There was a time when a week wouldn’t go past without reviewing two or three Greek mythology-based slots.
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A scatter-paying engine | The RTP is below average |
Tumbles for multiple wins per spin | Cloned from many past releases |
Up to 1,000x multipliers | High volatility isn’t for everyone |
Bonus buy & ante bet | |
A max win of 15,000x the bet |
According to the internet, the hottest temperature recorded on Earth was 57℃ (134℉) at Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California, in 1913. However, according to multiple religious and cultural beliefs, it’s not anywhere near Hell’s temperature.
Yet that’s where Pragmatic Play takes players in this new Hades Inferno 1000.
Here, the god of the dead and the ruler of the underworld awaits you next to the 6 by 5 reels set in a dystopian location. Everything is on fire, with the deity’s massive castle standing in the distance under the full glare of the moon. The design becomes more fiery during the bonus round.
An upbeat gothic melody accompanies your gameplay when you enable the sound setting. Overall, I’ll give it to the design team for creating mint graphics for an immersive experience.
This online slot machine uses a Pays Anywhere structure, where you win when 8-30 identical symbols land simultaneously anywhere on the reels. It’s pretty simple, right? In short, no paylines or ways to win, which can sometimes be complex to interpret.
According to the paytable, you’re looking at nine regular symbols split into low and high-paying ranks. However, they all pay distinct values dynamically displayed in the paytable to reflect the selected bet.
All the symbols in Hades Inferno 1000 are crafted to blend with the theme. The low-paying ones include the Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, and Red Gems that pay 0.25 to 2x, 0.4 to 4x, 0.5 to 5x, 0.8 to 8x, and 1 to 10x the bet, respectively.
Then, the premiums are the Goblet, Ring, Hourglass, and Crown, worth 1.5 to 12x, 2 to 15x, 2.5 to 25x, and 10 to 50x the stake, respectively.
This video slot is wild-less. However, it has scatter and multiplier symbols that perform unique functions.
This game is a cloned version of Sweet Bonanza 1000 and Gates of Olympus 1000. So, expect the return of cascades, multipliers, free spins, ante bet, and bonus buy features.
After every winning spin in Hades Inferno 1000, tumbles will start and remove all the winning symbols. The remaining symbols drop to the bottom of the screen, while new ones from above replace the empty positions. Tumbling continues up to infinity as long as more winning combinations happen due to them.
The multiplier symbols are present on all reels and can randomly appear during spins and tumbles of all game modes. Whenever a multiplier symbol appears, it displays between 2x and 1000x. After the tumbling sequence ends, the values of all multipliers on the screen are added together before multiplying the sequence’s total win.
A Burning Hades represents the scatter, which pays 3x, 5x, and 100x the bet when 4+ of the same land anywhere in Hades Inferno 1000. Additionally, 4+ scatters trigger 15 free spins.
Whenever a multiplier symbol hits during the free spins and the spin results in a payout, the multiplier value will be added to the total multiplier. The total multiplier will also multiply the win whenever any new multiplier hits during the round and triggers a win.
Cross your fingers for 3 or more scatters during the bonus to retrigger +5 more free spins.
This game lets you pick the 25x bet multiplier to activate the ante bet option. Once active, it doubles the chances of triggering the free spins naturally. However, it freezes the bonus buy.
On the other hand, you can buy the bonus from the base game and instantly trigger the free spins for 100x the bet.
The playing process is nothing unconventional. You only need to select a bet before spinning the 6 reels and 5 rows. Press the “+” or “−” buttons at the bottom right corner to access the bet selector and choose from the €0.20 to €300 values.
Once done, tap on the Crowned Circle or push the keyboard’s Spacebar to spark the Hades Inferno 1000 for a spin.
If you’re lucky, a win could happen when 8 or more identical symbols appear simultaneously anywhere on the reels. If so, a tumbling feature starts and removes all the winning symbols, causing new ones to occupy the empty positions.
You can also play many preselected spins automatically from the Autoplay window. Further, the Turbo and Quickspin options reduce the spin duration for faster rounds.
Oops! Unlike the previous ‘1000’ versions, the theoretical RTP for this game is below average at 95%. Meanwhile, it has high volatility and a decent top win of 15,000x bet!
Old habits die hard is the saying that fits Pragmatic Play and its tendency to clone previous games. I mean, the prolific slot-developing company has, in recent days, indulged in creating fresh releases, including its recent ‘Lucky’ series alongside Fat Panda. But it’s as if the company’s urge to return to its old ways was too strong.
Hence, Hades Inferno 1000 came along, which is reskinned from earlier games, such as Sugar Rush 1000. Despite its cloned trait, it wears a top-quality skin, depicting the god of the underworld taking charge of his realm.
The features and mechanics are similar to the previous 1000 titles, bringing you a scatter-paying system, tumbles, multipliers, free spins, an ante bet, and bonus buys.
In fact, the only distinct fact about this slot is its RTP, which is oddly below the industry’s average. Regardless, the combination of features presents a decent winning potential, making the game’s 15,000x bet win cap reasonable.
Even so, it should be an enjoyable experience if you’ve not played the earlier releases or want to reminisce about the mechanics, albeit on a different design.
Theme: | History & Legends |
Provider: | Pragmatic Play |
RTP: | 95% |
Volatility: | High |
Paylines: | Scatter pays |
Release date: | 2025-03-23 |