Cursed Treasure Slot Review
A skull-faced cauldron bubbles green smoke in a jungle clearing, stone ruins swallowed by vines on either side of the reels. Cursed Treasure hides nearly all of its real money off the paytable, and the table itself is thin enough that this NetEnt release only works because of it. The lines are decoration; the cash symbols are the game.
The studio has form in this territory, from Gonzo’s Quest through to Pandoras Treasure and Lost Relics 2. Cursed Treasure runs on a 5×4 grid with 20 fixed bet lines, an RTP of 95.99%, a 28% hit rate, stakes from 0.2 to 80, and a win cap of 5,000x the bet.
The line wins are small and the cash symbols carry the weight, and the further in you get, the truer that becomes.
Base Game and Paytable
It’s a traditional line setup. Bet line wins pay in succession from the leftmost reel to the rightmost, without gaps, and simultaneous wins on different lines are added together. Only the highest win per bet line is paid, so a line stacked with matching symbols counts once, not twice.
Every payout in the game is stated as a multiple of the total bet rather than the line bet, which keeps the maths honest when all 20 lines are in play. The full ladder looks like this:
- Man with eye patch: 2x for three, 4x for four, 8x for five
- Young dark-haired man: 1.5x, 3x, 6x
- Older bearded man: 1.25x, 2.5x, 5x
- Book: 0.5x, 1x, 2x
- Scroll/Map: 0.5x, 1x, 2x
- J: 0.25x, 0.5x, 1x
- 10: 0.25x, 0.5x, 1x
Payout values are dynamic, scaling with the bet you’ve selected. At a bet of 1, five of the eye-patched man returns 8.00; raise the stake and every figure in the table rises with it, so the multiples hold at every stake. The values you see on screen are always the values for the bet you’re actually playing.
The shape of the table tells its own story: five of the top symbol returns 8x the total bet, and the royals at the bottom return a quarter of your stake for three. The line wins alone won’t carry a session.
The cast splits into three character symbols, two artifact symbols and two royals. It’s a compact hierarchy, and with four rows per reel there’s room for more than one copy of each to land at a time. The gap between the characters and everything below them is where the table gets top-heavy.
Wilds land on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5, substituting for everything except the Scatter and Cursed Treasure symbols.
Cash Prize Symbols
Cash Prize symbols are the base game’s real engine, and they run on their own set of rules:
- Trigger: three or more Cash Prize symbols on a bet line, left to right, without gaps
- Award: a bet line win equal to the sum of their displayed values
- Symbol values: 0.5x to 20x the bet
- Each symbol pays only once per spin
- Cash Prize wins are added to any other wins from the same round
The values are printed on the symbols themselves, so there’s no reveal and no build, just the arithmetic. A Cash Prize line needs the same left-to-right, no-gaps run that an ordinary win does, which means a stray symbol on reel 3 breaks the sequence as thoroughly as it would a character line.
The once-per-spin rule is the detail worth noticing. Every symbol in the winning run contributes its own value, and each one counts a single time, so a longer line is simply the sum of more symbols rather than a bonus for length. Where that leaves the feature is a middle ground: three low-value symbols can pay less than a decent character win, while a full run of high-value tiles clears anything the paytable offers.
That stacking is what defines the base game. The lines do their small work, the Cash Prizes do theirs, and a good spin is one where both fire together.
Free Spins and Mystery Cash Prizes
Free Spins change the arithmetic completely. During the round, Mystery Cash Prize symbols can land on the reels carrying random values of anywhere from 50x to 5,000x the bet, where the base game’s versions top out at 20x.
The scale of that jump is the whole point. The floor of the Mystery range, 50x, sits above the best line win in the game, so a single Mystery symbol is worth more than five of the top-paying character. Whatever the ordinary paytable was doing, the round has its own economy.
The twist is in the reveal: their prizes stay hidden until the round finishes. Every Mystery symbol that lands is a sealed number, and the total only shows once Free Spins are done.
That top value equals the game’s win cap on its own, so a single symbol in the right place is the whole ceiling. The Cursed Treasure feature rounds out the symbol set, and the Wild leaves it alone, substituting for it like it does the Scatters.
Buy Feature
A Buy Feature button sits in the interface. It’s the quick route to the Mystery Cash Prizes and the 5,000x ceiling they carry.
The Buy Feature runs at 96.10% RTP against 95.99% in the main game, a small enough edge that the choice comes down to pace rather than value. What you’re buying is the sealed reveal and the values attached to it, not a better wheel.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.1/10
Most of a session here is quiet. The lines tick over with small change, the jungle does its bubbling in the background, and the reason you’d sit down at this game at all is the sealed number at the end of Free Spins. That’s the one idea doing the work.
And it’s a good one, because the delayed reveal builds a kind of tension the base game never manages on its own. The weakness is plainer: outside that round there isn’t much to chew on, and a thin paytable with a modest hit rate makes the waits feel longer than they are.
So it’s a game for the patient, for players who like one big sealed question rather than a stream of small answers. Anyone chasing steady action will find this clearing quiet. For the rest, the treasure at the end of it is worth the walk.
Cursed Treasure FAQs
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What is the RTP of Cursed Treasure?
Cursed Treasure has an RTP of 95.99%. The Buy Feature runs slightly higher at 96.10%. -
How many paylines does Cursed Treasure have?
The game is played with 20 fixed bet lines across a 5×4 grid. Wins pay in succession from the leftmost reel to the rightmost, and only the highest win per line is paid. -
How do Cash Prize symbols work in Cursed Treasure?
Three or more Cash Prize symbols on a bet line from left to right, without gaps, pay a line win equal to the sum of their values. Each symbol is worth between 0.5x and 20x the bet, pays only once per spin, and adds to any other wins from the same round. -
What are Mystery Cash Prize symbols worth in Cursed Treasure?
During Free Spins, Mystery Cash Prize symbols can appear with random values of between 50x and 5,000x the bet. Their prizes are only revealed at the end of the Free Spins round. -
Where can Wild symbols appear in Cursed Treasure?
Wilds can land on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the main game. They substitute for all symbols except Scatters and Cursed Treasure symbols. -
What is the minimum and maximum bet on Cursed Treasure?
Stakes run from 0.2 to 80 per spin. -
What is the maximum win on Cursed Treasure?
The maximum win is 5,000x the bet. -
When is Cursed Treasure released?
Cursed Treasure’s release date is 26 March 2024.
