Relax Gaming

Erik the Red

Slots Video Slots Action & Adventure Mythology Winter Ice Sea Warrior Exploration Medieval Viking

Viking voyage slot centered on scatter-driven wild reel conversion

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.95%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.10

per spin

Reels

20 lines

Player rating

4.5 ★

2 votes

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4.5 / 5

2 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 & RTP9/10

RTP 96.95% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features6.5/10

10 features → 6.5/10

Game Mechanics4.6/10

f=10 r=5 p=20 → 4.6/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout5/10

5x4 → 5.0/10

Bet Flexibility2/10

0.1–1 (×10) → 2.0/10

Provider Reputation7.3/10

provider avg 7.3 → 7.3/10

Popularity7.7/10

search demand p96 + proxy blend (70/30) → 7.7/10

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: 71 — Erik the Red by Relax Gaming

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Slot Summary

Erik the Red fills the space between a fixed-line Viking slot and a collection feature that visibly changes the reels. Relax Gaming sends Erik, Helga and their crew across the Norwegian Sea, while the free-spins round turns scatter collection into full wild reels. That conversion, not a long list of side modes, gives the game its purpose and makes each completed reel matter for the spins that remain.

How It Plays

Wins are evaluated from the leftmost reel along 20 active paylines, with only the highest qualifying combination paid on each individual line.

Wild symbols substitute in line wins, while scatters operate separately. Their importance increases during the feature because collection is tracked for each reel rather than globally.

Theme & Atmosphere

The Viking, Sea and Exploration themes follow Erik, Helga and their crew through the cold waters of the Norwegian Sea toward a new settlement.

Ice and Winter cues support the voyage setting, while the named crew gives the Action & Adventure premise a specific expedition rather than anonymous warrior imagery.

Action & Adventure Mythology Winter Ice Sea Warrior Exploration Medieval Viking

Features & Win Potential

The Wild Symbol supports ordinary payline combinations, but its role expands during Free Spins when completed reel collections convert whole columns into wilds.

Scatter Symbols both open Free Spins and advance each reel's collection target, making the same symbol responsible for feature entry and later reel changes.

Free Spins Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Medium volatility 5 Reels Low/Medium 96% RTP 20 Paylines Stack Game history

Bonus & Free Spins

Landing 3, 4 or 5 Scatter Symbols starts 8 Free Spins. Reels involved in the trigger receive 2 credits toward their individual collection targets.

Collecting 4 scatters on a reel makes that reel fully wild for the remaining Free Spins and adds 1 extra spin to the round.

Spec sheet

Erik the Red at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameErik the Red

StudioRelax Gaming

Released10/2/2018

Math

SlotRanker Score71

RTP96.95%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win—

Bet range$0.10 – $1.00

Player rating4.5 / 5 · 2 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines20

Layout5x4

Features

Themes

This game is searched most in United States.

Expected average based on this slot's 96.95% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$1.22

Cost per session$1.22

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 Erik the Red? 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: Medium

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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 (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.95%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,000×).

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 Erik the Red with other games

	Erik the Red Score 71This game	Power of the Vikings Score 69	Raven Rising Score 66	Vikings Go Berzerk Reloaded Score 81	Le Viking Score 77
Identity
Studio	Relax Gaming	Booming Games	Quickspin	Yggdrasil Gaming	Hacksaw Gaming
Released	10/2/2018	8/27/2023	10/6/2022	9/30/2021	1/16/2025
Math
RTP	96.95%	95.6%	94.19%	96%	96.32%
Volatility	Medium volatility	Medium/High	High volatility	Medium/High	Medium volatility
Max win	—	1,500×	6,804×	25,000×	10,000×
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	5
Layout	5x4	5x3	5x3	5x4	5x3
Paylines	20	20	20	25	15625
Min bet	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.25	0.1
Max bet	1	200	100	50	100
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	—
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	—
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	—	✓	✓	✓
Bonus game	—	—	—	—	✓
Respins	—	—	—	—	—

Every number is shown as a delta against Erik the Red.

Comparing against

Erik the Red

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RTP

96.95%

Max win

—

Score

Vikings Go Berzerk Reloaded

+ Multiplier+ Bonus Game− Wild− Free Spins

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