Booming Games vs Pragmatic Play
Booming Games and Pragmatic Play side by side, from the 1,342 released games in our database: RTP, volatility, demos, mechanics and max wins.
Quick answer
Players who look for a higher published RTP: Pragmatic Play has the higher median (96.5% vs 95.8%). Casinos can still run lower versions of any game.
In numbers
| Booming Games | Pragmatic Play | |
|---|---|---|
| Released games | 327 | 1,015 |
| Released in the last 12 months (games with a known release date) | 46 | 161 |
| With an official demo | 35.5% | 74.1% |
| With a published RTP | 83.5% | 98.7% |
| RTP median | 95.8% | 96.5% |
| RTP middle half (25th–75th percentile) | 95.49–96% | 96.06–96.52% |
| Median published max win (implausible values excluded) | 4,000x | 5,000x |
Shares are of released games. RTP figures are the providers' published defaults; casinos can run lower versions. Max wins are the providers' published figures; values we could not check are left out.
RTP spread
| Booming Games | Pragmatic Play | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 94% | 0 (0%) | 42 (4.2%) |
| 94–95.99% | 184 (67.4%) | 88 (8.8%) |
| 96–96.99% | 84 (30.8%) | 827 (82.5%) |
| 97% and up | 5 (1.8%) | 45 (4.5%) |
Volatility mix
| Booming Games | Pragmatic Play | |
|---|---|---|
| Low | 12% | 0.9% |
| Low–medium | 1.2% | 2% |
| Medium | 15.4% | 15.6% |
| Medium–high | 22.4% | 9.8% |
| High | 49% | 71.6% |
Mechanics, features and top games
Booming Games
Top mechanics
- Paylines (293)
- Scatter pays (14)
- Ways to win (9)
- Cluster pays (5)
- Megaways (4)
Top features
- Wild symbols (300)
- Free spins (293)
- Multipliers (156)
- Bonus buy (109)
- Hold and win (70)
Highest-rated in our data
- Classic Fantastic 97% RTP
- Super Duper 96.97% RTP
- Megahops Megaways 96.7% RTP
- Wild Diamond 7x 96.69% RTP
- Winner's Cup 96.61% RTP
Pragmatic Play
Top mechanics
- Paylines (559)
- Ways to win (126)
- Megaways (75)
- Cluster pays (43)
- Scatter pays (31)
Top features
- Free spins (493)
- Multipliers (402)
- Wild symbols (394)
- Hold and win (160)
- Respins (136)
Most popular games
- Gates of Olympus 96.5% RTP
- Sweet Bonanza 96.48% RTP
- Big Bass Bonanza 96.71% RTP
- Wolf Gold 96.01% RTP
- The Dog House 96.51% RTP
Who suits whom
- Players who look for a higher published RTP: Pragmatic Play has the higher median (96.5% vs 95.8%). Casinos can still run lower versions of any game.
- Players who prefer rare, bigger wins: Pragmatic Play has more high or very high volatility games (71.6% vs 49%). Those swing hardest, so keep stakes small.
- Players who prefer steadier sessions: Booming Games has more low or low–medium volatility games (13.3% vs 2.9%).
- Trying games for free first: Pragmatic Play has an official demo for more of its games (74.1% vs 35.5%).
- Both studios most often use paylines.
Worked out from the numbers above, not from sponsorship: we do not take payment from studios for these pages.
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