Space XY
Every flight in Space XY is plotted like a maths lesson gone rogue, the rocket climbs the Y axis while you decide how long to stay aboard before it explodes.
Game Overview
Space XY by BGamingOur verdict
Space XY Review
Released on 13th January 2022, Space XY was the first multiplayer crash game from BGaming. Every player rides the same rocket, and its flight is traced across a graph where the X axis follows time in the air and the Y axis shows the rising multiplier.
Up to two bets can join each launch. Either can be collected by jumping off the rocket before it explodes, and Auto Cash Out and Autoplay are available for players who prefer to set their instructions in advance.
BGaming publishes an RTP of 97% and a maximum multiplier of 10,000x, alongside a listed maximum win of 250,000.
How to play Space XY
Space XY runs in shared rounds, with a short betting window opening before each launch.
Set the stake: Enter the amount on the first betting panel. Limits are operator-dependent and commonly run from 1 to 100, and some casinos apply the maximum to both panels combined.
Add a second bet if you want one: Press the plus symbol to open another panel with its own stake. Closing it returns you to a single wager.
Choose an Auto Cash Out target: Enter a multiplier in the game settings if you want a bet collected without pressing the button yourself.
Place the wager: Confirm the bet before the countdown ends. A bet can also be lined up for the next launch while the current flight is still underway.
Follow the rocket: The multiplier starts at 1.00x and rises as the rocket travels further across the graph.
Jump off to collect: The button used to place the bet becomes the cash-out control once the rocket is airborne. Pressing it settles the wager at the multiplier shown at that moment.
Avoid the explosion: The rocket can blow up at any point, sometimes almost immediately. Any bet still aboard when it does is lost.
The two panels are settled separately. Cashing out one leaves the other in flight, but both depend on the same rocket, so a single early explosion can take out the pair.
Autoplay repeats the selected bet for a chosen number of rounds and can be combined with Auto Cash Out. The automatic collection only happens if the rocket actually reaches the target multiplier. If it explodes first, the bet is lost like any other.
Recent crash points run along the top of the screen, while the number of players in the current round is shown alongside the multiplier. Other players' bets and cash-outs are visible as the flight progresses, but there is no chat room.
None of this information can forecast the next launch. The history strip and other players' exits describe what has already happened, and each new flight is generated independently.
Space XY - Design
Space XY wears its name on its sleeve. Plenty of flight-themed crash games draw a curve in the background as decoration, but BGaming has made the chart the main event. The rocket travels across a proper coordinate grid, with time running along the X axis and the multiplier climbing the Y axis, and the result is a round you can read at a glance.
Our first impression was that this is Aviator in a space suit. The structure is almost identical: a shared launch, a curve that steepens the longer it survives, two bets and a sudden ending. Anyone who has spent time with SPRIBE's game will understand Space XY within a single flight.
Where it pulls ahead is the presentation. Aviator's little red plane is iconic precisely because it is so plain, whereas BGaming's rocket has a good deal more polish. Its exhaust trail shifts from yellow through orange towards red as the flight goes on, and the climb tilts closer to vertical as the multiplier picks up speed. Simply put, it looks better than Aviator, and we enjoyed watching it more.
The multiplayer side is handled with a bit of wit. Rather than quietly ticking names off a list, other players are shown jumping off the rocket as they cash out. Seeing the crew thin out while you are still strapped in adds some welcome drama, and being the last passenger aboard feels equal parts heroic and faintly ridiculous.
The explosion gives every losing round a proper full stop. It suits a rocket far better than an aircraft drifting off screen, even if the effect on your balance is exactly the same.
The interface is tidy. The multiplier sits in the middle of the playing field, recent crash points run across the top and the betting panels sit beneath the action. Bet and cash out share a single button, which keeps the controls uncluttered. BGaming has optimised the game for smartphones and tablets as well as desktop, and the sparse layout suits a smaller screen.
The trouble is that once you have admired the rocket a few times, there is very little left to discover. Every flight follows the same routine, with no boosts, bonus events, milestones or collectables to change the rhythm. BGaming's later crash game Top Eagle shows how much more the studio can squeeze from the same loop, adding an overhead camera and unlockable plane skins. Space XY came first, and it shows.
Space XY is a handsome version of a very familiar game. It gets the fundamentals right and looks the part, but it rarely surprises.
Space XY - Win Potential
Space XY has an RTP of 97%, which works out to a theoretical house edge of 3%. That sits level with Aviator and comfortably ahead of crash games running at 95% or 96%. It is a long-term average calculated over an enormous number of rounds, though, and says nothing reliable about how a single session will go.
The maximum multiplier is 10,000x. Flights anywhere near that figure are extremely rare, and the great majority end far below it.
The multiplier and the payment ceiling are separate limits. BGaming lists a maximum win of 250,000, so larger stakes reach that cap well before the rocket gets to 10,000x. At a stake of 100, for example, the cap arrives at 2,500x. Smaller stakes can travel further up the graph before the same limit applies.
Stake limits are set by the casino and commonly run from 1 to 100. Some versions apply the maximum to the combined total of both panels rather than to each one separately.
Collecting at a low multiplier needs the rocket to survive only briefly and returns a modest amount. Waiting for a bigger figure raises the potential payment while leaving the whole stake exposed for longer.
Auto Cash Out removes the need to react at the right moment, but it does not make a target any more likely to be reached. If the rocket explodes below the chosen value, the bet is lost.
Running two panels lets you split your approach within one flight, perhaps taking one bet early and letting the other ride. That spreads your decisions rather than your odds. Both bets depend on the same explosion point, the RTP is unchanged and the total amount at stake goes up.
The history strip, the other players' exits and the rocket's flight path all describe rounds that have finished or are already underway. A string of early explosions does not make a long flight due, and no timing method, bot or predictor can identify where the next rocket will blow up.
What we like
- The coordinate-grid presentation makes every flight easy to follow and gives a familiar formula a distinct visual identity.
- Showing other players leaping from the rocket as they cash out turns the shared round into something you can actually watch.
What we don't like
- Beyond its looks, each round plays out almost exactly like Aviator, with no boosts, bonus events or progression to vary the rhythm.
- The 250,000 maximum win means larger stakes hit the payment ceiling long before the rocket reaches 10,000x.
The bottom line
Space XY is a standard crash game in the most literal sense. Strip away the rocket and you are left with the same shared curve, two bets and nerve-testing cash-out decision that Aviator made famous. BGaming has not tried to reinvent anything here, and for the most part that restraint works in its favour.
What earns it a place in the rotation is how good it looks. The coordinate grid gives every flight a clear shape, the rocket has far more presence than a tiny red plane, and watching fellow passengers abandon ship one by one is a genuinely fun way to show the multiplayer action. If you like the Aviator formula but find its presentation a little spartan, this is the more attractive alternative.
The weakness is that the novelty is skin-deep. With no boosts, bonus events or progression, the hundredth launch feels much like the first, and BGaming's own later releases have shown how much more can be built on the same idea. A 97% RTP and a 10,000x ceiling keep the value solid, but Space XY is best treated as a polished classic rather than a fresh adventure. Just remember that the rocket has no reverse gear, so decide on your exit before you climb aboard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Space XY has an RTP of 97%, a theoretical house edge of 3%. Check the casino's game information panel for the version you are playing.
The maximum multiplier is 10,000x, and a maximum win of 250,000. At larger stakes, the payment cap is reached before the multiplier ceiling.
Yes. A second panel can be opened with its own stake and Auto Cash Out target, but both bets ride the same rocket, so one early explosion can lose both.
