Amazon – Lost Gold Slot Review
Two carved stone birds with hooked orange beaks flank a 5×5 grid, a waterfall spills over the rocks beside them, and a turquoise river pools at the bottom of the screen. That’s the world of Amazon – Lost Gold, a lost temple complex deep in the rainforest, rendered in a muted teal-and-stone palette that’s easy on the eye.
The interesting thing about it, though, isn’t on the reels at all. Most of this game’s upside is decided before its free spins start, by one spin of a wheel and a shopping menu, which makes it a slot you build in advance rather than one you simply play.
The studio behind it is Alchemy Gaming, better known for its X UP series than for quiet jungle slots, and this one sits a little apart from the likes of Africa XUP and Bolt X UP. It runs on a 5×5 grid with 3,125 ways, 96.22% RTP, high volatility and a win ceiling of 5,000x the bet. The journey to that ceiling is a patient one.
Base Game & Features
Wins pay left to right across adjacent reels, with 3,125 ways to land them. A way is a pattern of adjacent positions running across the reels, and a win lands when matching symbols sit in that pattern. Only the highest winning combination counts per symbol, and only the highest win counts on any single way.
The total payout on a spin is the sum of all way wins and scatter wins together. Stakes run from 0.30 to 42.00 per spin, and the total bet is built from an initial bet multiplied by the cost of the ways played.
The hit rate sits at 22.83%, so roughly one spin in four connects, and the chained modifiers mean a single winning spin often rolls into several. That chaining is where the base game finds its rhythm.
Rolling Reels
After any win, the winning symbols are removed and everything above drops down, with new symbols rolling in from the top. If that forms another win, the roll repeats, and it keeps repeating until no win is present. Scatters stay put throughout, which is how a rolling sequence can build towards a trigger while it pays.
In free spins only, the rolls carry a Multiplier Trail:
- Starting multiplier of 1x
- Every consecutive roll raises it by 1x, 2x or 3x
- No reset for the duration of the round, with an unlimited ceiling
Echo Roll
Echo Roll can follow any win. It picks one symbol at random, high, low or wild, and fills every position the win vacated with copies of it, which guarantees a further payout on top of the triggering one. Scatters are never chosen, and the collection animation around the pick is purely visual.
Both modifiers run in the base game and in free spins, so every winning spin is really a small sequence: the initial win, the roll that replaces it, and the echo that may follow.
The wild substitutes for every symbol except the scatter and can form its own winning combinations. It’s also the richest symbol on the reels, which tells you something about the paytable’s shape.
The paying values, as multiples of the total bet:
- Wild – 1x for three, 2x for four, 5x for five
- Scatter – no payout; three or more anywhere trigger the bonus
Amazon – Lost Gold Free Spins & Bonus Wheel
Three scatters anywhere on the base game reels trigger the Bonus Wheel plus 8 free spins. The scatter count is only evaluated at the end of any Rolling Reels sequence, so scatters that arrive mid-roll still count. Each scatter beyond the triggering three adds two more spins to the starting count.
Once the wheel has been spun, every scatter that lands during the round awards one extra free spin, though the round itself cannot be re-triggered. All bets and ways played during the round match the triggering spin, and the round plays out automatically.
The sequence runs in a fixed order: scatters land, the wheel is presented and spun, the Upsizer offers its upgrades, and only then does the round begin. Wins during the feature are added to base game wins, and the round ends once the final win amount is awarded.
The Bonus Wheel
The wheel is spun once, at no cost, before free spins begin, and its winning segment awards one or more feature modifiers for the round. The possible prizes:
- 2 or 4 additional starting free spins
- Multiplier Trail increments of 2x or 3x per roll instead of the standard 1x-3x
- Echo Roll modified to stop awarding low symbols
- Echo Roll modified to award wilds only
- Combinations of the above
Modifiers apply only to free spins and reset when the round ends. The trail stacks with itself across the whole round, so a long run of rolls in the later spins is where the big multiples live. A question-mark button beside the wheel spells out what each modifier does before you commit.
Bonus Buy & Upsizer
The Buy Bonus purchases immediate access to the Bonus Wheel with 8 starting free spins, at a calculated cost. After any wheel spin, the Upsizer offers the remaining modifiers for purchase before the round starts, with a combined Upsizer Max option if you want everything at once. All purchases run at 96.24% RTP, marginally above the base game’s 96.22%.
The Upsizer prices, as multiples of the bet:
- +2 Free Spins – 37.32x
- 2x Multiplier Increments – 67.08x
- 3x Multiplier Increments – 126.42x
- Wilds-Only Echo Roll – 150.51x
- Upsizer Max – 486.84x
What the wheel already awarded shapes what’s left to buy, and each purchase asks for confirmation before it goes through. Buying can be limited or unavailable above certain bet sizes, and it isn’t offered in every region. The maximum number of additional starting free spins from wheel and Upsizer combined is four.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.1/10
Time spent here is mostly waiting, and the reason to choose it is that the waiting can pay. It’s long stretches of small chained wins beside the waterfall, with the real hope pinned on one wheel spin and whatever you can afford to stack behind it. A long roll in the late spins, with a fat multiplier behind it, is worth all that patience.
The multiplier trail is the best thing in the game: it never resets, so a round keeps getting heavier the longer it runs, and wilds-only Echo Roll turns every roll into a genuine threat. The weakness is that the free round is usually too small to matter. Eight spins with a slow trail rarely goes anywhere, and the Upsizer’s prices are steep enough that the good version of this game belongs to players willing to pay for it.
For patient players who like watching a round build, it’s a satisfying machine, and the stakes are gentle enough to make the grind comfortable. Anyone after a base game that entertains on its own, or a bonus that arrives ready-made, won’t find their gold down this river.
Amazon – Lost Gold FAQs
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What is the RTP of Amazon – Lost Gold?
96.22% in the base game. The Buy Bonus and Upsizer both run at 96.24%, a marginal improvement on the standard figure. -
Is Amazon – Lost Gold high volatility?
Yes, it’s a high volatility game, so wins arrive less often but with a higher ceiling when they do. -
What is the maximum win on Amazon – Lost Gold?
5,000x the base bet, which is also the total win limit per transaction. Once that limit is reached, the win is paid and any remaining rolls or free spins are forfeited. -
How do you trigger free spins in Amazon – Lost Gold?
Landing three or more scatter symbols starts the bonus. The count is checked after any rolling sequence finishes, and every scatter over the third adds two further spins on top of the base eight. -
Can free spins be re-triggered in Amazon – Lost Gold?
No, the round cannot be re-triggered. Each scatter that lands during free spins does award one extra free spin, but no new round can be started from inside it. -
What does Echo Roll do in Amazon – Lost Gold?
After any win, Echo Roll can fill every empty position on the reels with a single randomly chosen symbol, awarding a guaranteed additional win. It never awards scatters, and during free spins it can be modified to award wilds only or to stop awarding low symbols. -
Can you buy the bonus on Amazon – Lost Gold?
Yes. The Buy Bonus purchases immediate access to the Bonus Wheel with 8 starting free spins, and the Upsizer lets you add further modifiers afterwards at a set cost. Both run at 96.24% RTP. -
What does the Bonus Wheel award in Amazon – Lost Gold?
One free spin of the wheel, at no cost, before the round starts. Its winning segment hands out feature modifiers such as extra starting spins, larger multiplier increments, or improved Echo Roll behaviour, which then apply for the whole round.
