Secret of Anubis DoubleMax

Secret of Anubis DoubleMax Slot Review

Two colossal pharaoh heads flank the reels in this torchlit tomb chamber, one half-lit on its plinth and the other staring down over the grid, both glowing orange as though the firelight is real. For all that staged menace, Secret of Anubis DoubleMax is one of the softest Egyptian slots you’ll find: its best symbol pays just 5x, and the game wants long chains of small wins rather than one dramatic strike.

That makes it an odd fit for the DoubleMax name, because the doubling ladder does the heavy lifting the paytable won’t. Reflex have built it for steady wins rather than tomb-raiding jackpots, and it sits alongside Candy Crazed Pandas DoubleMax, Dublin Up Pots O’ Gold DoubleMax and Fat Cats DoubleMax. It runs on a 5×3 grid with 25 paylines, an RTP of 95.5% and low volatility, with stakes from 0.20 to 100 per spin.

Anubis guards the door. The question is whether the treasure behind it is worth the walk.

Base Game & Features

Wins land across 25 fixed paylines on a 5×3 grid, with only the highest combination per line counting. There’s a pyramid Wild that substitutes for every symbol except the BONUS symbol, and it does exactly that job and no other.

The paytable is a familiar Egyptian cast, headlined by an adventurer and a queen, and the values are modest at every step:

• Indiana Jones symbol: 0.8x, 2x and 5x for three, four and five
• Cleopatra symbol: 0.6x, 1.5x and 3.5x
• Pharaoh mask: 0.4x, 1x and 2.5x
• Scarab: 0.3x, 0.6x and 2x
• A and K royals: 0.2x, 0.4x and 1.2x
• Q and J royals: 0.1x, 0.3x and 1x

The top and bottom of the table are close enough that no single symbol feels like the prize. Everything above those figures comes from the ladder.

Even the best symbol in the game pays just 5x the line bet, so the paytable alone was never going to carry this one. Those are the kinds of numbers a doubling mechanic exists to rescue.

Cascades and the DoubleMax Multiplier

After every win, all winning symbols are removed and one or more extra Wilds are added before new symbols drop into the empty spaces. Each cascade is another chance to win, and another rung on the ladder. The extra Wilds are what keep chains alive, because a single added pyramid can turn a dead drop into another paying line.

The multiplier is where the game gets its name. In the base game, every win doubles the multiplier, stepping from x1 to x2 to x4 to x8 and beyond for as long as the cascades keep coming. It resets only after a losing cascade.

That reset rule is the hinge of the whole design. A single chain of wins can climb a long way from a small starting pay, and three linked wins already put an 8x multiplier on the fourth. The ladder has no stated top.

With a hit rate of just over 28% and low volatility throughout, wins arrive regularly even when they’re small. That pairing is the whole design: frequent triggers feeding a ladder that needs chains to matter.

Secret of Anubis DoubleMax Free Spins & Bonuses

Free Spins

The bonus round is triggered by BONUS symbols landing anywhere in view, and the awards step up with each extra one:

• 3 BONUS symbols: 7 free spins
• 4 BONUS symbols: 10 free spins
• 5 BONUS symbols: 13 free spins

Inside the round, the multiplier behaves differently. It starts at x1 and builds throughout the entire free spins session, never resetting on a losing cascade. It clears down only when the bonus ends.

That persistence is what the round is for. The later spins carry every rung the earlier ones climbed, so a thirteen-spin trigger that strings together even a few modest chains can finish on a multiplier the base game would have wiped a dozen times over. With 25 paylines in play throughout, the round plays on the same grid as the base game.

Free Spins Gamble

Hit the trigger with three or four BONUS symbols and there’s a gamble on offer before the round starts. Spin the dial: if the pointer lands in the green section you progress to the next level or collect your free spins, and if it lands in red the gamble ends with no free spins at all. The odds are a straight 50/50.

The ladder works in levels. A three-symbol trigger can gamble up to the four-symbol award, then on to the five-symbol award of 13 free spins, collecting at any stage along the way. Each successful step is another 50/50 spin, so the full climb from 7 to 13 spins asks you to win twice before a single free game has played.

Golden Bet

Toggle the Golden Bet on and your chance of hitting free spins doubles, at a cost of 25% extra per spin. It stacks with the base stake rather than replacing it. At a stake of 1.00 that’s 1.25 a spin for twice the trigger odds, and the feature works the same way at every stake level.

Bonus Buy

Players who’d rather skip the wait can buy the round outright. The Bonus Buy lets you choose your desired bet size and purchase 7 free spins directly, priced against whatever stake you’ve set. The bought round plays exactly the same way as a triggered one, persistent multiplier included.

The multiplier inside the round never resets, so the value of the buy sits entirely in how long the chains run rather than in anything the purchase itself adds.

Our Honest Verdict

Overall Rating: 6.4/10

Playing this is a long sit in a very handsome room: the wins tick in often, they’re small, and the only reason to pick it over louder Egyptian titles is the free spins round, where the multiplier that keeps resetting in the base game is finally allowed to run.

That round is the game’s best idea, because a ladder that carries every rung to the final spin makes thirteen free games feel like a story rather than a series of isolated spins. The problem is everything before it. The base game pays so little per win that the doubling rarely climbs past x2 or x4 before the chain dies, so most of a session is gentle noise.

If steady action and a slowly building bonus appeal more than the chance of one big strike, this tomb is worth entering. Those after a single vault-emptying hit will find the treasure here counted out in coins, not chests.

Secret of Anubis DoubleMax FAQs

• What is the RTP of Secret of Anubis DoubleMax?

  The RTP is 95.5%.
• Is Secret of Anubis DoubleMax high volatility?

  No. It’s a low volatility slot, designed around frequent smaller wins rather than rare large payouts.
• How do you trigger free spins in Secret of Anubis DoubleMax?

  Three BONUS symbols anywhere in view award 7 free spins, four award 10 and five award 13.
• Does the multiplier reset during free spins in Secret of Anubis DoubleMax?

  No. In free spins the multiplier starts at x1 and builds throughout the whole session, clearing down only when the bonus ends. In the base game it resets after a losing cascade.
• How does the Free Spins Gamble work in Secret of Anubis DoubleMax?

  After triggering with three or four BONUS symbols, you can spin a dial. Green progresses you to the next level or collects your free spins, while red ends the gamble with no free spins awarded. It’s a straight 50/50 chance.
• What does the Golden Bet do in Secret of Anubis DoubleMax?

  It doubles your chance of triggering free spins, at a cost of 25% extra on every spin while it’s switched on.
• Can you buy the bonus on Secret of Anubis DoubleMax?

  Yes. The Bonus Buy lets you choose your bet size and buy 7 free spins directly, and the bought round plays exactly the same as a triggered one.
• What are the minimum and maximum bets on Secret of Anubis DoubleMax?

  Stakes run from 0.20 to 100 per spin.