Power Of Gods Hades Slot Review
Skulls are stacked up the pillars and a carved stone arch hangs over the reels, chains dangling from its centre while clawed stone hands grip the corners. This is the Greek underworld as Power Of Gods Hades sees it, and the game makes an unusual promise inside it: the bonus isn’t a surprise here, because the base game shows you it coming, spin by spin, through countdowns you can read off the reels.
Wazdan have made that backdrop the frame for a five-reel, three-row game with 243 ways to win, an RTP of 96.14%, and a Hold the Jackpot round whose GRAND prize pays 3,000x the bet.
It sits in familiar company for the studio, alongside coins-and-jackpot titles like 9 Burning Stars, 12 Coins and Power Of Sun Svarog. What separates it from the pack is the sticky-symbol build-up in the base game, which turns the road to the jackpot into something you can watch build spin by spin.
Base Game: 243 Ways and Falling Wins
Wins are awarded for three, four or five matching symbols on a bet way, running left to right across consecutive reels. Only the highest win per way is paid, and wins on different ways are added together. With 243 ways across five reels, that means a lot of small overlaps on any given spin.
The Wild symbol, a bearded figure, substitutes for all symbols except the Bonus symbols. That’s its whole job, and it does it without ceremony.
Multi Level Wins
After a winning combination pays, the winning symbols disappear and new symbols fall from above into the empty positions. Any new combinations formed by the fall pay as well, and the chain continues until no further win appears.
It’s a straightforward reaction, and on 243 ways it can quietly extend a spin well past its first result. A single fall can also land Wild symbols into positions the original spin couldn’t reach, which is where the longer chains tend to come from.
Sticky Bonus Symbols
This is the base game’s own idea, and it’s what separates the game from a standard ways-to-win slot. During the base game, Bonus symbols can arrive as Sticky Bonus symbols. They lock in place while the rest of the reels spin, and each carries a countdown that starts at five and ticks down by one per spin.
When the countdown reaches zero, the symbol becomes a regular Bonus symbol for a spin. The point of all this is accumulation: sticky symbols hold their ground across several spins, so a board can fill towards the six-symbol trigger one spin at a time rather than needing everything at once.
That changes the rhythm of the base game. A spin that lands two sticky symbols doesn’t pay anything itself, but it sets up the next four spins as a live countdown towards the bonus. Each new sticky arrival extends the run, and each empty spin brings the existing ones closer to expiring.
Hold the Jackpot Bonus
Six or more Bonus symbols on the reels at once starts the Hold the Jackpot Bonus. The triggering board clears, the Bonus symbols that started the round stay, and any sticky ones convert to regular Bonus symbols. The round then plays out on 15 independent reels.
Three re-spins are granted at the start. Every time a new Bonus symbol lands, it sticks and the re-spin count resets to three. The round continues until the re-spins run out or all 15 positions fill with Bonus symbols, whichever comes first.
Bonus Symbol Values
Bonus symbols pay only at the end of the round, as the sum of all symbol values on the reels. The values on offer are:
- Fire symbols: 1x to 10x, 12x or 15x the bet
- MINI, MINOR and MAJOR Jackpot symbols: the corresponding jackpot, with multiple jackpots of the same type winnable in one round
- Blue Fire symbol: the sum of all Fire and Blue Fire values currently on the reels
- Mystery symbol: transforms into a Fire, Blue Fire or Jackpot symbol at the end of the round
- Hades Mystery symbol: transforms only into a MINI, MINOR or MAJOR Jackpot symbol
- GRAND Jackpot: 3,000x the bet, awarded for filling all 15 positions with Bonus symbols of any type
The Mystery and Hades Mystery symbols open one by one once the round ends, which puts the reveal after the collection rather than during it. The Blue Fire symbol is the one to watch on a crowded board: it absorbs every Fire and Blue Fire value in sight, so a late Blue Fire on a full set of reels can swing the total sharply.
The round runs at the same bet level and volatility setting as the spin that triggered it. When it ends, the prize is the sum of every Bonus symbol value on the reels, jackpots included, and the GRAND is added on top when all 15 positions are filled.
Volatility Levels and the Gamble Feature
Volatility Levels™
Wazdan’s signature Volatility Levels™ system lets you pick the game’s style before spinning. The three settings behave like this:
- Low: payouts more frequent but usually smaller, suited to shorter sessions
- Standard: a mixture of the two, for a fair frequency of bigger wins
- High: big wins are possible but far less frequent, for those willing to take the risk
Whichever level is active when the bonus triggers is the one the bonus runs at, so the setting is worth choosing with the jackpot round in mind rather than the base game alone.
The Gamble Feature
After any win, the Gamble feature offers a chance to double it. The sequence runs like this:
- Select one of two symbols to back
- A draw determines the winning symbol
- A correct guess doubles the current win; a wrong one loses it and returns you to the main game
- Bank the win and exit after any round, or continue, up to a maximum of seven rounds
Seven consecutive doubles is a tall order, but the exit-after-each-round structure means the feature is as cautious or as greedy as you decide to make it.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.7/10
Playing Power Of Gods Hades is really playing one long approach to a single bonus round, and the fog-drenched underworld gives that slow chase a fitting mood. The sticky-symbol countdowns are the reason to choose it: few hold-and-win games let you see the trigger coming four spins out, and that anticipation is the whole entertainment.
Its best asset is the bonus round’s endgame, where a Blue Fire on a crowded board or a Mystery reveal can swing the total sharply in either direction. Its weakest point is everything between countdowns: the base game offers falling wins and a wild and nothing else, so the gaps can feel empty.
It’s for players who enjoy a slow build and don’t need base-game variety to stay engaged, not for anyone after constant features. The underworld rewards patience here, which feels about right for Hades.
Power Of Gods Hades FAQs
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What is the RTP of Power Of Gods Hades?
96.14% -
How many paylines does Power Of Gods Hades have?
It doesn’t use paylines at all. Wins are formed on 243 ways across a five-reel, three-row grid. -
Who makes Power Of Gods Hades?
Wazdan. -
When is Power Of Gods Hades released?
Power Of Gods Hades’s release date is 2 September 2021. -
How do you trigger the Hold the Jackpot Bonus?
You need six or more Bonus symbols on the reels at once. Sticky Bonus symbols help build towards that number, locking in place with a countdown from five spins. -
What is the GRAND Jackpot in Power Of Gods Hades worth?
Filling all 15 reel positions with Bonus symbols of any type during the Hold the Jackpot Bonus awards the GRAND Jackpot of 3,000x the bet, added to the total win. -
Can you buy the bonus on Power Of Gods Hades?
Yes. A Shop button lets you buy straight into one of the bonuses available in the game. -
What does the Hades Mystery symbol do?
During the Hold the Jackpot Bonus, the Hades Mystery symbol can only transform into a MINI, MINOR or MAJOR Jackpot symbol. Its value is drawn at the end of the round.
