Game Guide · Last updated 5 May 2026
Aviamasters — the complete 2026 guide to BGaming's viral crash hit.
An aircraft carrier. A small plane that you launch with one button. The plane flies a randomised path collecting multipliers and dodging enemy rockets, then tries to land safely on a distant carrier. Land on the ship, you keep the run's accumulated multiplier. Splash into the ocean, the round is lost. Aviamasters by BGaming rewrote the crash-game playbook in 2024 — there's no cash-out button, no in-flight decisions. One billion+ impressions, a SiGMA Europe Award, and a sequel released in March 2026.
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Studio
BGaming
Released
2024 (sequel: Mar 2026)
RTP
97%
Volatility
Medium–Low
Max win
x250 / x1,000 (sequel)
Min bet
A$0.10
On this page
- What Aviamasters is
- Aviamasters vs Aviator — the key difference
- How to play, step by step
- The four speed modes
- Multipliers, rockets, and the Counter Balance
- RTP, volatility, max win
- Aviamasters 2 — the March 2026 sequel
- Strategy — and why there's so little of it
- Demo mode — practice the rocket pattern
- Provably fair, in plain English
- Where to play (and our recommendation)
- Playing without losing your shirt
- Frequently asked questions
The basics
What Aviamasters actually is.
Casual-crash by feel, spin-based by mechanic. Aviamasters looks like an arcade shooter and plays like a slot — and that's deliberate.
Aviamasters is a spin-based crash-style game by BGaming, the Malta-licensed studio also behind the 99% RTP classic Plinko. The premise: a small plane takes off from an aircraft carrier, flies on a randomised path over the ocean, and tries to land on a second aircraft carrier somewhere in the distance. Along the way it picks up multiplier symbols and dodges enemy rockets. If the plane lands on a ship, you receive your stake × the round's accumulated multiplier. If the plane runs out of altitude and crashes into the water, you lose your stake.
The defining detail is what's missing. Aviamasters has no cash-out button. Once you press SPIN (or PLAY), the round runs to completion automatically — you watch the flight, but you don't affect it. This puts Aviamasters in a different sub-category to Aviator, JetX, Spaceman and most other crash games where in-flight cash-out timing is the entire game.
BGaming released the original Aviamasters in 2024. By late 2025 it had crossed 1 billion impressions across social media, generated 450,000+ social mentions, and won Best Casino Game at the SiGMA Europe Awards 2025. The studio released Aviamasters 2 on 5 March 2026 with bigger multipliers, four booster symbols, and a Safe Landing buy-in mode (covered further down).
The key distinction
Aviamasters vs Aviator — they're not the same game.
The names sound alike, the themes are similar, the studios are different — and most importantly, the mechanics are fundamentally different. If you've only played Aviator, here's what changes when you switch.
| Feature | Aviator (Spribe) | Aviamasters (BGaming) |
|---|---|---|
| Cash-out button | Yes — manual cash-out is the entire game | No — round plays out automatically |
| Round mechanic | Multiplier climbs in real time; cash out before crash | Plane flies a randomised path; final result on landing |
| Player decisions | Bet size, cash-out timing, auto-cash-out target | Bet size, speed mode, optional auto-cash-out target |
| Round duration | 3–30 seconds (you set the cash-out) | Fixed by speed mode (5s on Lightning, 30s on Turtle) |
| RTP | 97% | 97% |
| Skill component | Reflex / cash-out timing | Pre-round configuration only — no in-round skill |
| Hazards | Plane flies away (single crash event) | Rockets cut multiplier in half on hit; water landing = total loss |
| Visual style | Single curve climbing on graph | Cartoon plane animation across detailed scene |
Why this matters strategically: if your Aviator skill is fast cash-out reflex, that skill is useless in Aviamasters. The only decision you make is before the round (bet size, speed mode). Once SPIN is pressed, you're a passenger.
