Gates of Olympus Slots
Gates of Olympus is a video online slot game with an Ancient Greek mythology theme at its heart and was crafted by popular gaming developers Pragmatic Play and released in February 2021.
Players can expect an innovative and unique pay-anywhere mechanism combined with a tumble feature which could result in some hefty wins for players to reach of up to 5,000x their bet per spin. Zeus is both the sky and thunder god and the king of the Greek Gods and there are plentiful bonus features with free spins and multiplier boosts of up to 500x with Zeus special winged orbs if he is in good spirits and chooses to unleash these.
The gaming grid brings 6 reels with 5 rows and 20 paylines and using the pay-anywhere mechanic grants players with wins by matching at least 8 or more identical symbols anywhere on the reels. The tumble feature underpins gameplay so once players have hit the same kind symbols the winning symbols disappear, with a new set of symbols replacing them on the reels to potentially create more winning combinations. These tumbles also known as Cascades or Avalanches continue as long as players keep winning or until no more wins are formed.
The setting behind the golden reels shows majestic and opulent columns seated on top of Mount Olympus, home to the Gods and here Zeus can be seen hovering and ready to strike at any moment. He provides bet multipliers to add to players returns and with these lightning bolts this adds to the excitement combined with comic-style graphics and a soundtrack featuring the memorable laugh of Zeus and rumbles of thunder.
The RTP (Return to Player Percentage) is 96.5% and this is a highly volatile game. Payments can be huge but they do not occur with any frequency. This can be a downside for players who are risk averse as this will challenge their patience or if they are playing with a limited budget. However, it does provide the right gaming conditions for high rollers with larger pockets.
The betting range is flexible making room for both casual punters and veterans as stakes start from as low as a minimum of $0.20 per spin and up to $125.00 for the maximum per spin. A useful convenience is the auto-play feature which allows for up to 1,000 spins to play automatically and this can be a great tool for those who dislike manual play and for gamers who are keeping it responsible with managing a particular set gaming budget.
At Gates of Olympus there is no traditional wild symbol and Zeus is the scatter symbol that can appear anywhere on the grid. Six of these Zeus scatters will pay 100x players total bet and 4 or more will also trigger the free spins.
Other gaming symbols include blue, green, yellow, purple and red gemstones which pay out for 12 between 2x, 4x, 5x, 8x and 10x the bet. A golden goblet pays out 12x the bet, a jewelled ring 15x bet, a sand timer 25x the bet and the golden crown pays the most awarding 50x the bet for 12 or more anywhere in view.
Randomly on any spin in the base game, Zeus can activate the Multiplier feature with the Greek God adding 1 of 4 flaming orbs to the grid. These contain multipliers with payout boosts ranging from 2x and up to 500x. If multiple orbs land their values are added together and applied to the winning tumbles and combinations both in the base game and the Free Spins feature.
The Free Spins are triggered by landing 4 or more Zeus scatter symbols on the same base game spin. With 4, 5 or 6 scatters punters reap payouts of 3x, 5x or 100x total bet respectively and they enter Mount Olympus with 15 free spins. These free spins begin with a standard 1x payout multiplier active.
Unlike the base game, the multiplier Orbs will see their values added to the features total multiplier when part of a win/tumble. With the total multiplier not resetting, multiplier Orbs will continue to increase the total multiplier. If three Zeus Scatters land on the same free spin then punters win 5 additional free spins. This allows for unlimited re-triggers and free spins.
Using the optional Ante Bet feature costs 25% per spin and this lands more Zeus Scatter symbols onto the grid which can double chances of triggering the Free Spins feature.
There is also a Buy Feature incorporated into the Gates of Olympus slot which leads players directly to the Free Spins feature for a fee of 100x their total bet.
Gates of Olympus slot is fully mobile optimized thanks to HTML5 technology. This means it is compatible with iOS Apple, Android, Windows and Mac devices. Players can enjoy seamless and instant gameplay from anywhere and anytime and the 6×5 grid works well on any smartphone or tablet device in both landscape and portrait orientations.