ii89 online pokies, compared on RTP, volatility and max win
How to use this comparison
ii89 has 6,000+ casino games from 46 studios. This page narrows the pokies down to 15 titles from the studios we profile, three or so from each of the five ways a pokie can pay, and lines them up on the three figures that matter: RTP, volatility and max win. Every figure comes from the game's studio. Where a studio leaves one out, the table says "In game panel", and that panel is where you read it.
Start with the table, narrow it to a style you like, then read the short notes on each game below it. All 15 can be tried in demo first; demo play at ii89 is free once you log in.
The comparison table
| Game | Studio | Style | RTP | Volatility | Max win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonza Bucks Hold and Win Extreme 10,000 | Booming Games | Hold and Win | 95.9% | In game panel | 12,000x |
| Black Wolf: Hold and Win | Booongo | Hold and Win | 95.65% | Medium | In game panel |
| Gold Nugget Rush - Hold & Win | Betsoft | Hold and Win | 96.11% | In game panel | In game panel |
| Gates of Olympus 1000 | Pragmatic Play | Pays anywhere | 96.50% | High | 15,000x |
| Storm of Seth 2 | JILI | Pays anywhere | 97.00% | Medium | In game panel |
| Sugar Crush | AdvantPlay | Clusters | 97.00% | Medium | 20,000x |
| Great Rhino Megaways | Pragmatic Play | Megaways | 96.50% | High | 20,000x |
| Adventure To The West | FastSpin | 1,024 ways | 96.70% | Medium | In game panel |
| Primal Buffalo PowerGrid | Booming Games | 10,000 ways | 96.1% | In game panel | 2,150x |
| Mighty Sevens | FastSpin | 5 lines | 97.04% | High | In game panel |
| Fortune Gems 2 | JILI | 5 lines | 97.00% | Medium | 10,000x |
| Vegas Hot Fruit | FastSpin | 15 lines | 96.79% | Medium | In game panel |
| 5 Kings | VPower | 50 lines | 97.50% | Medium | In game panel |
| Fishing Treasure | FastSpin | Fishing | 96.50% | Medium | Boss fish up to x1,688 |
| Kirin Storm VIP | VPower | Fishing | 97.52% | Low | Score rewards up to 800x |
What the table tells you at a glance
- Highest RTP: Kirin Storm VIP at 97.52%, then 5 Kings at 97.50%. Among reel games, 5 Kings leads, with Mighty Sevens at 97.04% close behind.
- Lowest RTP: Black Wolf: Hold and Win at 95.65%. The 1.87-point gap to Kirin Storm VIP is about AU$1.87 per AU$100 staked over the long run, which is real but invisible in a single evening.
- Biggest max win: Great Rhino Megaways and Sugar Crush, both 20,000x. The first is high volatility; Sugar Crush is listed as medium, which is unusual for a figure that large.
- Gentlest ride: Kirin Storm VIP is the only low-volatility title here. Among reel games, the medium group (Storm of Seth 2, Adventure To The West, Fortune Gems 2, Vegas Hot Fruit and 5 Kings) is the steadiest.
- Most swing: Gates of Olympus 1000, Great Rhino Megaways and Mighty Sevens, all high volatility.
Read RTP across games of the same style, and read volatility against your budget. Our real money guide turns that into a stake you can set.
Hold and Win: three ways to fill a board
Coins trigger a respin round, stay locked, and reset the respin count each time a new one lands. When the round ends, every coin value is paid. The three below share that core and differ in what they add to it.
Bonza Bucks Hold and Win Extreme 10,000 (Booming Games) runs on 25 lines. Its Extreme coin respins can pay All Coins prizes of 1x to 5x, the Grand Bonus is 10,000x, and a Bonus Buy is available. The max win is 12,000x at a 95.9% RTP.
Black Wolf: Hold and Win (Booongo) uses 25 lines on a 5×4 layout with medium volatility. A Boost feature and mystery jackpot symbols add to the respins, and its Grand jackpot is 1,000x the bet.
Gold Nugget Rush - Hold & Win (Betsoft) adds free spins and stacked symbols to its 25-line game, plus a feature buy, at a 96.11% RTP.
Pays anywhere and clusters: no lines at all
In a pays-anywhere game, a set number of matching symbols anywhere on the grid makes a win. In a cluster game they must touch. Winning symbols vanish, new ones drop in, and multipliers attach to the chain.
Gates of Olympus 1000 (Pragmatic Play) pays for 8 or more matches on a 6×5 grid. Multiplier symbols run from 2x to 1,000x, and four or more scatters start 15 free spins. High volatility, 96.50% RTP, 15,000x max win.
Storm of Seth 2 (JILI) also pays for 8+ anywhere, on a 5×6 grid. Golden multiplier orbs land during play, and in free games, started by four or more scatters, the multipliers accumulate. It is medium volatility at 97% RTP.
Sugar Crush (AdvantPlay) is a cluster game on a 7×7 grid. Cascades charge up colour energy and raise a bag multiplier that persists. Medium volatility, 97.00% RTP and a 20,000x max win.
Ways and Megaways: count the neighbours
A ways game pays for matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left, in any row. The more symbols each reel shows, the more combinations each spin has.
