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List of Best Mythology-Themed Slots
In the following list of top mythology-themed slots you can find your favourite characters from the Norse or Viking mythology, as well as some Native American styled figures.
- Call of the Valkyries – RTP: 96.29%
- Valkyrie – RTP: 96.30%
- Asgard – RTP: 96.48%
- Arctic Valor – RTP: 96.70%
- Thor’s Lightning – RTP: 96.08%
- Thunderbird – RTP: 96.00%
- The Rift – RTP: 96.30%
Call of the Valkyries
Let’s start with Call of the Valkyries created by Playtech’s Sunfox Games studio, a Norse mythology inspired game with a rather promising teaser that looks more like a trailer for a new epic fantasy series than a slot.
With a standard 5-reel/25 payline structure and $0.25 – $500 betting range, Call of the Valkyries is a mobile device compatible game, designed to attract various types of players, especially those who are not afraid to spend an extra buck on a single spin. Just as one would expect from a visually elaborated game such as Call of the Valkyries, bonus features are in sync with the theme and even the spins with no valid icon combination formed can potentially result in a cash prize. This means that contrary to the popular belief, losing spins are not the worst thing that can happen, especially while playing this slot; a no-winning round can trigger Touch of the Valkyries which turns all of the symbols of war into Wilds and create a guaranteed win.
In the March of the Valkyries bonus re-spin feature, triggered as the reels 1 and/or 5 become stacked with the Valkyrie symbols, the Wilds will change their position on every re-spin. These icons will also have the power to freeze the war symbols, turning them into multipliers, and double the winnings generated when a pair of Valkyries lands on the middle reel, forming a winning combination. Not to mention the payouts unlocked in the Call of the Valkyries feature initiated when the Bonus icons appear on reels 1, 3 and 5. When that happens, the players start the picking game, winning a cash prize for each item dropped by the warriors on their way to Valhalla (or losing a life every time a demon is picked).
Valkyrie
Norse mythology proves to be inspiration once again as ELK Studios invite players on a journey through the worlds of Midgard. The Valkyries will be at their service, led by Freya, the goddess of love.
Bearing a name which means “choosers of the slain,” Valkyries used to have a sinister role: they were the ones deciding who lives and who dies. They’d choose who gains admittance to Valhalla but also select those to die in battle, using magic to make sure their decisions are executed.
Valkyrie slot plays on a 5×4 reel area, pays over 1,024 paylines, and comes stacked with Free Spins, Wilds and Epic 2×2, 2×3 and 3×3 symbols. Landing 3, 4 or 5 Free Spins icons awards 5, 7 or 10 free games with 1, 2 or 3 randomly-triggered Bonus spins. Reels light up, 3 to 5 Bonus symbols are awarded, and one of 3 Freya’s features activated – The Arrow of Fortune, The Shield of Chance, or The Sword of Destiny. The first sees Freya raise her bow, aim at the heavens of Asgard and shoot up to three arrows. Landing on the reel area, arrows will reveal Epic symbols which consequently deliver epic rewards. The Shield of Chance feature has Freya raise her shield to light up the reels. As the result, multiple shields will fall onto the spinning reels and all those which stick will turn Wild. The Sword of Destiny feature sends Freya’s magically charged swords flying over the three middle reels to make the ones they land on go fully Wild.
This highly volatile game comes with an RTP of 96.3%. Players will be offered to invest between €0.20 and 100 per spin for a chance to score the maximum payout of 500,000 coins. The game is scheduled for release on December 4th, and since all ELK games are Mobile First, you’ll be able to play it on a desktop computer as well as a mobile device. The question is: are you ready to fulfil your destiny?
Asgard
We start our rundown with Asgard, a mythical one armed bandit that won’t be launched until June 28th 2018, which means you have quite the wait on your hands before being able to join in. That being said, while the wait is a long one, there’s no end of teasers to see us through, with this viking themed pokie available as a demo from Pragmatic Play itself.
The entire game has a conventional feel, having been developed to fit the typical 3×5 matrix format, as well as having an average number of winlines, at just 25 in total. However, while it’s a classic design in many ways, there’s features to help it hit the contemporary market running, such as its interactive free spins bonus. We know that bonus games don’t sound all that unique, but Asgard has four possible ways the mini game can play out, due to its Royals Feature, its Stacked Wilds, Mystery Stacked Symbols, and Raining Wilds. And so, users aren’t guaranteed the same playthrough twice, which makes for a very exciting experience. Even more exciting, is that bets start from as little as 25p, thus allowing for all walks of players to game with the brand.
Arctic Valor
Arctic Valor was launched as a collaborative project between Microgaming and Crazy Tooth Studios, delivering dramatic, medium variance gameplay with 90,466 coins winning potential and 96.7% return to the player rate.
Any random spin can trigger the Icicle feature during which one or multiple icicles hanging above the reels can fall down onto 1 – 3 icons below. This part of the game is interactive since the players will need to click the icicle to destroy it and reveal cash prizes or additional Wilds.