Why this matters psychologically: Aviator allows you to feel agency through the cash-out moment. Aviamasters strips that away — wins and losses happen at the game's pace, not yours. Some players find this calming (no FOMO at the cash-out moment); others find it frustrating (no recovery agency mid-round). Try the demo before assuming you'll like it.
Why BGaming made it this way: the studio optimised for streaming and short attention spans. A spin-and-watch round at A$0.10 to A$250 stakes is content — every flight has a beat (takeoff → multipliers gathered → rocket hit → tense landing) without requiring viewer engagement during play. That's why the game crossed a billion impressions on social.
Step by step
How to play Aviamasters — in five steps.
The simplest play loop in the crash category. Three of the five steps happen before you press SPIN, and the other two are spectator activities.
Set your bet
Use the slider or type a number. Minimum is A$0.10, maximum A$100 at most operators (Aviamasters 2 goes up to A$250 / €250). Stake is fixed for the entire round — no in-flight bet adjustments.
Pick a speed mode
Four options: Turtle (slow, ~30s/round), Walking man (medium, ~15s), Rabbit (fast, ~10s), Lightning (very fast, ~5s). Speed does NOT change RTP or volatility — it only changes how fast you burn through rounds. Pick based on your patience, not on a perceived edge.
Optional: set auto-cash-out target
Like Aviator, Aviamasters supports a target multiplier. Set ×1.8, ×5, ×20 or any custom value. The game automatically exits the round if your target is reached during flight (skipping the rest of the path). Removes emotional tension from longer rounds.
Press SPIN — and watch
The plane takes off from the carrier. Multiplier symbols appear in the sky (+1, +2, +5, +10 flat additions and ×2, ×3, ×4, ×5 multiplications). Rockets also appear — collisions cut your accumulated multiplier in half. The plane gradually loses altitude unless multipliers boost it back up.
Watch the landing
If the plane reaches a friendly aircraft carrier, you keep stake × accumulated multiplier as cash. If it splashes into the water, you lose the entire stake. Big Win at ×20, Mega Win at ×40, Super Mega Win at ×80 — pop-up celebrations trigger automatically.
Two simultaneous bets
Aviamasters lets you place two bets in the same round with different cash-out targets. Common pattern: conservative bet at ×1.8 for steady returns, plus an aggressive bet at ×50+ for the big-win chase. Both bets run during the same flight; you can hit one, both, or neither. Useful for hedging session variance — but doubles your per-round stake, so account for that in your bankroll.
The four speed modes
The four speed modes — how each one feels.
Speed is the only configuration choice you make besides bet size. It doesn't change the maths — it changes your behaviour. Picking the right speed for your session is surprisingly important for discipline.
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Turtle
~30s/round
Slowest setting. Each flight takes about 30 seconds, with full animation visibility. Best for learning the rocket pattern, watching the multiplier interactions, and staying calm. If you tilt easily after losses, this is the right speed — it forces a thinking pause between rounds.
Learning, low tilt, careful sessions
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Walking
~15s/round
The default 'comfortable' speed for most players. Animation still readable, but rounds tick by quickly enough that a session feels active. Most reviewers and streamers settle on this speed for normal play.
Most casual sessions, balanced pacing
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Rabbit
~10s/round
Fast. The plane animation is still legible but feels rushed. Useful if you want more rounds per session — but the bankroll-burn rate also accelerates. Plan stake size and session length more carefully at this speed.
Experienced players, short sessions
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Lightning
~5s/round
Maximum speed. Animation barely visible — the plane flies, you blink, the result appears. Designed for streamers and players who want to grind through rounds fast. At A$1 per round, that's A$1 of variance every five seconds — burn rates here are extreme.
Speed-grinding, autoplay sessions
Speed does not change RTP. A 100-round session at Turtle speed and a 100-round session at Lightning speed have the same expected return at 97% RTP. Don't pick a speed thinking it gives you mathematical advantage — it doesn't.
Speed affects your discipline. The slower the speed, the longer the gap between rounds, the more time you have to feel a loss and decide rationally whether to continue. Lightning compresses everything — you can lose A$50 in three minutes without consciously noticing the trajectory. Choose speed deliberately. Most reviewers recommend Walking for normal play.
