Decide whether you want a slot built on clusters rather than paylines. Gates of Hades is set in Ancient Greece with a fire theme and plays on a 6x6 grid. A win needs at least 5 matching symbols connected horizontally or vertically, with no diagonal links. Winning symbols are removed, new ones fall in from above, and the tumble repeats until no cluster remains.
Choose this game if you want multipliers that build rather than reset. Each WILD adds a random multiplier to a column meter, and cluster wins are multiplied by the meters of the columns they touch. In free spins the meter carries across the whole round. Super Free Spins raise the floor for every multiplier, and Scatter symbols can retrigger the round.
Key figures
Planet7 Casino lays out the numbers first, so you know the game before the first spin.
| Game detail | Listed as |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player (RTP) | 96.47% / 96.50% / 96.52% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid size | 6x6 |
| Maximum win multiple | x10,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$2,400,000 |
| Release date | 22/05/2025 |
Know the payouts
Payouts below are in money at the A$1 example bet, and more symbols in a cluster pay more.
| Symbol | 13+ | 14+ | 15+ | 36+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WildWild | – | – | – | A$150 |
 Gold Crown Orb | A$37.50 | A$75 | A$150 | – |
 Skull Ring | A$30 | A$60 | A$120 | – |
 Heart Amulet | A$15 | A$30 | A$60 | – |
 Red Square Gem | A$10.50 | A$24 | A$45 | – |
 Purple Diamond | A$3 | A$6 | A$12 | – |
 Orange Diamond | A$2.50 | A$5 | A$10 | – |
 Green Pentagon | A$2 | A$3.75 | A$7.50 | – |
 Cyan Octagon | A$1 | A$2.50 | A$5 | – |
Gates of Hades bonus
The usual worry is when the bonus starts, and how it works once it does.
Land 3, 4, 5 or 6+ Scatters on the first tumble for 10, 12, 15 or 20 spins. Wild multipliers go up to 500x, adding 200x and 500x. The Wild Meter persists all round. Retriggers add 5, 7, 10 or 12 spins. Max win caps at 10000x bet.
Base game spinsUp to 20 spins
Hit 6+ Scatters on the first tumble for 20 spins. Every Wild multiplier is at least 10x; lower values are raised to 10x. Wild Meter persists and compounds through the round. Max win is 10000x bet.
6+ Scatters landedWilds from 10x
Build clusters of five or more connected symbols across or down the 6x6 grid. Winning symbols vanish, the grid refills, and tumbles repeat. Each Wild adds a random 1x to 100x multiplier to its column's Wild Meter. Cluster wins multiply by the meter, which resets each spin.
Regular spinsMultiplied cluster wins
During the round
Planet7 Casino shows the game as it plays, with no extras added to the picture.
Choose a buy knowing the price is a multiple of the bet: 100 times for free spins, 500 times for super free spins, in money below.
| Entry | A$ cost | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins | x100 · A$200 | – |
| Buy Super Free Spins | x500 · A$1,000 | – |
Before you spin, know that return to player is the average paid back per A$100 staked over time. Single sessions can land above or below it. The version in use appears in the game rules.
| Payback level | RTP | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.52% | Included |
| Variant 2 | 96.50% | No |
| Variant 3 | 96.47% | No |
Inside Gates of Hades
This section settles how a round runs, from your first bet to a limit set before spinning.
Pick a bet from A$0.20 up to A$240 before the first spin. Wins and multipliers scale with the stake, so A$1 and A$2 are only examples.
Link five or more matching symbols horizontally or vertically, never diagonally, to form a cluster on the 6x6 grid. Winners vanish, new symbols fall, and the check repeats until nothing pays.
Land a WILD for a random 1x to 100x multiplier added to the WILD METER. Cluster wins are multiplied by the meter total of their columns, which resets after each spin.
Land three or more SCATTER symbols on the first tumble to start 10 to 20 free spins, depending on the count. The WILD METER keeps building through the whole round.
Set your limits before the first spin, since no one can know how a session will go. Stop when a limit is reached, not after the next bonus.
Choose a bet on Gates of Hades knowing that a session may pass without the bonus round. How often the bonus round comes is not known in advance. The result of one session is random, whatever RTP version applies to the game.
Check the game rules before you commit to a bet, because the RTP version in play is shown only there. Each version appears in the table on this page with its return in money. Read the rules first, then compare the rows before you choose a bet.
Treat the maximum win as a ceiling, not a target, since Gates of Hades caps wins at x10,000 the bet. Nothing in the rules tells you when a session will approach that cap, and it may never happen in yours.
Practice mode
This block settles how to start, and what the real game asks before your first spin.
Choosing demo play costs nothing and pays nothing back in money. Real play needs an account at Planet7 Casino and the legal age of 18+.
Play for realYou must be 18+ to play. Get help from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide how much you can afford to lose before the first spin. Stop when that budget is gone, not when a win tempts you.
Set your stopping point before you start, and keep to it even after a big win. A large win does not change what the next spin will return.
Turn on deposit and loss limits in your account before you play, and review them before each top-up.
If the game stops feeling fun, take a break from the lobby, or register with BetStop to self-exclude. Stepping away is a normal choice, not a failure.
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Gates of Hades questions
The questions below settle the top win, bets, free spins, RTP and volatility before you load the game.
The highest win is capped at 10,000x your bet. At the A$2 example bet that is A$20,000, and at the A$240 maximum bet it reaches A$2,400,000. Free spins follow the same 10,000x cap, so no round pays beyond it.
Bets run from A$0.20 up to A$240 per spin. Each win scales with the stake, so a larger bet raises every payout in the same proportion.
Free spins start when three or more Scatter symbols land on the first tumble of a spin. Three Scatters give 10 spins, four give 12, five give 15 and six or more give 20.
Gates of Hades is offered in three RTP versions, and each one returns a slightly different long-run percentage. RTP is an average over a very large number of spins, so it does not describe what one session will return.
Yes, Gates of Hades is a high volatility slot. Results swing widely between small and large wins. How often a bonus round arrives cannot be known in advance, so plan each session around your budget.
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