Atlantis Rising Slot Review
Trident-wielding guardian statues stand in the murk on either side of the reels, a flooded colonnade of armoured figures repeating into the distance while shafts of light cut down from a surface nobody here will see again. SpinPlay Games have done something quietly radical with all that tradition: they’ve built a 25-liner where a spin is never just a spin, because the wilds you land today are still climbing the reels three spins from now.
The interesting part is what hangs off that classic frame: a wild system with a memory, where wilds climb the reels spin after spin and can rewrite half the screen. It’s a 5×4, 25 fixed payline game running at 96.20% RTP and medium volatility, with a hit rate of 39.98%, stakes from 0.20 to 1000.00, and a maximum exposure of 250x the bet. Stablemates like Amazing Link Riches and Action Boost Tiki Treasures share the same instinct for stacking modifiers onto classic frames.
Base Game & Features
Wins run left to right across 25 fixed paylines, starting from the first reel, and only the highest combination on each line is paid. The total payout is the sum of every line win on a spin. If several winning combinations land on one payline, the highest is the one that counts.
The bet structure is worth a sentence because it isn’t the usual line-bet arrangement. Each spin costs a total bet, built from an initial bet multiplied by the payline cost of 10. Paytable values are multiples of that total bet, so the figures below are what you actually get back.
The wild is a bubble that substitutes for everything except the Bonus symbol, and it can form its own winning combinations on a payline. There’s a 2x version that doubles any pay on the line it lands in.
The Compass is the top payer on the board, level with the wild. All values are multiples of the total bet:
- Compass and Wild: 0.1x for two, 0.3x for three, 1x for four, 5x for five
- Trident Holder: 0.2x for three, 0.6x for four, 2x for five
- Mermaid: 0.2x for three, 0.6x for four, 2x for five
- Jellyfish: 0.2x for three, 0.4x for four, 1.5x for five
- Turtle: 0.2x for three, 0.4x for four, 1.5x for five
- Seahorse: 0.2x for three, 0.4x for four, 1.5x for five
- Purple Book, Purple Triangle and Teal Gem: 0.1x for three, 0.3x for four, 0.7x for five
Rising Wilds
Rising Wilds can be dropped onto the screen on any spin, on any reel. Once there, a Rising Wild stays put and climbs one position per spin until it walks off the top. More can land at any time, including on consecutive spins.
Two details give the mechanic its shape. A 2x Rising Wild multiplies pays by two on any line it touches. And the wilds on screen are saved per bet selection, so changing your stake changes which climbs you’ve kept.
Wild Blast
The Compass does two jobs: it’s the joint best-paying symbol, and it arms the Wild Blast. Land a Compass behind a Rising Wild and every position adjacent to it turns into a wild. If the Compass sits behind a 2x Rising Wild, those new positions become 2x wilds instead.
The blast wilds are one-spin affairs and don’t carry into the next spin, which keeps a lucky alignment from snowballing indefinitely. A Rising Wild that survives keeps climbing until it leaves the screen. The two systems feed each other: the climb puts a wild where a Compass can find it, and the blast converts that patience into coverage.
What the Wilds Do to the Pace
With a 39.98% hit rate, roughly two spins in five return something, which is where the medium volatility lives. The rising system gives those spins a shape most 25-line games don’t have. A wild near the bottom of the reel frame is a piece of several spins to come rather than one result.
That thread of continuity is the base game’s whole character. Two of the three features here are wild mechanics in disguise, and the third, the free spins, is built to put more spins under them.
Atlantis Rising Free Spins & Bonus Features
Three or more Bonus tridents anywhere on the reels trigger the free spins, and the round begins with a bubble pick. The trident count sets how many bubbles you get to pop:
- 3 Bonus symbols award 10 bubble picks
- 4 Bonus symbols award 15 bubble picks
- 5 Bonus symbols award 20 bubble picks
Each bubble reveals one of two things, and you keep picking until the picks run out:
- 1 to 5 free spins, added straight to your total
- 2 to 3 additional bubble picks, extending the round
That opening is a genuine build-up: a five-trident trigger with lucky bubbles can turn into a long session before a single free spin plays. Bets and lines during the round match the triggering spin, and the feature can retrigger.
The free spins themselves run automatically, with the same Rising Wilds and Wild Blast mechanics the base game carries. The round inherits everything and adds nothing new. It leans on the wild systems working at scale, where the climbing wilds and 2x multipliers have more spins to matter in.
If the connection drops mid-pick, the game refreshes with all picks completed, and the results aren’t affected. A pick round that can’t be lost to a dropped signal is one worth having.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.2/10
Playing this is less like spinning reels and more like tending something. A wild lands low, and you find yourself willing it up through the murk, one row at a time, hoping a Compass finds it before it surfaces and disappears. That slow climb, against the statues and the light, is the reason to choose it over any other sunken-city slot on the shelf.
The bubble pick is the best thing SpinPlay have done here: twenty picks that each fork between spins and more picks gives the bonus an opening hand with genuine spread, and no two triggers feel the same. The ceiling is the problem – 250x the bet is a modest best case, and the free spins round simply runs the base game’s mechanics on a timer rather than escalating them.
So it’s for players who enjoy watching a system work, who’d take a five-spin climb over one fat multiplier, and who won’t mind that the biggest single result here is a modest one. Anyone hunting four-figure hits will find the water too shallow. For everyone else, Atlantis holds plenty worth diving for.
Atlantis Rising FAQs
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What is the RTP of Atlantis Rising?
96.20%. -
Is Atlantis Rising high volatility?
No, it’s a medium volatility slot, with a hit frequency of 39.98%, so wins land on roughly two spins in five. -
How does the Wild Blast feature trigger?
Wild Blast triggers when a Compass symbol lands directly behind a Rising Wild. It then turns all adjacent positions into wilds, or 2x wilds if the Compass is behind a 2x Rising Wild. The new wilds last for that spin only. -
How do you trigger free spins in Atlantis Rising?
Land three or more Bonus trident symbols anywhere on the reels. Three, four or five tridents award 10, 15 or 20 bubble picks respectively, and each bubble reveals 1 to 5 free spins or 2 to 3 extra picks. -
Can the free spins retrigger?
Yes, free spins can be retriggered during the round, and bets and lines stay the same as the spin that triggered the feature. -
What do Rising Wilds do?
Rising Wilds can appear randomly on any reel on any spin. They stay on screen and move up one position per spin, and 2x Rising Wilds multiply pays by two on any payline they sit on. Wilds on screen are saved per bet selection. -
How many paylines does Atlantis Rising have?
25 fixed paylines on a 5×4 grid, paying left to right from the first reel, with only the highest combination paid per line. -
What is the maximum win on Atlantis Rising?
250x the bet, based on the studio’s maximum exposure at maximum stake. Stakes run from 0.20 to 1000.00 per spin.