The flight path
Multipliers, rockets, and the Counter Balance.
Three symbol types appear in the sky during a flight, each with a different effect on your round's accumulating balance. Understanding what each does helps you read why a flight ended where it did.
Flat multipliers
+1, +2, +5, +10
Added to the Counter Balance
The most common symbols in the sky. Add a fixed amount to your round's accumulated multiplier. Flat multipliers stack additively — collecting +5 then +10 gives you +15 total. Plane gains altitude on each pickup.
Multiplicative multipliers
×2, ×3, ×4, ×5
Multiplies the Counter Balance
Rarer than flat multipliers. Multiplies whatever you've already accumulated by the listed factor. Hitting ×5 on a Counter Balance of 4 gives you 20. Combined with flat additions in the same round, these are how big multipliers happen.
Rockets
÷2
Divides Counter Balance by 2
Enemy rockets fired from ships below. Collision divides your current Counter Balance by 2 AND drops the plane's altitude. A single rocket hit can wipe out 5+ rounds of careful multiplier collection. Multiple rockets in one flight is a session-killer.
The Counter Balance display is the running multiplier shown above your plane. It starts at 1 (your stake) and updates in real-time as the plane collects multipliers or hits rockets. The final Counter Balance at landing time is what your bet is multiplied by.
Why this matters: a great-looking flight can end at a small multiplier if a single rocket hits late in the run. Conversely, a flight that looks dull (no big-symbol pickups) can end at a high multiplier if no rockets touch the plane. Variance comes from the interaction of three symbol streams, not just from multipliers alone.
The numbers
RTP, volatility, and max win — what they really mean.
97%
Return to Player
Standard 97% RTP across both Aviamasters (2024) and Aviamasters 2 (2026). Sits among the highest in the crash category — equal to Aviator, behind only Chicken Road (98%) and BGaming Plinko (99%). Mathematical house edge is 3%.
Med-Low
Volatility (Aviamasters 2)
BGaming's published volatility for Aviamasters 2 is medium-low, with a 2.50% hit frequency. Translation: many rounds end in small wins or small losses, with rare big multipliers. Less swingy than high-volatility Megaways slots; more swingy than low-volatility classics.
x250 / x1,000
Max multiplier
Original Aviamasters caps the multiplier at x250. Aviamasters 2 raised the cap to x1,000. With max bet at €250, that's a theoretical €250,000 ceiling on Aviamasters 2 — but only with multiple boosters and a clean rocket-free flight, which is mathematically rare.
5–30s
Round time
Determined by speed mode, not RTP. Lightning at 5 seconds is the floor; Turtle at 30 seconds is the ceiling. Most players run Walking speed at 15 seconds. With autoplay, Lightning + 100 rounds is an 8-minute session.
*Operator-specific cash caps may apply on top of the theoretical max. At Legiano, the per-round payout is capped at A$10,000 per Aviamasters round regardless of multiplier. Always check the cap in your casino's game info.
The sequel
Aviamasters 2 — the March 2026 sequel.
Released 5 March 2026, Aviamasters 2 keeps the original “LAND!” mechanic and 97% RTP but raises every number that mattered. Here's what changed.
Max multiplier
Same odds of reaching it apply — bigger ceiling, same difficulty
Booster symbols
Magnet, Laser Gun, Nitro, Life Buoy (detailed below)
Safe Landing mode
Pay 50× your stake for a guaranteed safe landing
Speed modes
Turtle / Walking / Rabbit / Lightning unchanged
Visuals
Updated theme, same gameplay readability
Max bet
Higher ceiling for high-rollers
The four Booster symbols
Magnet
Attracts nearby multiplier symbols toward the plane and can pull the plane toward a safe carrier. The most player-friendly booster — turns marginal flights into wins.
Laser Gun
Shoots and clears rockets before they hit the plane. Direct counter to the rocket hazard. Particularly valuable on Lightning speed where you can't anticipate rockets.
