Next Step is a path game: 25 tiles, some of them mines, and you advance one step at a time. Each safe step raises the multiplier; a mine ends the run at zero; reaching the end of the path settles automatically. Four risk levels change the number of mines and the length of the path.
The four levels
| Level | Mines | Steps to finish | First-step survival | Final multiplier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASY | 1 | 24 | 96% | 24.00× |
| MEDIUM | 3 | 22 | 88% | 2,208× |
| HARD | 5 | 20 | 80% | 51,004.8× |
| DAREDEVIL | 10 | 15 | 60% | 3,138,009.6× |
Payout ladders
Total return multiplier after each step:
- EASY: 1.00 · 1.04 · 1.09 · 1.14 · 1.20 · 1.26 · 1.33 · 1.41 · 1.50 · 1.60 · 1.71 · 1.85 · 2.00 · 2.18 · 2.40 · 2.67 · 3.00 · 3.43 · 4.00 · 4.80 · 6.00 · 8.00 · 12.00 · 24.00
- MEDIUM: 1.09 · 1.25 · 1.43 · 1.66 · 1.94 · 2.28 · 2.71 · 3.25 · 3.94 · 4.85 · 6.07 · 7.72 · 10.04 · 13.38 · 18.40 · 26.29 · 39.43 · 63.09 · 110.40 · 220.80 · 552.00 · 2208.00
- HARD: 1.20 · 1.52 · 1.94 · 2.51 · 3.29 · 4.39 · 5.95 · 8.24 · 11.68 · 16.98 · 25.48 · 39.63 · 64.40 · 110.40 · 202.40 · 404.80 · 910.80 · 2428.80 · 8500.80 · 51004.80
- DAREDEVIL: 1.60 · 2.74 · 4.85 · 8.90 · 16.98 · 33.97 · 71.71 · 161.35 · 391.86 · 1044.96 · 3134.87 · 10972.06 · 47545.60 · 285273.60 · 3138009.60
The edge is 4%, not 1%
Unlike the other original games, Next Step's ladders are priced with about a 4% house edge, so RTP is roughly 96% at every step. It is still a transparent game, but a unit staked here is expected to return less than on Dice, Limbo, Plinko or Keno. Know that before you choose it.
One setting to avoid: EASY's first step pays exactly 1.00×. Taking that step risks the 4% mine chance for zero gain. On EASY, the first step only makes sense as the price of admission to later steps.
Reading the ladders
Survival per step is (safe tiles remaining) ÷ (tiles remaining), so the odds get worse as the path shortens. On DAREDEVIL, surviving all 15 steps is about 1 in 3.3 million, which is where the 3,138,009.6× comes from. Cash out targets in the 2× to 5× range are where most reasonable plans live; anything beyond is lottery territory and the stake should reflect that.
Note that the risk levels available to you are set by the server and can differ by environment; the game only shows what is enabled.
Limits and verification
Limits and the maximum profit cap are per coin, shown after login; a multi-million multiplier is capped by that limit. Zero-amount runs are allowed. The tile layout is derived from the server seed, your client seed and the nonce, with the hash shown before the run.
Play it
Last verified by the Bethropic team on 2026-09-08. Play responsibly.