Pragmatic Play Releases Gates of Hades on 22nd of May, 2025
Pragmatic Play has recently released a sequel to the popular Gates of Olympus, titled Gates of Hades. It has higher bet limits and a cluster pays system with a tumble feature. Check out this article to learn more about the game and how it differs from the previous iteration.
Join Hades and help him retrieve his artifacts while activating multipliers and a free spins bonus.
Gates of Hades in Brief:
- Release Date: 22 May 2025
- Type: Video Slot
- Theme: Gods
- Reels: 6
- Rows: 6
- Payout Rate: 96.52%
- Software Studio: Pragmatic Play
- Speacial Features: Free Spins, Tumble, Multipliers
- Volatility: High
Presentation
Like its predecessor, Gates of Olympus, Gates of Hades is based on ancient Greek mythology. The animated background depicts the hellish underworld, with the 6×6 grid acting as the gates. All high-paying symbols resemble artifacts, with Hades’ crown paying out 150x your bet for at least 15 symbols. The other two high-paying symbols include:
- Ring: 120x
- Chalice: 60x
As always, Pragmatic Play provides great visuals with Hades casting magic to create wilds or laughing whenever you win. The music becomes more energetic when you enter the free spins mode, and Cerberus appears on the other side of the reel. In terms of visuals, the game significantly improves upon Gates of Olympus.
Base Game
Unlike the prior game, Gates of Hades uses a cluster pays system. You win if you have at least five symbols in a sequence, though they can be connected vertically and horizontally. Bet limits range from £0.20 to £240, but the high volatility means the game is better suited for experienced players.
The free spins provide multipliers that increase payouts up to 500x.
Aside from helping to create winning combinations, wild symbols also carry multipliers of up to 100x. These multipliers are added to the reel’s top and applied to any symbols within. During the base game, they persist as long as the tumble reactions continue. You can also use the feature buy system to activate free or super free spins instantly.
Free Spins
Landing three or more scatter symbols causes Hades to summon Cerberus and grant up to 20 free spins. During the bonus game, wild multipliers can go up to 500x and persist until the end of the bonus. You can get up to 12 additional spins if you land three or more scatters during the bonus.
The tumble feature removes winning symbols to create chain reactions.
Getting six or more scatters during the base game activates the super free spins, where multipliers are at least 10x. While this bonus provides more spins than Gates of Olympus, it does not have a global multiplier, as each one is set to the reel it landed on. Nevertheless, the potential max prize of 10,000x can rival some of the top UK slot titles.
Conclusion
Gates of Hades is a great sequel to Pragmatic Play’s previous title. It has outstanding animated visuals similar to Fiesta Fortune and the wild multipliers can lead to decent prizes. While it’s missing Gates of Olympus’ global multiplier and scatter pays system, it makes up for it with 500x multipliers and feature buy.