Nitro
Boosts plane speed temporarily and provides protection from rockets during the boost window. Increases multipliers collected per second during the burst.
Life Buoy
Saves the plane from a water landing by bouncing it back into the air. The clutch-save booster — a single Life Buoy can convert a losing round into a win.
Safe Landing mode — what it costs and when to use it
Safe Landing is Aviamasters 2's buy-in feature: pay 50× your stake before the round and the plane is guaranteed to land safely on a carrier regardless of what happens during the flight. On a A$1 stake, that's A$50 per Safe Landing round. On a A$0.10 stake, A$5.
The maths: Safe Landing is a hedge against water-crash variance, not a profit strategy. You're paying 50× upfront for the certainty that you collect whatever multiplier the plane gathers. If the plane gathers a low multiplier (×3 say), Safe Landing was expensive — you paid 50× to guarantee a 3× outcome. If the plane gathers a high multiplier (×80), Safe Landing paid for itself.
When it makes sense: use Safe Landing sparingly. The break-even point is around ×50 multiplier — below that, you're losing money on average compared to plain rounds. It's most useful on big single-bet stakes where one water crash would hurt disproportionately, or as a one-off splurge during a session with strong multiplier luck. For consistent casual play, plain rounds at 97% RTP are mathematically better.
Tactical play
Strategy — and why there's so little of it.
Because there's no in-round decision (no cash-out button), Aviamasters strategy is almost entirely about configuration and discipline. Here's what helps and what's a waste of time.
Set an auto-cash-out target before pressing SPIN
Even though you can't manually cash out, the auto-cash-out target works during flight — when the Counter Balance reaches your target, the round exits early. Set ×2 or ×5 for consistent steady wins. This is the closest thing to discipline available in the game.
Match speed to your discipline level
If you tilt easily after a loss, use Turtle speed — the 30-second pause between rounds gives you space to think before the next bet. If you're focused and time-limited, use Walking. Avoid Lightning unless you've set strict autoplay stop conditions.
Use autoplay with stop conditions
Aviamasters autoplay supports stop-on-loss-of-X, stop-on-balance-increase-of-X, and stop-after-N-rounds. Set all three before starting. Autoplay without stop conditions is a guaranteed bankroll-burn pattern.
Cap your loss at 20% of bankroll per session
Aviamasters at Lightning speed compresses session damage. A$50 bankroll with A$1 stakes can be gone in 3 minutes. Set your hard stop-loss at 20% of bankroll and walk away when hit. The auto stop-condition handles this if you set it.
Don't chase 'lucky speed modes'
Some forum advice claims certain speed modes pay better. They don't. RTP is identical across all four speeds — the only difference is rounds-per-minute. Picking Lightning because 'it pays more' is a misunderstanding. Pick the speed that matches your discipline.
Don't martingale (double after losses)
The classic bad-strategy advice for any casino game. In Aviamasters specifically, the absence of cash-out timing means you can't recover ground through skill — only through luck. Doubling your stake after losses simply doubles your exposure to the next variance event.
Practice the rocket pattern
Demo mode — essential for Aviamasters.
Because Aviamasters has no cash-out timing, the only experiment that matters is feeling how rockets and multipliers interact across many rounds. Demo mode is the right place to do it.
Demo mode is mathematically identical. Same RNG, same RTP, same rocket frequency, same multiplier distribution. The only difference is virtual credits. BGaming's demo runs without registration and without deposit at most operators.
What to test in demo: run 100 rounds at Walking speed without auto-cash-out. Note how many rounds ended in water crashes vs successful landings. Note the average accumulated multiplier. Then run 100 rounds with an auto-cash-out target of ×2 — your survival rate goes up, your average win goes down. The trade-off becomes tangible.
For Aviamasters 2: run additional demo rounds to feel out the 4 boosters. Magnet feels different from Laser Gun feels different from Life Buoy. Knowing which booster is on screen mid-flight changes how a round unfolds emotionally — even though you can't actually do anything about it.
