Zeus vs Hades - Gods of War Slot by Pragmatic Play 🎰 Free Demo and Review

Zeus vs Hades - Gods of War Review

We have seen Zeus and Hades duke it out in numerous online slots, but not everyone is aware that the two legendary gods are actually brothers. Needless to say, mortals would fear the wrath of both gods, and you would probably not want to become collateral when the two siblings are slugging it out over some dispute. This is exactly what they are doing in Pragmatic Play’s Zeus vs Hades - Gods of War, and you can choose which brother you want to align yourself with.

This is done via the Hades or Olympus modes, but you can switch between the two as you see fit in the base game. The volatility is higher in Hades mode, but still high enough in Olympus mode as well. The battling between the two gods happens when expanding wilds appear, and this will determine the wild multiplier which can go as high as x100. These wilds are sticky in both bonus round modes, and the 15,000x potential is unusually high for this developer.

Zeus vs Hades - Gods of War Slot - Reels Screen

Zeus vs Hades - Gods of War Slot Features

You can switch between modes in the base game, so what you choose up front doesn’t matter all that much. Olympus mode gives you a higher bonus round hit rate of 1 in 203 spins, but the average win per free spin is lower. In Hades mode, however, the bonus round comes with 1 in 409 spins hit rate, but you will also win larger payouts per free spin on average. Hades mode is marked with “very high volatility”, while Olympus mode is plain high volatility. The RTP is close to identical for both modes, however.

The premium symbols pay 2 to 20 x your stake for 5 of a kind wins, and you can land regular wild symbols anywhere on the 5x5 grid. Wilds step in for pay symbols to help complete wins as their core function, and they also pay the same as the top-tier symbol if you land pure wild wins. You get the exact same features no matter what game mode you’re playing in.

You can land Expanding Wilds on any reel as well as the regular wilds, and this can happen in all stages of the game. The expanding wilds also pay the same as the top-tier symbol for 5 of a kind wins, and they expand to fill entire reels. This can lead to full grid wins, and they also display a battle between Zeus and Hades to determine the wild multiplier. It will range from x2 to x100 either way, and expanding wild multipliers are added together if more than one wild is part of the same win.

The Bonus Round triggers when you land 3 scatters in view, and they can appear on reels 1, 3, and 5 only. This gives you 10 free spins, and all Expanding Multiplier Wilds that appear become sticky for the duration of the bonus round. The multiplier will still range between x2 and x100, and there is no way to retrigger the bonus round.

On a final note, non-UK players, and anyone eligible, can take advantage of the Bonus Buy menu. You can pay 75x your stake for the regular Olympus mode Bonus Round (RTP of 96.04 %), or 150x your stake for the regular Hades mode Bonus Round (RTP of 96.16 %). You can also pay 300x your stake for an enhanced version of either bonus round, and these come with one guaranteed Expanding Wild that becomes sticky on the very first spin (RTP of 96.01 % or 96.08 %, respectively).

The 200 Spins Zeus vs Hades - Gods of War Slot Experience

We purchase the regular Olympus mode free spins at the very beginning of the 7:58-minute highlights video, and then the Super version at 1:28 into the video. Around the 3-minute mark we purchase the regular Hades feature, and the Super version is finally purchased at 6:42 into the video. You can check it all out for yourself by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

With iSoftBet’s Olympus Raging Megaways fresh in mind, Pragmatic Play dishes up an even more intense battle between the forces of good and evil. You even get to choose your allegiance up front, although you can switch sides at any time in the base game. Both modes are volatile, but there was a distinctly different feel to Hades mode. Not only does it come with fiery hellish visuals, but the number of dead spins increases drastically.

The good news is that your chances of larger payouts in the bonus round increases, and, in theory, you can also land larger payouts in the base game. The duel wild multiplier system has clearly been borrowed from Hacksaw, who has used it with success in several releases already. Still, it’s an enjoyable feature, and it can also be quite lucrative, and not least when the wilds are sticky in the bonus round. The 15,000x potential is well above the usual 5,000x from Pragmatic Play, and it comes with a solid hit rate of 1 in 1,335,113 spins (Hades version) or 1 in 1,766,784 spins (Olympus version).