Dawn of Egypt

Ancient Egypt is full of mysteries and wonders that we simply can’t understand fully, not even in this day and age. The magnificent civilization remains one of the world’s biggest enigmas and an inexhaustible source of inspiration for all industries, especially gaming.

Despite the overused theme, it is a thrilling game bursting with extra spins, transforming scatters and big winning potential.

The special features are very interesting, starting with the wheel of fortune type of round.

Spoiler alert!

The wheel will determine how much extra spins you will get, but that’s all that we’ll reveal so far.

This isn’t the first game by developer Play’n GO addressing the life of Ancient Egyptians. While the theme is a bit stale, its other characteristic certainly made up for it.

Keep reading to see why giving it a spin may be worthy of your time.

Theme

This is yet another slot inspired by Ancient Egypt in the sea of similar titles. There’s nothing new to see here – all the familiar symbols such as pyramids, Horus, Bastet, snakes, scorpions, Ankhs and lotus flowers are present on the reels. The background shows the Great Pyramid with two obelic which we saw so many times before.

On the other hand:

While the theme is completely non-original and a bit dull, the design theme did an excellent job in complementing it. Side-by-side with superb graphics, we can’t say that this game lacks any visual appeal. It does lack innovation for sure, but it is one of the best-looking titles in this genre.

You can play it everywhere you want since it’s completely mobile-friendly.

It runs smoothly in all its glory and top-notch quality on all iOS or Android devices. Since the provider is using the latest HTML5 technology for the development of its products, we didn’t expect anything less. 

Betting Options

With only 10 active lines present on a 5x3 grid...

…Dawn of Egypt isn’t one of the megaways slots...

…but a release with a standard win-line setup. Still, that doesn’t mean that this title doesn’t come with nice winning potential. Quite the contrary since it offers up to 5,000xpayouts!

The betting options range from $0.10 to a maximum of $100.

This developer is known for making titles bursting with high volatility, but that’s not the case with this one. The game has a medium to high volatility - a 7 out of 10.

We can’t categorize this Egyptian adventure as one of the highest RTP slots, since the return to player is 96.23%, which is in the average range.

Dawn Of Egypt Slot Features

If you’re used to releases from this popular company with numerous features, you certainly won’t be disappointed. On the contrary to the non-original theme, the bonus rounds are quite extraordinary and very well thought out.

Both features are based on extra spins rewards, while the Pyramid scatter is responsible for their triggering. The scatter can also bring top returns with it – players who are lucky enough to score 5 scatters are looking at 1,000x payout.

Wheel of Gods

Extra spins are activated when three or more scatter symbols landing on any reel. The Wheel of Gods will take the central place on the screen. You have to spin it to reveal how many rounds you will get – 3 to 20 additional spins are on the wheel.

During each extra spin, the game picks one high-value symbol and makes it special - it is the symbol which all lower value high symbols will transform into.

For this particular feature, the scatter symbol changes into a wild scatter. It will give it two roles – to substitute symbols and to trigger the following feature.

Pyramid Spins

If two or more wild scatters appear on the reels during any extra spins, they will trigger this feature. The additional spins won’t be over, just paused as the Pyramid Spins will begin. Each wild scatter is worth up to 4 Pyramid Spins, meaning that this round can bring up to 20 plus spins, and be retriggered indefinitely.

Another great characteristic of this feature...
...is that the high symbol from the triggering round will be used for this one as well, replacing all other high symbols, making it easier for the rest of them to form combinations.
Once there are no more Pyramid Spins, the game returns to the paused extra spins round.

Our Take

It seems like Play’n GO is not slowing down when it comes to making Ancient Egypt inspired slots considering its Legacy of Dead, Doom of Egypt or Ankh of Anubis releases. While their stories revolve around the same subject, their popularity is showing that players still find this theme interesting.

Will this be the case with Dawn of Egypt slot? Only time will tell.

Considering its superb design and graphics, thrilling special features and quite nice winning opportunities, this game has the potential to be the best in the series.