Gears of Horus Slot Review

Gears of Horus Slot Overview

Gears of Horus from Pragmatic Play welds ancient Egypt to steampunk in a way that grabbed me straight away. The reels sit between turning cogs and turquoise orbs, with jets of steam puffing out as tumbles chain together. Behind the grid, futuristic pyramids glow against the sky while a modernised Egyptian soundtrack keeps things moving. Visually it feels coherent yet slightly offbeat, which suits a high volatility cluster slot like this.

Gears of Horus uses a 6x6 grid that can expand to 8x8, and wins come from clusters of at least five matching symbols touching horizontally or vertically. Every win triggers a tumble, so symbols drop, new ones fall in and the grid can keep opening up. On paper it is quite straightforward, but because the layout grows within a spin it always feels as though the machine is building towards something.

Gears of Horus Slot Information

Gears of Horus lets me stake from 0.20 up to 240 per spin, which covers low testing wagers and serious sessions alike. The base grid is 6x6, and whenever I hit a cluster win those symbols vanish and the tumble process kicks in. Consecutive tumbles gradually open the grid in a set order: bottom row first, then the top, then the right side, then finally the left to reach 8x8.

When the grid expands it stays that size until the tumble sequence ends, then resets for the next paid spin. I usually keep an eye on how many sides have opened, because once all four are active the next win can drop in the wild block. Controls are standard: choose stake, tap spin or use autoplay, and if you like faster rounds there are quick spin options in the menu.

Symbols And Paytable in Gears of Horus

In Gears of Horus there are no playing card fillers, which I always rate on a cluster slot. The low symbols are green, purple, blue and red gems, paying from 0.1x for a small five symbol cluster up to 5x to 15x the bet for 15 or more. High symbols are golden Anubis, Eye of Horus, an ankh cross and the Horus eagle, with top clusters worth up to 25x to 100x.

The flaming golden W wild can land anywhere on the grid, replacing other regular symbols to help form or extend clusters. If I ever land a cluster made entirely of wilds it pays like the top Horus symbol, up to 100x for 15 or more. Wins are paid as the listed multiplier from the paytable times the current total stake, then those symbols disappear to let the tumble continue.

Scatters are golden scarab icons, and they do not pay cash themselves but trigger the free spins when three or more land anywhere. Because wins are cluster based and scatters are not tied to paylines, I often get situations where a tumble clear out space and an extra scarab drops in from above. That feel of the grid breathing between spins and tumbles keeps the pace lively even when the numbers on the paytable are quite modest.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	15+	x100
	14	x50
	13	x35
	7	x2
	6	x1.25
	5	x1
	15+	x50
	14	x35
	13	x15
	7	x1.25
	6	x1
	5	x0.75
	15+	x35
	14	x25
	13	x7.5
	7	x1
	6	x0.75
	5	x0.5
	15+	x25
	14	x10
	13	x5
	7	x0.75
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.4
	15+	x15
	14	x7.5
	13	x5
	7	x0.5
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.25
	15+	x10
	14	x5
	13	x3.5
	7	x0.4
	6	x0.25
	5	x0.2
	15+	x7.5
	14	x3.5
	13	x2.5
	7	x0.25
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.15
	15+	x5
	14	x2.5
	13	x2
	7	x0.2
	6	x0.15
	5	x0.1
	Wild
	15+	x100
	14	x50
	13	x35
	7	x2
	6	x1.25
	5	x1
	Scatter

Gears of Horus Bonuses And Special Features

The main base game feature in Gears of Horus is the expanding grid with random wild blocks. After the first, second, third and fourth consecutive tumble wins the game opens the bottom row, top row, right column and left column in that order. Once all four sides are open, the next successful tumble can add a solid block of between two and sixteen wilds in a random shape somewhere on the now full 8x8 grid.

The free spins round needs three, four or five scarab scatters, giving eight, twelve or twenty spins. Each free spin starts with a global x1 multiplier that climbs by one for every tumble, and for the first four tumbles on that spin the slot can also apply extra random multipliers from x1 to x5. Grid expansion still works, you can retrigger more spins, and outside the UK there is a 100x bonus buy option.

Bonus Buy Feature

Free Spins
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	96.02%
Volatility:	-

Gears of Horus RTP, Volatility, And Max Win

Gears of Horus runs on a very swingy math model, even by Pragmatic standards. The top configuration offers 96.06% RTP, but I have often seen it set closer to 95.09% or 94.06%, so checking the info screen is vital. Volatility is rated at the maximum level, with bonus rounds on average once every 176 spins and a hit rate of about one win in 2.66 spins, chasing a 10,000x max payout.

The Final Thoughts on Gears of Horus

After a fair number of sessions on Gears of Horus I have grown fond of the presentation. The steampunk twist on pyramids and statues feels playful without going overboard, and the soundtrack does a neat job of blending traditional Egyptian cues with more modern touches. Watching the grid physically expand as tumbles land gives the base game a sense of progression that many cluster titles struggle to achieve.

On the flip side, symbol values are low, so without the free spins multiplier or a chunky wild block the game can feel stingy, even on a fully opened grid. Multipliers and grid size both reset between free spins, which keeps the top end balanced but adds to the grind. I treat Gears of Horus as a volatile dark horse: tough to crack, but capable of absurd runs when the machine cooperates.

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