Queen Of The Gods Slot Review
Two pharaonic statues stand in half-shadow at the edges of a carved stone shrine, gold-trimmed pillars framing the grid, a golden winged disc crowning the frame. This is the world of Queen Of The Gods from High 5 Games.
And it’s a game at its most interesting not when a spin lands, but when it keeps going. Nearly everything this one pays lives at the deep end of a paytable that runs eighteen symbols deep, so the tumble that grows the grid is the whole point.
It runs on a 6-reel ways-based grid with row counts that shift between spins, pairing 96% RTP with high volatility. A fixed-label jackpot sits on display throughout. It sits in familiar company alongside Da Vinci DeluxeWays and Majestic Cats DeluxeWays, two of the studio’s other ways-based titles.
Tumbling Gems and the Ways Grid
The base game pays through a ways counter rather than fixed paylines, and that counter moves. Values of 2,160, 5,760, 6,750, 7,200 and 16,000 ways all appear as the row counts per reel change from spin to spin. The count you see before a spin is the count that spin is evaluated on.
Wins come from tumbling. Matching gems clear from the grid, and new symbols drop into the gaps, with any resulting win evaluated again after the tumbling finishes. A chain can therefore pay several times from a single paid spin, each step re-counted against the current ways total.
Because the rows per reel are the moving part, a grid that fills out mid-chain changes its own arithmetic. A tumble that adds rows widens the ways count for the steps that follow it, so the best chains are the ones that grow the grid as they go. The two systems feed each other.
The paytable is built around long runs rather than three-of-a-kind hits. The Queen leads it, and the values climb steeply as the run lengthens.
- Queen (portrait icon): 3 pays 10, 4 pays 20, 5 pays 40, 6 pays 60
- Queen (portrait icon): 7 pays 80, 8 pays 100, 9 pays 150, 10 pays 200
- Queen (portrait icon): 11 pays 250, 12 pays 300, 13 pays 400, 14 pays 600
- Queen (portrait icon): 15 pays 800, 16 pays 1,000, 17 pays 1,200, 18 pays 1,500
- Anubis-type figure (purple icon): 17 pays 800, 18 pays 1,000
Two details stand out from that table. The Queen pays from as few as three of a kind, but the numbers only get interesting past a dozen, and the top value of 1,500 arrives at eighteen.
The Anubis-type figure only pays at the very top of the scale, at seventeen and eighteen of a kind. That tells you how this game expects wins to be built.
The Multi-Symbol Queen
One special icon does the heavy lifting in the base game: a multi-symbol Queen icon that counts as more than one Queen. A single one substitutes for two Queen symbols, and a single one can substitute for three Queen symbols.
Given that the Queen’s pays only really open up from 13-of-a-kind onwards, an icon that counts as three Queens is what makes those long runs reachable at all. Chain two or three of them into the same tumble sequence and the run lengths add up quickly.
It’s a simple idea, and on a grid where the symbol pays run to eighteen deep, it’s the mechanic the whole paytable hangs on. Without it, the top half of that list would be decoration. With it, every tumble that drops one near a Queen run is worth watching to the end.
The Jackpot Label
A fixed-label jackpot figure sits above the reels throughout base play and beyond, a standing prize on display rather than a ladder of tiers. A jackpot tile also appears among the reel symbols themselves. That on-screen figure is the game’s headline prize, and it’s a fixed amount rather than a growing pot.
There’s no progressive counter ticking upward and no rung of mini and mega prizes beneath it. What you see is one number, held constant, framed in gold at the top of the shrine. Whether the jackpot tile among the reels ties into that figure is left for the reels to demonstrate rather than the paytable to explain.
Free Games Bonus
The Free Games Bonus is the game’s one round, and it starts simply enough: three or more Bonus symbols appearing anywhere on the reels after all tumbling is complete. The Bonus is a scatter that lands on all six reels, so every reel can carry it.
Timing matters here. Because the trigger is counted after all tumbling finishes, a tumble chain can bring Bonus symbols into position that weren’t lined up when the spin first landed. The spin count then scales with how many Bonus symbols started it:
- 3 Bonus symbols award 8 free games
- 4 Bonus symbols award 10 free games
- 5 Bonus symbols award 12 free games
- 6 Bonus symbols award 15 free games
- Each additional Bonus symbol above 6 awards 1 extra free game
Those scatter counts are generous by the standards of trigger tables. Six scatters on a ways grid isn’t a common sight, and the scaling beyond six means a heavy trigger keeps paying in spins.
The game’s own rules make no mention of retriggers during the free games, so the spin count you start with is the count you work with. What the free games add beyond the base game is volume: the same tumbling grid, the same ways counter, the same multi-symbol Queen, but more spins to build runs in. For a game whose pays live at the deep end of the paytable, that extra runway is the point of the round.
Buy a Bonus
For players who’d rather skip the wait, a Buy a Bonus button sits in the interface. It costs 100x the bet, which is a serious commitment on a high volatility game.
What the button doesn’t spell out is which trigger tier the money buys, so the round you land may be the modest eight-spin version rather than the fifteen. The one thing the price guarantees is entry itself: the scatter count, the tumble timing, all of the waiting, removed in a single click. Everything else plays out exactly as it would have.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7/10
This is a slow burn in a shrine. One bonus round, one clever symbol, and a whole lot of waiting for a tumble that grows the grid, which is the moment the game is actually building towards every time you press spin.
Its strength is the multi-symbol Queen: one icon counting as three is a genuinely elegant answer to a paytable that runs eighteen deep, and it makes every chain feel live. Its weakness is the round itself. The free games change nothing but the spin count, and at 100x the bet, buying your way into more of the same maths is a lot to pay for runway.
If you like games that reward patience with one well-built mechanic, this one will hold you. Anyone after variety, retriggers or a jackpot worth chasing will find this shrine quiet. For the rest, the long runs and the golden Queen are worth the wait.
Queen Of The Gods FAQs
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What is the RTP of Queen Of The Gods?
96% -
Is Queen Of The Gods high volatility?
Yes, it’s a high volatility game, so wins tend to be less frequent but larger when they land. -
How do you trigger the Free Games Bonus in Queen Of The Gods?
Land three or more Bonus symbols anywhere on the reels after all tumbling is complete. The Bonus is a scatter that appears on all six reels. -
How many free games do you get in Queen Of The Gods?
Three Bonus symbols award 8 free games, four award 10, five award 12 and six award 15. Each additional Bonus symbol beyond six adds one more free game. -
Can the free games retrigger in Queen Of The Gods?
The game’s own rules make no mention of retriggers during the free games. -
What does the multi-symbol Queen icon do in Queen Of The Gods?
It counts as more than one Queen. A single icon can substitute for two Queen symbols, and a single icon can substitute for three, which is what makes the paytable’s long runs reachable. -
Can you buy the bonus on Queen Of The Gods?
Yes, there’s a Buy a Bonus button in the interface, priced at 100x the bet. -
Who makes Queen Of The Gods?
High 5 Games.
