Pragmatic Play · 2025
Gates of Hades is a six by six cluster pays slot from Pragmatic Play, heavy on volatility and capped at ten thousand times your stake. This page runs through the figures, the tumble mechanics, the payouts and the two free spins rounds.
Gates of Hades
Read this before you set a stake and decide how long you want to play.
| What it covers | The number |
|---|---|
| Software house | Pragmatic Play |
| Return share | 96.47% / 96.50% / 96.52% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid shape | 6x6 |
| Top win multiple | x10,000 |
| Top win in cash | A$2,400,000 |
| Launch date | 22/05/2025 |
Gates of Hades is a Pragmatic Play video slot set in Ancient Greece with fire running through it. The board is a 6x6 block rather than reels in rows, and wins come from clusters: five or more matching symbols touching side by side or top to bottom, never on a diagonal. Winning clusters vanish, symbols drop in from above, and the leftovers can form again.
What separates it from other Pragmatic Play slots is the wild meter. Wilds land with their own multiplier, that value is added to the meter on its column, and a cluster is paid at the sum of the meters under its winning symbols. Free Spins keep those meter values running for the whole round, and Super Free Spins lift every wild to at least 10x.
When the scatters land
Here is what kicks off each round of Gates of Hades and what carries through it.
Landing 3, 4, 5 or 6 or more SCATTER on the first tumble starts it with 10, 12, 15 or 20 spins. WILD multipliers climb as high as 500x, and the WILD METER holds its value from spin to spin until the round ends. Another 3, 4, 5 or 6 or more SCATTER adds 5, 7, 10 or 12 spins.
Base spinsHeld multipliers
Six or more SCATTER on the first tumble starts it with 20 spins. Every WILD multiplier carries a guaranteed floor of 10x, so weaker values are replaced by 10x, and the WILD METER compounds across the whole round. Wins stop at 10,000x the bet.
Flat wilds10x floors
Five or more connected symbols, horizontally or vertically and never diagonally, form a cluster. Winning symbols tumble away and new ones drop in until no clusters remain. Each WILD carries a multiplier from 1x to 100x that feeds the WILD METER, which resets every spin. A win pays the total of the meters on its columns.
Idle reelsCascading clusters
Payout guide
Every figure below is money at the A$0.20 example bet, and longer clusters of the same symbol pay more.
| On the reels | 13+ | 14+ | 15+ | 36+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WILDWild | – | – | – | A$30 |
 Gold Crown Orb | A$7.50 | A$15 | A$30 | – |
 Skull Ring | A$6 | A$12 | A$24 | – |
 Heart Amulet | A$3 | A$6 | A$12 | – |
 Red Square Gem | A$2.10 | A$4.80 | A$9 | – |
 Purple Diamond | A$0.60 | A$1.20 | A$2.40 | – |
 Orange Diamond | A$0.50 | A$1 | A$2 | – |
 Green Pentagon | A$0.40 | A$0.75 | A$1.50 | – |
 Cyan Octagon | A$0.20 | A$0.50 | A$1 | – |
See The Grid
See how clusters pay and how the wild meter fills during a bonus round.
Gates of Hades Round Basics
Follow one spin from stake to tumble, bonus and a limit you set first.
Start by choosing your stake, anywhere from A$0.20 up to A$240. Every figure on this page uses A$0.20 or A$1 bets as examples, not as the limits of the game.
Land at least five matching symbols joined horizontally or vertically, with no diagonals counted. That connected group is a cluster, and every cluster pays as soon as it lands.
Watch the WILD symbols after a win, because each carries a multiplier from 1x to 100x. Tumbling symbols then drop in from above while that multiplier total stays live for the spin.
Catch three or more SCATTER symbols on the first tumble and you win 10 to 20 free spins, handed out by how many landed. Each spin in that round runs on higher multipliers and a meter that carries over.
Fix a loss limit and a time limit before the reels move, then stop when either is reached. High volatility means long quiet patches and sudden swings, so the limit protects the session.
A bonus buy costs a multiple of the bet, so at A$1 the free spins cost A$100 and the super free spins cost A$500.
| Bonus buy | Bet multiple | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins | x100 · A$100 | – |
| Buy Super Free Spins | x500 · A$500 | – |
Check RTP before you bet. RTP is the share of staked money the game pays back over time. The table shows it per A$100 staked. The version in play is listed in the game rules.
| Return rate | RTP | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.52% | Yes |
| Variant 2 | 96.50% | No |
| Variant 3 | 96.47% | No |
Quick comparison
Read this when you want to see how the clusters and tumble work before your own money is at stake.
Playing the demo costs nothing and pays nothing out. Real money on Gates of Hades needs an account here and the legal age, which is 18+ in Australia.
Play real moneyBefore you start a session, accept that the bonus round can arrive at any point, and nobody can say when. How often it comes is not known in advance. The result of one session is random whatever the RTP, so a short visit can end above or below the amount you put in.
Open the game rules before you play, because the RTP version Gday Casino runs is shown only there. Three versions exist for this game, and only the rules name the one in use. Match that name to the version table on this page before you set your stake.
Treat the maximum win as a ceiling, not a target. The maximum win of Gates of Hades is reached very rarely. Set each stake for the play you enjoy, and do not count on the ceiling being reached.
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Gates of Hades runs at high volatility, so wins land less often and build from tumbles, cluster multipliers and free spins rather than steady small returns. Budget for stretches of dead spins before the WILD METER compounds.
Play the Gates of Hades demo from this lobby without staking a cent, on the same 6x6 grid and cluster rules as the paid game. Load it, take the free spins and get a feel for how often the meter climbs before you fund anything.
Gates of Hades starts at A$0.20 a spin and tops out at A$240, so the range suits a quick A$0.40 test as much as a serious stake. The A$0.20 and A$1 figures used around this page are examples, not the edges of the range.
Gates of Hades caps any round at 10,000 times your bet. At the A$1 example stake that ceiling reads A$10,000, and at the top A$240 bet it reaches A$2,400,000, whether you get there in base play or free spins.
Landing 3, 4, 5 or 6 or more SCATTER symbols on the first tumble of a spin opens the Gates of Hades free spins. You collect 10, 12, 15 or 20 spins depending on how many scatters fell, and further scatters retrigger more.
Play from 18+ only. If a session stops feeling like fun, the National Gambling Helpline is on 1800 858 858 and the BetStop register lets you step away.
Set the money you can lose before you open Gates of Hades, and treat it as spent. Fund nothing mid-session, because tumbles and multiplier meters are built to pull you back in.
Choose a loss figure and a win figure before the first spin, then leave when either lands. A big multiplier hit deserves the same exit as a cold streak, not a bigger next stake.
Use the deposit and loss limits in your account before you play Gates of Hades, not after a rough night. They hold the line when a session is doing the deciding for you.
A break of a few hours costs nothing and resets the head. If the pull keeps returning, use BetStop self-exclusion rather than another deposit and another spin.
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