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Solar Queen Megaways Review

Playson came somewhat late to the Megaways party, but their debut release with the licenced BTG engine, Legend of Cleopatra Megaways, has seen some success. Solar Queen Megaways is a remake of their somewhat successful Solar Queen, and it’s basically the same game upgraded with the dynamic reels experience. The potential, however, is disappointingly below what most players expect from the Megaways brand.

Why Playson didn’t take this opportunity to create a “max win distance” to the original game is beyond us, as 3,874x your stake is almost embarrassingly weak. The Flaming Frames Wild release concept does offer some thrilling base game moments though, which is this games’ obvious strong suit. We’ve seen it all plenty of times before however, including the building multiplier. Overall, it’s a better game than the original, but it just comes across as a bit uninspired and lacking in ambition.

Solar Queen Megaways Slot - Reels Screen

Solar Queen Megaways Features

The Anubis, Horus and Solar Queen symbols are the alpha trio in the paytable, and they award between 1.5 and 2 x your stake for 5 of a kind wins. The Wild symbol pays the same as the top-tier Solar Queen when generating its own payout, and it also steps in for all pay symbols to help complete winning combos.

Special Sun symbols can land on all reels, and they leave behind a sticky Flaming Frame whenever they appear. The base game plays out in cycles of 10 spins, and all accumulated Flaming Frames turn wild as the current spin cycle ends. The progress is saved between bet levels, and all Flaming Frames are removed as the cycle starts anew.

What’s more, the global win multiplier increases by +1 per Sun symbol that lands in an existing Flaming Frame. The multiplier resets to x1 as the cycle starts anew in the base game, but any base game multiplier you’ve accumulated will be carried over into the bonus round. Also the accumulated multiplier is saved between bet levels.

You need 3 scarab scatters anywhere in view to trigger the Bonus Round, and this awards 10 free spins. Sun symbols that land turn into sticky wilds for the duration of the feature, and they increase the global win multiplier by +1 when they land on a sticky wild position. The number of positions per reel will always at least match the number of sticky wilds on it.

Finally, those residing in eligible jurisdictions can purchase the Bonus Round via the bonus buy feature. You thus get 10 free spins immediately if you’re willing to pay 100x your stake, and the win multiplier starts at x1 when the feature is purchased. Per usual, this option is not available in the UK.

The 200 Spins Solar Queen Megaways Experience

You get to see a 10 spin base game cycle first, which leads to a solid wild release payout in the end, before we purchase the bonus round close to the 1-minute mark. It too plays out in 1 minutes time, and you can see for yourself how we fared by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

The first thing that hit us when we compared this Megaways version to the original Solar Queen, was the feeling that it lacks ambition. First off, all the core features are exactly the same, so you’re basically playing the same game with dynamic reels and up to 7,776 win ways. Playson’s Megaways debut, Legend of Cleopatra Megaways, was held back a bit by a lower than average potential for this engine, and Solar Queen Megaways is even worse in that department.

Being able to squeeze out 3,874x your stake is better than what the original game is capable of, but it’s still well below the 10-20K potential that most players expect from the licenced engine. The Flaming Frames multiplier system is definitely not new, but it’s not used in all that many Megaways releases yet. It makes for a more enjoyable base game, as you get a 10 spins climax/anti-climax cycle that sometimes lead to significant payouts.

If you enjoy Solar Queen Megaways you should also try:

Legend of Cleopatra Megaways - is the above mentioned Megaways debut release from Playson, and it comes with 6 reels, 1 top sliding reel and up to 200,704 win ways. The features are collapsing symbols, as well as a progressive scarab collecting multiplier that does not reset in the bonus round. The max win is a more decent 6,584x in this game.

Solar Queen - is the original Playson title that saw some success when it was first released in 2019. It comes with the same 10 spins flaming frames wild release cycle, and the wilds are sticky in the bonus round also here. The volatility is a tad more forgiving though, and you can win up to 2,668x your stake.

Solar King - is the masculine counterpart to the original Playson game, and this one too comes with 10 spin flaming frames wild release cycles. The wilds become sticky in the bonus round also here, and this high volatility release comes with a 2,221x your stake potential.