Gates of Hades (Pragmatic Play) – Review & Demo Play

Gates of Hades Slot Review

I went into Gates of Hades wary of yet another Greek outing, but it won me over within a few spins. The 6x6 grid shifts the flow with cluster pays and a lively tumble system, while wild multipliers do the heavy lifting. Hades looms to the side, laughs at the right moments, and the moody backdrop ties it together. It borrows the best bits from earlier ideas, yet the column meters and cluster focus make it play in a fresher, punchier way.

Under the bonnet, it’s a high volatility slot with a headline RTP of 96.52%, though some venues run 95.47% or 94.47%. Stakes range from 20p to £240, hit rate sits about 29%, and the win ceiling is 10,000x. Wins land from clusters of 5 to 36 symbols, and the tumble chains keep chances coming. Autoplay is trimmed in the UK, and the optional feature buy sits outside UK rules, which suits the design given how bonus play carries the big moments.

Base Game & Features in Gates of Hades

Clusters pop when five or more connect horizontally or vertically, then vanish as tumbles pull fresh symbols into place. Wilds can land carrying multipliers and, crucially, each value is stored above its column while the sequence lasts. When a cluster pays, the game totals the multipliers from the columns feeding that cluster and applies the lot. It feels similar to banked multipliers in other myth titles, but with clusters it creates neat, targeted bursts rather than one big end-of-spin calculation.

Wild Symbols in Gates of Hades

Wild symbols can reveal multipliers from x1 up to x100 in the base game. Each time they land, their values tuck into a meter above that column, staying put across all tumbles on that spin. Any winning group that touches those columns gets multiplied by the sum shown. When the tumble chain ends, the meters wipe clean. It is tidy, readable, and can snowball fast when several reels carry numbers, especially on grids where multiple clusters form in one cascade.

The paytable keeps it clear. Five gemstones cover the lows through mids: blue 0.05x to 5x, green 0.1x to 7.5x, yellow 0.15x to 10x, purple 0.2x to 12x, orange 0.75x to 45x for 5 up to 15 or more. Premiums are the goblet 1x to 60x, ring 1.25x to 120x, crown 1.5x to 150x. Scatters trigger bonuses, and wilds help clusters form while adding those multipliers. Bigger clusters scale the payouts sharply, so board space and tumbles really matter.

Gates of Hades Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	15+	x150
	14	x75
	7	x3
	6	x2.25
	5	x1.5
	15+	x120
	14	x60
	7	x2.5
	6	x1.5
	5	x1.25
	15+	x60
	14	x30
	7	x1.5
	6	x1.25
	5	x1
	15+	x45
	14	x24
	7	x1.2
	6	x0.9
	5	x0.75
	15+	x12
	14	x6
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.25
	5	x0.2
	15+	x10
	14	x5
	7	x0.25
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.15
	15+	x7.5
	14	x3.75
	7	x0.2
	6	x0.15
	5	x0.1
	15+	x5
	14	x2.5
	7	x0.15
	6	x0.1
	5	x0.05
	Scatter
	Wild

Bonus Buy in Gates of Hades

If you fancy jumping the queue, the slot offers two buys where allowed. Regular free spins cost 100x and start with 3 to 6 scatters. Super free spins cost 500x and also trigger with 3 to 6 scatters, though the super rules apply once you’re in. UK players won’t see the purchase buttons, but the maths remains tuned around bonus play either way, which you can feel when the base game strings a few multipliers yet still keeps the real punch for features.

Gates of Hades Slot Free Spins

Free spins land with 3, 4, 5, or 6 scatters for 10, 12, 15, or 20 spins. The key switch is persistence. Wild multipliers no longer reset between spins, and their range opens up to x1 through x500. Every time a cluster pays beneath those loaded columns, the stacked totals apply again. Scatters can retrigger for 5, 7, 10, or 12 extra spins, and on the right grids it feels like riding a multiplier engine you’ve carefully built across several tumbles.

Hit six or more scatters from the base and you’ll enter super free spins, where every wild carries at least x10. With persistence in play, that minimum makes a huge difference to momentum. Early tumbles that drop multiple wilds can set up a board where even modest clusters turn spicy. The dynamic suits the 6x6 area well, because space allows you to touch several loaded columns in one hit, and then retriggers keep the meters alive.

From experience, the tempo is streaky. Dead stretches happen, then one tumble drops a pair of wilds in just the right places and the round changes gear. The win cap sits at 10,000x, so the most explosive setups can hit the ceiling before you run out of spins. That cap can cut a hot run short, but it still marks a solid target for a high volatility title with this much meter carryover and cluster reach.

Our Honest Verdict on Gates of Hades

I rate Gates of Hades highly for gameplay. Cluster pays plus column banks give it identity, the art and voice work sell the mood, and only the occasional game-show jingle knocks the tone. RTP ranges mean I always check the version, and the 10,000x cap leaves me wanting a touch more headroom, yet the super round’s x10 floor offsets that. If you like building multipliers and watching them stick, this is a fiery, satisfying grind.