Pirots 2 slot review

Pirots 2 slot at a glance

Among the grid games in our slot reviews, Pirots 2 is the sequel to the original Pirots slot from ELK Studios, the Stockholm studio founded in 2013 and licensed in Great Britain under Gambling Commission account 40844. The sequel keeps the idea that made the first game stand out, birds that collect rather than reels that line up, but starts on a bigger 6x6 grid and moves the volatility rating up from medium–high to high.

Everything in that table comes from the developer's published figures as checked for this page. Where a figure is missing, such as the release date, the safest place to look is the game's own information screen at the casino you use, because UK rules require the game rules and the RTP to be shown before you play.

How the Pirots 2 grid pays without paylines

Most slots pay when symbols line up along paylines or across ways to win. Pirots 2 throws both out. There are four birds on the grid, each a different colour, and each one moves to and collects any gem of its own colour that sits next to it. Every gem a bird eats adds to that spin's total.

When gems are eaten they leave holes, and new symbols drop into the gaps, the same refill idea as cascading reels. The spin keeps going while any bird still has a matching gem beside it. Only when no bird can move does the round end and the total get paid. One press of the spin button can therefore play out as a long chain of moves.

Why that matters for your budget

Chains make the game feel slower and more eventful than a classic 5x3 slot, but the cost of a spin is still your stake. A long chain that pays back less than you bet is still a loss, and UK design rules stop the game celebrating it as a win.

How the features work

Alongside the gems, special feature symbols can land and change the round. The game's feature description, also summarised in this Pirots 2 review at PokerListings (opens in a new tab), lists four jobs they do:

• Gem upgrades raise the value of gems, so the same number of collected gems pays more.
• Coin prizes award a cash amount directly when collected.
• Grid expansion pushes the playing area out from 6x6 towards a maximum of 8x8, giving the birds more room and more gems to reach.
• Bird shuffles move the birds to new positions, which can put a bird next to a fresh cluster of its colour.

Dino Skull scatters and Free Drops

The bonus round is called Free Drops. To trigger it, the birds need to collect three Dino Skull scatters within a single round. That starts 5 Free Drops. The key difference from base play is memory: during the Free Drops, the grid keeps whatever size it has reached, and gem upgrades stay in place from one drop to the next. A grid that has grown to 8x8 with upgraded gems stays that way, so later drops can build on the earlier ones.

The published feature description does not give values for the upgrades, coin prizes or a retrigger, so we do not quote any. Open the paytable in the game for the exact amounts at your stake.

Since a Gambling Commission warning in January 2020, feature buy-ins are not offered to British players, so on a UK site you reach Free Drops only by collecting the scatters in normal play.

Pirots 2 RTP: what 94% costs in pounds

RTP is the long-run share of stakes a game pays back. At 94%, the house edge is 6%: on average you lose 6p for every £1 you put through the game. That is a long-run average across millions of spins, not a promise about any one session.

The last column shows the price of the lower RTP. Over the same 300 spins at £1, a 96% slot would cost £12 on average against £18 here. If you like the collecting mechanic, that extra £6 is the fee for it. Compare it with others on our high RTP slots list before you decide.

High volatility and a £20 Pirots 2 budget

Volatility describes how bumpy the ride is. A high volatility game like Pirots 2 tends to pay a smaller share of spins and keeps more of its return for rarer, larger rounds. The average cost does not change; how often you feel it does.

The average cost of £20 staked is the same £1.20 at every stake, because it is 6% of the money put through. What changes is how many chances you get. At 10p you have ten times as many spins as at £1, so the result sits closer to the average. At £1 the session is mostly decided by whether a big round turns up in 20 spins. For more on this, read how long £20 lasts on a slot.

The Pirots 2 max win of 10,000x in context

The top prize is capped at 10,000 times your stake. At 10p that is £1,000; at £1 it is £10,000; at the £5 UK maximum for players aged 25 and over it is £50,000. For an 18 to 24-year-old capped at £2 a spin, the ceiling is £20,000.

A cap is a ceiling, not a target. The max win needs a near-perfect Free Drops round with a fully grown grid, and the developer does not publish how often that happens. Treat it as a rare outlier and budget as though you will never see it.

Pirots 2 against the original Pirots and Pirots 3

ELK has built the Pirots name into a series. Here is how the three games compare on the figures we can verify.

All three share the 94% RTP, so the running cost per £1 is the same. Pirots 2 starts on a larger grid than the first game and carries a higher volatility rating, so it suits players who prefer fewer, bigger moments. If you want a gentler version of the idea, the original is the closer fit.

How to play Pirots 2, step by step

1. Set a deposit limit in your casino account before you load the game, so your spend is capped from the start.
2. Open Pirots 2 and read the paytable and rules screen, which show the RTP version and feature values.
3. Choose your stake. Remember the UK caps: £5 a spin if you are 25 or over, £2 if you are 18 to 24.
4. Press spin and watch the birds collect. The round continues until no bird has a matching gem beside it.
5. Look out for feature symbols that upgrade gems, pay coins, grow the grid or shuffle the birds.
6. Collect three Dino Skull scatters in one round to start 5 Free Drops, where grid size and upgrades carry over.
7. Check the net position and time played shown on screen, and stop when you reach your limit.

UK rules that apply when you play Pirots 2 online

Pirots 2 counts as an online slot under Gambling Commission rules, so the slot stake limits apply: £5 per spin for players aged 25 and over since 9 April 2025, and £2 for 18 to 24-year-olds since 21 May 2025. The Commission's online slots stake limit guidance (opens in a new tab) explains that the limit covers the whole game cycle.

The game design rules in RTS 14 on responsible product design (opens in a new tab) also apply. A slot spin must take at least 2.5 seconds, there is no turbo or slam-stop, autoplay is banned, and the game cannot celebrate a return that is equal to or less than your stake. You also cannot play several games at once, and your net spend and session time must be shown as you play.

Pirots 2 myths and the plain facts

• "The birds are due a big round after a dry spell." Each spin is independent. A random number generator decides the outcome and it has no memory; see can a slot be due a win.
• "A bigger grid means a better RTP." The 94% figure already includes every expansion. Growth changes how a round plays out, not the long-run return.
• "Playing at quiet times pays more." The game's maths does not change by time of day.
• "I can work the bird positions." Shuffles and drops are random. There is no skill element in where the birds move.

Where to play Pirots 2 in the UK

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18+. Every casino game has a built-in house edge, so over time you should expect to lose what you stake. Set a budget before you play and stop when it’s gone: safer gambling tools and support. Free, confidential help: National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133.