Provably fair
Provably fair — in plain English.
BGaming runs Aviamasters on a cryptographic provably-fair system. Every flight's outcome — including symbol placement, rocket positions, and the final landing result — can be verified independently after the round.
Before each round, the game generates the random outcome (the entire flight path: which symbols spawn where, which rockets fire, where the plane lands) and publishes a SHA-256 hash of that outcome. The hash is a one-way fingerprint — anyone can verify a hash matches a given outcome, but nobody (including the casino or BGaming itself) can reverse the hash to predict the round.
After the round ends, the game reveals the original seed used to generate everything. You can hash the seed yourself with any third-party SHA-256 verifier and confirm it matches the hash published before the round. If the hashes match, the operator did not tamper with the result. Aviamasters has the verify button accessible from the game's settings menu, with copy-paste seed values for each completed round.
Why this matters specifically for Aviamasters: because there's no cash-out button, players have less ability to verify outcomes by behaviour. Provably fair substitutes for that lost agency — you can mathematically prove the round wasn't rigged based on your stake size or session history. BGaming is also MGA-licensed, so the underlying RNG is independently audited regardless.
Our recommendation
Where to play Aviamasters — our pick.
Full disclosure: Legiano is our own casino. The criteria below are objectively verifiable; you don't need to take our word for any of them. We also flag where Legiano isn't the right answer.
Both Aviamasters and Aviamasters 2
Original (released 2024, x250 max) and sequel (released March 2026, x1,000 max with 4 boosters and Safe Landing). Most operators carry only one or the other. We carry both, so you can compare and switch without changing operator.
Studio-standard 97% RTP, both versions
We run the published 97% RTP configuration on both Aviamasters titles. Some operators silently load lower-RTP variants — we don't. The RTP shown on each game card is what's running on our servers.
Sub-five-minute PayID withdrawals
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A$7,500 + 500 free spins welcome
35× wagering on bonus only — industry standard. Casual crash games like Aviamasters typically count 100% toward wagering. The bonus suits Aviamasters sessions specifically because the medium-low volatility supports steady wagering progress.
Demo mode runs in lobby
Both Aviamasters titles run in demo without an account or deposit. Use demo for 100 rounds across speeds and auto-cash-out settings before staking real money. BGaming's demo is mathematically identical to live.
Aviamasters X-MAS available seasonally
The Christmas-themed reskin (Santa's sleigh instead of plane, snow visuals, same 97% RTP) appears in our lobby December–January. If you played Aviamasters in 2024 you'll recognise the format — only theme and audio change.
Where Legiano isn't the right answer
We hold a Curaçao licence rather than a domestic Australian one — relevant only if you specifically need a locally licensed venue. For very high stakes (above A$250 per round), some crypto-first operators offer higher per-round limits than our A$100 / A$250 caps. Aviamasters 2's Safe Landing feature works at our max bet of A$250, but costs A$12,500 per Safe Landing round — only relevant for high-rollers. For typical recreational play, the standard mode is the better choice.
The honest part
Playing Aviamasters without losing your shirt.
Aviamasters is the casual face of crash gaming, which makes it deceptively easy to overplay. The lack of cash-out decisions reduces stress per round but also reduces friction — sessions slip past without the natural pause points of Aviator or Chicken Road.
Lightning speed is genuinely dangerous for casual players. A$1 stakes at 5 seconds per round = A$1,200 of variance per hour of pure play. At 97% RTP that's an average loss of A$36 per hour — and on a bad night it's A$200. The casual visuals mask how fast money moves. Set strict autoplay stops or avoid Lightning entirely.
Set both stop-loss and stop-win. Aviamasters autoplay has stop-on-balance-decrease-of-X (your stop-loss) and stop-on-balance-increase-of-X (your stop-win). Set both. Stop-loss protects from losing sessions; stop-win protects you from giving back wins by playing “just one more”. Both are equally important.
