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Beat the Beast: Kraken's Lair slot review

By The Slot Side Editorial TeamUpdated How we score

RTP 96.12%Beat the Beast: Kraken's Lair slot
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Kraken's Lair, part of Thunderkick's Beat the Beast series, spins on 5 reels across 9 paylines. Its confirmed extras are wilds and a free-spins round. The studio leaves out the release date, the theme and any volatility rating, so nothing beyond the verified basics appears below.

Provider
Thunderkick
RTP
96.12%
Reels
5
Paylines
9
Features
free spins, wild

Nine lines on a five-reel grid

Many five-reel slots use 20 or 25 lines; nine makes each spin easy to take in. The title belongs to a series: Thunderkick's catalogue also lists Beat the Beast: Cerberus' Inferno and Beat the Beast: Griffin's Gold, found on the Thunderkick page, though nothing here claims how they compare.

What 96.12% means over time

Over millions of spins the game is set to return 96.12%, leaving 3.88% with the casino. The figure is a long-run average, not a hint about your session; RTP explained gives the reasoning. Casinos may pick a different setting from the one published.

The volatility is unrated, so how often payouts appear and how big they are is unknown. For help with reading risk when a rating is missing, see the volatility guide.

Wilds and free spins

A wild can replace ordinary symbols, while the bonus comes as free spins. How that round works goes undocumented, so none is claimed. Start low, because the risk level is a blank, and cap your spend at an amount you could lose without trouble. Players must be 18 or over.

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Frequently asked questions

How high is the Kraken's Lair RTP?

The published RTP is 96.12%.

How many paylines does it have?

It has 9 paylines on 5 reels.