About Stepping Diamonds
Stepping Diamonds was released on 10 October 2024. Play'n GO files it under a jewels theme and describes it on its page as a game where "the reels are filled with classic fruit symbols, gleaming gems, and glitzy architecture". As always with this studio, the official listing stops there: no RTP, no volatility, no maximum win.
The base is a five-reel, three-row grid with 20 fixed paylines. That grid is not static though: it stretches to five rows during the bonus, taking the position count from 15 to 25.
The central mechanism is called Step 'N Win. A counter sitting above the reels takes a value between 1 and 5 on every spin. That value acts as a multiplier on the diamond symbols visible on the grid. Play'n GO does not publish the weighting of the counter's five positions; if they were equally likely the average would be 3, but nothing establishes that. One source specifies that only a single diamond can trigger per spin.
Beneath the counter runs a trail of eight slots. That trail governs the second feature, Lock 'N Spin. Six diamonds on the trail are the minimum to open it, and the number reached determines the grid size: six diamonds give a 5x3 grid, seven a 5x4, eight a 5x5. Three respins are awarded, the diamonds stay locked in place, and the respin counter resets every time a new diamond lands. Filling the grid entirely locks the Step 'N Win counter on its maximum value of 5 for the remainder.
During those respins the Cash Pots appear, four bounded tiers: the Mini pays 20x to 90x the stake, the Minor 50x to 200x, the Major 100x to 350x and the Grand 500x to 1,500x. These are not progressive jackpots: the amounts are capped and do not accumulate across players. Add the four top values: 90 + 200 + 350 + 1,500 = 2,140x, only 53% of the 4,000x ceiling. In other words, collecting all four pots at their maximum is not enough to reach the game's top win; you also need whatever the Step 'N Win multipliers produce on a filled grid.
The default RTP is 96.20%, leaving the house a theoretical €3.80 per €100 wagered. That figure deserves context — 72 of the 180 Play'n GO machines in the BetsRank database show exactly 96.20%, making it the standard setting for the studio's recent output. The catalogue median sits at 96.21%, so this title lands one hundredth below it. Downgraded builds exist at 94.20%, 91.20%, 87.20% and 84.20%: twelve points separate the best from the worst, and the operator decides.
Stakes run from €0.10 to €50. That stake ceiling is unusual: across our 180 Play'n GO machines, only four stop below €100. The direct consequence is that the game's absolute maximum payout is €200,000 — 4,000x times €50 — where a €100 stake cap would have taken it to €400,000. The 4,000x figure is worth €400 at €0.10 and €4,000 at €1. Of the 180 titles in our database, 135 climb higher. One last point: sources contradict each other on volatility, rated medium by some listings and high by others. The BetsRank database holds medium.
