Gates of Olympus Slot Review
Zeus glowers out of pure black, the grid floating in a void with no temple, no sky, nothing but molten gold frames licking around each winning cluster. The best argument for Gates of Olympus is that this format took over half the industry precisely by refusing to be clever: Pragmatic Play built one loop – pay anywhere, tumble, multiply – and let it run, and the descendants have been chasing it ever since without beating the original’s temperament.
On a 6×5 grid with medium volatility, a 96.50% RTP and a 5,000x win cap, the calm it offers is the point. The later, louder family members – Gates of Olympus 1000, Starlight Princess, Sweet Bonanza – all trace back here. Bets run from 0.20 to 240 per spin.
How the Base Game Pays
Symbols pay anywhere on the screen. What matters is the total count of one symbol visible when a spin settles, not its position, so there are no paylines to trace and no adjacent reels to worry about.
Eight or more of a kind is the entry point for every symbol in the game, with payouts stepping up at ten and again at twelve. Thirty of a kind is the top of every ladder. There’s no wild symbol in Gates of Olympus.
The scatter, a king icon present on all reels, pays on any position: three times the bet for four, five times for five, and 100x for six. It also unlocks the free spins round, and its pays land alongside anything else the spin produced.
The paying symbols, as multiples of the total bet:
- Crown – 10x for 8-9, 25x for 10-11, 50x for 12-30
- Green Ring – 2.5x for 8-9, 10x for 10-11, 25x for 12-30
- Pink Ring – 2x for 8-9, 5x for 10-11, 15x for 12-30
- Purple Ring – 1.5x for 8-9, 2x for 10-11, 12x for 12-30
- Red Gem – 1x for 8-9, 1.5x for 10-11, 10x for 12-30
- Purple Triangle – 0.8x for 8-9, 1.2x for 10-11, 8x for 12-30
- Yellow Hexagon – 0.5x for 8-9, 1x for 10-11, 5x for 12-30
- Green Triangle – 0.4x for 8-9, 0.9x for 10-11, 4x for 12-30
- Blue Diamond – 0.25x for 8-9, 0.75x for 10-11, 2x for 12-30
All wins are multiplied by the base bet, and wins with multiple symbols in one tumble sequence are added together. The crown does the heavy lifting at the top; the gems and shapes at the bottom mostly exist to keep the tumbles rolling.
The gap between tiers is steep. Twelve crowns pay 50x; twelve blue diamonds pay 2x, a twenty-fifth of that. Big base game results need the premium symbols in volume, or a long tumble that climbs the grid one drop at a time.
Tumble Feature and Multiplier Symbols
After every spin, winning combinations are paid and the winning symbols vanish. Everything left falls to the bottom of the grid and new symbols drop in from above.
The process repeats for as long as new wins keep forming. There’s no cap on the number of tumbles, and the whole sequence’s wins land in your balance together once it finishes.
Multiplier symbols are the game’s signature. They sit on all reels in green, blue, purple and red, and can land at random during spins and tumbles in both the base game and free spins. Each one carries a value from the ladder:
- 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, 100x, 250x or 500x
When a tumble sequence ends, every multiplier symbol on the screen is added together and the total win of that sequence is multiplied by the combined figure. Two 25x symbols in one sequence pay 50x on the whole thing, not separately. It’s a generous piece of maths for a medium-volatility game.
Note the timing: a multiplier only pays out if the sequence it appeared in produced a win. A 500x landing on a dead board earns nothing, and the values aren’t carried anywhere once the sequence closes. Every sequence starts its maths from zero.
Free Spins
Four or more scatter symbols anywhere on the screen award the free spins round, which starts with 15 spins on a special set of reels. Three or more scatters during the round add five more, with no limit on retriggers, so a good round can run well past its opening count.
The twist is what happens to the multipliers. In the base game a multiplier symbol applies only to the sequence it landed in; here, every multiplier that hits on a winning spin is added to a running total for the whole round, and that total multiplies every subsequent win. A 20x and a 50x collected early keep working for every remaining spin.
That running total is the reason the round matters. Base game wins are capped in effect by single-sequence multipliers; the bonus lets values stack across spins, which is where the game’s real potential sits. The round’s full win is paid out as one figure once it completes, rather than spin by spin.
Retriggers compound it. A round that keeps landing scatters keeps minting spins onto an already-built multiplier, and because the total never resets, the late spins of a long round are the most valuable ones the game produces.
Ante Bet and Bonus Buy
There are two bet multipliers, and they change what the game lets you do. At the 25x multiplier the chance of triggering free spins naturally is doubled, with more scatters loaded onto the reels, but the bonus buy is switched off. At the 20x multiplier the buy is available.
The buy itself is a single flat option:
- Buy Free Spins – 100x the base bet, instantly triggers the free spins round
Whether bought, anted or triggered naturally, the RTP stays at 96.50% across every mode, so none of the three routes is priced against you. The choice is between pacing your way to the round or paying a clean 100x to start it now.
One more ceiling worth knowing: the round’s total win is hard-capped at 5,000x the bet. The moment a round reaches it, the round ends, the win is paid up to the cap and everything still in progress is forfeited.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7/10
Playing this is a long, patient session in a dark room with a very patient god. Sessions ebb rather than spike; you’re here because the loop is steady and the big one, when it builds, builds slowly. Nobody comes to this game for a single spin.
The strength is the free spins round, and it’s not close: a running multiplier that refuses to reset means every value collected makes the next win likelier to be the one that matters. The weakness is the 5,000x ceiling, hard-stopped the moment it’s reached, while later members of this same family have pushed their caps far higher.
It suits anyone who wants this format at its most even-tempered, and it isn’t for hunters of the biggest numbers. Olympus in its original form still keeps the gates open for the patient.
Gates of Olympus FAQs
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What is the RTP of Gates of Olympus?
96.50%, and it stays at 96.50% whether you play the base game, use the ante bet or buy the free spins round. -
Is Gates of Olympus high volatility?
No, it’s a medium volatility game. Wins range from low to very high, with payouts described as steady compared to the harder-hitting descendants in the same family. -
How do wins work in Gates of Olympus if there are no paylines?
There are no paylines to follow. The total number of the same symbol visible at the end of a spin determines the win, with payouts starting at eight of a kind. -
What do the multiplier symbols do in Gates of Olympus?
They can land at random during spins and tumbles, carrying values from 2x up to 500x. When a tumble sequence ends, all multiplier values on screen are added together and the sequence’s total win is multiplied by that figure. -
How do you trigger free spins in Gates of Olympus?
Land four or more scatter symbols anywhere on the screen. The round starts with 15 free spins, and three or more scatters during the round award five additional spins. -
Can you buy the bonus on Gates of Olympus?
Yes. The free spins round can be bought from the base game for 100x your current base bet. The buy is disabled while the 25x ante bet is active. -
What is the maximum win on Gates of Olympus?
5,000x the bet. If a round’s total win reaches that cap, the round ends immediately and any remaining features are forfeited. -
What does the ante bet do in Gates of Olympus?
Switching to the 25x bet multiplier doubles the chance of triggering free spins naturally by adding more scatter symbols to the reels. The trade for that is losing access to the bonus buy, which only works on the 20x multiplier.
