Desert Temple (Backseat Gaming) – Review & Demo Play

Desert Temple Slot Overview

Backseat Gaming leans on Ancient Egypt again with Desert Temple, a 7x7 cluster pays slot where cascades and growing symbol multipliers do the heavy lifting. The scene is Sphinx, pyramids, palms, and sand; the art is tidy, if a touch generic, yet the maths carries the session. Stakes run from 0.10 to 100 per spin, volatility sits at 4 of 5, and the default RTP peaks at 96.24% with lower models present. The advertised max win is 15,000x, not reachable in the base game.

Desert Temple Slot Information

Wins land on clusters of 5 or more touching symbols, horizontal or vertical, anywhere on the 7x7 grid. Winning tiles explode, new ones drop, and the same spin can chain several avalanches. There are no wilds; the engine lives off symbol types gaining multipliers that carry through a cascade. When a symbol type has a multiplier, a win with that symbol is paid once with that value applied, rather than stacking separate multipliers in one hit. It keeps the flow clear and the growth meaningful.

Low pays are 10, J, Q, K, A. High pays are ankh, Eye of Horus, scarab, and a pharaoh mask. A 5-symbol cluster returns 0.2x to 0.6x the stake, depending on the icon. Build 31+ tiles and you’re looking at 6x to 25x before any multiplier. This spread feels trimmed by design, as the multiplier system does the heavy lifting later. Hit rate is generous for the genre, and the rhythm suits grind play while you set up those bigger ladders.

Desert Temple Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	31+	x25
	25+	x15
	7	x1.5
	6	x1
	5	x0.6
	31+	x15
	25+	x10
	7	x1.5
	6	x1
	5	x0.6
	31+	x15
	25+	x10
	7	x1.5
	6	x1
	5	x0.6
	31+	x15
	25+	x10
	7	x1.5
	6	x1
	5	x0.6
	31+	x10
	25+	x8
	7	x1
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.4
	31+	x6
	25+	x5
	7	x0.5
	6	x0.3
	5	x0.2
	31+	x6
	25+	x5
	7	x0.5
	6	x0.3
	5	x0.2
	31+	x6
	25+	x5
	7	x0.5
	6	x0.3
	5	x0.2
	31+	x6
	25+	x5
	7	x0.5
	6	x0.3
	5	x0.2
	Scatter

Desert Temple: Slot Features

After a win, every symbol of that winning type gains a symbol multiplier that starts at x4 on that spin and doubles again each time you win with that type during the same sequence. The ladder can reach x1,024, and it sticks across the avalanches only, unless you are in free spins. Payouts are calculated once per combination using that value; you do not add multiple instances of the same type in one hit. It is simple, sharp, and gets lively fast.

At the start of a spin, or when new symbols drop in, a cluster of five or more Mystery symbols can land. They then morph into the same regular symbol, high or low, helping you connect or expand clusters. If they become a type that already has a live multiplier on that spin, they inherit it. This timing makes for neat chain reactions when the grid lines up, and it is the best route to those heady ladders.

Bonus Buy Feature

BonusHunt FeatureSpins
Feature Cost:	x2 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	High
Sphinx Mystery FeatureSpins
Feature Cost:	x60 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	High
Temple of Temptation
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	High
Fortune of Pharaohs
Feature Cost:	x500 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	High

Temple of Temptation in Desert Temple

Land four scatters in the base game to trigger Temple of Temptation, which gives 10 free spins. All symbol multipliers you build then persist for the full bonus, across spins, so the same types keep climbing when they hit again. Drop in three scatters during the round and you get a further 10 spins. This mode feels like the steady earner, as you can nurture several ladders at once and turn modest clusters into tidy returns.

Fortune of Pharaohs in Desert Temple

Hit five scatters to start Fortune of Pharaohs. You again receive 10 free spins, but here every symbol type begins at x4, and the multipliers persist for the duration. Land three scatters in the feature and you add 10 more spins. This set-up can snowball fast when Mystery clusters help the right types, as you skip the early rungs and go straight to the part where doubling starts to bite. It is the punchier option and where I have seen the bigger ladders.

Bonus Buys in Desert Temple

Desert Temple comes with a panel of buys if your market allows it. BonusHunt FeatureSpins cost 2x your stake per spin and make a bonus round three times more likely. I use this when testing sessions, as it keeps the base game rhythm intact while nudging the hit frequency on the features. It is still swingy, but the price is modest compared with the direct entries, and it can set up a couple of sticky multipliers before you step into a round.

Sphinx Mystery FeatureSpins ask 60x per spin and guarantee 5 to 15 Mystery symbols, with extra multipliers between x2 and x256 tied to them. This can flood the grid with the same icon, then spike a type that already has progress. It is explosive when it syncs, yet a dud when the conversions miss your ladders. I save it for sessions where I already have two or three live types, as the uplift then targets value rather than starting from scratch.

If you want the rounds outright, Temple of Temptation costs 100x the bet and Fortune of Pharaohs costs 500x. Return figures shift a touch with these entries, but the top model remains in the mid ninety range. The second buy is steep, yet it puts every symbol on x4 from the jump, which is the hook. Choose by appetite and bankroll, as both can pay, but they handle variance very differently.

Desert Temple: Slot Verdict

Backseat Gaming serve up a straightforward set of tools that punch above their weight. Once the multipliers start doubling, the game feels like a cluster-pay twist on a familiar compounding idea, and it can produce proper mayhem when Mystery clusters support the right types. Note that payouts apply the multiplier once per win component, so you are not stacking several of the same type within a single calculation. That sounds tame on paper, yet the doubling step soon cancels that thought.

I rate it best on the higher RTP setting, which can vary by venue from 92.24% up to 96.24%. Check the info panel in real money mode to see what you are getting. Volatility is billed at 4 out of 5, and the ceiling sits at 15,000x. Base play cannot hit that cap, but the two free spin modes give it a fair crack. When it rolls, Desert Temple is simple, fierce, and easy to session.