Spaceman returns 96.5% against Aviator's 97%, and you cannot verify a Spaceman round
Pragmatic Play released Spaceman in 2022. It works like Aviator but returns half a point less and publishes no hash you can check. On 20,000 of turnover that half point is 100, and the missing verification is worth more than the money.
Verified 2026-08-30
The two differences, both against Spaceman
- Aviator
- Spribe, 97%, hash published per round
- Spaceman
- Pragmatic Play, 96.5%, no published mechanism
- Loss per 10,000 staked
- 300 vs 350
- Loss per 100,000 staked
- 3,000 vs 3,500
Why the verification gap matters more than the half point
The half point is money and it is small. The missing verification means you cannot confirm a round was decided before you bet. That does not prove anything is wrong, and Pragmatic Play is a large licensed studio. It does mean you are trusting rather than checking, which is precisely the thing Aviator's design removed.
- Reaches 2.00×
- 48.5% of rounds
- Roughly
- 5 in every 10 rounds
- Expected return
- 97% of stake, at every multiplier
The last row is the part nobody advertises. Cashing out early or late changes how often you win, not what you get back over time. There is no multiplier that beats the 3% house edge, which is why no predictor can work.
What is the same
- The mechanic: a multiplier climbs and stops at a predetermined point.
- Round independence. Nothing is due, in either game.
- The predictor fraud, which surrounds both identically.
- The fact that both return less than is staked, by design.
The straightforward conclusion
If you are choosing between them, Aviator returns more and lets you check it. That is a genuine, if narrow, reason to prefer it. Neither is a good bet.
Common questions
Which has better RTP, Aviator or Spaceman?
Aviator at 97% against Spaceman at 96.5%. On 100,000 of turnover that is 500.
Is Spaceman provably fair?
It does not expose the same published-hash mechanism Aviator does, so you cannot verify individual rounds the same way.
Which should I play?
Aviator returns more and is verifiable. Both still return less than is staked.