Thor’s Lightning
Now, we are leaving reality in order to visit Valhalla and Muspell, some of the most important worlds in Norse mythology. The good people of Red Tiger Gaming decided to keep most of the information pretty close to the chest when it comes to their latest release, called Thor’s Lightning. Information is scarce, but we tried to dig out some important facts gamers can use. Norse mythology offers plenty of materials for action-packed video slots and, over the years, we have tested our fair share of such games. Some were worthy of trying, some were not and, when it comes to Thor’s Lightning, we firmly believe that the 2019 release will definitely be worth trying.
Thor, the god of lightning, will be there to assist you as you play the 7-reel, 7-row video slot. The Runes will help you discover your fate, whether you will end up in Valhalla and feast with your ancestors, or spend eternity in Muspell, the kingdom of fire, guarded by Surtr. There are two Free Spins features to be triggered and, if our sources are correct, gamers will have to unlock 8 tiles in the centre of the reel grid to trigger the features. Tiles can be unlocked by winning clusters and once all of them are cleared, punters will trigger either Valhalla Free Spins or Muspell Free Spins. We expect that both features offer some different extras, but we will have to wait and see what Red Tiger Gaming has prepared for us.
Apart from the runes, there will be other symbols populating the reels, like Thor’s Hammer, Yggdrasil, Shield, Helmet, Wolf, Eagle, and the Devil’s Head. It is still to be discovered which of the symbols will pay the most, as well as what Thor’s role would be in this action-packed video slot. What we do know is that the maximum possible payout in a single spin can go all the way up to 1,000 times the bet. Check out Thor’s Lightning this January and see the power of the god of lightning.
Thunderbird
Head back to the North American Indigenous tribe in this 5 reel 50 payline online slot by Rival. Legend has it that Thunderbird is a mythical creature, one of supernatural being, great power and strength and is often depicted in history, art and song. Thunderbirds is available to play instantly, via download or mobile devices and offers a top jackpot of 5,000 coins. This mystical online slot game offers a return to player (RTP) percentage of 96.3%.
Theme
The theme of the game is very colourful with pinks, purples and blues – the background to the game is almost like a mysterious portal to a new dimension. There are sounds that are very soothing plus crisp graphics to accompany the colourful scenes. The symbols you will encounter include snakes, bears, the thunderbird, acorns, drums, hats, feathers and your usual 10, J, Q, K and A symbols – all of which are made out of wood with colourful patterns.
Slot Details
Software: Rival
Free Spins: Yes
Progressive: No
Wild symbol: Yes
Scatter symbol: Yes
Reels: 5
Paylines: 50
Minimum bet: 0.25
Maximum bet: £125.00
Jackpot: 5,000 coins
Features
- Multiplier wilds – Thunderbird himself is the wild symbol in this game and he substitutes for all other symbols to complete winning combinations. He awards you with a 2x multiplier when you manage to spin him onto your reels.
- Free spins including expanding wilds – If you manage to spin in either 3, 4 or 5 of the fish symbols on your active paylines, you will enter the free spins round. 10, 20 or 50 free spins will be awarded – depending on the amount of fish symbols appear on your reels. During this, expanding wilds will appear on your reels, which could see your whole reel being replaced by the expanding wilds giving maximum potential winning combinations.
- Super spirit round – 3 or more yellow fish symbols will trigger this feature and sees the first reel being an expanding wild for the whole 5 super spirit spins giving bigger and better payouts.
How to Win
Test drive the game in demo mode first, that’s what I suggest anyway as it can be a complicated game to get your head around. I was slightly confused when I first started playing it as I couldn’t see where the win notifications were – these are displayed to the lower left of the screen on a golden globe.
The lower of the screen is where you can increase and decrease your coin value and paylines. Use the bet max button to bet the maximum and you can use the auto feature to allow the game to play on your behalf. The top of the screen shows the paytable. Once you’ve decided how much you want to bet, press the spin button to get those reels spinning.
Jackpots
The non-progressive jackpot of 5,000 coins is awarded when you bet the maximum bet available and trigger the jackpot during the super spirit round.
The Rift
This is perhaps one of Thunderkick’s best online slot games both thematically and gameplay-wise. You’ll find that a rift has opened in the Earth and you need to stop all of the artifacts from falling through it. The game affords gamers a return to player percentage of 96.30% and it has a fair range of special features within too. The wild icon, which is also sticky, can substitute for any symbol on the reels, except for the bonus offering. And speaking of the bonus, this is the game’s own logo. If you spin two of these into view anywhere on the reels, you will win a Rift Spin. Spin three or more bonus icons into view to trigger the bonus game. Five of them provide a total of 20 freespins. For the Rift Spin, any wild not on a winning pay line will become sticky. Plus, one to three more sticky wilds will appear randomly on the reels.