Expanse Studios

Pia

Slots Video Slots Nature Animals Warrior Native

Nature-themed line slot combining progressive jackpots with optional gambling

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

98%

return to player

Volatility

—

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

—

per spin

Reels

40 lines

Player rating

3.6 ★

3 votes

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3.6 / 5

3 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP10/10

RTP 98% → 10.0/10

Volatility8/10imputed

imputed medium (unknown) → 8.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features3.5/10

7 features → 3.5/10

Game Mechanics4.2/10

f=7 r=5 p=40 → 4.2/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility—

—

Provider Reputation6.6/10

provider avg 6.6 → 6.6/10

Popularity3.3/10

synthetic proxy → 3.3/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 63 — Pia by Expanse Studios

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Slot Summary

A 98% RTP places Pia's long-run return figure ahead of its 40-line format, but the game's win potential is split between ordinary symbol payouts and a Progressive Jackpot. Expanse Studios adds an optional Risk/Gamble game after wins, letting the player accept the existing result or attempt to double it. That choice gives the otherwise direct 5x3 slot a second source of variance outside the jackpot draw.

How It Plays

Pia evaluates combinations across 40 paylines on a 5x3 layout. Wild and Scatter Symbols provide the special-symbol layer without replacing the regular line format.

After a successful spin, the Risk/Gamble option can move the result into a card-color choice. A correct prediction doubles the win, while a miss forfeits it.

Theme & Atmosphere

Nature and Animals frame Pia's setting, while the Native and Warrior labels point to an Indigenous American cultural treatment centered on a village and tribal figures.

The visual premise supplies characters and objects for the paytable, but the game remains mechanically focused on paylines, jackpots and the optional risk decision.

Nature Animals Warrior Native

Features & Win Potential

The Progressive Jackpot creates a prize route separate from standard symbol combinations. Its value can increase independently of the fixed paytable awards.

The Risk/Gamble game appears after qualifying wins and asks the player to predict a card color. Success doubles the result, while failure removes that prize.

Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol 5 Reels Progressive Jackpot Risk/Gamble (Double) game 40 Paylines 98% RTP

Spec sheet

Pia at a glance.

Identity

Slot namePia

StudioExpanse Studios

Released2/13/2023

Math

SlotRanker Score63

RTP98%

Max win—

Bet range—

Player rating3.6 / 5 · 3 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines40

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 98% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$1.60

Cost per session$1.60

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Pia? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: Mediumassumed — not published for this slot

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (98.00%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Pia with other games

	Pia Score 63This game	Howling Wolves Megaways Score 75	Mystic Chief Score 66	Frontier Fortunes Score 65	Indian Wolf Score 62
Identity
Studio	Expanse Studios	Booming Games	Pragmatic Play	Habanero	Giocaonline
Released	2/13/2023	12/9/2021	10/1/2021	4/15/2015	9/20/2018
Math
RTP	98%	96%	95.44%	93.58%	94%
Volatility	—	High volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility	Medium/High
Max win	—	2,168×	5,000×	—	1,000×
Format
Reels	5	6	5	5	5
Layout	5x3	6x7	3-4-4-4-3	5x3	5x3
Paylines	40	117649	576	25	20
Min bet	—	0.1	0.2	0.25	0.2
Max bet	—	100	100	5000	20
Features
Progressive	✓	—	—	✓	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	✓	—	✓	✓
Bonus game	—	—	—	—	✓
Respins	—	—	—	—	—

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