Floating Dragon Series Floating Dragon Series
A series of Asian-style, dragon-themed slots that began with Pragmatic Play's Floating Dragon Hold and Spin, released in April 2021. Its two core features are a Hold & Spin bonus where you collect money symbols and free spins where wilds collect fish money values.
| English | Floating Dragon Series |
|---|---|
| Classification | Game Features |
| Developer/Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Original | Floating Dragon Hold and Spin (April 2021) |
| Original RTP | 96.71% |
| Key Features | Hold & Spin, Money Collection free spins |
| Max Win (DB highest) | 20,000x (Megaways titles) |
| Games on AI Slot | 6 |
Overview
The Floating Dragon Series is a collection of Chinese-style, dragon-themed slots from Pragmatic Play. The original’s official name is “Floating Dragon Hold and Spin,” released in April 2021. On AI Slot, the original is listed as Floating Dragon.
When Pragmatic Play released the Megaways version in 2022, it called the original a “2021 hit.” Sequels themed around Eastern holidays and zodiac animals, such as the Dragon Boat Festival, New Year, and Year of the Snake, followed, and AI Slot has 6 games in the series.
The original’s two bonuses
| Bonus | Trigger | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| Hold & Spin | 3 money symbols on the middle reels | Starts with 3 respins. Each time a new money symbol lands, all visible values are paid and the respins reset to 3. Diamond symbols worth 100-4,993x can appear. |
| Free Spins | 3, 4, or 5 scatters | 10, 15, or 20 spins. Fish money symbols (up to 500x) only pay when they land together with a wild collect symbol. Every 4 wilds add 10 spins and raise the multiplier to 2x, 3x, and 10x. |
The original has an official RTP of 96.71% and a max win of 5,000x. Its free spins use a money collection structure, where wilds collect money values, similar to the Big Bass series. Floating Dragon’s signature is adding a Hold & Spin feature on top of that.
In release order
| Release | Games | RTP | Max win |
|---|---|---|---|
| In April 2021, | Floating Dragon | 96.71% | 5,000x |
| September 2022 | Floating Dragon Megaways Hold and Spin | 96.7% | 20,000x |
| June 2023 | Floating Dragon – Dragon Boat Festival | 96.07% | 10,000x |
| December 2023 | Floating Dragon New Year Festival Ultra Megaways Hold and Spin | 96.7% | 20,000x |
| January 2025 | Floating Dragon – Year of the Snake | 96.71% | 5,000x |
| January 2026 | Floating Dragon Wild Horses | 96.5% | 5,000x |
Release month, RTP, and max win are based on the AI Slot database.
What the sequels changed
- Megaways Hold and Spin: Switches to 6×6 reels with up to 236,196 ways using Megaways and raises the max win to 20,000x. In Hold & Spin, the respins refill each time an instant prize lands.
- Dragon Boat Festival: A 10-payline layout with fish, dragon boat, and drum symbols. In Hold & Spin, the “lives” refill each time a coin lands, and the free spins come with a growing multiplier.
- Year of the Snake: Before the free spins, up to 5 modifiers (more money symbols or wilds, extra free spins, starting from stage 2, and more) are applied at random. Even with only 2 scatters, a third can be added at random.
- Wild Horses: Princess wilds and horse wilds are collected separately in two gauges, red and purple. When either one fills with 4, you get 10 extra spins and the multiplier rises to 2x, 3x, and 10x. Free spins now range from 15 to 25.
Setting the Hold & Spin part aside, Floating Dragon shares a collection-style free spins feature with the Big Bass line from Reel Kingdom.
