Pick Gates of Hades if you want a game with Ancient Greece and Fire themes. It is a video slot on a 6x6 grid, and it pays by clusters rather than fixed lines. A win forms when 5 or more symbols connect horizontally or vertically, and diagonal contact does not count. Winning symbols disappear, new ones fall in from above, and this tumble repeats until no cluster is left.
Go for Gates of Hades if you like multiplier wilds. Each WILD carries a random 1x to 100x multiplier, and feeds the WILD METER of its column. Cluster wins are multiplied by the meter total on the columns they touch. Three or more Scatters on the first tumble open Free Spins, where the ceiling rises to 500x and the meter lasts the round.
Seven numbers
Useful before your first spin, when you want to know what each number means for your stake.
| What it is | What you see |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player (RTP) | 96.47% / 96.50% / 96.52% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid size | 6x6 |
| Max win multiple | x10,000 |
| Max win at top bet | A$2,400,000 |
| Release date | 22/05/2025 |
Gates of Hades screens
Midnight Casino shows each frame as the game draws it, with the figures in the captions.
Choosing a buy means paying a fixed multiple of your bet, so at A$5 the two options cost A$500 and A$2,500.
| Paid feature | A$5 cost | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins | x100 · A$500 | – |
| Buy Super Free Spins | x500 · A$2,500 | – |
Want to know what a version pays back? The RTP is the share of staked money returned to players over a long run, counted on A$100 staked. The version running here appears in the game rules.
| Which payout? | RTP | Default setting |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1 | 96.52% | Yes |
| Version 2 | 96.50% | No |
| Version 3 | 96.47% | No |
Know the flow
By the end you will know how a round moves from bet to session limit.
Choose a bet from A$0.20 up to A$240 before the first spin. Each win scales with that stake, so the same cluster pays very different money per level.
Look for five or more matching symbols touching horizontally or vertically on the 6x6 grid. Winning symbols vanish and new ones fall from above, so one spin can chain several wins.
A WILD lands with a random multiplier from 1x to 100x and feeds the column WILD METER. Cluster wins take the meter total of their columns, and it resets after each spin.
Land 3 or more SCATTER symbols on the first tumble to start Free Spins, between 10 and 20 spins. The WILD METER carries through the round without resetting.
Decide your limit before the first spin and stop when you reach it. If you need support, the National Gambling Helpline is 1800 858 858.
Nine rows to read
The payouts below are in money at an A$0.20 bet, and more symbols in a cluster pay more.
| Cluster wins | 13+ | 14+ | 15+ | 36+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WILDWild | – | – | – | A$30 |
 Gold Crown Orb | A$7.50 | A$15 | A$30 | – |
 Skull Ring | A$6 | A$12 | A$24 | – |
 Heart Amulet | A$3 | A$6 | A$12 | – |
 Red Square Gem | A$2.10 | A$4.80 | A$9 | – |
 Purple Diamond | A$0.60 | A$1.20 | A$2.40 | – |
 Orange Diamond | A$0.50 | A$1 | A$2 | – |
 Green Pentagon | A$0.40 | A$0.75 | A$1.50 | – |
 Cyan Octagon | A$0.20 | A$0.50 | A$1 | – |
Three modes, one grid
This block settles how each mode starts, what changes inside it, and where the wins are capped.
Land 3 SCATTER on the first tumble for 10 spins, 4 for 12, 5 for 15, or 6 or more for 20. WILD multipliers reach 500x, and retriggers add 5, 7, 10 or 12 spins. A WILD METER lasts the whole round. Max win cap 10000x bet.
Base game spinBonus spins
Hit 6 or more SCATTER on the first tumble to get 20 spins. All WILD multipliers start at a 10x floor, and lower values are replaced by 10x. The WILD METER keeps compounding through the round. Wins stop at 10000x bet.
Six scatters hitMinimum 10x wilds
Connect five or more symbols horizontally or vertically. Winners tumble away and the grid refills until no cluster remains. Each WILD adds a 1x to 100x multiplier to the WILD METER. Cluster wins are multiplied by the WILD METER on their columns, which resets after each spin.
Bet placedCluster wins
Two ways in
Settles whether you can test the game first and what the real version asks of you.
Pick the demo to learn the game without spending money, though it pays nothing. Real play needs a Midnight Casino account and you must be 18+.
Start playingBudget for a long run without the bonus round, because Gates of Hades does not follow a schedule. Nobody can know in advance how often the bonus round will come. The result of one session is random whatever the RTP version, so a session can end far below the stake or far above it. Set your budget before you start.
Open the game rules before you start, because only there is it shown which RTP version is running. Read the version number before you commit a budget, so the figures in the table match the game you are playing.
Plan around the bet you can afford to lose, not around the ceiling. The maximum win is a multiple of your bet, so a larger stake raises the amount at the top, and the ceiling is reached very rarely. How often that happens cannot be known in advance.
Gates of Hades is for players aged 18+. Get help from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or self-exclude through BetStop.
Decide the amount for one session before the first spin. High volatility means a session can drain it quickly, so keep the stake within that amount.
Set the point where you stop before the first spin, and keep to it after a win too. No rule says when the next win comes.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before the first spin. Use them to cap how much Gates of Hades can take from you.
Take a break as soon as Gates of Hades stops being fun, or self-exclude through BetStop for a longer pause.
Four plain answers
After this, you know the bonus cost, free spin rules and maximum win before your first spin.
Pick Buy Free Spins at 100 times the bet, which is A$500 at the example top bet of A$5. Buy Super Free Spins costs 500 times the bet, or A$2,500 at A$5. Both prices scale with the bet you choose.
Start at A$0.20 a spin, the lowest bet, so a first session stays small. The paytable is shown at that same bet, so you can check how clusters and symbols pay before you raise the stake.
Keep in mind that the ceiling is 10,000 times the bet. At the example top bet of A$5 that comes to A$50,000, and at the highest bet allowed here, A$240, it reaches A$2,400,000. Free spin rounds share the same cap.
Land three, four, five or six Scatter symbols on the first tumble to start 10, 12, 15 or 20 free spins. Each retrigger adds 5, 7, 10 or 12 spins, matching the same scatter counts. Watch the Wild meter, which carries through the whole round.
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