Pragmatic Play · 2025
Gates of Hades is a high volatility 6x6 cluster pays slot from Pragmatic Play. This page covers its figures, bonus modes and rules for Australian players.
Symbols land across a 6x6 grid in a game set in Ancient Greece, with Fire as the second theme. A win forms as a cluster of at least 5 matching symbols that touch horizontally or vertically, never diagonally. Each winning cluster vanishes, new symbols fall from above, and the tumble repeats until no cluster is left on the grid.
Scatter symbols on the first tumble start Free Spins, and six or more lead to Super Free Spins. Each Wild adds a random multiplier to the Wild meter of its column, and in Free Spins the meter keeps its total for the whole round. Super Free Spins sets a floor of 10x under every Wild multiplier, and the meter builds on itself.
Seven key figures
Read this before the first spin, when you weigh the bet against the top win.
| Game figure | Amount in A$ |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player (RTP) | 96.47% / 96.50% / 96.52% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 6x6 |
| Maximum win multiple | x10,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$2,400,000 |
| Release date | 22/05/2025 |
Where the big multipliers live
Reading this, you will know how each round of Gates of Hades begins and what it adds.
Landing 3, 4, 5 or 6+ SCATTER on the first tumble awards 10, 12, 15 or 20 free spins. Wild multipliers can reach 500x here, and the WILD METER keeps every column total for the whole round instead of clearing after each spin.
The base gridTen or more spins
Getting 6+ SCATTER on the first tumble starts 20 spins, and every wild multiplier is lifted to at least 10x. Values under that floor become 10x, so each tumble feeds larger numbers into a WILD METER that carries through the round.
A heavy scatter dropTwenty guaranteed spins
Opening the grid presents 6x6 symbols where 5 or more joined horizontally or vertically form a cluster, and no diagonals count. Winning symbols tumble away, new ones fall in, and wild multipliers of 1x to 100x feed each column meter that resets when the spin ends.
The lobbyCluster wins on every spin
Gain control early
It settles the order of a round, from choosing your bet to setting a limit.
The reels stay still until you pick a bet between A$0.20 and A$240. Every win on the grid scales with that bet, so a higher stake raises both wins and cost.
Five or more matching symbols touching sideways or up and down form a cluster and pay. Winners vanish, new symbols drop in, and the cascade repeats until no cluster is left.
A WILD lands and adds a random multiplier from 1x to 100x to the column WILD METER. Clusters pay times the meter total on their columns, and the meter resets each spin.
Three Scatter symbols on the first tumble start 10 Free Spins, four give 12, five give 15 and six or more give 20.
Each spin lands at random, so no session result can be known in advance. Set your spending limit before the first spin.
Gates of Hades view
The common worry is missing a bonus or win on screen, so these views show each one.
What every symbol is worth
Payouts below are shown in Australian dollars at the A$0.50 example bet, and longer clusters pay more.
| Reel picture | 13+ | 14+ | 15+ | 36+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WILDWild | – | – | – | A$75 |
 Gold Crown Orb | A$18.75 | A$37.50 | A$75 | – |
 Skull Ring | A$15 | A$30 | A$60 | – |
 Heart Amulet | A$7.50 | A$15 | A$30 | – |
 Red Square Gem | A$5.25 | A$12 | A$22.50 | – |
 Purple Diamond | A$1.50 | A$3 | A$6 | – |
 Orange Diamond | A$1.25 | A$2.50 | A$5 | – |
 Green Pentagon | A$1 | A$1.88 | A$3.75 | – |
 Cyan Octagon | A$0.50 | A$1.25 | A$2.50 | – |
Reels can trigger the bonus alone, but each buy costs a fixed multiple of the bet: A$500 for Free Spins at A$5.
| Bonus entry | Total price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins | x100 · A$500 | – |
| Buy Super Free Spins | x500 · A$2,500 | – |
Every spin on the reels returns part of the stake, and RTP states that part per A$100 staked over a long run. The version Casino Rocket runs is shown in the game rules.
| Version | RTP | Set by provider |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.52% | Yes |
| Variant 2 | 96.50% | Excluded |
| Variant 3 | 96.47% | Excluded |
Mode check
This block settles whether to try the game without staking anything or to play for real.
The demo reels turn at no cost and pay nothing. The real game needs an account here and you must be 18+.
Play for realLanding three or more scatters on the opening tumble of a round is what brings the free spins in, and nothing about how often that happens inside a session tells you when the next one arrives. Each round is drawn independently, so a long dry stretch and a quick repeat are equally ordinary. A high RTP describes a long-run average across every player, never the outcome of the spins in front of you.
Three payout settings coexist for Gates of Hades, and which one your session runs on appears only inside the game rules panel, never on the lobby tile or in any promotion wording. Open that panel before your first spin if the percentage matters to you, then weigh it against the rest of the game.
The A$50,000 headroom at a A$5 bet is a hard ceiling, not a target the tumbles work toward. Reaching it needs the meter to build across many winning cascades within a single round, and plenty of long sessions end far below it. Treat the top figure as a limit on what the round can pay, not an expectation.
Gates of Hades Alternatives
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Know your numbers
Plain answers on RTP, bets, demo play, free spins and the maximum win for this slot.
Three RTP versions run in the game: 96.47%, 96.50% and 96.52%. RTP is the share of staked money a game returns over a very large number of spins. Per A$100 staked, the versions return A$96.47, A$96.50 and A$96.52 on average, so no single session follows that average.
Bets start at A$0.20 a spin and reach A$240 a spin, the highest bet allowed here. The examples on this page use A$0.50, A$2 and A$5, and the paytable is shown at A$0.50. Choose a stake that fits your budget before you start.
Stakes start at A$0.20 a spin, so the first spins can be kept small. The paytable at A$0.50 sets out the payouts and the rules before you commit any money. Read the free spin and WILD METER rules first, because they change how each win is paid.
Three or more SCATTER symbols on the first tumble start the free spins. They give 10, 12, 15 or 20 spins for three, four, five or six-plus SCATTER. Further SCATTER during the free spins add 5, 7, 10 or 12 spins.
The maximum win is x10,000 the bet, and free spins keep the same cap. At the A$5 example bet that is A$50,000, and at the A$240 top bet it is A$2,400,000. No one can know in advance whether a session reaches either figure.
This slot is for players aged 18+. Need help? Call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 or use BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide the amount you can afford to lose before the first spin, and stop when it is gone.
Choose when you will stop before you begin, and hold to that choice after a win as well as a loss.
Set the deposit and loss limits in your account before you start. Limits fixed at the start hold each session to the amount you planned.
If the game stops being fun, take a break. If you need more distance, self-exclude through BetStop, the national register.
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