Yggdrasil Gaming

Legend of the Golden Monkey

Slots Video Slots Action & Adventure Mythology Animals Love Treasure Ancient Asia Monkey king

Chinese folklore slot with both-way wins and selectable bonuses

Among the features listed for Legend of the Golden Monkey is Guaranteed Wild In Free Spins, which 237 games in our catalog carry.

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.1%

return to player

Volatility

Low/Medium

variance

Max win

1,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.25

per spin

Reels

243 (Bothway) lines

Player rating

4.9 ★

14 votes

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4.9 / 5

14 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 96.1% → 9.0/10

Volatility6/10

low → 6.0/10

Win Potential6/10

x1000.00 (1000×) → 6.0/10

Features8/10

13 features → 8.0/10

Game Mechanics6/10

f=13 r=5 p=243 → 6.0/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.25–125 (×500) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.9/10

provider avg 6.9 → 6.9/10

Popularity2.5/10

synthetic proxy → 2.5/10

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Slot Summary

A 5-reel grid that pays 243 ways in both directions gives Legend of the Golden Monkey a broad but relatively low-to-medium volatility format. Yggdrasil Gaming adds three selectable Free Spins modes, Sticky Wilds, and a random Golden Monkey intervention that changes a symbol to complete a win. The 96.1% RTP and 1000x ceiling keep the math measured while the feature variety supplies most of the game's identity.

How It Plays

The 5x3 layout evaluates 243 ways from both directions, so matching combinations may begin at either edge and continue through adjacent reels.

Random intervention comes from the Golden Monkey, which can change a symbol to complete a win. Treasure-related rewards provide another interruption to ordinary symbol evaluation.

Theme & Atmosphere

Ancient, Asia, Animals, Monkey king, Mythology, and Treasure themes connect the title character to Chinese folklore and an adventure through ceremonial objects and riches.

The Love theme sits beside that folklore framing, while the Monkey King figure gives the game a recognizable central character rather than a purely decorative Asian setting.

Action & Adventure Mythology Animals Love Treasure Ancient Asia Monkey king

Features & Win Potential

Sticky Wilds can remain on the grid beyond their first useful appearance, allowing later spins to reuse positions that have already become favorable substitutes.

Random Wilds and a Random reward add changes outside the standard 243-way evaluation, while Symbols collection gives certain results a continuing purpose within the feature set.

Free Spins 5 Reels Pay Both Ways Sticky Wilds Low/Medium 243 Ways Symbols collection (Energy)RTP range 96% RTP Guaranteed Wild in Free Spins Free Spins Mode Choosing Random Wilds / Additional Wilds Random reward

Bonus & Free Spins

Free Spins Mode Choosing presents three possible bonus routes. Each mode changes the emphasis of the round, including how Wild behavior or other special rewards are handled.

Guaranteed Wild behavior and Sticky Wilds become especially important during Free Spins, where retained positions can influence more than one result before the round ends.

Spec sheet

Legend of the Golden Monkey at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameLegend of the Golden Monkey

StudioYggdrasil Gaming

Released5/24/2016

Math

SlotRanker Score66

RTP96.1%

VolatilityLow/Medium

Max win1,000×

Bet range$0.25 – $125.00

Player rating4.9 / 5 · 14 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines243 (Bothway)

Layout5x3

Expected average based on this slot's 96.1% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$3.90

Cost per session$3.90

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 Legend of the Golden Monkey? 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-Low

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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-Low). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.10%), 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 Legend of the Golden Monkey with other games

	Legend of the Golden Monkey Score 66This game	Rich Wilde and the Pearls of Vishnu Score 71	Epic Journey Score 65	Ways of Fortune Score 65	The Great Wall Treasures Score 57
Identity
Studio	Yggdrasil Gaming	Play'n Go	Red Tiger Gaming	Habanero	Evoplay
Released	5/24/2016	11/4/2024	5/18/2016	7/31/2018	11/15/2016
Math
RTP	96.1%	96.17%	95.08%	96.64%	94.5%
Volatility	Low/Medium	Medium volatility	Medium volatility	Medium volatility	Medium volatility
Max win	1,000×	2,000×	957×	—	100×
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	5
Layout	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3
Paylines	243 (Bothway)	20	20	576	20
Min bet	0.25	0.2	0.2	0.28	0.1
Max bet	125	5	100	56	500
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	—	✓	—	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	✓	—	—	✓
Bonus game	—	✓	✓	—	—
Respins	—	—	—	—	—

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Legend of the Golden Monkey

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RTP

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Max win

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Score

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+ Wild+ Bonus Game− Free Spins

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+ Wild+ Scatter+ Multiplier

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