Spaceman
Spaceman is Pragmatic Play's crash game: an astronaut rises, a multiplier climbs with him, and you cash out before he vanishes. Its distinguishing feature is the 50% partial cashout, which lets you bank half your stake mid-flight and let the rest ride. That single control changes how the game plays more than anything else in the format.
How a round works
You stake before launch. The multiplier starts at 1.00x and climbs. Press cash out while the astronaut is still rising and you keep your stake multiplied by whatever the figure was at that instant. If he goes first, the stake is lost.
The crash point is generated at the start of the round, not decided by how long you hold. Waiting does not make a crash more likely and a long previous round tells you nothing about the next one. Each round is independent.
The 50% partial cashout
This is the feature worth understanding. At any point during the flight you can take half your stake out at the current multiplier and leave the other half running.
Used properly it is a discipline tool rather than a clever trick. Banking half at a low, reliable multiplier covers a good portion of your stake and turns the rest into a free-roll — which removes the hesitation the format is designed to create. It does not change the maths of the game. What it changes is whether you execute the plan you arrived with, which in a game that resolves in seconds is most of what matters.
The two RTP figures — worth knowing
Spaceman is unusual and it is worth being straight about it. Pragmatic Play's own game page states an RTP of 95%. Most third-party databases state 96.50%, and at least one major source contradicts itself between its own spec table and its body text.
Normally the provider figure is the higher one and aggregators lag. Here it is the reverse, which is why we are not picking a side. Treat both figures as in circulation and check the in-game info panel at Goldrush, which reflects the configuration actually deployed. That is the only number that is true for you.
What to set before you start
A round takes seconds. That is the appeal and the whole risk — you can play a hundred rounds in the time a blackjack session takes to settle, and the margin applies to every one.
Decide a round count before you open the game rather than during it, and use the partial cashout as your default rather than your exception. See the tools for staying in control, Aviator for the format's most-played title, or the other crash games.
Frequently asked questions
How does Spaceman work?
You stake before launch, a multiplier climbs as the astronaut rises, and you cash out before he vanishes. Your stake is multiplied by the figure at the moment you cash out. The crash point is set when the round starts, not decided by how long you wait.
What is the 50% partial cashout?
A control that lets you bank half your stake at the current multiplier while the other half keeps running. It does not change the game's maths — it changes whether you follow your own plan, which in a game resolving in seconds is most of the battle.
What is the RTP of Spaceman?
Two figures circulate. Pragmatic Play's own page states 95%; most third-party databases state 96.50%. Unusually, the provider figure is the lower one. Check the in-game info panel at Goldrush, which reflects the configuration actually deployed.
Can you predict when Spaceman crashes?
No. The crash point is generated before the round begins and each round is independent, so past results carry no information about the next. Anything sold as a Spaceman prediction or signal cannot work.
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