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Gears of Horus

Slots Video Slots Mythology Egypt Steam punk Ancient

Ancient Egypt cluster slot where tumbles physically expand the grid

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

95.09%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

10,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

0 lines

Player rating

4.4 ★

4 votes

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4 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP8/10

RTP 95.09% → 8.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential8/10

x10000.00 (10000×) → 8.0/10

Features10/10

17 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics7.4/10

f=17 r=6 p=n/a → 7.3/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout5/10

6x5 → 5.0/10

Bet Flexibility4/10

0.2–5 (×25) → 4.0/10

Provider Reputation7.1/10

provider avg 7.1 → 7.1/10

Popularity3.7/10

search demand p32 + proxy blend (70/30) → 3.7/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 73 — Gears of Horus by Pragmatic Play

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Slot Summary

Each cluster can make the playing area larger, giving consecutive tumbles a structural value beyond their immediate payout. Gears of Horus uses that promise to connect Pragmatic Play's Ancient Egypt setting with mechanical expansion: winning groups disappear, replacement symbols fall, and successive results can reveal more grid space. Free spins add multipliers to those expansions, while high volatility and an x10000.00 ceiling define the game's wider risk profile.

How It Plays

Wins require clusters of at least eight adjacent matching symbols. A qualifying group is removed, new symbols drop into the empty positions, and another evaluation follows.

Four consecutive tumble wins can expand the playing area to its maximum 8x8 size. The changing footprint makes sustained chains more important than isolated clusters.

Theme & Atmosphere

Ancient Egypt provides the setting, with Horus and the pyramids connecting the expanding grid to a Mythology theme rather than a generic treasure hunt.

Steam punk treatment adds a mechanical interpretation to the historical imagery. Gears and moving sections make the grid expansion feel connected to the game's subject.

Mythology Egypt Steam punk Ancient

Features & Win Potential

Avalanche and Cascading behavior remove winning clusters before replacement symbols arrive. Multiple Reel Sets and Reelset Changing describe the grid's ability to gain rows and columns.

Random Wilds can appear in both the base game and Free Spins. Colossal Reels support the enlarged grid once consecutive wins have opened more positions.

High volatility Free Spins 6 Reels Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Cascading Cluster Pays Multiple Reel Sets Bonus Buy Additional Free Spins RTP range Avalanche Colossal Reels Grid Free Spins Multiplier Random Wilds / Additional Wilds Reelset Changing

Bonus & Free Spins

Four Scatter Symbols award eight Free Spins. During the round, each grid expansion can reveal a Free Spins Multiplier of up to 3x.

Additional Free Spins may extend the round, while continued cluster wins keep the Cascading sequence active and create further opportunities to enlarge the grid.

Screenshots

1 gameplay frame

Spec sheet

Gears of Horus at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameGears of Horus

StudioPragmatic Play

Released3/4/2024

Math

SlotRanker Score73

RTP95.09%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win10,000×

Bet range$0.20 – $5.00

Player rating4.4 / 5 · 4 votes

Format

Reels6

Paylines0

Layout6x5

This game is searched most in Argentina, Austria, and Australia.

Expected average based on this slot's 95.09% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$3.93

Cost per session$3.93

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Gears of Horus? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: High

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (95.09%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (10,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Gears of Horus with other games

	Gears of Horus Score 73This game	Cleo's Book Score 87	Queens of Ra Power Combo Score 85	Egypts Book of Mystery Score 75	Sands of Eternity 2 Score 85
Identity
Studio	Pragmatic Play	Belatra Games	All For One Studios	PG Soft	SlotMill
Released	3/4/2024	10/21/2022	7/25/2023	6/2/2020	6/18/2024
Math
RTP	95.09%	96.01%	96.2%	96.75%	96.1%
Volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility
Max win	10,000×	50,000×	15,000×	100,000×	15,000×
Format
Reels	6	5	5	6	6
Layout	6x5	5x3	5x3	6x5	6x5
Paylines	0	3125	40	32400	117649
Min bet	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Max bet	5	50	20	20	60
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	✓	—	—	✓
Bonus game	—	—	✓	—	—
Respins	—	—	✓	—	—

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Max win

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