Great Rhino Megaways (Pragmatic Play) changes its reel heights every spin across 6 reels and more than 200,000 ways. Before free spins you choose between 15 and 23 spins with a 1x, 5x or 10x starting multiplier, which then grows by 1x with each tumble. High volatility, 96.50% RTP, 20,000x.
Adventure To The West (FastSpin) has 1,024 ways on 5 reels. Four wins in a row start the free games, and the multiplier keeps rising during them. Medium volatility at 96.70%.
Primal Buffalo PowerGrid (Booming Games) spreads 10,000 ways across a 4-5-5-5-5-4 reel set. Two PowerGrids lock coins that can pay on any spin, alongside an Ultra Prize Reel and free spins with a Bonus Buy. RTP 96.1%, max win 2,150x.
Line games: from 5 lines to 50
Line games pay along fixed paths across the reels. Fewer lines means a simpler game to follow; more lines means more chances per spin, with each one usually paying less.
Mighty Sevens (FastSpin) is a classic sevens game on 5 lines, high volatility, 97.04% RTP. Three or more scatters pay instantly.
Fortune Gems 2 (JILI) adds a multiplier reel on the right of its 5 lines, and scatters start the Lucky Wheel. Medium volatility, 97% RTP and a 10,000x max win.
Vegas Hot Fruit (FastSpin) runs 15 lines. Its Hot Hot feature doubles or triples symbols, and the game also has double wilds. Medium volatility at 96.79%.
5 Kings (VPower) uses 50 lines on 5×3 reels with changing reels, clearing combos and free games. Medium volatility at 97.50%, the highest RTP among the reel games here.
Fishing games: targets instead of reels
You set a shot value and fire at moving targets. Each target you bring down pays its multiplier of the shot, and the shot value works exactly like a stake.
Fishing Treasure (FastSpin) has three levels and dual cannons, with boss fish paying up to x1,688. Medium volatility, 96.50% RTP.
Kirin Storm VIP (VPower) is built around fast shooting, with score rewards up to 800x. Low volatility and the highest RTP on this page, 97.52%.
The features behind these 15 games
Most of what makes one pokie feel different from another comes down to a small set of features. Here is where each one appears in this comparison.
| Feature | What it does | Games on this page that use it |
|---|---|---|
| Tumbles or cascades | Winning symbols disappear and new ones fall in, so one spin can pay several times in a row | Gates of Olympus 1000, Sugar Crush, Great Rhino Megaways |
| Multipliers | Increase a win by a set factor; some add up across a bonus round | Storm of Seth 2, Adventure To The West, Fortune Gems 2 |
| Coin respins | Coins lock in place while a short run of respins tries to add more | Bonza Bucks Hold and Win Extreme 10,000, Black Wolf: Hold and Win, Gold Nugget Rush - Hold & Win |
| Bonus or feature buy | Pay a set price to start the bonus at once | Bonza Bucks Hold and Win Extreme 10,000, Gold Nugget Rush - Hold & Win, Primal Buffalo PowerGrid |
| Scatter pays | Pay wherever enough scatters land, regardless of lines | Mighty Sevens |
If a game you like uses one of these, the others in the same row are a reasonable next try.
Three starting points
- Small budget, long session: a medium-volatility line game such as Vegas Hot Fruit or 5 Kings at a low stake.
- A bonus round you can watch build: Black Wolf: Hold and Win, whose medium volatility keeps the wait between respin rounds manageable.
- Chasing the big multiplier: Gates of Olympus 1000 or Great Rhino Megaways, with a stake small enough to survive long dry runs.
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Finding a game, and checking you have the right version
- Log in and open the ii89 lobby.
- Search part of the title, such as "Rhino" or "Kirin".
- Or open the provider filter and pick the studio.
- Match the full name. Gates of Olympus 1000 is a different game from Gates of Olympus, and Fortune Gems 2 differs from Fortune Gems.
- Open the information panel and confirm the RTP shown for that version before you stake money.
The demo access steps show where to find practice play, and each studio profile lists more games with the same figures.
Phones, tablets and computers
ii89 runs in the browser on any device, with one balance across all of them. Turn a phone sideways for the big grids such as Sugar Crush's 7×7 board; line games and Hold and Win titles read comfortably upright. Fishing games are easiest on a tablet or computer, where the targets are larger.
ii89 online pokies: questions
Which pokie here has the highest RTP?
Among reel games, 5 Kings from VPower at 97.50%. Kirin Storm VIP, a fishing game, is higher at 97.52%.
Why are some figures listed as "In game panel"?
The studio has not published that figure for the game. The information panel inside the game shows it for the version you open.
Does a 20,000x max win mean the game pays well?
No. It is the most one round can pay, and it is rare. A large max win usually goes with long stretches of small or no wins.
What is a Bonus Buy?
An option to pay a set multiple of your stake to start the bonus straight away. The bonus can still return less than it cost.
Do fishing games share my pokies balance?
Yes. They draw from the same ii89 balance as every other game.
Which game here suits a first real-money session?
A medium-volatility line game such as Vegas Hot Fruit or 5 Kings. The rules are short, wins come round regularly, and a low stake makes a small budget last.
Are Megaways games harder to understand?
Not really. They pay like any ways game, from the left on neighbouring reels. The only difference is that the number of symbols on each reel changes every spin, so the count of ways shown above the reels changes too.
Can I try these games free first?
Yes. Log in and choose demo; practice credit costs nothing and has no cash value.