Poseidon Slot Review

The Poseidon Slot Game

I couldn’t comprehend why TaDa Gaming and Habanero opted for the same name for their slots released simultaneously. It’s now up to players to decide which underwater experience with the Greek god of the seas is worth their playtime.

As expected, this Poseidon slot happens in an unidentified location under the ocean. Although the waters are a bit murky, you can’t miss to note the towering pillars, symbolising the sea god’s dwelling place. An enthusiastic melody fills the atmosphere when you enable the slot’s sounds.     

Further, the visuals on the 6x5 reels are crisp, enabling you to follow the action effortlessly. The same goes for the well-labeled control panel below the gameboard.

Symbols and Payouts

This video slot packs nine standard-paying symbols, including coloured shells and several thematic characters. In short, its thematic design spills onto the reels, Improving your experience.

According to the Poseidon payout rules, they pay when 8+ of the same hit simultaneously anywhere on the reels. Proceed to check out the paytable for the winning symbol combinations alongside their payouts based on a €1 bet.

The Blue, Green, Brown, Purple, and Orange Shells pay the low-valued wins. Per the listing order, they are worth 0.2-1.5x, 0.2-2x, 0.2-3x, 0.4-5x, and 0.5-6x the bet.

The remaining Turtle, the Lady in Red, the Lady in Purple, and Poseidon are premium symbols. They are worth 0.7-8x, 0.7-10x, 1-20x, and 1.5-100x the stake, respectively.

As is typical of scatter-wins slots, any winning combinations will trigger cascades. As such, the paying symbols disappear, while the remaining symbols drop to the bottom from the 1st to the 6th reels. New symbols from above fill the blank positions, potentially triggering more wins and cascades.

Although wilds don’t exist in Poseidon’s realm, it has a scatter and several special symbols for enhanced action.

Poseidon Slot Bonus Features

The highlight of this game is its special reel, which displays special symbols only. It’s active in the base game and free spins.  

Special Reel & Special Symbols

The special reel appears on the rightmost side in landscape mode and above the 1st to 6th reels in portrait mode, revealing special symbols per spin. The special reel also participates in the cascades after a winning combo. However, the remaining symbols on the landscape and portrait screens move to the bottom and right to left, respectively.  

Whenever you win in Poseidon, any special symbol inside the Golden Frame grants its modifier before disappearing as part of the cascades. The special symbols are refreshed when re-spinning and include the following:

• Bubble - activates before the win calculation, multiplying the payout by x1.

• Blue, Golden, and Purple Chests have x2-x8, x10-x25, and x50-x500 random multipliers, multiplying corresponding winnings.

• Shark only appears through elimination, and its effect starts after the original symbols land and before the new symbols. It randomly drops Mega symbols with 2x2, 3x3, and 4x4 sizes. When the Mega symbol drops, they can replace the original symbols on the reels.

• Jellyfish appear through elimination. It activates after all the symbols and after calculating the winning score. It randomly transforms any identical symbols from reels 1-6, except the scatter or most valuable Poseidon, into a symbol of a higher value.

• Octopus - captures all the multipliers on the special reel and sums them up. This round’s win gains a multiplier.

Free Spins

Hit 4, 5, or 6 scatters on the 1st to 6th base game reels to trigger 10, 12, and 14 free spins, respectively. However, every additional scatter awards +2 extra free spins. Furthermore, 4 or more scatters during the bonus rounds will retrigger more spins like in the base game.

How to Win at Poseidon Slot

According to the developer, this slot is compatible with desktop, mobile, and tablet devices. It comes with 6 reels, 5 rows, and a special reel (as explained above).

As you’ve picked by now, it embraces a scatter wins system, requiring you to simultaneously hit 8+ identical symbols anywhere on the reels to generate a payout. The regular wins plus bonus features could make you win up to 10,000x the bet!  

Luckily, the minimum and maximum bets of €0.10 and €100 in Poseidon allow all budget types. Remember that every spin doesn’t guarantee wins, meaning you should bet carefully to mitigate risk.

Tap the action button to start spinning a single round of the current stake. Or, use the Autoplay to trigger several subsequent rounds of the selected bet. You can also enable Turbo (Lightning Bolt) to speed up the reels.

Poseidon Slot RTP & Volatility

This slot boasts a significant theoretical RTP of 97%, while the volatility is medium. So, it pays out steadily with wins ranging from low to high-valued.

The Conclusion

Anyone who admires Greek mythology slots should gleam with happiness at the sight of this TaDa Gaming slot. It embodies appealing visuals and immersive sounds and takes place underwater, with the Commander of Tridents assuming the lead role. But Poseidon’s theme and graphics aren’t original or out of the iGaming world.

Regardless of its appealing visual nature, I couldn’t help but worry whether this developer had an idea that Habanero also released a similar slot almost simultaneously. If you think about it deeply, only the one with a more appealing nature, such as mechanics, features, max win, and betting potential, would capture the slot fans.

This particular release excels in all the aforementioned aspects. Its main highlight is the special reel, which can award special symbols with modifiers. But, even though it had free spins, they didn’t hit frequently. Yet the game didn’t provide a buy feature as a quicker alternative.

Further, I became the mix-up of details sparked scepticism. For instance, the max win per the game rules and sheet was 10,000x, but the developer’s website says it's a 20000x bet. The same goes for the max and min betting limits. But with these details aligned, I think it should be worth the spin!