Pyramid King review

Plot and Storyline

Pyramid King takes the player on a journey through Ancient Egypt as a merchant traveling from Thebes to Alexandria carrying a caravan of camels. The reels are adorned with various products of the caravan, including religious masks of the jackal-faced god Anubis and ornate papyruses of educated scribes. The game's background showcases the pyramids, the kings' mausoleums where the player hopes to sell their wares for a jackpot of gold stater coins.

Graphics, Sounds and Animations

Despite being an ancient Egyptian slot game, the graphics of Pyramid King are solid and not too tacky. The symbol designs are a little kitschy, but still work well overall. The animations are simple but effective, with symbols enlarging slightly when part of a winning combo and featuring an animated sparkle on the gold surfaces. The ambient soundtrack integrates well with the spin and win sounds.

Gameplay Overview

Pyramid King is a five-reel slot with three rows and twenty-five winning lines that do not offer a gamble feature. The game features a Free Spin Bonus and a Jackpot bonus that is triggered by landing six or more Money symbols on one spin.

Wilds, Bonuses and Free Spins

The Wild symbol applies to all symbols except the Bonus and Money symbols. Three bonus symbols anywhere on the reels pay out one time the player’s bet and trigger 10 free spins. During the Free Spins, a symbol is selected as an expanding symbol, filling the reel it lands on. The Free Spins Bonus and Money Respin Feature can both be retriggered multiple times. Money symbols have randomised values attached to them and trigger the Money Respin Feature when six or more of them land in a single spin. During the Money Respin Feature, the player has three respins to land new Money symbols. All Money symbols are sticky for the duration of the feature, and the player receives the total value of collected Money symbols when respins are exhausted, with fifteen Money symbols triggering the Grand Jackpot.

Bet Sizes, RTP and Variance

The game has an RTP of 96.50%, with a betting range of $/£/€0.20 to $/£/€200.00 per spin. The game has high volatility, making it a solid match for high volatility slot strategies.

Conclusion

Pyramid King is a decent slot with an oversaturated market theme. Its high(ish) RTP and high volatility make it a good fit for preferred slot strategies, making it stand out from other similar games with similar artwork and themes. If you do not consider these factors, it may be hard to differentiate Pyramid King from other similar games.