Razor Ways (Push Gaming) RTP review: 96.36% (configurable)
Third of the razor line — and the biggest redesign
Razor Ways (2024) is the point where Push Gaming stopped iterating and rebuilt. Razor Shark (2019) ran 20 fixed lines; Razor Returns (2023) stretched the grid but kept paylines; Razor Ways throws the payline model out entirely for a six-reel ways engine whose rows grow from three to six, scaling the count from 729 to a maximum 46,656 ways to win. Row growth is driven by the game itself as features land, which means the board's very shape becomes part of the volatility: small boards pay like a compact slot, fully expanded boards behave like a different game. It also softens the family's famous harshness — volatility is rated medium-high here, a step below its two siblings.
What survived from the originals, and what's new
The mystery symbols and Razor Reveal cash values carry over, still resolving stacks into matching symbols or direct stake-multiplied prizes. New to this entry are expanding wilds carrying multipliers from x1 to x5, which interact with the widening board — a tall wild on a six-row reel multiplying a 46,656-ways hit is the game's signature moment. Push Bet returns in a more granular form: per the provider page there are separate options targeting mystery symbols, scatters, or both, each adjusting trigger frequency and shifting the effective RTP, with the exact figures stated in-game. There is no outright bonus-buy. The free spins combine all of it — expansion, multiplier wilds, reveals — and the cap sits at 25,000x, deliberately between Shark's 50,000x and nothing like Returns' 100,000x.
The build question, again
As across the whole series, the headline only describes the best certified version. Push's page pairs 96.36% with 94.32%, and third-party build databases record 88.21% and 85.26% operator versions — the last being one of the deepest cuts documented on any Push title. A game whose row-expansion drama depends on features landing is exactly the kind of design where a cheap build degrades quietly. The paytable's info screen settles it in five seconds; make that the first spin's ritual.
Quick pre-play checklist
- Confirm 96.36% — and don't trust sites quoting 96.70% for this title; that's the 2019 game's number.
- Pick your Push Bet deliberately. Mystery, scatter or combined options price differently; the in-game screen lists each RTP.
- Gentler than its siblings. Medium-high volatility and a 25,000x cap make this the approachable razor.
- Board size is the tell. Value concentrates when rows expand; a stubbornly small board is the game running cold.
Strengths & weaknesses
Strengths
- Expanding 729→46,656-ways board is a real mechanical evolution, not a reskin
- Multiplier wilds up to x5 interact naturally with the ways count
- Most forgiving variance profile in the razor series
Weaknesses
- Default RTP trails the original by a third of a point
- Operator builds documented down to 85.26%
- Widely misreported figures make casino-side verification essential
How Razor Ways compares
The ways-based third entry against both predecessors and its 2024 classmates.
| Slot | Provider | RTP | Volatility | Max win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razor Ways (this slot) | Push Gaming | 96.36% | Medium-High | 25,000x |
| Razor Shark | Push Gaming | 96.70% | High | 50,000x |
| Razor Returns | Push Gaming | 96.55% | High | 100,000x |
| Mad Blast | Push Gaming | 96.34% | High | 10,000x |
| Wild Swarm 2 | Push Gaming | 96.67% | High | 10,000x |
Three razors, three profiles: the 2019 original leads on default RTP, the 2023 sequel on ceiling, and this entry on temperament — the only Medium-High row in the set. Mad Blast and Wild Swarm 2 bracket it from the wilder side of the 2023–24 catalogue.
Our verdict on Razor Ways
Skip if: you're here for maximum tail — both predecessors out-ceiling it, and Shark out-RTPs it
Razor Ways is the series' quality-of-life release. The expanding board gives Push's reveal engine a second axis of excitement, the x1–x5 wilds reward it, and the medium-high rating means sessions breathe in a way Razor Shark's never did. What it doesn't do is lead the family on any single number: RTP, ceiling and reputation all still belong to earlier entries. That makes it a genuinely good third game and a poor first impression of the series — and either way, the gap between its 96.36% best build and its 85.26% worst is the widest reason on this page to open the paytable before betting.