Playtech vs Pragmatic Play
Playtech and Pragmatic Play side by side, from the 1,794 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 95.85%). Casinos can still run lower versions of any game.
In numbers
| Playtech | Pragmatic Play | |
|---|---|---|
| Released games | 781 | 1,013 |
| Released in the last 12 months (games with a known release date) | — Not enough release dates in our data | 160 |
| With an official demo | 0% | 74.2% |
| With a published RTP | 84.5% | 98.8% |
| RTP median | 95.85% | 96.5% |
| RTP middle half (25th–75th percentile) | 95.1–96.25% | 96.06–96.52% |
| Median published max win (implausible values excluded) | 2,500x | 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
| Playtech | Pragmatic Play | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 94% | 76 (11.5%) | 42 (4.2%) |
| 94–95.99% | 323 (48.9%) | 88 (8.8%) |
| 96–96.99% | 220 (33.3%) | 826 (82.5%) |
| 97% and up | 41 (6.2%) | 45 (4.5%) |
Volatility mix
| Playtech | Pragmatic Play | |
|---|---|---|
| Low | 3% | 0.9% |
| Low–medium | 5.7% | 2% |
| Medium | 50.3% | 15.5% |
| Medium–high | 13.4% | 9.8% |
| High | 27.2% | 71.7% |
| Very high | 0.4% | 0% |
Mechanics, features and top games
Playtech
Top mechanics
- Paylines (574)
- Ways to win (123)
- Megaways (7)
- Cluster pays (3)
Top features
- Free spins (524)
- Wild symbols (108)
- Multipliers (50)
- Bonus buy (39)
- Expanding wilds (38)
Most popular games
- Age of the Gods 95.02% RTP
- Buffalo Blitz 95.96% RTP
- Great Blue 94.25% RTP
- Age of the Gods: King of Olympus 94.99% RTP
- Gladiator 95.61% RTP
Pragmatic Play
Top mechanics
- Paylines (559)
- Ways to win (125)
- 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 95.85%). 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 (71.7% vs 27.5%). Those swing hardest, so keep stakes small.
- Players who prefer steadier sessions: Playtech has more low or low–medium volatility games (8.8% vs 2.9%).
- Trying games for free first: Pragmatic Play has an official demo for more of its games (74.2% vs 0%).
- 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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