Olympus Hades Megaways Slot (iSoftbet) Slot Demo & Review

Hades features in ancient Greek religion and myth as the god of the dead and the king of the underworld. He was the brother of Zeus and Poseidon and worked with them to defeat his father’s generation of gods – The Titans. It’s quite the tale really – somebody ought to make a movie or two about it all, ahem. Hades seems to show up quite frequently in online slots, but he never had a game to call his own – until today, that is! Olympus Hades Megaways comes courtesy of iSoftBet and features 117,649 payways, a 95.95% RTP, and a maximum jackpot prize of 50,000x the total bet.

Like many other Megaways games, this one features a cascading symbols feature that removes all winning combinations from the reels immediately after they land. This will cause the remaining symbols to re-arrange ta the bottom of the playfield, allowing new ones to fall into view, potentially causing a further win. The base game includes a handful of modifiers; the ‘max megaways’ mod will ensure that you receive the full 117,649 pay ways on your next spin, but my pick of the bunch is the ‘Hades Wild’ mod that adds a bunch of wilds to the horizontal reel and guarantees as well as guaranteeing a win. The main bonus round is an ascending multiplier free spins feature that can also be purchased via a bonus buy facility.

The king of the underworld? Sounds intimidating! Come on though – he’s giving away a million-coin jackpot! How bad could he really be! Find out for yourself in our free demo slot of Olympus Hades Megaways – available to play below.

Olympus Hades Megaways Slot
ProvideriSoftbet
Reels6
Rows7
Paylines117,649
Bonus Rounds1
Bet Range0.20 - 20
VolatilityHigh
Max Win50,000x
Bonus BuyYes
RTP95.95%
Our Rating7.9

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Olympus Hades Megaways Slot Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols

Olympus Hades Megaways Slot Paytable
Olympus Hades Megaways slot paytable

Search for Hades on the wider internet, and most of the top links refer to his character in either movies or video games. If you want to read about the story of the Greek god, you’ll probably be best off checking out the Wikipedia article, as it’s much less dense than the more academic recounting you’ll find on the second and third pages. We’re here to talk about slots, though, so you could also just stick to learning about Hades via online slots such as Rise of Olympus 100 or Age of the Gods! Olympus Hades Megaways is a visually darker game than those previous examples, which makes sense considering that it focuses entirely on Hades and may well contribute to this becoming a popular title in the near future.

Who else would feature as the most valuable symbol in a game like this but Hades himself? He’s not just the highest paying of the bunch either – he’s far and away the most lucrative at 50x the total bet for a full payway of six of a kind. I believe that the next symbol represents the Hydra, which has a payout of 7.5x the bet for all six symbols. I’ll bet that Medusa isn’t happy at only offering the same return as a giant pot – both are worth 2x the bet for a complete payway! After this, we’re on to the low-paying royals, and these offer returns of between 0.8x and 1.75x the total bet for a six of a kind combination.

The bet selection page allows you to select a coin size between €0.01 and €1.00. Each spin is played with 20 coins, making for minimum/maximum total bets of €0.20 and €20.00 per spin. This betting range should offer more than enough options for all who wish to try this slot out for real money play.


Base Game & Modifiers

Olympus Hades Megaways Slot Base Game
Olympus Hades Megaways slot base game

The basic gameplay of Olympus Hades Megaways uses the familiar six-reel Megaways layout along with a single horizontal reel displayed above columns two to five. The Hades symbol will award a win for just two symbols, whilst everything else requires at least three matches on adjacent reels. As a cascading reels machine, there is no limit to the number of times you can win from a single paid spin.


Max Megaways

During any spin, the Max Megaways modifier may trigger, forcing the game to show a full screen of 117,649 payways during the current round. Unfortunately, this does not guarantee that you will win anything; in my experience, you should end up with at least a little bit of something!


Hades Wild

This modifier can trigger during the base game and the free spin bonus round and add one or more wild symbols to the horizontal reel. This mod guarantees a winning combination, although it could be a single three-symbol match.


Olympus Hades Megaways Slot Bonus Features

Olympus Hades Megaways Slot Free Spins Feature
Olympus Hades Megaways slot free spins feature

Hades bonus scatter symbols appear on all six main reels, and landing four or more will trigger the free spin bonus round. Four scatters award a minimum of 12 free spins, while five or six scatters award 17 or 22 free spins.


Free Spins

Each set of free spins comes with an ascending multiplier feature that begins at 1x and increases every time a winning combination is removed from the reels. There is no limit on what the maximum multiplier can reach during this part of the game.

For a chance at reaching the really big numbers, you’ll want to cross your fingers for a re-trigger or two! Three scatters will add another five free spins to your remaining total, whilst four or more add a whopping ten more spins to the counter.

There’s one additional special feature available here too – a Hades walking wild feature! This is a stacked wild symbol that, after first appearing, moves one position to the left on each consecutive spin. Up to four walking wilds can appear at the same time, creating the potential for some truly mammoth wins.


Bonus Buy

The free spins feature is by far the most exciting part of this game, so it’s great to see that iSoftBet has added a bonus buy facility allowing you to go straight there from the base game. You’ll need to pay 100x the normal price per spin, to take advantage of this, and the number of triggering scatter symbols is determined randomly immediately after making the purchase.


Olympus Hades Megaways Slot Review Final Thoughts

I didn’t think there was much to see in Olympus Hades Megaways, but the modifiers and walking wild feature do a reasonable job of separating it from the plethora of existing Megaways slots. The 50,000x jackpot is also one of the better top prizes I’ve seen so far this year and makes this game worthy of a solid recommendation.


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