Maze Escape Megaways (Relax Gaming) – Review & Demo Play

Maze Escape Megaways - Slot Overview

Maze Escape Megaways landed on 8 December 2020 and plays on 6 reels with up to 7 rows and 117,649 ways to win. Stakes range from 0.20 to 40, pairing a 96.15% RTP with high volatility and a 25,000x max win. I rate it a thinking player’s Megaways, built around the Shifting Maze Avalanche that can chain wins and surface modifiers. With a published hit frequency of 22.86%, it swings hard, yet the feature flow can carry a balance when the path keeps extending.

How Maze Escape Megaways Works

The core is the Shifting Maze Avalanche. The middle position on the leftmost reel is marked; trigger a win using that symbol and it becomes the Path symbol. Matching tiles line up through the centre, reels slide one step left, and two Blockers are removed. The avalanche continues while wins keep forming on the path. It’s still classic Megaways underneath: 6 reels, up to 7 symbols per reel, and wins built from left to right with at least three matching symbols across the first three reels.

Features live inside those Blockers. As the path clears them, you can reveal Athena’s Guidance adding extra Path symbols, Minotaur Wilds that expand and apply multipliers up to 7x, or the Labyrinth that awards multipliers or sets up Free Spins. I like how the mechanic strings wins rather than dropping cascades at random. When the mark lines up and the reels keep shifting, it feels controlled, and you can sense when a good chain is coming, which suits measured staking.

Symbols and Paytable in Maze Escape Megaways

The paytable blends Greek letters and gear with character premiums. Lamba, Theta, and Omega are the lows, while a helmet, wreaths, and axes sit in the middle tier, paying roughly 1x to 1.5x for six of a kind. Three hero symbols top the board, paying between 2x and 3x for six. In Megaways fashion, values stack through ways, so getting those premiums across all reels matters. A golden disc acts as the bonus symbol, and there’s also a standard Wild.

From the detailed table, six-of-a-kind pays run 0.75x to 1.5x for the mid-tier set, with the top trio landing 2x, 2.5x, and 3x respectively. Scatters are needed in sequence to trigger the feature, which shapes your path strategy. I tend to value the mid symbols more than usual here because of how Path symbols re-centre wins, but the real swings arrive when characters connect over many ways and a Minotaur multiplier covers a reel.

Maze Escape Megaways Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x3
	5	x2
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.6
	6	x2.5
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	6	x2
	5	x1.25
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.4
	6	x1.5
	5	x0.9
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.35
	6	x1.25
	5	x0.75
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	6	x1
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.25
	6	x0.75
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.75
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.75
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	Scatter
	Wild

Bonus Features in Maze Escape Megaways

The Shifting Maze Avalanche is the engine. The marked position on reel 1 sets the Path symbol when it wins, centres the win line, shifts reels left, and removes two Blockers. Each cleared Blocker can reveal a feature. Athena’s Guidance can add extra Path symbols to extend the chain, which helps stretch ways across the grid. I’ve had base game sequences where the path marched several steps, opening the board and nudging values higher before a feature dropped.

Minotaur Wilds are the standout. When revealed, the reel becomes covered and a multiplier of 2x to 7x applies, with multiple multipliers multiplying together. That compounding behaviour is the key punch, especially when a premium line sticks to the central path. The Helmet Blocker can place 1 to 4 golden symbols on the reels, acting like a controlled nudge that helps set the next connection on the path, and it often rescues chains that look done.

The Labyrinth is the other reveal hiding in Blockers. When it lands, you can receive multipliers or it can move you into the free spins. Because every win during Free Spins triggers the Shifting Maze, I like seeing the Labyrinth appear after a couple of Guidance hits, as you’ve already centred the action. The whole package leans into controlled chaining rather than random burst play, which makes it easier for me to judge when to push or hold stake size.

Labyrinth Free Spins in Maze Escape Megaways

Free Spins arrive by collecting 3 bonus symbols in consecutive turns, awarding 10 spins. During the round, every win activates the Shifting Maze, so the path mechanic is live throughout. A round multiplier starts at x1 and can climb, and the Icarus wings symbol can award 1 to 3 extra spins or increase the multiplier by x1 to x3. I’ve seen the mode line up paths repeatedly, which is how the game reaches its advertised 25,000x potential.

RTP and Volatility in Maze Escape Megaways

Stats are right in the sweet spot for this style: RTP 96.15%, high volatility rated 8 out of 10, 22.86% hit frequency, and a 25,000x cap. On 117,649 ways with stakes from 0.20 to 40, variance can be stiff when the mark misses, but the engine pays you in clusters of chained wins rather than single hits. I pace my bet sizing and let the Shifting Maze do the lifting when the centre line keeps getting fed.

Theme and Design of Maze Escape Megaways

The theme follows Daedalus, Icarus, and the Minotaur on Crete, with Athena offering help as you work through the labyrinth. I’m put in the craftsman’s shoes: line up the path, clear Blockers, and find Athena’s Guidance to keep moving. It leans into Greek myth properly rather than dressing up generic reels. That narrative layer makes the avalanche logic feel natural, as if you’re carving a route out of the maze while snatching coin on the way.

Presentation is clean on the 6x7 grid. The title sits top left, the spin sits to the right, and bet controls below. It’s easy to read win paths because the mechanic aligns them through the centre, which is handy on mobile. The art keeps to ancient stone and mythic figures without clutter. That clarity helps when Blockers are falling and you’re trying to track where the next mark will land and whether the left reel is ready to trigger.