
- Its published win cap of 5,000× ranks #336 of 733 Pragmatic Play slots that publish one.
- Pragmatic Play released 9 other titles in the same month (2022-11).
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Assembled by arithmetic over the catalogue. Ranks order the published figures by size; they are not a quality rating.FAQ
Release the Kraken 2 — frequently asked questions
- What is the RTP of Release the Kraken 2?
- The studio-published RTP is 96.03%. RTP is a long-run theoretical return, not a per-session result, and some operators run lower-RTP builds.
- How volatile is Release the Kraken 2?
- The studio lists its volatility as Medium. Volatility describes how results are spread, not how likely a win is.
- What is the maximum win on Release the Kraken 2?
- The published win cap is 5,000× the stake. A cap is a rule on the paytable, not a likelihood.
- Can I play Release the Kraken 2 for free?
- Yes. The studio's official demo runs on this page with play money only — no sign-up and no real funds.
- When was Release the Kraken 2 released?
- Pragmatic Play lists the release date as 2022-11-03.
Structure match
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