Hades: River of Souls Slot

Hades: River of Souls Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Hades: River of Souls slot game has 5 reels, 3 rows, and 10 paylines. It uses a Win Both Ways mechanic, meaning that winning combinations can count from the right as well as the more usual left. A win is created by landing 3 or more matching symbols across successive reels.

Stakes start at 20p, rising to a maximum of £100 per spin, around the range you’ll find in many new free slots. If you are playing at Hades: River of Souls casinos outside the UK, you can set up to 100 autoplay spins.

The Hades: River of Souls RTP stacks up well at 96.56% but still won’t rank among the best payout slots. The good news is that you won’t find lower RTP variants at online casinos. The hit frequency is 19.49%, meaning nearly 1 in 5 spins will result in a winning combination.

I found this ancient adventure to be a volatile one, scoring 9 out of 10 on the volatility scale. When it comes to payout potential, the Hades: River of Souls max win is 5,000x the bet, which is quite decent. Still, it is far behind what you could potentially win at progressive slots.

Hades: River of Souls Theme—Cross the River Into the Land of the Dead

Fantasma Games has painted their vision of Hades as a river surrounded by mountains. This is presumably inspired by the rivers that must be crossed to enter the underworld in Greek mythology. The aim of the game is for you to escape from the land of the dead.

The visuals are nice, but for one of the new online slots, it’s not as terrifying as one might expect the underworld to be. I could have seen more of the burning pit of Hades if the grid were transparent. The way it stands, it’s quite obstructive.

The rather menacing soundtrack adds much atmosphere to the gameplay. It gets even more eerie with screams and squeals when the Skull of Charon appears.

See what the paytable looks like:

Raven Motif	3, 4, 5 = 0.1x, 0.5x, 1x the stake
Snake Motif	3, 4, 5 = 0.1x, 0.5x, 1x the stake
Goat Motif	3, 4, 5 = 0.1x, 0.5x, 1x the stake
Bull Motif	3, 4, 5 = 0.25x, 0.75x, 1.5x the stake
Lion Motif	3, 4, 5 = 0.25x, 0.75x, 1.5x the stake
Cornucopia	3, 4, 5 = 0.5x, 1.5x, 5x the stake
Helmet	3, 4, 5 = 0.5x, 2x, 6.25x the stake
Cerberus	3, 4, 5 = 0.5x, 2.5x, 7.5x the stake
Queen of Underworld	3, 4, 5 = 0.5x, 3x, 8.75x the stake
Hades	3, 4, 5 = 0.5x, 3.5x, 10x the stake
Wild	3, 4, 5 = 0.5x, 3.5x, 10x the stake; Substitutes for regular paying symbols
Scatter	3+ triggers Free Spins

Hades: River of Souls Mobile Slot

You’ll get the same underworld visuals and spooky soundtrack that are familiar from the desktop in the Hades: River of Souls mobile slot. The game adapts well to smaller screens at mobile casinos, ensuring nothing looks out of place. Like many modern online slots, this title is optimised for landscape and portrait modes.

Hades: River of Souls Bonus Features

The Hades: River of Souls slot features avalanche reels, Wild multiplier meters, a Free Spins round, and a Buy Bonus option. Let’s have a closer look.

Avalanche

When a winning combination hits, the winning symbols are removed from play, and new symbols drop down to replace them. Above the main set of reels, you’ll see another set that is made up of blanks as well as Wilds, Scatters, and Skull of Charon symbols. These symbols drop down following an avalanche and only then become active.

Wild Souls Multiplier

The base game action starts with payouts at the standard 1x the bet value. Each time a wild symbol is removed from play via an avalanche, it’s collected in the meter to the left of the reels. When all 3 positions on the meter are illuminated, the multiplier value increases to 2x. Following a winless avalanche, the wild multiplier meter drops back to 1x.

Skull of Charon

The Skull of Charon feature triggers whenever the bright green Skull of Charon symbol lands. After an unsuccessful avalanche, the Skull, plus between 2 and 10 standard symbols, are removed, and a new avalanche takes place.

Hades Free Spins

Land 3, 4, or 5 bonus symbols on the same spin, and your reward is 10, 15, or 20 free spins. Once again, collecting 3 wilds in the multiplier meter increases the multiplier to 2x.

Unlike in the base game, the multiplier doesn’t revert to its original 1x state following a winless avalanche. It remains the same or increases for the remainder of the round. Retriggers are possible, too.

Bonus Buy (Not Available in the UK)

Jump into the Free Spins round directly from the base game by activating the Bonus Buy option for 70x the bet.

Hades: River of Souls Verdict: Solid Game That Lacks Innovation

3.3/5

Based on our expert’s review. Reviewed by Olamidotun Otis

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Hades: River of Souls Slot

If you’re looking for a slot that combines plenty of atmosphere with some volatile gameplay, you’ll find both in Hades: River of Souls.

What we liked

• Win up to 5,000x the bet
• Uses the Win Both Ways mechanic
• Offers increasing multipliers on cascading wins

What we didn't

• Lacks innovative features

Greek mythology is the inspiration for many online slots, but there aren’t many that are bold enough to cross the river Styx into the underworld. The design in Hades: River of Souls is impressive, but what really stands out to me is the haunting soundtrack.

The range of extras here isn’t massive. There’s more than enough going on to keep things interesting, though. The dropping symbols can be a little frustrating at times, but a run of avalanches can get things moving.

The bigger wins come in the Hades Free Spins feature, as the multiplier can only increase. However, it is a highly volatile affair, so you’re going to need plenty of patience. Hence, I recommend testing the Hades: River of Souls demo before plunging into Hades with real money.