What is the RTP of Circle of Life?

Circle of Life is published with an RTP of 96.33%. We hold the studio page stating it, and it is linked from this page.

Does Circle of Life have a bonus buy?

Yes. Circle of Life lets you buy the feature directly.

Can I play Circle of Life for free?

Yes. The free demo of Circle of Life opens on the studio's own page, without an account and without a deposit.

Where can I play Circle of Life?

15 of our partner casinos carry this studio's games; they are listed above on this page. A brand-new release may stay exclusive to one operator for a few weeks.

Where to play Circle of Life — 96.33% RTP, free demo and specs

Inside the game

Captured in the studio's own free demo on 11 September 2026. Nothing below is taken from a press release or another site — it is what the game shows when you open it.

The base game — Circle of Life — The base gameThe base game as it opens, entirely in greyscale: five reels, four rows, each set under a gothic arch, with two seated female statues on either side and a bare tree in the background. The symbols are engraved like etchings — a sun with a face, an eye ringed by a serpent, an outstretched hand. The demo shows a €5,000 balance for a €2 bet.

Features — Circle of Life — FeaturesThe panel's first page, which introduces the game on the theme of the cycle, then opens the Tree of Life feature. A Tree symbol is Wild, substitutes for every symbol in the paytable and reveals a multiplier value; if it takes part in a win, it triggers a Respin and expands into a Tree of Life. The illustration shows the four stages of that growth, from sapling to a tree filling the whole reel.

Game rules, page 2 — Circle of Life — Game rules, page 2The Tree's multiplier in detail — several Trees in the same combination have their values added together first, among 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 10x, 25x, 50x and 100x — and the respin mechanic, in which the winning Tree turns sticky and climbs one row per sequence until it reaches the top of the reel. The page then opens the Circle of Life: the golden six-sector wheel, triggered once a Tree of Life has finished expanding from bottom to top.

Game rules, page 3 — Circle of Life — Game rules, page 3How the wheel works: the arrow stops on a multiplier or on the skull. An additive multiplier — 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, 25x or 100x — is added to the tree's value, the multiplicative x2 doubles it, and the wheel keeps spinning until the skull, which ends the Circle of Life. Then come the expanding FS: from 3 simultaneous symbols, each spreads across its whole reel and every covered position is worth +1, +2 or +3 free spins, the sum giving the total awarded.

Game rules, page 4 — Circle of Life — Game rules, page 4The Upgrade symbols rule, which moves you up to the next bonus: 3 expanding FS with 1 Upgrade lead to Eternal, 3 FS with 2 Upgrades or 4 FS with 1 Upgrade lead to Rebirth. Then the first bonus, Origin, opened by 3 expanding FS scatters at once: it keeps the base game's mechanics, but the Tree of Life turns sticky there for as long as it takes part in a win, and respins cannot be triggered. Each additional expanding FS is worth +4 to +12 free spins.

Game rules, page 5 — Circle of Life — Game rules, page 5The second bonus, Eternal, opened by 4 expanding FS scatters at once: it takes over Origin and adds reel activation — a reel on which a Circle of Life is triggered stays active for the whole bonus and then guarantees a Tree symbol on every spin. The page then announces the hidden bonus, Rebirth, opened by 5 expanding FS scatters at once.

Game rules, page 6 — Circle of Life — Game rules, page 6What Rebirth adds to Eternal: reels 2 and 4 are activated from the start, and expanding FS can no longer land. The paytable begins below, at the €2 bet shown: the five card letters all pay €2 for five, €1 for four and €0.40 for three; the fruit and the sun reach €4, the serpent-ringed eye and the hand €6, the engraved face and the tree €10 for five.

Special symbols — Circle of Life — Special symbolsThe theoretical RTP stated by the game, 96.33%, calculated over 10 billion simulated rounds, then two coexistence rules: a Tree and an FS cannot land on the same reel on the same spin, and only 3 expanding FS can land per spin in Origin and Eternal. The Ways to Win section puts the payline count at 14 and shows every one of them in green cells.

Game rules, page 8 — Circle of Life — Game rules, page 8The four buy returns listed by the panel: 96.29% for BonusHunt FeatureSpins™, 96.25% for Life or Death FeatureSpins™ — a mode in which FS symbols cannot land —, 96.33% for Origin and 96.34% for Eternal. These are buy returns, not the game's RTP. The General section then sets allowed bets between €0.10 and €50, with buys allowed to exceed that cap.

Game rules, page 9 — Circle of Life — Game rules, page 9The wins and automation page: the round's total appears in WIN and only the highest combination is paid per winning way. Then comes the Max Win section, followed by the free spins display — the spin's win in WIN, the running total in TOTAL WIN next to the number of spins left — and autoplay with its advanced session-loss and single-win settings.

Buying the feature — Circle of Life — Buying the featureThe buy menu, in greyscale like the rest of the game, open on the €2 bet adjustable at the top. The four offers: BonusHunt FeatureSpins™ at €10, making each spin ten times more likely to trigger a bonus; Life or Death FeatureSpins™ at €140, guaranteeing at least 2 Tree symbols per spin; Origin at €200 for at least 10 free spins with sticky Trees of Life; and Eternal at €600 for at least 15 spins with reel activation.

Try it for free

The studio's own free demo, played here — no account, no money, the same maths as the real game.

Open the demo on Hacksaw Gaming’s site

Where to play Circle of Life

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Everything we know about this game

The RTP of Circle of Life

Circle of Life is published with an RTP of 96.33%.

The figure comes from hacksawgaming.com, and the page is linked above so you can check it yourself.

Volatility

Hacksaw Gaming states a very high volatility for Circle of Life. Studios measure volatility on their own scales, so we report what the studio says rather than converting it to a scale of our own.

Maximum win

The ceiling announced for Circle of Life is 15,000x the total stake. A maximum win is a cap, not an expectation: it is the largest payout the game can produce, reached by a combination that the mathematics make rare.

How Circle of Life is built

The game runs on a 5x4 grid, 14 paylines. Its mechanics are: Format 5x4 / 14 paylines, Tree of Life feature, Multiple Trees combine multipliers, Greyscale turns to colour when the Tree is active, Multipliers MULTIPLY. A bonus buy is available.

What we checked

The 11 screenshots on this page were taken in the studio's own demo on 11 September 2026, not copied from another site. The figures above are read from those screens.

15 of our partner casinos carry this studio's games. We list where Circle of Life can be played; we do not rank the operators by what they pay us.

Frequently asked questions

What is the RTP of Circle of Life?: Circle of Life is published with an RTP of 96.33%. We hold the studio page stating it, and it is linked from this page.
What is the maximum win on Circle of Life?: The ceiling announced for Circle of Life is 15,000x the total stake.
Does Circle of Life have a bonus buy?: Yes. Circle of Life lets you buy the feature directly.
How volatile is Circle of Life?: Hacksaw Gaming states a very high volatility for Circle of Life.
Can I play Circle of Life for free?: Yes. The free demo of Circle of Life opens on the studio's own page, without an account and without a deposit.
Where can I play Circle of Life?: 15 of our partner casinos carry this studio's games; they are listed above on this page. A brand-new release may stay exclusive to one operator for a few weeks.