Hydra's Lair Slot - Review, Demo, Casinos, Bonuses

Hydra's Lair Review

Mascot Gaming are clearly an ambitious slot studio that wants to make it big sooner rather than later. To that end, it’s been launching one interesting slot after another. In this review, we’ll examine the Hydra’s Lair slot that does indeed look very intriguing at first glance. Does it really deliver, however? Well, we’ll find that out over the following paragraphs, and we have to kick it all off by saying that the game takes place on a playing board that consists of 5 reels, 4 rows and 20 paylines.

As its title suggests, Hydra’s Lair will take you to a place occupied by the mythical Hydra, and the production values are simply excellent. The designs of the individual symbols are nice, and the slot’s stunning background gives it all a nice atmosphere that you’re bound to enjoy.

Hydra’s Lair Slot – Reels Screen

Let’s now turn our attention to the game’s math model. Its volatility is medium, and its hit frequency is high at 40.10%. There’s no official info about the game’s jackpot, but we can tell you that its betting range is geared mainly towards low rollers, as it goes only from £0.20 to £4 per spin. Unfortunately, the theoretical RTP of Hydra’s Lair is rather disappointing, as it clocks in at 95.19% - and that really is nothing to write home about.

Hydra’s Lair Slot Features

There are 9 pay symbols in Hydra’s Lair, and it’s possible to divide them into 4 low pays and 5 high pays. For low pays, there are your basic card suits, and they pay up to 2.5x your bet for a five-of-a-kind combination. For high pays, meanwhile, there are thematic symbols with swords, daggers, chalices, skulls and helmets. Helmets are the game’s top-paying symbols, and you’ll walk away with a juicy 25x payout for a set of five.

For specials, there are Wilds, Hydra Wilds and Eye Scatters. Wilds and Hydra Wilds can substitute for other symbols, but the latter can appear only during free spins. Eye Scatters, meanwhile, are there to trigger said free spins, and they can appear only on reels 1 and 5.

Hydra’s Lair Slot – Free Spins Feature

Landing 2 Eye Scatters in view triggers the Free Spins feature, which doesn’t even come with a predefined number of free spins. Instead, it’s marketed as a feature that can net you an infinite number of free spins. The truth is such that free spins continue for as long as there are 2 Eye Scatters on the playing field.

During free spins, you can land Hydra Wilds that go together with the Hydra feature. This feature turns adjacent symbols into Wilds, and it can also get them win multipliers as high as 5x, which can lead to excellent wins!

As is usual for Mascot Gaming slots, you can also use the Risk ‘n’ Buy feature, which allows you to buy into the Free Spins feature.

Review Summary

All in all, Mascot Gaming managed to deliver yet another pleasant slot, though it does come with one rough edge in its disappointing theoretical RTP that pulls everything down by a decent margin. We have to appreciate the game’s theme, production values, and Hydra Wild shenanigans, however.