Gates Of Rizk Slot Review
A winged, white-bearded god in a red cape and gold armour stands watch at a marble gate, braziers burning on fluted columns against a violet and peach sky. He’s the doorman to Gates of Rizk, Pragmatic Play‘s branded take on the scatter-pays format, and the temple precinct he guards is one of the more handsome renditions of it around.
The game runs on a 6×5 grid where symbols pay anywhere, at 96.50% RTP with high volatility, and wins are capped at 5,000x the bet. Stakes run from 0.20 to 125.00 per spin. It shares its skeleton with Gates of Olympus, Gates of Olympus 1000 and Gates of Valhalla, which tells you most of what the reels will do – the pleasure here is in watching it happen against that gilded dusk.
Symbols and Scatter Pays
There are no paylines. Symbols pay anywhere on the screen, and the total count of a matching symbol left on the grid at the end of a spin decides what it’s worth. That means clusters, not lines, and it means the bottom row matters just as much as the top.
Wins need a big cluster before they pay at all. Ten of a kind is the entry point, and thirty is the ceiling. The values below are shown at the game’s example bet of 2.00, so halve them for stake multiples:
- Coin (R): 10-11 symbols pay 50.00, 12-30 pay 100.00
- Hourglass: 10-11 return 20.00, 12-30 award 50.00
- Pink Ring: 10-11 are worth 10.00, climbing to 30.00 for 12-30
- Purple Cup: 10-11 give 4.00, rising to 24.00 at 12-30
- Red Gem: 10-11 land 3.00, with 20.00 for a full 12-30 cluster
- Purple Triangle: 10-11 collect 2.40, 12-30 reach 16.00
- Yellow Hexagon: 10-11 bring 2.00, up to 10.00 at 12-30
- Green Triangle: 10-11 yield 1.80, maxing at 8.00
- Blue Diamond: the floor of the table, 1.50 for 10-11 and 4.00 for 12-30
Notice the shape of that ladder. The top three symbols pay meaningfully more than everything below them, so a Coin or Hourglass cluster is doing real work while a gem cluster mostly keeps the balance ticking over between the interesting moments.
The gems themselves come in distinct shapes – red, purple triangle, yellow hexagon, green, blue diamond – which makes them easy to tell apart mid-tumble, a small mercy when a chain is still running and the screen is filling fast.
The scatter is the ‘R’ symbol, present on all reels and paying on any position: four scatters pay 3x the bet, five pay 5x, and six pay 100x. There’s no wild symbol in the game – the scatter and the multiplier symbols do all the special work.
The Tumble Feature
After every spin, winning symbols are paid and then removed. Everything left falls to the bottom of the grid, and new symbols drop in from above to fill the gaps. If those new symbols make another win, the process repeats.
There’s no limit to how many times a single spin can tumble. All wins from the sequence are added to the balance once the chain finishes, which is why a modest opening cluster can keep growing long after the reels stop moving.
The tumble also feeds the pay-anywhere system. A chain that clears low-value gems gives the premium symbols room to stack up and push a cluster into the next pay tier, so the sequence does its own sorting work: each collapse is a fresh chance for the valuable symbols to gather, and a spin that starts with a small Blue Diamond win can end on a table-topping Coin cluster.
Multiplier Symbols
Multiplier symbols come in green, blue, pink and red, and they sit on all reels. They can land at random during spins and tumbles alike, in the base game and in free spins, and each one takes a value between 2x and 500x when it hits.
When a tumbling sequence ends, the values of every multiplier symbol on screen are summed, and the total win of that sequence is multiplied by the result. Several landing in the same chain stack their values together, which is where the big base game results come from.
The timing is what makes them interesting. A multiplier that lands before the cluster finishes forming will apply to everything the chain goes on to pay, so a late multiplier into a long tumble is the base game’s best moment – and the game flags it in play with a banner telling you the tumble win is about to be multiplied, a small piece of theatre that earns its place.
One cap governs everything. If the total win of a round reaches 5,000x the bet, the round ends immediately, the win is paid up to the limit, and any features still in play are forfeited. It’s a hard ceiling rather than a soft target.
Free Spins and the Ante Bet
Free Spins Feature
Land four or more scatters anywhere on the grid in a single spin and the round begins, awarding 15 free spins played on a special set of reels reserved for the feature. The grid keeps its 6×5 shape; the reels behind it change.
The change that matters is how multipliers behave. Whenever a multiplier symbol hits during a winning spin, its value is added to a running total for the whole round, and that total multiplies every subsequent win.
That’s a different arrangement from the base game, where multipliers only apply to the single sequence they landed in. A round that builds a large total early keeps paying on it, spin after spin – and because the total only ever grows, the later spins of a long round carry the most weight.
Retriggers and the Ante Bet
The round can extend itself. Three or more scatters landing during the feature add another five spins to the counter, and there’s no stated limit on how often that can happen, so a scatter-heavy round can run well past its original fifteen.
Outside the feature, the ante bet offers a different lever. It increases the bet by 25% and, in exchange, improves the odds of hitting scatter symbols. The RTP stays at 96.50% either way, so it’s a question of scatter frequency rather than value – worth it for players chasing the feature, neutral for everyone else.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.2/10
This is a well-built version of a format Pragmatic Play have refined across half a dozen gates, and the craft shows in the small things: the tumble chains that keep a spin alive, the multiplier that lands late into a big cluster, the running total that makes the tenth free spin worth more than the first.
The strength is that free spins round. Because the multiplier total never resets, a good round compounds in a way the base game can’t match, and the retrigger keeps the door open. The weakness is familiarity – anyone who has spun Gates of Olympus or its siblings has already played this game’s every beat, and the 5,000x cap is the modest end of the family’s numbers.
It’s a strong pick for players who want this exact engine and enjoy the branded dressing, and a fine first gate for anyone new to scatter-pays tumbles. The god at the door is friendly, the temple is handsome, and the road behind him is a reliable one.
Gates Of Rizk FAQs
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What is the RTP of Gates Of Rizk?
The RTP is 96.50%, and it stays at 96.50% when the ante bet is active. -
Is Gates Of Rizk high volatility?
Yes, the game is rated high volatility, so wins tend to be less frequent but larger when they arrive. -
What is the grid size of Gates Of Rizk?
The game uses a 6×5 grid where symbols pay anywhere, so there are no paylines. The number of matching symbols on screen at the end of a spin decides the win. -
How do you trigger free spins in Gates Of Rizk?
You need four scatters or more anywhere on the grid in a single spin. That starts the round with 15 free spins on a special set of reels. -
Can the free spins round retrigger?
Yes. Landing three or more scatters within the feature adds five extra spins to the counter, and this can happen repeatedly. -
What do the multiplier symbols do?
Multiplier symbols land randomly during spins and tumbles, taking values between 2x and 500x. When a tumble sequence ends, all multiplier values on screen are added together and applied to the total win. -
What is the maximum win on Gates Of Rizk?
The maximum win is 5,000x the bet. If a round’s total win reaches that cap, the round ends immediately and the win is paid up to the limit. -
What are the minimum and maximum bets?
Betting starts at 0.20 per spin and tops out at 125.00, with the ante bet adding a further 25% on top of the base stake when switched on.
