Times Of Egypt Egyptian Darkness

Times Of Egypt Egyptian Darkness Slot Review

A full moon hangs over a still lake, pyramids black against a violet sky, and the reels sit inside a gold frame heavy enough for a sarcophagus. Times Of Egypt Egyptian Darkness is a lovelier game than it is a rich one. The night-time setting outclasses most sun-bleached Nile slots, but the paytable beneath it pays per line, thin and steady, and keeps anything dramatic locked in the bonus round.

Spinomenal build here on a 5×4 grid with 30 fixed paylines, running at 95.79% RTP. It sits alongside the studio’s other Egyptian outings, including Egyptian Rebirth II The Mummy’s Return and Ra’s Golden Loot.

Reels, Symbols and the Wild

The scene behind the reels is worth a look before you spin. A full moon glows in the top corner, haloed against a starry purple sky, with pyramid silhouettes rising behind the frame and palm fronds hanging dark at the left edge. Calm water in the foreground reflects the violet light, and weathered sandstone fills the right of the screen.

The gold filigree frame carries winged, sun-disc ornaments at its top corners, which is a nice nod to the source material. It’s a lush, dim, purple-tinted look, and it’s clearly had some care spent on it.

Wins pay left to right from the leftmost reel, and only the highest win on each line counts. All wins are multiplied by the bet per line, and the line count holds fixed at 30, so there’s nothing to configure beyond your stake. The symbol ladder is a familiar Egyptian mix, with the Ankh on top and card royals at the bottom.

The game splits its symbols into three tiers, and that split matters once the bonus round arrives, because it’s the medium tier the free spins options act on. The values below are per line, at the bet per line you’ve set:

• Ankh – 40 for three, 200 for four, 1,000 for five
• Hourglass – 30 for three, 80 for four, 400 for five
• Scarab – 25 for three, 50 for four, 200 for five
• Eye / blue amulet – 20 for three, 40 for four, 120 for five
• A – 15 for three, 25 for four, 50 for five
• K / Q – 10 for three, 20 for four, 40 for five
• J / 10 – 5 for three, 10 for four, 30 for five

The wild counts as any symbol except the free spins symbol, and five wilds on a winning line pay the bet per line x1,000. That makes it the richest single line in the game, level with the Ankh’s five-of-a-kind.

One structural detail worth knowing: wins are calculated per line, not per total bet, so the paytable multiples read smaller than they would on a ways-to-win game. A 30-line stake spreads your bet thin across the board, and each individual line pays accordingly.

Controls are simple. The spin button or the space bar sets the reels going, and the ‘+’ and ‘-‘ buttons set the bet per line. Those stake buttons lock during free spins, and Help and Settings lock during a spin, so there’s no mid-round fiddling. Everything you win in a round shows in the WIN field, and the paytable is where every combination and payout lives if you want the full picture.

In practice, that means the base game asks for very little from you: set a line bet, spin, and wait on scatters. What fills the gaps is the artwork and the odd wild-assisted line win, which keeps the reels watchable even when they’re not paying.

Free Spins and Stacked Medium Symbols

Three or more scattered free spins symbols trigger the free spins game, and the round opens with a choice. It’s the only real decision the game asks you to make, and both options cover the same ground differently.

• 20 free spins – all medium symbols appear as 1×2 stacked symbols
• 10 free spins – all medium symbols appear as 1×3 stacked symbols

Stacked medium symbols always pay the same as their 1×1 versions, so the choice is about coverage rather than value. The 1×3 stacks on a 5×4 grid can fill three quarters of a reel, which makes the shorter option the punchier of the two. The 1×2 stacks spread the same behaviour across more spins, at half the height.

Either way, the stacks are what the round is built around. Stacked scarabs and hourglasses covering multiple rows turn modest line wins into multi-line ones, since a single tall symbol can complete several paylines at once. A full reel of 1×3 stacks landing alongside the wild can push several of the 30 lines into paying together, which is where the round’s bigger moments come from.

The round retriggers. Three or more scatters landing during free spins award five more spins, with the same option and bet you originally selected. Your bet is locked for the duration, and the stake buttons are disabled until the round ends.

Scatters can land during the base game too, and the free spins symbol is the one symbol the wild won’t stand in for. With 30 fixed lines and a three-scatter trigger, the scatter does its work anywhere on the reels rather than on a line, so five of them spread across the grid count just as well as three clustered together.

Buy Feature

A Buy Feature button sits beneath the reels, letting you skip straight to the free spins round. From there you’d face the same 20-or-10 choice as an organic trigger, with the same stacking behaviour either way.

The buy delivers the identical round, so the only thing you’re purchasing is time: the trigger hunt removed, the choice and the retrigger rules untouched. It’s a shortcut rather than a different game, and the price is whatever the button shows where you’re playing, so it’s worth a glance before you press it.

Our Honest Verdict

Overall Rating: 7/10

This is unhurried spinning by moonlight. You set a line bet, watch the water, and wait on scatters, and the reason somebody settles here rather than at a plainer Nile slot is the round that follows: it comes in two shapes, and you’re the one who picks.

That choice is the game’s strength, and it’s a genuine one – the tall stacks can complete several of the 30 lines on a single spin, so the ten-spin option carries real punch while the twenty-spin option spreads the same idea thinner. The weakness is everything either side of it: a base game with a wild and not much else, where the artwork does the entertaining the paytable declines to.

It suits the patient end of the Egyptian-slot audience – people who like atmosphere, a classic 30-line layout and a bonus they can shape. Constant fireworks are elsewhere. By this lake, the quiet is rather the point.

Times Of Egypt Egyptian Darkness FAQs

• What is the RTP of Times Of Egypt Egyptian Darkness?

  Times Of Egypt Egyptian Darkness runs at 95.79% RTP.
• How many paylines does Times Of Egypt Egyptian Darkness have?

  The game is set to 30 fixed paylines, and you can’t change that. Each win is multiplied by your bet per line.
• What is the grid size of Times Of Egypt Egyptian Darkness?

  It’s a 5×4 grid – five reels and four rows.
• How does the free spins bonus work?

  Three or more scattered free spins symbols trigger the round, and you choose between two options: 20 free spins where medium symbols appear as 1×2 stacked symbols, or 10 free spins where they appear as 1×3 stacked symbols. Stacked symbols pay the same as the standard versions.
• Can free spins retrigger in Times Of Egypt Egyptian Darkness?

  Yes. Landing three or more scatters mid-round adds five extra spins, and the option and bet you picked at the start carry over to those spins.
• What does the wild symbol do?

  The wild counts as any symbol except the free spins symbol. Five wilds on a winning line pay the bet per line x1,000.
• Can you buy the bonus on Times Of Egypt Egyptian Darkness?

  Yes, there’s a Buy Feature button that takes you straight to the free spins round, where you’d make the same choice between the 20-spin and 10-spin options.
• Who makes Times Of Egypt Egyptian Darkness?

  Spinomenal.