Pharaoh’s Last Wish Slot Review
Two sphinxes in striped pharaoh headdresses crouch either side of a five-by-five grid, each cradling a pearly pink orb in a golden horned disc. Pharaoh’s Last Wish is one of the very few count-paying slots where a single symbol is worth more than everything that came before it: the jump from 35 of a kind to 36 multiplies the top prize twenty-five times over.
It’s a handsome scene, and Relax Gaming has hung an unusual paytable on it. The maths runs at 96.11% RTP on mid volatility, a 5×5 grid, and wins capped at 10,000x the bet.
Temple Tumble Megaways and Dead Man’s Trail are the studio’s better-known adventures, and the count-and-collect build here is a cousin of Money Train 4’s bonus rounds. Everything in this game is arranged around reaching those big counts.
How Pharaoh’s Last Wish Pays
There are no paylines to trace here. Symbols pay by how many of a kind land, and every value is a multiple of the total bet, not a line stake. Cells on the grid blank out and refill as a round develops, which is how symbol counts climb past the grid’s 25 cells and into the thirties.
The scaling is steep. Small counts pay small multiples, but the tiers above fifteen symbols grow quickly, and the top tier sits at 36 or more of a kind. Six symbols make up the paytable, and each one climbs through the same nine rungs:
- Pharaoh – 5 pays 2.5x, 6 pays 4x, 7 pays 6x, 8 pays 9x, 9 pays 12x, 10 pays 20x, 11 pays 25x, 12 pays 30x, 13 pays 50x, 14 pays 60x, 15 pays 70x
- Cleopatra – 5 pays 2x, 6 pays 3x, 7 pays 5x, 8 pays 8x, 9 pays 10x, 10 pays 12x, 11 pays 20x, 12 pays 25x, 13 pays 30x, 14 pays 40x, 15 pays 45x
- Gem/Ring – 5 pays 1.5x, 6 pays 2x, 7 pays 3x, 8 pays 4x, 9 pays 6x, 10 pays 8x, 11 pays 10x, 12 pays 15x, 13 pays 25x, 14 pays 30x, 15 pays 35x
- Ankh – 5 pays 0.8x, 6 pays 1x, 7 pays 1.5x, 8 pays 2x, 9 pays 2.5x, 10 pays 4x, 11 pays 5x, 12 pays 7x, 13 pays 9x, 14 pays 12x, 15 pays 15x
- Fan – 5 pays 0.5x, 6 pays 0.8x, 7 pays 1x, 8 pays 1.5x, 9 pays 2x, 10 pays 2.5x, 11 pays 3x, 12 pays 5x, 13 pays 8x, 14 pays 10x, 15 pays 12x
- A / K / Q / J – 5 pays 0.1x, 6 pays 0.3x, 7 pays 0.4x, 8 pays 0.5x, 9 pays 0.8x, 10 pays 1x, 11 pays 1.5x, 12 pays 2x, 13 pays 2.5x, 14 pays 3x, 15 pays 6.5x
Those are the rungs from five to fifteen of a kind. Past fifteen, the table stops paying per count and switches to banded tiers, where a range of counts shares one prize:
- 16-19 of a kind – Pharaoh 100x, Cleopatra 50x, Gem/Ring 40x, Ankh 20x, Fan 15x, royals 10x
- 20-24 of a kind – Pharaoh 150x, Cleopatra 70x, Gem/Ring 50x, Ankh 50x, Fan 30x, royals 20x
- 25-29 of a kind – Pharaoh 200x, Cleopatra 150x, Gem/Ring 125x, Ankh 100x, Fan 70x, royals 25x
- 30-34 of a kind – Pharaoh 300x, Cleopatra 200x, Gem/Ring 175x, Ankh 150x, Fan 120x, royals 50x
- 35 of a kind – Pharaoh 400x, Cleopatra 300x, Gem/Ring 250x, Ankh 200x, Fan 150x, royals 100x
- 36 or more of a kind – Pharaoh 10,000x, Cleopatra 7,000x, Gem/Ring 5,000x, Ankh 4,000x, Fan 3,000x, royals 2,000x
The card royals share a single row of values, so they’re effectively one symbol in four costumes. The Pharaoh sits clear of everything below it, and the margin widens the higher the count.
