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Pandemic Rising

Zombie outbreak slot driven by collected Virus symbols

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.51%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

14,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

40 lines

Player rating

4.1 ★

1 votes

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4.1 / 5

1 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 & RTP9/10

RTP 96.51% → 9.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential8.3/10

x14000.00 (14000×) → 8.3/10

Features6.5/10

10 features → 6.5/10

Game Mechanics5/10

f=10 r=5 p=40 → 5.0/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout5/10

5x5 → 5.0/10

Bet Flexibility8/10

0.2–240 (×1200) → 8.0/10

Provider Reputation7.2/10

provider avg 7.2 → 7.2/10

Popularity5.1/10

search demand p41 + proxy blend (70/30) → 5.1/10

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: 72 — Pandemic Rising by Pragmatic Play

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Slot Summary

Multiplying Wilds make Pandemic Rising a high-volatility slot in which one qualifying combination can carry several added values. Pragmatic Play gives the base game multipliers as high as 10x, then moves the larger escalation into Free Spins through collected Virus symbols and a meter reaching 100x. With 96.51% RTP and a 14000x ceiling, the design connects its outbreak theme directly to accumulation and rising variance.

How It Plays

The 5x5 layout uses 40 paylines, with Wild Multipliers supplying the main variation during ordinary spins. Multiple qualifying Wild values combine when they share a winning combination.

The bonus changes the objective from forming isolated wins to collecting Virus symbols. Each collection advances a staged meter, making later spins potentially more consequential than the opening ones.

Theme & Atmosphere

Pandemic Rising treats its Horror, Science, and Zombie themes as parts of the same outbreak scenario. Virus samples and biological-hazard imagery connect the laboratory premise to the pay mechanics.

The setting follows a collapsing zombie-apocalypse world rather than supernatural horror. Scientific containment and infection provide the tension, while the collection meter represents the spreading threat mechanically.

Horror Science Zombie

Features & Win Potential

Wild Multipliers reach 10x in the base game, and values are added when several Wilds participate in the same win. This concentrates the base game's strongest outcomes around Wild placement.

During Free Spins, Sticky Wilds remain in place while Symbols Collection tracks Virus symbols. Every third collection raises the Free Spins Multiplier and grants an Additional Free Spin.

Free Spins Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Wild Multipliers Sticky Wilds Symbols collection (Energy)Additional Free Spins RTP range Bonus Bet Free Spins Multiplier

Bonus & Free Spins

Landing 3 Bonus symbols triggers 8 Free Spins. The round begins with its multiplier meter at 1x, and Virus symbols appear only during this feature.

Collected Virus symbols move the meter through increasing values toward 100x. Every third Virus symbol also awards another spin, tying the duration of the round to collection progress.

Screenshots

3 gameplay frames

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Spec sheet

Pandemic Rising at a glance.

Identity

Slot namePandemic Rising

StudioPragmatic Play

Released10/16/2025

Math

SlotRanker Score72

RTP96.51%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win14,000×

Bet range$0.20 – $240.00

Player rating4.1 / 5 · 1 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines40

Layout5x5

Features

Themes

This game is searched most in Brazil, Thailand, and Argentina.

Expected average based on this slot's 96.51% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$2.79

Cost per session$2.79

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 Pandemic Rising? 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: High

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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 (High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.51%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (14,000×).

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 Pandemic Rising with other games

	Pandemic Rising Score 72This game	Disturbed Score 85	Zombie Outbreak Score 80	Elizabeth Lab Score 78	Mad Jack Hold & Win Score 71
Identity
Studio	Pragmatic Play	NoLimit City	PG Soft	Bigpot Gaming	1spin4win
Released	10/16/2025	5/9/2023	6/11/2024	4/5/2022	10/10/2024
Math
RTP	96.51%	96.1%	96.76%	96.53%	97.1%
Volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility	Medium volatility
Max win	14,000×	54,391×	5,000×	7,290×	1,300×
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	5
Layout	5x5	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3
Paylines	40	256	1600	243	243
Min bet	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
Max bet	240	100	100	200	100
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	—
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	—
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	—
Multiplier	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bonus game	—	—	—	✓	✓
Respins	—	✓	—	—	✓

Every number is shown as a delta against Pandemic Rising.

Comparing against

Pandemic Rising

Pragmatic Play

RTP

96.51%

Max win

14,000×

Score

+ Multiplier+ Respins

+ Multiplier+ Bonus Game

+ Multiplier+ Bonus Game+ Respins− Wild− Free Spins− Scatter

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