Shadow Gods

Ancient Egypt, with its fantastic deities and awe-inspiring pyramids, has been a major source of inspiration for video slot developers. There’s no shortage of games that feature Egyptian gods and kings, so releasing yet another title with this theme is quite a risky endeavour. 

Shadow Gods, developed by Real Time Gaming, aims to take you on a mystic adventure in a land that is filled with symbols that are difficult to decipher. The mystery vibe is there right from the start, now let’s see if the adventure is rewarding enough. 

Theme

The reels are placed on some sort of shrine placed on the desert sand, with the mighty pyramids behind it and the moon watching over the whole scene. 

Shadow Gods features two of the most interesting deities of Ancient Egypt, Horus and Anubis. The two gods play a very important part in the game, but we’ll get into more details about that later. 

The background music is quite enjoyable, with a fine Oriental vibe to it, while the sound effects are really spectacular. The animations are also very well made, they really add extra excitement to the adventure. 

Betting Options and Functions

This slot has 5 reels and 3 rows, with 50 paylines, quite a bit more than other games of this size. The biggest prize you can get in the base game is quite substantial, 800 times the stake if you get the symbol that contains both Horus and Anubis five times on a line. 

The betting range is quite wide, you can start as low as 10 cents per spin and go all the way up to 200 if you can afford it. The volatility of this product is medium, so you should expect a balanced betting strategy to yield the best results. 

Features

The special features add a lot more excitement to this game, let’s check them out:

• Nudging Stacked Wilds

Horus appears only on reel 2, while Anubis has his home on reel 4. The Nudging Wild feature means they are pushed into position and cover their entire reels when they drop, even if in the initial spin they covered just one of the three rows. 

• Coin Feature

The Eye of Ra Coins are very precious symbols in this game, if you get at least 6 of them anywhere on the reels you trigger the Coin Feature. The coins that triggered it remain in place while you enjoy 3 Free Spins, with all new coins that appear remaining as sticky. If you manage to fill the whole screen with coins you will be awarded the Grand Bonus. 

• Free Games

Three Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels will give you a choice between two special features: Wild Reels or Treasure Spins. In Wild Reels you get 6 free spins with Horus and Anubis remaining in place on reels 2 and 4. If you choose Treasure Spins, you also get six free spins but with reel five entirely covered with Eye of Ra Coins. 

Conclusion

Shadow Gods is an entertaining video slot from Real Time Gaming, even though the theme has probably been overused by developers in recent years. The vibe that you get in the base game is quite nice, at times it does feel like you are sitting around a campfire in the desert while playing it. 

The special features add a lot of excitement to the gameplay, and whenever you trigger a feature the whole game changes, from the music to the colour of the background image. Get ready for the adventure, Horus and Anubis are there to help in your quest for the Grand Bonus!