Blueprint Gaming Pokie Review
How Buffalo Rising Megaways Plays and Pays
Blueprint Gaming builds this buffalo-themed spin on the Megaways format, which changes the reel itself rather than just what lands on it. Here's how that works, what the bonus features add, and who it suits.
A Buffalo Stampede Built on a Shifting Reel
Blueprint Gaming keeps the surface simple: buffalo, plains wildlife and card symbols dressed up for the reels. The part that actually sets this pokie apart from a straight fixed-grid spin is what sits underneath that theme. Buffalo Rising Megaways runs on the Megaways format, which is what puts it among the more interesting medium-volatility picks in the Here2Win Casino games line-up, since the reel doesn't hold the same shape from one spin to the next.
How the Reels, Bonus Rounds and Bonus Buy Work
Megaways is Big Time Gaming's own reel mechanic, and its explainer puts it plainly: reel height and the number of ways to win can change on every spin. One spin might land a tight, low grid; the next might stretch taller with far more symbol combinations live at once. Blueprint Gaming has built Buffalo Rising Megaways on that same shifting structure, which is why the pace here feels less predictable than a fixed-payline pokie even before any feature triggers.
On top of that reel format, the game carries bonus rounds and a bonus buy option. The bonus buy lets you pay upfront to jump straight into the feature instead of landing it through ordinary spins, and that's a bigger one-off stake than a regular spin costs. If you've still got wagering running on a deposit bonus, it's worth checking your Bonus terms before you buy in — a bonus-buy spin can burn through a chunk of balance quickly, and not every welcome offer treats it the same as an ordinary spin.
Welcome offer worth up to US$5,000. Read the bonus guide for eligibility and full terms.
Where the Volatility and RTP Sit
Buffalo Rising Megaways sits at medium volatility, which plays steadier than the high-volatility titles on this site without the flatter feel of the lowest-volatility spins. Its 96.5% RTP lands above this site's median of 96.195% across the pokies on record here, so it pays back more of its long-run spin volume than the average pokie on this site.
Who Buffalo Rising Megaways Suits
I'd point this one at players who like a bit of shape-shifting unpredictability but still want to stay inside medium-volatility territory rather than reaching for the biggest swings on offer — buffalo and reel variety without needing a heavy bankroll cushion. If an Egyptian setting appeals more than a stampede, Book of Gods sits at the same medium volatility with its own bonus rounds and bonus buy, minus the Megaways reel shift. Prefer something calmer on the mechanic side entirely? 4Squad keeps the medium-volatility pace with straightforward bonus rounds and a lighter, parody adventure theme instead of a changing reel height.
More Pokies at a Similar Pace
A few other titles worth lining up against Buffalo Rising Megaways, based on their own confirmed facts.
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3 Pots of Lunar Wolf: Hold and Win
Betsoft · 96.1% RTP · an animals-and-winter reel set with bonus rounds and a bonus buy option.
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Beef Lightning
Big Time Gaming · 96.43% RTP · a farm-and-animals set built around a bonus round feature.
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100 Joker Staxx
Playson · 96.48% RTP · a classic joker-and-fruit reel set.
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A Big Catch - Hold and Win
Betsoft · 96.5% RTP · card symbols over a waterworld set with a bonus round and bonus buy.
Head back to the Pokies Guide for the complete line-up and where each title sits on the volatility scale.
Ready to Give Buffalo Rising Megaways a Spin?
A shifting reel, medium volatility and an RTP that sits above this site's median make Buffalo Rising Megaways worth a look before you settle on a pokie for the session.