The 97% RTP is a long-run figure. Over millions of rounds the game pays back A$97 per A$100 wagered. Over your hundred rounds tonight, anything can happen. RTP describes the slope of the curve, not where you land on it.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aviamasters.
What is Aviamasters and who made it?
Aviamasters is a casual spin-based crash-style game by BGaming, the Malta-licensed studio also behind Plinko at 99% RTP. It launched in 2024 and won Best Casino Game at SiGMA Europe Awards 2025. The plane takes off from an aircraft carrier, flies a randomised path collecting multipliers and dodging rockets, then lands on a second carrier (win) or in the water (lose).
Is Aviamasters the same as Aviator?
No, they're fundamentally different games. Aviator (Spribe) is a real-time multiplier with a manual cash-out button — your skill is timing the cash-out. Aviamasters (BGaming) is spin-based with no cash-out — you press SPIN and the round plays out automatically. Both are 97% RTP and have similar themes, but mechanically they share almost nothing.
What's the RTP of Aviamasters?
97% theoretical RTP, the same on both Aviamasters (2024) and Aviamasters 2 (2026). The 97% figure is studio-published by BGaming and unchanged across all major operators we've checked. Some smaller operators may run 96% configurations — always verify on the game info screen before playing.
What's the maximum win on Aviamasters?
Original Aviamasters caps at x250 multiplier. Aviamasters 2 (March 2026) raised the cap to x1,000. With max bet at €250 / A$250 on the sequel, that's a theoretical €250,000 / A$250,000 ceiling — though most operators apply additional cash caps. Realistic top wins from typical sessions are x20 to x80, with anything above that being exceptional.
Does Aviamasters have a cash-out button?
No — this is the key thing that differentiates it from Aviator. Once you press SPIN, the round runs to completion automatically. You can set an auto-cash-out target multiplier in advance (×2, ×5, ×20, custom) which exits the round early when reached, but there's no manual cash-out during flight.
What are the four speed modes?
Turtle (~30s/round), Walking man (~15s), Rabbit (~10s), Lightning (~5s). Speed does NOT change RTP, volatility, or multiplier distribution — it only changes how fast rounds tick by. Most players settle on Walking for normal play. Avoid Lightning unless you have strict autoplay stop conditions, because it accelerates bankroll burn dramatically.
What's the difference between Aviamasters and Aviamasters 2?
Aviamasters 2 (March 2026) keeps the same 97% RTP and core 'LAND!' mechanic but adds: max multiplier raised from x250 to x1,000, four Booster symbols (Magnet, Laser Gun, Nitro, Life Buoy), Safe Landing buy-in mode (50× bet for guaranteed landing), tropical island visuals, and higher max bet. The original is still played — choose based on whether you want bigger multiplier ceiling and boosters.
What is Safe Landing in Aviamasters 2?
A buy-in feature unique to Aviamasters 2: pay 50× your stake before the round and the plane is guaranteed to land safely on a carrier. On a A$1 bet that's A$50 per Safe Landing round. It's a hedge against water crashes, not a profit strategy — break-even is around ×50 multiplier, so use it only on big stakes where one water crash would hurt disproportionately.
Is Aviamasters provably fair?
Yes. BGaming runs Aviamasters on a SHA-256 cryptographic provably-fair system. Each round's outcome (flight path, symbol positions, rocket placements, landing result) is determined by a server seed published as a hash before the round. After the round, you can copy the seed and verify it matches the published hash using any third-party SHA-256 verifier.
Can I play Aviamasters in demo mode for free?
Yes. BGaming's demo runs without registration or deposit at most operators including Legiano. Mechanics are mathematically identical to real-money play — same RNG, same RTP, same rocket and multiplier frequencies. Use demo for at least 100 rounds across different speeds and auto-cash-out settings before staking real money.
Can I play Aviamasters on mobile?
Yes. Built in HTML5, the build is around 12 MB and loads directly in any modern mobile browser without an app download. Optimised for portrait phone screens. Touch controls work cleanly. Mobile is the most common play device by a large margin — BGaming designed Aviamasters for mobile-first.
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