Dragonfate’s Favour Slot Review
A golden dragon with a glowing pink gem on its chest stands beside the reels of a hand-drawn mountain valley, and Play’n GO have made him the whole game. Dragonfate’s Favour has exactly one idea, the dragon, and it spends every feature on him: there is no second mechanic, no side bonus, nothing that isn’t Goldar or his hatchlings doing the work.
That single-mindedness carries it further than you’d expect. The result is a 6×4 grid with 4,096 paylines, a 96.20% RTP, mid volatility and a 30,000x max win, which puts it in ambitious company alongside dragon-flavoured stablemates like Legend of the Ice Dragon and Raging Rex 3, with Rise of Merlin sitting nearby in the catalogue.
Base Game and Ways to Win
Wins pay left to right across adjacent reels on a 6×4 grid, with 4,096 payways in play. Way wins from multiple combinations in one round are added together, and only the highest win counts per symbol combination. That’s the whole mechanic; there’s nothing exotic about how the base game pays.
Goldar and all the hatchlings are wild, substituting for every symbol except the scatter. Goldar arrives as a stacked wild covering a full reel, while each hatchling is a single 1×1 wild. Scatters can land on any reel, don’t need to sit on a payway, and exist to trigger the free spins.
Wins from features and scatters are added to any way wins from the same round, and everything is paid out at the end of the game round. Free spins play at the same bet as the round that triggered them, and the bet can’t be changed while a round is running.
Bets are set with the plus and minus buttons, one step at a time. There’s an auto-adjust option that lowers the stake when your balance can’t cover the next spin at the current level; the reduced bet is the highest one your balance allows, and it doesn’t return to the original amount after a win.
Auto Play runs consecutive rounds automatically at your current settings and switches itself off if the balance drops too low. Hold the spacebar down for 1.5 seconds and Hyper Spin mode kicks in, speeding the reels up immensely, though it slows back down whenever a feature activates. Fast Play is a separate toggle for significantly faster gameplay, and the Stop button halts the reels more quickly mid-spin.
Goldar Re-Spins
The base game’s one real event is Goldar himself. Land him fully visible anywhere on reels 2 to 6 and the re-spins kick off, with the stack sticky and walking one reel to the left on each re-spin. The hatchlings follow, sticky and walking in front of and behind him.
Up to five re-spins are granted depending on which reel Goldar lands on. The further right he appears, the longer the walk and the more spins the round pays for. The sequence only ends when he reaches reel 1.
- Up to five re-spins are granted depending on which reel Goldar lands on
- Each re-spin moves the sticky stack one reel to the left
- Hatchlings walk in front of and behind Goldar throughout
- The round runs until Goldar reaches reel 1
It’s a simple premise, and a full-height sticky wild grinding its way across the grid gives every spin in the sequence something to root for. Because the stack substitutes for everything except scatters, each step left puts the whole wild reel in front of more payways.
Free Spins and the Three Blessings
3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters trigger the free spins, paying 5x, 10x, 25x or 100x the total bet on the way in, with that scatter payout awarded in the base game only. The maximum number of free spins across all features is 100.
- 3 scatters: 5x total bet payout
- 4 scatters: 10x total bet payout
- 5 scatters: 25x total bet payout
- 6 scatters: 100x total bet payout
Before the round starts, you pick one of three features: Alpha Blessing, Hatchling Reward or Dragons Gift. The choice decides which symbols go sticky and how many spins you get for your scatter count.
- Alpha Blessing: 8, 12, 16 or 20 free spins for 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters
- Hatchling Reward: 7, 9, 11 or 13 free spins for 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters
- Dragons Gift: 5, 7, 9 or 11 free spins for 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters
Alpha Blessing
Goldar is sticky and may move in any direction during the free spins, while the hatchlings aren’t sticky and leave on the next spin. Landing 2, 3, 4 or 5 scatters during the round retriggers it for 6, 9, 12 or 15 additional free spins.
Hatchling Reward
The roles reverse: the hatchlings are sticky and free to move in any direction, and Goldar doesn’t appear at all. Hatchlings can carry x2 or x3 win multipliers, which multiply together if they take part in the same win.
Retriggers here need 2, 3, 4 or 5 scatters and hand back 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 extra spins.
Dragons Gift
The fewest spins of the three, but everything is sticky. All wilds stay in place and may move in any direction during the round. Scatters retriggering this one are the leanest of the three ladders: 2, 3, 4 or 5 of them bring just 3, 4 or 5 additional spins.
The three options trade spin count against sticky coverage, and the multiplier stacking in Hatchling Reward is where the biggest single-win potential sits. Alpha Blessing offers the most spins and the strongest single wild; Dragons Gift offers the fewest spins and the widest sticky coverage.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.8/10
Playing Dragonfate’s Favour is mostly waiting for the dragon to show up, and when he does, it’s worth the wait. Between Goldar’s walk across the reels and a free spins round you get to shape yourself, it’s a game of long quiet spells punctuated by sequences that earn the valley they happen in.
The strength is that the free spins offer three genuinely different rounds rather than one with a lick of paint; the multiplier stacking in Hatchling Reward alone changes what a good session looks like. The weakness is everything in between: there’s no modifier to fill the gaps, so the base game leans entirely on how often Goldar happens to land.
If you like choosing your own bonus shape and don’t mind a build that takes its time, this one will keep you happy. Anyone who wants constant base-game action will find the quiet stretches long. The dragon guards this valley patiently, and the game rewards the players who do the same.
Dragonfate’s Favour FAQs
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What is the RTP of Dragonfate’s Favour?
Dragonfate’s Favour runs at an RTP of 96.20%. -
Is Dragonfate’s Favour high volatility?
No, it’s a mid volatility slot, so swings are steadier than in the studio’s more brutal releases. -
How many paylines does Dragonfate’s Favour have?
The game uses 4,096 paylines across a 6-reel grid, with wins paid left to right on adjacent reels. -
What is the grid size of Dragonfate’s Favour?
It’s a 6×4 grid, giving six reels and four rows with 4,096 ways to win. -
How do you trigger free spins in Dragonfate’s Favour?
3, 4, 5 or 6 scatter symbols trigger the free spins, awarding 5x, 10x, 25x or 100x the total bet on trigger. You then choose Alpha Blessing, Hatchling Reward or Dragons Gift. -
What does the Goldar Re-Spins feature do?
When Goldar lands fully visible on reels 2 to 6, up to five re-spins play out with the stacked wild sticky and walking one reel left per spin, joined by hatchlings walking either side of him, until he reaches reel 1. -
Can free spins be retriggered in Dragonfate’s Favour?
Yes. Landing 2, 3, 4 or 5 scatters during the round awards extra spins, with the amounts differing by feature: Alpha Blessing gives 6, 9, 12 or 15, Hatchling Reward gives 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12, and Dragons Gift gives 3, 4 or 5. -
What is the maximum win on Dragonfate’s Favour?
The maximum win is 30,000x your bet. -
Who makes Dragonfate’s Favour?
Play’n GO. Dragonfate’s Favour’s release date is 22 May 2025.
