Gates of Olympus 2500 - Demo & Slot Review

The setup remains instantly familiar with 6 reels and 5 rows. There are no paylines: landing at least 8 matching symbols anywhere on the screen creates a win, after which the winning symbols disappear and new ones tumble into their positions. The process continues until a tumble fails to produce another payout.

The highest RTP is 96.52%, with 95.50% and 94.50% versions also available. Volatility is high and the maximum win reaches 25,000x the bet, while bets range from 0.20 to 240. The biggest mechanical headline is naturally the new multiplier ceiling, with Zeus able to drop multiplier symbols worth anything up to 2,500x during both the base game and bonuses.

Tumbles and Multiplier symbols

Every win clears the matching symbols from the board and starts another tumble. As long as fresh wins keep appearing, the same paid spin can continue through multiple sequences.

Multiplier symbols can land during any tumble with values reaching 2,500x. If several appear during the same spin, their values are added together before the multiplier is applied to the total win from that sequence.

This is still classic Gates of Olympus, but the new ceiling changes what a single orb can potentially do. You no longer need several huge multipliers on the same screen to reach an extreme total, although naturally getting a 2,500x orb to connect with an actual win is another story entirely.

Free Spins

Landing 4 or more Scatters triggers 15 Free Spins, while another three Scatters during the feature add 5 extra spins. Before the bonus begins, a wheel randomly selects one of four different versions.

Free Spins 1 follows the more familiar setup, where multipliers appearing alongside winning spins contribute to the payout.

Free Spins 2 is much more interesting. Every Multiplier symbol that appears is collected into a running total, even when the spin itself does not produce a win. That accumulated multiplier then applies to later wins throughout the bonus.

This fixes one of the most frustrating things about the old formula: watching a huge multiplier land on a dead spin and disappear without doing anything.

Super Free Spins

Both Free Spins modes also have a stronger Super version.

Super Free Spins 1 follows the first multiplier system, while Super Free Spins 2 uses the persistent collection mechanic. The difference is that every Multiplier symbol now has a minimum value of 10x.

That minimum matters most in Super Free Spins 2. Even the weaker orbs contribute meaningfully to the running total, and early multipliers can keep boosting wins for the rest of the feature.

The four-way system gives the bonus much more variety than previous Gates releases. A regular Free Spins 1 round can still feel very familiar, while Super Free Spins 2 is a completely different animal once the accumulated multiplier starts climbing.

Bonus Bets, Super Spins and Bonus Buy

There is also a large menu of paid options ranging from slightly improved bonus chances to direct entry into whichever Free Spins mode you want.

• Bonus Bet 1 costs 1.25x bet per spin and doubles the chance of triggering Free Spins.
• Bonus Bet 2 costs 2.75x bet per spin and makes the bonus eight times more likely.
• Bonus Bet 3 costs 5.5x bet per spin and combines the higher trigger chance with improved odds of receiving one of the stronger Free Spins modes.
• Super Spin 1 costs 20x bet per spin and guarantees at least one Multiplier symbol.
• Super Spin 2 costs 250x bet per spin and guarantees at least one Multiplier worth 25x or more.
• Free Spins 1 costs 100x bet.
• Free Spins 2 costs 250x bet.
• Super Free Spins 1 costs 500x bet.
• Super Free Spins 2 costs 1,250x bet.

The prices get ridiculous quickly, especially at the top end, but at least every level changes something meaningful. The 250x Free Spins 2 purchase is already mechanically different from the basic bonus instead of simply being a more expensive route to the same feature.