Gold Oasis (Pragmatic Play) – Review & Demo Play

Gold Oasis Slot Review

I went in expecting a standard desert run, but Gold Oasis has a quirky pay system that keeps you on your toes. It’s a 5x3 with 243 ways, yet wins can start anywhere and symbols don’t need to be adjacent, which feels like a neat twist. The scene sells it: sun-soaked sands, palms, camel rider, and a cave that becomes the free spins lair. It’s highly volatile with a top RTP of 96.06% and stakes from 0.20 to 240, with no wilds in sight.

Gold Oasis Slot Setup & Paytable

The paytable sticks to 11 regulars. Lows are 10, J, Q, K, A, paying roughly 0.75x to 1x for five of a kind. Mid-tier icons are the golden jug and cup, plus the money bag, topping out at 1.5x and 2x for a five-symbol hit. Highs are four character symbols that climb from 2.5x to 6x for five. Values reflect total stake, so the numbers scale cleanly with your bet.

There’s no wild, which puts more weight on the mechanics. The keyhole scatter shows on reels 1, 3, and 5; land three to pocket 2x your stake and trigger 5 free spins. It’s a tight, readable setup: modest line pays, bigger weight on features, and clear symbol tiers that make full-screen conversions the real prize when the duel mechanic goes your way.

Gold Oasis Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x6
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.75
	5	x4.5
	4	x1.25
	3	x0.6
	5	x3.5
	4	x1.05
	3	x0.5
	5	x2.5
	4	x0.9
	3	x0.4
	5	x2
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.3
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.25
	5	x1
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.15
	5	x1
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.15
	5	x0.75
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.15
	5	x0.75
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.15
	5	x0.75
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.1
	Scatter

Gold Oasis Slot Base Game

Base play is all about the Symbol Duel firing at random. When it hits, one paying symbol is picked to replace between 2 and 10 other paying symbols on the screen. That’s where the grid can flip, since the non-adjacent, start-anywhere wins mean scattered matches add up quickly. Without wilds, you live and die by these conversions and the ways engine. It can feel steady for stretches, then spike hard when the chosen symbol snowballs across reels.

Gold Oasis Slot Free Spins and Bonuses

Three keyhole scatters on reels 1, 3, and 5 award 5 free spins plus a 2x payout. During the round, every winning combo pays as if it’s a five-of-a-kind, which is the big kicker here. That flat-upgrade treatment turns even small clusters into tidy hits, and it pairs well with any symbol alignment the reel strips throw up.

Scatters that land are collected above the reels. Every two collected trigger a duel between two random pay symbols; the winner replaces the loser on the strips for the rest of the feature. You can get up to 10 duels in a round. Extra spins come bundled: +2 for the first five duels, then +1 for the next five. It builds momentum as more symbols get swept aside.

If you want to jump straight in, there are two buy options. Pay 100x the stake for a standard bonus where any symbol can win duels. Or go 200x for the super version where the highest-value symbol always wins the duel. When those guaranteed upgrades line up with the five-of-a-kind pay rule, it can go from tidy to thumping in short order.

Gold Oasis Slot RTP, Maximum Payout & Volatility

This one sits at high variance, rated 5 out of 5, so the bankroll moves can be punchy. The top-tier RTP is 96.06%, with alternative versions also seen in the wild. The capped maximum payout is 7,260x the stake, which is realistic for a feature-led slot of this profile. The maths leans into those symbol swaps and the upgraded free spins model, so the best bursts tend to come as duels stack and the reels narrow to a few strong payers.

Gold Oasis Slot Review

Gold Oasis looked like a familiar desert tale at first, then the ‘start anywhere, non-adjacent’ wins and Symbol Duel flipped the script. In base, a well-timed duel can tidy the screen and set up chunky ways hits. In free spins, the five-of-a-kind pay rule turns decent screens into proper payouts once a few duels land and stick.

From my sessions, it plays better than it first appears. It refuses the usual route, trades wilds for conversion pressure, and makes its money in the bonus when the reel strips get cleaned up. With 7,260x on the table and a fair 96.06% top RTP, it’s a desert run worth a look if you fancy something that operates a bit differently.