The jump from the 35 rung to the 36-plus tier is the biggest single step on the table. That final count is worth more than the previous thirty-one combined, for every symbol on the table.
The entry rungs tell you what a round pays when it fizzles early. Five of a kind returns 2.5x on the Pharaoh and just 0.1x on the royals, so a short run of low symbols barely dents the stake. Counts only become interesting once they pass ten, where the Pharaoh first clears 20x.
One further rule governs the whole table: if the sum of all values in a round reaches 10,000x the bet or higher, the round ends immediately and the full 10,000x is awarded. That’s the ceiling, and it’s a hard stop rather than a theoretical figure a lucky round might drift past.
The Enhanced Spin
One feature carries the base game: the Enhanced Spin. Its label sits on the panel to the right of the grid at all times, next to a progress meter that fills as you play. The meter’s target moves between rounds, counting to 80 in some and 100 in others.
That’s the shape of it. The meter fills, the label marks what’s coming, and the game doesn’t spell out in advance what an Enhanced Spin awards – the reveal is the point.
What’s visible is the build itself: cells blanking out mid-round, refills landing, and the count of a matching symbol ticking upward while the meter creeps towards its cap. The refill loop is what turns a 25-cell grid into a 36-symbol possibility. A cell blanks, a new symbol drops in, and matching symbols accumulate faster than the grid’s size suggests they could.
Wins land along the way – modest ones at low counts. But the meter is always the quieter, longer game running underneath.
The Buy Button
A BUY button sits in the bottom-left of the interface, offering a shortcut for players who’d rather not wait out the meter.
On a mid volatility game, the arithmetic only makes sense if you value the skipped wait. Here that wait is also where the count-building happens, so buying past it trades away the game’s central loop – the slow accumulation is what the paytable’s top tiers are priced against.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.7/10
Playing this is one long held breath. A round builds, the same symbol stacks, the meter inches towards its cap, and mid volatility means the wheels don’t come off while you wait. That slow build is the one reason you’d pick it over a dozen other Egyptian slots.
Its best trick is that final rung. One extra symbol multiplies the Pharaoh’s prize twenty-five times over, so a round that’s already good can still get dramatically better, and the tension survives to the last refill. The downside is everything below it: the rungs under sixteen of a kind, where the prizes barely register, and the Enhanced Spin promises a reveal it never quite prices.
If you enjoy games that reward hanging on, this one was built for you, and the temple gateway at its back suits the patience it asks. Anyone chasing quick, frequent hits will find the desert here stretches a long way. It’s a beautiful wait, and for the right player, the waiting is the game.
Pharaoh’s Last Wish FAQs
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What is the RTP of Pharaoh’s Last Wish?
96.11%. -
Is Pharaoh’s Last Wish high volatility?
No. It’s a mid volatility game, so swings are measured rather than extreme. -
What is the grid size of Pharaoh’s Last Wish?
A 5×5 grid, with cells blanking out and refilling as rounds develop so symbol counts can climb past 25. -
Can you buy the bonus on Pharaoh’s Last Wish?
A BUY button sits in the bottom-left of the interface. -
How do symbols pay in Pharaoh’s Last Wish?
By count rather than across paylines. Every value is a multiple of the total bet, and from sixteen of a kind upward the paytable switches to banded tiers – for example, 20 to 24 of a kind of the Pharaoh pays 150x. -
What does the Enhanced Spin meter do in Pharaoh’s Last Wish?
It’s a progress counter that fills as you play, with a target of 80 in some rounds and 100 in others. When it fills, an Enhanced Spin follows – the game leaves what it awards to the reveal. -
Who makes Pharaoh’s Last Wish?
Relax Gaming. -
What is the maximum win on Pharaoh’s Last Wish?
10,000x the bet. Once the sum of all values in a round reaches that figure, the round ends and the full amount is awarded.
