Cleopatra 2 Slot Review
Braziers burning on stone ledges, gold columns framing the reels, pyramids under a purple-and-orange dusk: ancient Egypt done the old-fashioned way, gilded and unapologetic. Cleopatra 2 is IGT‘s return to its most famous queen, and the bold part of the design is how little it asks of you – one multiplier, climbing on every spin, and nothing else to keep track of.
It’s a 5×3 slot with 20 fixed paylines and an RTP of 94.88%, and it shares its bloodline with Cleopatra, Cleopatra Gold and Cleopatra Triple Fortune. The arithmetic underneath is anything but modest.
A wild doubles every win it touches, the free spins round grows its multiplier by 1x on every single spin, and the ceiling is set by the queen herself – five Cleopatra II wilds across a payline pay 50,000 times the coin value.
Symbols, Pays and the Queen’s Wild
Wins pay left to right on consecutive reels, starting from the far left, and line wins are multiplied by the coin value. Only the highest combination counts on each line. Straightforward stuff.
There’s a little more structure under that. Coinciding line wins on different paylines are all paid, not just the biggest, and scatter wins sit entirely apart from the line system: only the highest scatter combination pays, multiplied by the total bet and added on top of everything else. Bonus wins work the same way, independent of line wins and paid on top.
The paytable, per coin value, reads as follows:
- Anubis and Horus – 25 for three, 100 for four, 500 for five
- Cat (Bastet) – 20 for three, 75 for four, 500 for five
- A and R – 10 for three, 50 for four, 125 for five
- Q, J and 10 – 5 for three, 25 for four, 100 for five
- Cleopatra II wild – 10 for two, 100 for three, 1,000 for four, 50,000 for five
- Sphinx scatter – 3x for three, 10x for four, 2,600x for five, multiplied by total bet
The wild is the richest symbol on the reels by a distance, and it substitutes for everything except the Sphinx scatter. Notice the gap between it and everything else: the next-best five-of-a-kind pays 500 coins, while five queens pay a hundred times that.
It’s the scatter, though, that opens the door to what this game is really about.
The 2x Wilds Feature
Whenever one or more Cleopatra II symbols substitute in a win, that win is doubled. It works in the base game and in the Free Spins Bonus alike, and the only exception is a win made of Cleopatra II symbols alone, which pays its own rate without the doubling.
That’s the whole feature, and it’s a quietly powerful one. A wild that stands in for the top symbol and doubles the result is doing two jobs at once, and it’s the reason the base game has more bite than its modest paytable suggests. A four-wild line, already worth 1,000 coins, becomes 2,000 the moment the wild completes somebody else’s combination instead.
The rules describe it simply: a win is doubled whenever one or more Cleopatra II symbols substitute in it. That keeps the arithmetic easy to follow at speed, which matters in a game where the bonus layer adds its own multiplier on top.
Betting and Auto Spin
Betting works on a coins-and-coin-value system. You pick a total bet, and the game shows the number of coins in play and the value of each; line wins are multiplied by that coin value on the winning line. The bet settings menu opens from the cog or the total bet display, and everything is confirmed with a single OK.
Auto Spin is available where jurisdictions allow it. You choose the number of automatic spins at the current total bet, along with a loss limit and an optional single win limit, and it keeps going until you stop it, a bonus triggers, the balance runs short or a limit is reached. Sound, voiceover and music can each be toggled off separately in the options.
One small print item is worth knowing. In some jurisdictions there’s an award cap on any single transaction, regardless of bet size – and a transaction covers the whole bonus plus the spin that launched it. If that cap is hit mid-round, the bonus ends on the spot, even with free spins still banked. For most UK play it won’t ever come into view.
The Free Spins Bonus
Three or more Sphinx symbols anywhere on the reels trigger the Free Spins Bonus. You then choose a box to reveal how many free spins you’ve won, and the number of triggering scatters sets the range:
- 3 Sphinx symbols – 5 to 15 free spins
- 4 Sphinx symbols – 8 to 18 free spins
- 5 Sphinx symbols – 10 to 20 free spins
The pick is random within that range, so the box you choose doesn’t change what’s available – three scatters can hand you five spins or fifteen, and five scatters anything from ten to twenty. It’s a moment of theatre more than a decision, but the gap between the top and bottom of each range is real. Fifteen spins from three scatters gives the multiplier far more room to work than five would.
From the first spin the bonus multiplier sits at 1x, and it climbs by one on every spin that follows. Free spin wins are multiplied by the coin value and by the multiplier in play on the winning spin. The one exception is a five-of-a-kind Cleopatra II win, which pays without the bonus multiplier attached – at 50,000 coins, it hardly needs the help.
Retriggers and Richer Reels
Three or more Sphinx symbols during the round retrigger it, awarding the same number of spins as the initial award. The bonus can be retriggered multiple times, up to a hard ceiling of 50 free spins per bonus.
Two details do the heavy lifting here. The reels in the bonus are richer than the base game reels, so wins land more readily. And because the multiplier climbs on every spin, a retriggered round doesn’t just add spins – it extends the run of the highest multipliers, which is where the money lives.
Free spins play at the same coin value as the triggering spin, so there’s no bet decision to make once you’re in. The whole round is a slow build with a rising floor, and the 2x wilds feature keeps working throughout, doubling any win the queen stands in for.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7/10
Playing Cleopatra 2 is mostly waiting for the Sphinx to grant an audience. The base game is sparse – the odd doubled wild win, a lot of quiet spins – and that’s fine, because the whole point of the game is the round behind them. Anyone choosing this over a flashier Egypt slot is choosing it for that climb.
The bonus round rewards the wait. Because the multiplier rises every spin and retriggers extend the run at its highest values, the round’s potential grows the longer it lasts, and the doubling wild keeps even the early spins paying properly. The weakness is just as real: a short round that never retriggers can fizzle at 3x or 4x and leave you wondering what the fuss was about, and there’s nothing in the base game to soften that.
This is a slot for players who like one idea, executed with conviction, and don’t need six features to stay interested. If you want constant action, the queen’s court will feel quiet. If you enjoy a patient build towards a peak that retriggering can push higher still, she receives guests warmly.
Cleopatra 2 FAQs
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What is the RTP of Cleopatra 2?
The RTP is 94.88%. -
How do you trigger the Free Spins Bonus in Cleopatra 2?
Land three or more Sphinx scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. You then pick a box to reveal your free spins: 5-15 for three scatters, 8-18 for four and 10-20 for five. -
How does the free spins multiplier work in Cleopatra 2?
The bonus multiplier starts at 1x and gains another 1x with each spin, so the tenth spin carries a 10x. Wins are paid as the coin value times the multiplier on that spin, except a five Cleopatra II symbol win, which skips the bonus multiplier. -
Can the Cleopatra 2 free spins round retrigger?
Yes. Three or more Sphinx symbols during the round award the same number of spins as the initial award, and the bonus can retrigger multiple times up to a maximum of 50 free spins in total. -
What does the 2x Wilds Feature do in Cleopatra 2?
Any win that a Cleopatra II wild helps to complete is paid at double its normal value. It applies in the base game and the Free Spins Bonus, except for wins made up of Cleopatra II symbols alone. -
Are scatter wins paid separately from line wins in Cleopatra 2?
Yes. Only the highest scatter combination pays, and it’s multiplied by the total bet and added on top of any line wins. Line wins and scatter wins never compete with each other. -
How many paylines does Cleopatra 2 have?
Cleopatra 2 has 20 fixed paylines, paying left to right on consecutive reels from the far-left reel. -
When is Cleopatra 2 released?
Cleopatra 2’s release date is 8 July 2021.
