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Surftide slot: RTP and max win

By The DarkRoot. Released 8 Jun 2026, math version 5.
Medium volatilityNo. 5778 most played this month

Surftide is a medium-volatility slot by The DarkRoot on Stake Engine, released 8 Jun 2026. Its base game returns 96.17%, above the median Engine slot (96.02%) and higher than 56% of them. The top payout is 15,000× the bet, bigger than 50% of Engine slots; from a base spin it lands about once every 999,997 spins. It has 3 bonus buys priced at 100× to 200× the bet; the best returns 96.18%, so each buy costs 4.58× the bet on average over the long run. It is the No. 5778 most played Engine slot over the last 30 days.

Base RTP
96.17%
catalogue figure 96.172%
Max win
15,000×
of the base bet
Max win, base spins
1 in 999,997
15,000× top payout per spin
Base spin pays nothing
75.2%
of spins
Players, last 30 days
10
$376 wagered (Engine Insights)

Every mode, side by side

Costs are multiples of the base bet. Odds come from the published outcome table for v5. "Returns the cost" counts rounds that pay back at least what the mode cost. Expected cost is cost × (1 − RTP): the average amount lost per round over the long run.

ModeTypeCostRTPMax winMax win oddsPays anythingReturns the costExpected cost per round
BaseBase spin1.00×96.17%15,000×1 in 999,9971 in 4.001 in 180.04× base Simulate
EnhancedBoosted spin3.00×96.18%15,000×1 in 1,654,5121 in 4.021 in 9.400.11× base Simulate
Surfs UpBonus buy100×96.02%15,000×1 in 4,333every round1 in 4.713.98× base Simulate
Aloha NightBonus buy120×96.18%15,000×1 in 3,725,111every round1 in 4.924.58× base Simulate
Tentacle SpinBonus buy200×96.11%15,000×1 in 4,999,896–1 in 3.017.78× base Simulate

Work out the cost of Surftide bonus buys at your bet size

Version history

Base-mode RTP per published math version. Older versions stay public in the fairness API, so changes can be checked.

VersionBase RTP
v596.172%Active
v496.171%

Frequently asked

What is the RTP of Surftide?

Base spins return 96.17% of the amount wagered over the long run, from the published outcome table for version 5. Its bonus buys return between 96.02% and 96.18%.

What is the max win in Surftide and how likely is it?

The top payout is 15,000× the base bet. On a base spin it lands 1 in 999,997 spins. In the Aloha Night buy (120×) 15,000× lands 1 in 3,725,111 buys.

Does Surftide have a bonus buy, and what does it cost?

Yes, 3 buy modes. Surfs Up: 100× the base bet, 96.02% RTP, an expected cost of 3.98× the base bet per buy. Aloha Night: 120× the base bet, 96.18% RTP, an expected cost of 4.58× the base bet per buy. Tentacle Spin: 200× the base bet, 96.11% RTP, an expected cost of 7.78× the base bet per buy.

Is Surftide high or low volatility?

Medium. Its base-mode standard deviation is 24.2× the bet, which puts it in the middle third of Engine games. What volatility means.

Can I check that a result was fair?

Yes. Engine games use provably fair seeds. Once your server seed is revealed you can replay any round against the published outcome table. See how to verify a result.

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