Escape the Pyramid Fire

Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice Review

Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice is scheduled for the last days of January, but Pragmatic Play may have already released it exclusively. At first glance, yeah, it's another Egyptian game by the provider packed with complex mechanics and insufficient features. Well, this time, I shall approach it from a more optimistic point of view!

Pragmatic Play presents an adventurer-protagonist who will be with you all the time, although its actual role is limited to hand gestures. Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice features Pay Anywhere mechanics on a wide 6x6 grid and cascading reels. If you spot at least 8 symbols of a kind anywhere on the board, you win!

These symbols will disappear, causing cascades, and the engine will let new ones come from above. Thus, more than one payout can be collected per spin, and each cascade increases a special multiplier. The Tumble Feature is always handy, especially in slots with extreme volatility.

Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice has a couple of rather base game features and a bonus round that looks pretty much like one of them. The technical part includes the usual tools - Autoplay, Quickspin, Turbo Mode, and various settings. Depending on your country of residence, Buy Feature and Bonus Bet can also be part of the mix.

Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice Slot - Reels Screen

Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice provides a number of Egyptian symbols in the role of High Pays, and each one awards 6-tiered payouts. The Ankh pays from 2x for 8 - 13 in view up to 500x the bet for a full grid of 36. Scarabs pay between 1.50x and 250x, Golden Rings - 1.20x to 200x, and Chalices award from 1x to 150x the bet.

The low-paying gems bring lower rewards between 0.10x and 0.50x in the lowest tier and 50x to 120x for full grids. The wild symbol substitutes for all high-tiered and low-tiered figures in the Paytable, except the scatters. Wilds only pay for a full board, but the reward is worth it - 1,000x the bet for 36 of them at the same time.

The Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice RTP ranges and in the best case, it will be 96.50%. However, given the extremely high levels of volatility, I highly recommend avoiding the alternatives - 95.50% and 94.50%. The Hit Frequency rate is 36.90% or 1 in 2.71 spins on average, and I confirm it from the point of view of my test session experience.

The betting range is designed to serve both high rollers and casual players - €0.10 up to €500 per spin. The Max Bet is per information by Pragmatic Play displayed in the slot's menu, but we actually haven't found a higher stake level than €250. Still, it's good enough, as is the max win of 5,000x the bet.

Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice Features

Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice follows the same agenda as many of the most recent slots by Pragmatic Play. It comes with bonus features, some of which are rather new, but their number is far from being lavish. Perhaps the studio is trying not to spoil the players, or perhaps the reason is far simpler.

Fire Feature

On every spin, random grid positions will be marked with FIRE, and every winning cascade before the activation of the Fire feature will increase the multiplier by x1. If a Fire scatter lands, it will activate at the end of the cascading sequence. It will add wilds on all FIRE marks and will potentially start a new cascading series. The accumulated Multiplier will affect all wins with the participation of wild symbols.

Ice Feature

Random positions will also carry ICE marks, and if an ICE scatter hits the board, it'll activate the ICE Feature after the last spin cascade. All ICE positions will be transformed into a random regular symbol, and a Respins minigame will start. Players get 3 respins and the grid turns into a new one with Blanks, Upgrade and +1 symbols.

The UPGRADE symbols turn the sticky ICE symbols in the next higher-valued symbol, according to the Paytable. At the end of the feature, the accumulated multiplier from the base game, if any, is applied to the payout of that ICE combination. The +1 symbol adds a respin to the remaining balance.

Fire & Ice Bonus

If the FIRE and ICE scatter symbols hit during the same spin, they activate the slot's core bonus at the end of cascades. All FIRE and ICE positions turn into wilds, and 3 respins are awarded. All wilds are sticky, and the possible symbols that may land are Blank, Wild, and +1.

The "+1" acts in the same way as in the ICE Feature, and at the end of the bonus, all empty positions respin to display regular symbols. If there is an accumulated multiplier from the base game, it will be applied to the total bonus reward.

Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice Slot – Free Spins Gameplay Screen

Buy Fire & Ice and Ante Bet

Buy Feature costs 100x the bet and guarantees an activation of the Fire & Ice feature after a random number of cascades. The RTP rate moves up to 96.55%, but there is no guarantee for success. The Ante Bet, on the other hand, doubles both the base bet and the chance of triggering the core feature. The payout rate here is 96.51%.

Theme & Graphics

Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice takes place in a pyramid, and all the audio-visual effects are subordinate to the chosen Egyptian theme. Our friend, the Explorer, does not seem in danger and is smiling from the right side of the grid. The premium quality of graphics and polished animations won't surprise fans of Pragmatic Play.

There are no treasures scattered around, but beautifully carved walls and pillars and a couple of ancient pots that may hide scarabs inside. Plenty of symbols are to be seen on the reels and the board's frame, including falcon wings, the Eye of Horus, and various decorations. The audio is nice and exactly what I was expecting to be in an Egyptian-themed slot.

Another expected detail is the Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice HTML5 optimization. The game runs great on desktop devices, tablets, and smartphones. The compatibility covers Windows, Android, iOS, and HarmonyOS. My advice is to use landscape mode and free Wi-Fi if you plan to go mobile.

Pros And Cons Of Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice Slot

Our Verdict

Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice combines well-exploited mechanics and an innovative take on marked positions. We have seen similar features in other slots, but not with that effect. Nevertheless, even if we add the masterful visuals, this title will hardly leave a mark on any seasoned gambler.

Pragmatic Play has other Egyptian games that are much better and come with groundbreaking ideas, like Rise of Giza PowerNudge. Besides the amazing originality here, players will certainly appreciate the attention to detail in all artwork. I can also highlight John Hunter and the Tomb of the Scarab Queen as another title on a different level.

From this point of view, Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice doesn't seem to be produced with the concept of making a big impact. It comes with nice features and a tempting max win, but that's only on the surface. Actually, numbers are pretty poor - 1 in 26,993,323 spins max win probability and 1 in 598.93 spins bonus frequency!

I don't dare to compare Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice with more creative takes on the genre, like the magnificent Hand Of Anubis. This amazing twist to the darker side of Egyptian mythology introduced by Hacksaw Gaming has a totally different vibe and innovative features that make the difference between modern technology and pure magic very slim!

Then again, Escape the Pyramid Fire & Ice isn't a bad slot game, but simply, a more ordinary one. Given the astronomically low numbers about triggering the Fire & Ice Bonus, using the Bonus Buy and Ante Bet features doesn't seem such a bad idea. Perhaps our free demo will help you clear the mist and decide for yourself!