Phantom Tides Released on 19.06.2025 by Realistic Games
Phantom Tides is the latest feature-rich pirate-themed slot by Realistic Games. But can you get past Captain Alaric Blackwater and take the riches he guards so carefully? Find out below and learn how to activate the Jackpot Wheel.
Phantom Tides will challenge you to unlock wilds, respins, and jackpots in the middle of a sea storm.
Phantom Tides in Brief:
- Release Date: 19 June 2025
- Type: Video Slot
- Theme: Pirate
- Reels: 5
- Rows: 3
- Payout Rate: 96.10%
- Software Studio: Realistic Games
- Special Features: Expanding Wild, Cursed Tide Respins, Spirit Surge Feature, Spirit Coins, Jackpot Feature, Bonus Buy
- Volatility: Medium
Phantom Tides may look like one of those online slots with standard gameplay, but it isn’t. Indeed, Realistic Games worked hard on the graphics and added extra features. Once you start spinning the reels, you will find yourself in the middle of a sea storm, with ominous clouds and a full moon casting a mysterious glow.
You will see Captain Alaric Blackwater in front of you, guarding his precious treasure chest. While you spin the reels, you’ll hear the sounds of the storm and the pirate laughing in the background. The game has a 5×3 layout with 20 fixed paylines. The RTP is around 96.10%, and the volatility is medium.
Phantom Tides – Base Gameplay
Phantom Tides accepts bets from £0.10 to £100, suitable to players with all types of budgets. To make a winning combination, you generally need a minimum of three matching symbols on an active payline, except for certain high-paying symbols, which can reward you with a match of two.
The game features pirate-themed symbols, including low-paying card ranks such as J, Q, K, and A. For bigger prizes, pay attention to the parrot, which offers payouts up to 40x for five-of-a-kind. The cannon and rum bottle pay from 0.50x to 20x the initial bet, while the compass and lantern pay from 1x to 15x.
Special Features
The Rriggered Ghost Ship Wild walks one reel before each respin.
Phantom Tides offers several rewarding features, including respins and five fixed jackpots. Let’s take a closer look at each of them below.
- Expanding Wild – In the base game, it lands as a single-position (1×1) symbol on any reel. If the wild can create a winning payline by expanding vertically, it will cover all three rows of that reel. If no additional win is possible, it remains a 1×1 symbol.
- Cursed Tide Respins – These are triggered by a fully stacked Ghost Ship Wild landing on reels 2, 3, 4, or 5. The first one has a 2x multiplier, which increases by 1 with each subsequent respin.
- Spirit Surge Feature – It may activate before the Ghost Ship Wild moves from reel 2 during Cursed Tide Respins. It is awarded if there hasn’t been a win during the respins. The feature can push the Ghost Ship Wild back to reels 3, 4, or 5, extending the bonus round and allowing the multiplier to continue growing.
- Spirit Coins & Jackpot Feature – Spirit Coins can appear on symbols during losing spins in the base game. When collected, they fill Captain Blackwater’s Spirit Chest. Once full, the Jackpot Wheel is triggered, offering the chance to win one of five jackpot tiers: Mini, Minor, Major, Mega, or Grand. Prizes are fixed multipliers of the current bet.
