Light & Wonder
Kronos Unleashed
Slots · Released May 22, 2019
A 2019 land-based conversion from Light & Wonder, and the architecture shows it: reels run five wide by eight to twelve tall, a shape that exists because cabinet screens were vertical. It pays on lines, which only five games here still do, and uses stacked wilds, a four-game rarity. The 95.86% return is below the studio's 96.15% median, and the 50,000x ceiling ties for ninth-highest in the catalogue.
Kronos Unleashed at a glance
95.86%
RTP
High
Volatility
50,000x
Max win
Paylines
Pays by
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Virtual credits only, nothing wagered.
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How Kronos Unleashed pays
The game runs on 5 reels that grow from 8 to 12 rows.
Kronos Unleashed is rated high volatility. Against the 5 Light & Wonder titles here, its 95.86% return runs 0.29 points below their 96.15% median, and the 50,000x ceiling is 4.0 times their 12,500x median.
The ceiling is 50,000x the stake, so a $1 spin caps at $50,000.
It is the 18th of 35 2019 releases from Light & Wonder that we track.
Light & Wonder has no public page for Kronos Unleashed; what it does list is in its own catalogue at lnw.com.
What Kronos Unleashed actually does
Kronos Unleashed pays by paylines, the format on 88 of the 221 games in this catalogue.
Free Spins is the round the rest feeds, with expanding grid changing how it behaves once it starts. The 50,000x ceiling is reachable there and effectively nowhere else.
Stacked Wilds is the unusual one on this card: 4 of the 221 games here carry it.
| Mechanic | What it does |
|---|---|
| Lines | Fixed paying patterns |
| Wild | Substitutes for regular symbols |
| Scatter | Pays or triggers from anywhere |
| Free Spins | Spins awarded without a stake |
| Multiplier | Multiplies the win it applies to |
| Hold And Win | Lock symbols, respin the rest |
| Expanding Grid | The playing field grows |
| Jackpot | Separate top prize pool |
| Random Features | Modifiers fire without warning |
| Stacked Wilds | Wilds arrive in blocks |
| Bonus Game | A separate round with its own rules |
Lines
Wins follow set patterns across the reels, and only symbols sitting on an active line count toward a combination. The line count is fixed by the game and shown in its paytable.
Expanding Grid
The grid adds rows or reels under set conditions, increasing the number of positions and therefore the number of ways a combination can form. The expansion is often tied to the bonus round and may persist for its duration.
Random Features
The game can apply a modifier to a spin at random, with no trigger symbol involved. Typical effects include added wilds, symbol upgrades or an applied multiplier.
Stacked Wilds
Wilds appear as a connected block covering several positions on a reel rather than as single symbols. A full stack effectively turns that reel wild for the spin.
Bonus Game
The bonus game moves play to a distinct screen or mode with mechanics the base game does not use. It is triggered by its own symbol combination and pays out before returning to normal play.
Setting and presentation
Mythology. Gods, heroes and creatures from ancient legend, most often Greek or Norse, with deities as the top paying symbols.
Fantasy. Invented worlds of magic and monsters, where the feature set tends to be more elaborate than the base game.
Adventure. Expedition and exploration framing, with the bonus round usually presented as reaching a destination or uncovering a find.
Games like Kronos Unleashed
| Game | Provider | RTP | Volatility | Max win | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montezuma Megaways | Light & Wonder | 96.17% | high | 12,500x | 2021-01-01 |
| Raging Rhino Megaways | Light & Wonder | 96.18% | high | 12,500x | 2019-06-25 |
| Duel at Dawn | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.3% | high | 15,000x | 2024-11-21 |
| Sugar Rush 1000 | Pragmatic Play | 95.5% | very-high | 25,000x | 2024-03-18 |
| Wildcat Fury | Rival | 96.24% | high | 10,000x | 2026-08-27 |
| Epic Ze Zeus | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.22% | high | 50,000x | 2026-08-14 |
Montezuma Megaways is the nearest match of the 6: they share Wild, Scatter and Free Spins, and it runs 96.17% against its 95.86%.
5 of the 6 published returns above beat 95.86%, topped by Duel at Dawn at 96.3%, and Sugar Rush 1000 sits lowest at 95.5%.
Its 50,000x ceiling is 4.0 times the 12,500x middle of that set, where Epic Ze Zeus reaches 50,000x.
5 of the 6 rated games there share its high volatility; Sugar Rush 1000 is the exception at very-high.
2 of the 6 come from Light & Wonder as well; the rest are Hacksaw Gaming, Pragmatic Play and Rival.
6 of them are newer than it, and it landed 1 months before Raging Rhino Megaways.
Every one of them carries Wild as well. Hold And Win is the one only one of them shares.
Kronos Unleashed questions
Why is the Kronos Unleashed grid so tall?
It is a conversion of a casino floor cabinet, where tall vertical screens were standard. The eight-to-twelve row layout was designed for that hardware and carried over unchanged.
What are stacked wilds?
Wild symbols occupying several consecutive positions on a reel at once rather than landing singly. On a grid this tall a full stack can cover a large share of a column.
What is the RTP of Kronos Unleashed?
95.86%, as published by Light & Wonder, which has too few pages on this site to have a median of its own. Against the 220 published returns across the whole catalogue it is 0.34 points below the 96.2% median. 178 of those pages publish a higher figure and 41 a lower one.
Can I play Kronos Unleashed for free?
Yes. The build above is the one Light & Wonder ships, at the same 95.86% return and the same 50,000x ceiling; only the credits are virtual, and there is no deposit or signup. It runs the same 5 reels that grow from 8 to 12 rows as the paid build.
What is the maximum win on Kronos Unleashed?
The ceiling is 50,000x the stake, so a $1 spin caps at $50,000. Across the 219 published ceilings the median is 10,000x, and 8 of them reach further than this one, while 14 stop at the same figure. At a $5 spin that is $250,000.
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Written by Tasho Tashev
Slots & Crypto-Casino Editorial Author