Ancient Egypt Classic Slots

If we had to guess, the online slots world features 500-1,000 games based on Ancient Egypt. Therefore, Pragmatic Play is taking a risk with a cliché title like Ancient Egypt Classic slots. We'll explore if this game has anything to differentiate itself from the slew of similar-themed games. Specifically, we're looking at the gameplay, graphics, setting, features, RTP, and volatility in the following Ancient Egypt Classic slots review.

Gameplay

Ancient Egypt Classic lives up to its name regarding the gameplay. It offers a basic 5-reel, 10-payline setup, with wins forming when 2+ or 3+ matching symbols (varies by the symbol) land in a line. As with most slots of this nature, winning combos have to start in reel 1 and move across the right.

Graphics & Atmosphere

This game has a blend of classic and more-detailed graphics. The symbols have standard graphics and include basic Egyptian icons like Cleopatra and an ankh. This game partially exits the cliché category thanks to its background, which offers highly detailed burning urns and hieroglyphics columns. We mostly like the graphics, despite the symbols being fairly basic.

Symbols & Payouts

Regular symbols include five royals (A-10), the Eye of Ra, an ankh, Anubis, and Cleopatra. The Queen of the Nile pays the most among this group, delivering 5,000x your line bet for five matches. A golden scarab serves as the wild symbol and scatter. The Ancient Egypt Classic max win is 5,000x the total bet, which is above average compared to most online slots.

Ancient Egypt Classic Slots Features

This game has two features, including scatter payouts and free spins. You can see how they work below:

• Free spins - You trigger 10 free games when landing at least 3 scarabs anywhere on the grid. The game will automatically select an expanding symbol after you unlock the bonus. The expanding symbol fills its respective reel and can pay out in scatter fashion (e.g., reels 1, 4, 5), rather than being confined to consecutive positions within paylines.
• Scatter prizes - The scarab provides payouts worth 2x, 20x, and 200x the total bet for 3, 4, or 5 instances.

Betting Options

The wagering options include coins per line (1-10) and coin value ($0.01-$5), making for a total betting range of $0.10 to $50. This game provides a Max Bet button if you quickly want to turn these options to the highest settings. Ancient Egypt Classic slots also offers autolpay (10-1,000 rounds), turbo spin, and quick spin.

RTP & Volatility

The Ancient Egypt Classic slots RTP is 96.51%, which is better than the industry average (95-96%). We're not surprised at this because we've reviewed other Pragmatic Play slots that offer over 96% payback. Pragmatic Play shows a 5/5 volatility rating for this game, meaning you'll face a challenge in keeping your bankroll level until big payouts (hopefully) arrive.

The Demo Version Is Widely Available

You won't have trouble playing Ancient Egypt Classic slots for free. We've found the demo on Pragmatic's website and in multiple casinos carrying this developer's games. Trying the demo version will give you an opportunity to see if you agree with our mostly favorable assessment (check the verdict section) on this slot.

More Info on Pragmatic Play

Pragmatic launched in 2015 and has since become one of the industry's top software providers. It has even won awards, including EGR Operator honors in 2016 and 2017. Some of this developer's hits include the Big Bass Bonanza series, Buffalo King Megaways, Chilli Heat, Gates of Olympus, Great Rhino Megaways, Hot Safari, Queen of Gold, and the John Hunter series.

Verdict on Ancient Egypt Classic Slots

At the outset, we posed the thought on whether Ancient Egypt Classic slots has anything different to offer. This game is essentially a "book of" slot—a genre characterized by 5-reel, 10-payline games with expanding symbols in the bonus round. The book-of category has exploded because many people like its simple format, so we won't fault Pragmatic for going this direction. However, we don't see much separating Ancient Egypt Classic from similar slots, save for maybe the detailed background graphics. We give this game a 7.5/10 rating because it's a solid slot with decent win potential, but we can't go higher because Ancient Egypt Classic isn't that unique.