Gates of Olympus

Gates of Olympus is a Pragmatic Play slot released in February 2021 and the game that started the studio’s Gates of Olympus series. It runs on a 6×5 grid where wins pay anywhere from 8 or more matching symbols, with Zeus standing beside the reels and throwing multiplier orbs onto them. The current game rules state a theoretical RTP of 96.50%, a medium volatility rating, and a maximum win of 5,000x the bet.

Wins are cleared by the Tumble & Cascading Reels mechanic: winning symbols disappear, the rest fall, and new symbols drop in until no further combination forms, with no limit on the number of tumbles. The crown is the top symbol at 50x the bet for 12 or more, and the Zeus scatter pays 3x, 5x, or 100x the bet for 4, 5, or 6 anywhere. Stakes run from 0.20 to 300 per spin.

Multiplier Orbs

The signature feature is the multiplier orb. Orbs come in four colors, land on any reel, and can hit randomly during spins and tumbles in both the base game and free spins. Each orb takes a random value from 2x up to 500x. Orbs do nothing on their own: when a tumbling sequence ends with a win, all visible orb values are added together and the total win of that sequence is multiplied by the sum. Because orbs work in the base game too, a single lucky spin can pay far above the paytable.

Free Spins with a Total Multiplier

Landing 4 or more scatters awards 15 free spins on special reels, and 3 or more scatters during the round add 5 extra spins. The round keeps a total multiplier: whenever an orb lands on a winning spin, its value is added to the total, and from then on every new orb win is also multiplied by the accumulated figure. This carry-over is what separates the bonus from the base game, where orb sums reset every sequence.

Ante Bet and Bonus Buy

The Ante Bet raises the bet multiplier from 20x to 25x, a 25% higher stake, doubles the chance of triggering free spins naturally, and adds more scatters to the reels; the buy option is disabled while it runs. Alternatively, free spins can be bought outright for 100x the total bet. The stated RTP is 96.50% across normal play, the Ante Bet, and the buy.

Gates of Olympus Review

Gates of Olympus is the template that half of Pragmatic Play’s later catalog is built on, and it still reads as the cleanest version of the idea. The base game matters here more than in most tumble slots, since orbs multiply base wins as well as bonus wins, and the 5,000x cap keeps the math tighter than the sequels’. Next to Gates of Olympus 1000 and the later variants, the original is the moderate option: the same loop of tumbles and orb sums, with a lower ceiling, an official medium volatility rating, and a pace built for longer sessions rather than one giant hit. For players new to the series, this is the reference point the other versions should be measured against.