Divine Fortune Megaways Slot Review
Divine Fortune Megaways spends its money in an unusual place for a Megaways conversion: not in the bonus round, but in wilds on the base reels. Set in a gilded Greek temple hall, flanked by stone figures holding up the roof, it’s a game that treats the scatter trigger as an afterthought and puts nearly everything it pays into what happens spin to spin. NetEnt have rebuilt their mythology hit, first covered here in 2018, as a six-reel Megaways slot with up to 117,649 ways to win, a 96.09% RTP, a 41% hit frequency, and a 4,500x ceiling.
The rebuild matters because the original ran on just 20 fixed lines, and the extra reel set changes the game’s rhythm considerably. It joins the studio’s conversion line alongside Twin Spin Megaways, Fruit Shop Megaways and Dazzle Me Megaways. Whether the gods are generous this time round is the question that follows.
Falling Wilds Re-Spins
The base game is built around the wilds. Wild symbols substitute for the paying symbols in winning combinations, and when they land they set off the Falling Wilds Re-Spins, the modifier the original Divine Fortune was known for. Each re-spin gives the wilds further room to work with.
Separately, the ways count shifts constantly. The reel rows change height from spin to spin, so the number of active Megaways moves with them, and the counter on screen tracks it every time. There’s no fixed ways figure to learn, only the 117,649 maximum.
The paying symbols lead with Medusa and the Lion. Values are multiples of the total bet, not the line bet:
- Medusa, 6 of a kind: 5x the bet
- Medusa, 5 of a kind: 3x the bet
- Medusa, 4 of a kind: 2x the bet
- Medusa, 3 of a kind: 1.5x the bet
- Medusa, 2 of a kind: 1x the bet
- Lion, 6 of a kind: 2x the bet
- Lion, 5 of a kind: 1.1x the bet
- Lion, 4 of a kind: 0.9x the bet
- Lion, 3 of a kind: 0.7x the bet
Medusa paying from two of a kind is unusual, and it’s the one wrinkle in an otherwise conventional high-symbol ladder. With 117,649 ways available at the top end, six-of-a-kind wins carry the real weight. The sub-2x pays mostly keep the balance ticking over between features.
The gap between the two symbols tells its own story. A full-height six-of-a-kind of Medusa returns 5x, more than double the Lion’s 2x for the same combination, and the Lion doesn’t pay at all below three of a kind. On a six-reel grid where every symbol position is in play, those top-end differences compound quickly when wilds are doing the substituting.
Cash, Coins and Bet Levels
Betting runs from 0.10 to 100 per spin, and there are two ways to stake. The game can be played in cash or in coins, and you switch between the two in the game settings. Not every operator offers both modes.
The two modes work differently where the paytable is concerned:
- Cash mode: the bet value is set directly in bet settings, and the payout values shown in the paytable adjust dynamically to the selected bet
- Coin mode: the bet is set by choosing a coin value and a bet level together, and a Megaways win in coins equals the paytable value multiplied by the bet level
It’s a distinction with teeth if you play in coins, because the coin value and the bet level each modify the amount staked and therefore the wins. Raise the coin value and the paytable numbers stay put while the bet level does the multiplying on any given win. Cash players never see any of this: the bet is simply the bet, and the paytable moves with it.
Wild on Wild
The second modifier is the Wild on Wild feature. When wilds interact during the Falling Wilds sequence, Wild on Wild can kick in and spread the wild across the whole reel, turning a single falling wild into a stacked one that fills every row on it.
It’s the feature that gives an ordinary re-spin run real payout potential. A stacked wild on a reel with the rows at full height touches every position on that reel, and with the ways count high on the same spin, a single sequence can string together several paying combinations at once.
Between the falling wilds, the stacking and the shifting ways count, there’s a lot moving on any given spin. Both modifiers work without needing a separate trigger or a buy-in. There’s no bonus buy menu here at all, and no ante bet to raise the trigger odds: everything the game pays, it pays through the base reel set.
Free Spins
The bonus round is the classic scatter trigger. Land three Bonus Win symbols and the Free Spins round begins. The Bonus Win symbol is the game’s only dedicated special symbol beyond the wild, and three of them anywhere on the reels is the whole entry price.
Inside the round, the Falling Wilds and Wild on Wild mechanics carry over unchanged. That’s the design choice that defines the bonus: rather than a new rule set, the round replays the base game’s best trick with more spins to do it in.
A stacked wild in the middle of a re-spin chain, with a high ways count on the same spin, is the game’s clearest shot at its bigger payouts. There’s nothing to collect or build towards, just the three-symbol land and whatever the wilds do from there.
That’s the whole feature set: two wild modifiers and a scatter round. The features at a glance:
- Falling Wilds Re-Spins: triggered by wilds landing in the base game
- Wild on Wild: triggered by wilds interacting during a Falling Wilds sequence
- Free Spins: triggered by three Bonus Win symbols
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.6/10
This is a game about wilds first and everything else a distant second. The reason to pick it is the re-spin chains, where a stacked wild on a tall reel turns an ordinary spin into a run of pays, and with a hit frequency of 41% the balance rarely sits still long enough for the temple to go cold.
The strength is the focus: there’s no buy menu and no ante bet, every win comes off the reels themselves, and the free spins round wisely reuses the base game’s best trick instead of bolting on a weaker new one. The weakness is the ceiling. These gods are modest ones, and anyone who measures slots in five figures will find their offerings thin.
Players who liked the original, or who want the interesting part of a slot to live in the base game rather than behind a scatter, will find this a careful and generous-feeling rebuild. The hall is warm, the wilds are busy, and for most sessions that’s enough. It’s the very biggest ceilings this game doesn’t reach.
Divine Fortune Megaways FAQs
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What is the RTP of Divine Fortune Megaways?
The RTP is 96.09%, and that figure is the total expected return for the game. -
What is the maximum win on Divine Fortune Megaways?
The maximum win is 4,500x your bet. -
How many paylines does Divine Fortune Megaways have?
The game is played with up to 117,649 Megaways. The number of active ways changes from spin to spin as the reel rows change height. -
How do you trigger the Free Spins in Divine Fortune Megaways?
Free Spins are triggered by landing three Bonus Win symbols anywhere on the reels. Inside the round, the Falling Wilds Re-Spins and Wild on Wild mechanics both carry over from the base game. -
What is the hit frequency of Divine Fortune Megaways?
The hit frequency is 41%, so roughly two in five spins produce a win. -
Can you play Divine Fortune Megaways with coins instead of cash?
Yes. Stake using cash directly or stake using coins, with the switch made in the game settings. Not all betting modes are offered by all operators. -
What is the minimum and maximum bet on Divine Fortune Megaways?
Bets run from 0.10 to 100 per spin. In cash mode the paytable values adjust to the bet you choose; in coin mode the coin value and bet level set the stake together. -
Who makes Divine Fortune Megaways?
Divine Fortune Megaways is made by NetEnt. It’s a Megaways rebuild of their earlier Divine Fortune slot.
