Hades River of Souls Slot Review

31/05/2024 | Categories: Fantasma Games Slots | Published by: Joe | Last updated: 31/05/2024

Due to our new partnership with Fantasma Games, we have chosen to throw a spotlight on this Stockholm developer and review a few of its creations. Hence, here, we will be looking at one of the most-played titles this game supplier has ever produced – Hades River of Souls.

What we can tell you about this Fantasma release is that it is one that debuted on June 9th, 2020, on exclusive platforms, and then it got its global distribution two weeks later. It is a game that has done Okay in Scandinavia, Canada, and Germany, and it still pulls in decent player numbers in these regions. Yes, it is an older Fantasma title, but it builds on the foundatioans set by a previous fantasy spinner from this company, Heroes Hunt, and it remains one of this supplier’s most famed products. Hence, on the latter ground, we have selected it for a scan. So, buckle up, as we plan on telling you everything we can about Hades River of Souls below.

Theme & Design

We are sure that most readers know who Hades is. For those who do not, he is a famous figure from Greek mythology, known as the god of the underworld. You may have seen him depicted in various Hercules-related content as the demi-god’s arch-nemesis. His siblings are Poseidon, Zeus, Hestia, Hera, and Demeter. Multiple online slots exist featuring this character, including Zeus vs. Hades – Gods of War by Pragmatic Play, Wazdan’s Power of Gods: Hades, and Hall of Hades from Greentube.

Naturally, we would put Hades River of Souls as an Ancient Greece title, with a heavy general fantasy twist. Its presentation will not blow most online gamblers’ socks off, but we would still call it decent. The hellish background here uses a flat shading style, which looks cool, but the symbol graphics have more gradients and a 3D look. You get some basic animations here and sound effects that we would call pretty cool. The same goes for this game’s soundtrack, which seemed rudimentary at the start of our sessions, but as we began forming avalanches, things ramped up, choirs came in, and we quite enjoyed what we saw. We will say that the win animations and the symbol graphics lack a bit of oomph to them. They do not pop off the screen as much as we would like to.

Hades Rivers of Souls utilizes the standard Fantasma Games button configuration, where you get a three-button vertical stack right of the reel layout, starting with the auto-play button, the play one in the middle, and the wager selector at the bottom. Under these, rest the Buy Free Spins option and the settings icon. You also get the customary Fantasma Games’ lower screen info bar that tells you your casino balance, win, and bet info.

Specs & Gameplay

What are the specifications of Hades River of Souls? Here, we have a reel spinner with a base 3×5 layout and an extra identical grid above it, which does not get filled on spins. The number of paylines in play here is ten (they pay both ways), and the RTP stands at 96.56%. You also get treated to a hit frequency of 19.49% in Hades River of Souls, a high variance math model, and a max exposure of x5,058. You can make stakes as low as $0.20 per spin in this Fantasma title. And if you are in the mood for some high-roller action, bet sizes of $100 await at the high end of this game’s wagering range.

Like many other slot releases from this company, this one also implements the avalanche/cascade mechanic, meaning winning symbols disappear, giving room for new ones to take up their spots and potentially create novel wins. You need to land at least three identical tokens to get awarded a prize in this spinner.

On the symbol front, you get five low-value different-colored pot tokens, paying out rewards of either x1 or x1.5 for five-of-a-kind combos. These get joined by six premiums, generating wins from x5 to x10 for the identical number of matching symbols hitting on this game’s layout. The high-pay symbols are a horn of some sort, a helmet, Cerberus, Persephone, Hades, and a golden shield with a W on it.

Bonus Features

There is a decent supply of extra modes in Hades River of Souls. Of course, aside from the avalanche mechanic. What we did not add about this gameplay enhancement is that special symbols appear above the primary reels, which can tumble down during avalanches.

Wilds are pivotal in this slot for the Wild Souls Multiplier feature, which starts at x1. In general, wilds can substitute for regular pay symbols, and every three in a winning combo boosts the multiplier by a value of +1. When an avalanche/cascade sequence ends, the total value created then gets applied to the total win.

The Skull of Charon mode is something we must also talk about. The green skull symbol can appear on any spin. It activates when no more winning combinations occur, moving around the grid and removing up to ten regular symbols (randomly). That allows new symbols to fall onto these positions.

Lastly, we have what many would consider the highlight of this slot – the Hades Free Spins. Three Golden Tridents award ten complimentary spins, with each extra trident adding five more. During this mode, three winning wilds increase the multiplier by +2.