
John Hunter and Galileo’s Secrets
Fact sheet: what the studio publishes about this slot, and what it means for your stake.
- Returns over time
- 96.5%house keeps 3.50%
- A spin pays
- not published
- Swings
- High
- Ceiling
- 5,000x
Myth or fact?
What people say about it, checked
- Fact
“It pays back more than most slots”
Its best RTP is 96.5%, above the 96% most big studios aim for.
- Myth
“Every casino runs it the same”
The studio offers 3 RTP versions, from 96.5% down to 94.5%. Check the game's info screen.
- Unlikely
“A small balance lasts long on it”
High volatility: wins come rarely and in bigger lumps, so a small balance can run out before one lands.
- Possible, rarely
“You can win 5,000x your stake”
The max win is a ceiling almost no session reaches.
The 3 versions casinos can run
The studio sells this slot at several RTPs and each casino picks one. Open the game's info screen to see which one you are playing.
- 96.5%
- 95.5%
- 94.5%
The full sheet
Specs
- Studio
- Pragmatic Play
- Released
- Feb 20 2025
- Grid
- 5 reels, 3 rows
- Pays
- 10 paylines
- Mechanic
- Paylines
- Smallest stake
- 0.1
- Biggest stake
- 250
- Bonus buy
- 80x the stake (Buy Free Spins)
- Series
- John Hunter
Paytable: what each symbol pays
In times the stake, by how many land.
| Symbol | 2 of a kind | 3 of a kind | 4 of a kind | 5 of a kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hunter portrait | 1x | 4x | 15x | 100x |
| Armillary sphere / globe | 0.5x | 3x | 12.5x | 75x |
| Hourglass | 0.3x | 2x | 10x | 50x |
| Telescope | no pay | 1.5x | 7.5x | 25x |
| Map scroll | no pay | 1x | 6x | 20x |
| Inkwell & feather quill | no pay | 0.8x | 5x | 15x |
| A | no pay | 0.5x | 2.5x | 10x |
| K | no pay | 0.5x | 2.5x | 10x |
| Q | no pay | 0.5x | 2x | 7.5x |
| J | no pay | 0.5x | 2x | 7.5x |
| SCATTER | no pay | 5x | no pay | no pay |
| SUPER SCATTER | no pay | 5x | no pay | no pay |
Features and themes
- Expanding Symbols
- Free Spins
- Gamble
- Hold and Spin
- Level Progression
- Mystery Symbol
- Prize Symbols
- Respin
- Adventure
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Figures from the studio where it publishes them and from public slot databases otherwise (data credits). RTP describes the long run, not your next session. 18+.
